press for champagne

i have a friend who i only see every few months due to both of our hectic schedules, and we decided we should celebrate Christmas by having a really fabulous brunch. my idea of fabulous brunch definitely involves champagne, so my friend suggested this place:


i loved the pink and gold for some reason

maybe a bit over the top but Christmas only comes once a year and i liked the general idea of being a bit frivolous for once. i got to the restaurant a few minutes early and perused the menu while i waited. frivolous indeed! it was £3.25 for a small cup of coffee! gah. it made more sense to get a cocktail, really. i wanted champagne badly, especially since they had one of these at the table:



you have no idea how much i wanted to press that button. but alas, the cheapest glass of champagne was £11.50 so i "settled" for a hot toddy since my throat was acting funny. it was the best beverage i have ever had, absolute heaven. i was lucky to find eggs benedict on the menu for only a little more than the price of champagne and ended up ok budget wise thanks to the fact that i nursed my cocktail and resisted the urge to ask for any more water. :-)

it is worth noting here that living with four roommates is what affords me the opportunity to see how the other half lives, even it is only for hour-long intervals!

p.s. they also had a power outlet at the table where they apparently plug in a TOASTER so that you can have freshly made hot toast, but it seemed boring to take a picture of a plug socket...