Le Pont de la Tour (7.5/10)

For Mum and Dad's last night, they wanted to take us out to dinner. We found a great TopTable deal at Le Pont de la Tour for 25 pounds for three courses and a glass of champagne. Eating their last meal in London with a view of the Tower Bridge also seemed particularly appropriate.

I love walking through London - it is such an amazing city with so many distinctive buildings. Walking along the Thames in the evening, you know exactly where you are. Added to that, the day had been quite warm and crowds had gathered outside every pub - Summer is coming!

We started with a drink at the Bridge House pub on Tower Bridge Road. While the wine selection was good, the ales were only Adnams, which Kyle is not a fan of. The pub was okay, but nothing special.

The greeting at Le Pont de la Tour was special though - five separate people must have said hello as we walked though the restaurant, which was really lovely. The restaurant was surprisingly large and the views the whole way were exceptional. Unfortunately, the restaurant was far too hot (unusual for this Queenslander to feel too hot!), so we were a bit uncomfortable the whole time.


The set menu was quite good - between us, we ordered almost everything. Three of us had the Ham Hock terrine to start, which looked great, but was a fraction salty. Mum had the smoked salmon.

For mains, the girls had Chicken and Leek pie with sauteed potatoes. The pie looked great, but was a little bland. Beef Daube with mash for Dad and salmon with spinach for Kyle.


To finish, Mum had a white chocolate and peanut parfait (it tasted like peanut butter!), Dad had mocha creme brulee and I had vanilla cheesecake with honey-roasted rhubarb.

The wine list at the restaurant was overwhelming to say the least and the wine we finally settled on was out of stock, but the very posh sommelier said he would find another new world cabernet sauvignon for us (but not Australian) and the Chilean one he brought was very good. I think the highlight though, was the wine glasses, which were stunning! Good wine glasses really make a difference.

All in all, the restaurant was very nice - great location, good service, pleasant food but great company!

Food: 7.5/10
Drinks: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Overall: 7.5/10

Le Pont de la Tour
Butler's Wharf Building
36D Shad Thames
London SE1 2YE