Already heaving (save for 2 seats directly in front of rugged waiter), Refuel wasnt ye average hotel bar but was definitely something you'd expect to find in London- dark and broody yet still understatedly trendy.
Cue muddling over before suggesting something more rum-based which appeared in a stout martini glass (think the champagne flutes usually found in the hands of Betty Draper), red, heavily infused with basil including floating basil leaf on top and topped with champagne.
Verdict? Absolutely beautiful!
But been there done that- despite his originality protests it's known as a 'Basil Grande' in the Living Rooms (Liverpool) and is one of my favourite cocktails, so no complaints!
Ps- bestest also informs me that this along with Charlotte St Hotel shows new film releases in their plush cinemas every Sunday afternoon... Odeon who!?
