We went to the opening of the new Livebait Restaurant and Bar in Covent Garden, adjacent to the Lyceum Theatre at 21 Wellington Street, WC2. It's decorated in the familiar traditional tiled manner and there's a Bar with seating for 35 and Restaurant to accommodate 120. Theodore Kyriakou, is cooking here in Covent Garden while supervising the kitchens at the original restaurant in Waterloo. There's a lighter bar menu complemented by a range of British ales, beers and stouts. More good news is that there is now a selection of 20 wines and Champagnes available by the glass.
Many fish are also available simply grilled or pan-fried and the menu changes daily.
Meanwhile, a three course a la carte meal with wine costs around Stg 32.00 per person. Rhodes in the Square , an 80-seat restaurant located in Dolphin Square, SWI, at the entrance of the Dolphin Square Hotel , will be managed by Gardner Merchant with Gary Rhodes and his team of chefs in the kitchen. The interior design, spearheaded by Ann Hanvood of Forum Design Associates, will retain the art deco proportions of the original building and restaurant, first opened in 1936. Well-known for his modern interpretation of traditional British cuisine, Rhodes' diverse talents also span TV, numerous cookbooks and catering consultancy. Indeed, Gary is no longer known as the Nigel Kennedy of the kitchen, as his TV appearances have probably made him even better known than the equally spiky haired violinist.