Good bars in or near Mayfair

[lauda]

I’m having dinner tomorrow evening in Mayfair and would like to go somewhere nice for a few pre-dinner drinks with Mrs lauda.

Does anyone have any recommendations for decent/interesting places in the area?

[lauda]

Thanks, looks good. Champagne or gin for the missus, beer for me. Everyone’s happy!

[lauda]

Thanks for all the suggestions. The Luggage Room and Sketch both sound interesting but having looked at their websites, I’m none the wiser about what to expect from either. Talk about esoteric!

[lauda]

Well that didn’t work out quite as planned. Mr Fogg’s never returned my call about a table booking, the rail network was a mess due to engineering works and the weather meaning we were late getting into London and the table booking for dinner was half an hour earlier than I’d thought. Luckily I checked at the last moment.

All of which meant we ended up necking a drink in some grubby boozer on Duke Street. At least the meal was good!

Thanks for all the suggestions though.