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Drink: Cry me a river Richard Johnson finds drinking in a smart new Thames-side bar such a moving experience, he has to fight back the tears
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There's nothing like a full-fed river to start me thinking.
Especially the Thames, and its dark, brooding water. It makes me
contemplate the earth and its atmosphere, and how the liquid ratio
between the two remains so constant - never a drop more or less. It's
a story of circular infinity, of a planet birthing itself. It's a
profound story that has been known to bring me to tears. So I was
worried that Neat, with tables overlooking the Thames' majesty, might
be too much for a Wednesday.
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Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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View to a bill
The Independent - London
; This is a story about a pounds l00 bottle of Dom Perignom. Next to where we sat at the Oxo Tower Restaurant was a sleekly designed trolley bearing an aquarium of ice in which sat other people's bottles of wine. We'd been given the wine list, lifted it, felt its weight and - ever the cheap date -
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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CRITIC'S CHOICE RESTAURANTS.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: CHARLES CAMPION OXO Tower Thameside dining: The Oxo Tower Restaurant has some stunning vistas THREE PLACES WITH RIVER VIEWS Eighth Floor, Oxo Tower, Barge House Street, SE1 There's a truly spectacular view across the Thames at this very large, very chic, old-established restaurant. The
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Eating Out: Second helpings...
The Independent on Sunday
; More food with a view Oxo Tower Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House Street, London SE1, tel: 020 7803 3888 From the eighth floor of the Oxo Tower, London is a carpet of history, spread-eagled and sumptuous. Add to the overall effect by ordering from chef Dave Miney's bold, modern menu, encompassing
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 "Sunday Business (London, England)")
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Bloody tower amid the slums.
Sunday Business (London, England)
; I HAD never been to the Oxo Tower sober before and neither had most of my friends. The general belief was that you had to be slightly off-balance to tolerate the other customers, who were dreadfully boring, look-at-me types. The bulk of them were in the social group loosely known as media , trying
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Amazing graze ; A fun form of Japanese snacking has come to the Oxo Tower and unlike most of the restaurant food from that country, its excitingly cheap
Evening Standard - London
; Bincho Yakitori ** Second Floor, Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House Street, SE1 (020 7803 0858) Open daily. Monday-Friday, noon-3pm and 5-11.30pm. Saturday and Sunday noon-11.30pm (10.30pm Sunday). A meal for two with sake, about 50 including 12.5 per cent service. AMONG Japanese airline pilots, birds
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