Description:
The setting here makes you feel like you're in the prop room of an opera house. As the manager says, "We're the show after the show." The decor is sort of neo-Ottoman, and the cuisine celebrates the bounty of the Mediterranean, especially Turkey and Cyprus. In a Victorian building behind the Theatre Royal, the restaurant is decorated with battered urns, old lamps, fading lampshades, and knickknacks -- it looks like an old Turkish curiosity shop. Ten opera boxes adorn the restaurant; the royal box is the most desired. The restaurant takes its name from a character in Mozart's The Magic Flute. Live opera performances are staged from time to time. You can begin your meal with such starters as grilled Mediterranean prawns with garlic mushrooms, or stuffed grape leaves and hummus. The best mains include a filet or sirloin steak with a red wine sauce, lamb meatballs, or perhaps fettuccine with cream, mushrooms and Parma ham. The fish dishes are fresh, including grilled lemon sole and monkfish with tomatoes and onions.
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User Reviews for Sarastro
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Great night with great service
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We went to this restaurant for my daughters 21st birthday and had a fantastic night. The staff were very friendly and service was good. My brother in law is allergic to garlic and we...
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- posted on 05.26.12
- by kerryc836
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A must when you visit London
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On Monday I went to lunch with some uneasiness as many of the reviews have not been the best. However friends said, when you are in London you must do it. Well I wasnt disappointed....
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- posted on 05.22.12
- by PicklesNewcastle
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Lots of fun
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I picked this restaurant as something a bit different to follow an exciting day of going to the Theatre and the Ice Bar. It fitted the bill perfectly, as it is quirky and very...
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- posted on 05.20.12
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
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- tel: 020/7836-0101
- fax: +44 20 7379 4666
- send email
Address:
- 126 Drury Lane, WC2
- Theaterland
- London WC2B 5QG
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Hours:
- Daily noon-11:45pm
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