To sea and be scene

As I’m sure you are all aware, over the years we have had many famous guests dining at our restaurant, including Joan Collins, Lauren Bacall, Sir Ian McKellen etc. etc (for a more complete list of names, or if you feel your name should be mentioned in this update, please feel free to leave a comment).

I just thought I’d take a minute to update you on the most recent glitterati to have graced us with their presence. I had the pleasure today of serving Nicholas Parsons OBE, and it certainly was our pleasure. Other recent notable names include Lord Alan Sugar who recently lunched with us, taking advantage of the outside seating area (having voiced my concerns about the lack of any recent additions to our autograph collection, I felt compelled to ask Sir Alan Sugar for his autograph – not quite the task to be entrusted to a novice autograph hunter like myself. Needles to say it was a disaster, I was so embarrassed and groveling that I could not quite finish asking him and proceeded to shove a menu cover and a pen in his direction hoping he would get the message – he did and was quite gracious about it. Of course the pen did not work, at which point it was all I could do to stop myself from uttering the question – ‘am I fired?’)

And last, but certainly not least, we recently enjoyed the company of David Walliams and friends – from what I understand a charming and good humored guest (whilst I would have liked to have been here at the time I am quite pleased not to have had to ask him for an autographed photo – however – in the likely event that you are reading this – please could you [or your PA] send us an autographed photo? We would be ever so grateful).

Please stay tuned for another thrilling update of ‘To sea and be scene’ on its way in due course.

a