Monday 03 Aug 2026

FOH

A relatively quieter lunch service today. Majority of covers joining from 12:15 - 13:30 so still felt buzzy as it was condesned. Team were in good spirits, we read some positive reviews out at briefing and reflected on the busy week pior and how we are going to prep for the week to come. The bar was all good, no glasswash still but it was managable for them as we wernt too busy so they were able to keep on top of the glasses.

BOH

Even though it was a quieter lunch we managed to sell a few sharing fish + tuna which was nice to see. No major rushes, just busy to start and then dropped off by about 14:00 as reservations were earlier today.

Events / Reservations

Very quiet compared to previous lunches, with August definitely hitting and quite a few last minute cancellations/reschedules. That said, we were able to take 14 walk ins. Notable guests: Nic Payne-Baader (Slop Magazine, Friend of Employee), Larry Kramer and Amy Poon with her team

FOH

192 covers for a Monday in August! Was a little bit hard to get everyone in the spirit as it was a slow start to service with our first peak coming in at 6:30pm. This pace soon shifted from 7:30pm onwards. We had a few sicknesses tonight which meant we were re shuffling quite a bit especially with the 500's which was busy up until 9pm. Thanks to Junyi and Esther for their felxibility in the section. Pretty steady start to service and then the 8pm turns were quite tight. Everything worked out but it did result in us having to communicate and move a few people. Typically on Monday's people want to enjoy a more leisurely pace but the terrace still had turns to be made on it. We had 3 large tables throughout the evening plus a handful of 5pax and 6paxs. T503 loved the Mint and Staccitella ice cream so much they ordered more, said it was in their top 5 ice creams ever. T30 ordered a lucky saint but it wasn't quite right after the line cleaning and they sent it back. We got them their first round on us for the incovenience. T405 -> T504 the lady wasn't feeling particularly well and didn't eat any of her main course. We boxed it up for them and did a couple of check ins they just said they weren't feeling great. They had some mint tea and opted for no dessert. Bar team doing an excellent job with no glasswasher, hopefully the last day!

BOH

Everything went pretty smoothly the flow went well. A few alllergies which were all handled well. We had a good amount of staff in the kitchen. Only sold 1 tuna all evening but did well on sharers in general. Thank you for a wonderful service!

Events / Reservations

Slow start today but the terrace was full from start to finish, with quite a few tighter turns. It being a Monday evening, a lot of guests were ready to settle in for the night with several guess staying for 3+ hours. This did mean we guests had to move to the 500s to finish their desserts. but they were largely happy to do so, with quite a few staying for further drinks into the evening. Much more flexibility in the dining room where we were able to take 8 walk ins. Notable guests: Peter Saville, Graham Collins (friend of Chris), Sema Aydin (friend of Chris, potential new starter), William Brink (NYT), Josh Mason (previous wedding client)

Beverage

T404 bought a bottle of the Vocoret Chablis. Apart from that it was all pretty much entry level bottles.