I had an unusual question about eating at Harrods. Some of our family were in London a couple of years ago and went into the food stalls at Harrods on the first floor. There was a small area off to the side with stools and someone behind the bar area. They asked if they cooked the food there and were told "Yes, go pick out what you want me to cook for you." One picked out a steak and the other seafood. The person took their meats and went and cooked them for them. They served them with different sauces. They really loved the experience. My daughter would also like to do this. Has anyone else heard of this? If so, do you know which restaurant we would go to near the food stalls?

I ate at the seafood section in Harrods a while back. You could order off their menu or, if you wanted a type of seafood carried in the stands but not on the menu, they would cook it for you. It was actually much better than I'd expected. However, I found the backless stools at the seafood stand uncomfortable. They were ok for a quick bite, but we spent about an hour there and they didn't hold up to that long a stay.
The eat-in food stands seem to be divided by cuisine/type of cooking (one area for seafood, another for rotisserie etc.), so it's interesting to me that your family could have steak and seafood at the same stand.

I just "googled" Harrods [www.harrods.com] and found no less than 24 [yes, 24] eating places. I didn't look specifically for what you describe, but suggest you do the same and click on "reastaurants"!

I did go on their website and I found the seafood restaurant that BTilke talked about, but I didn't see one for steaks. I was wondering if anyone out there might know where we needed to go. This was two years ago. Maybe they don't do this anymore.

I have eaten there.

They have virtually everything - meat, seafood, vegetables, hors d'oevres, desserts, of course steaks. However, they have different food bars, each of which specializes in one type of food. So you have to change food bars to get several courses.

Keep in mind that you will pay more than in a middle-class restaurant.

Another option is to buy food and have a picnic in the nearby park. They will provide you with chilled wines and plastic glasses, too.

Yes, I looked at the website too--we ate at the Sea Grill, I think steaks are served at the Rotisserie, which is across the aisle from the Sea Grill (if memory serves). I'd be a little surprised if they'd cook a steak for you on the seafood grills.

There are cafes/restaurants in each of the food halls (on the <u>ground</u> floor BTW - 1st floor is upstairs and there are no grill-type places on the 1st floor) and others all over the store. The Sea grill has a Teppan-style grill option. Maybe your relatives ate at two different places (or maybe &quot;mis-remember&quot; exactly how it was)

You and your daughetr can just go to the food halls and do the circuit and see which cafe/restaurant appeals most.

We ate at the seafood stall with the stools around it at the lower level of Harrods. It was raw bar and cooked-to-order seafood items. Some fancy-looking caviar were also available.

We had a few glasses of whites, about a dozen of various selection of freshly-shucked oysters, a dish of some cooked seafood dish, and, holy $h!+, it was expensive !

It wasn't bad, but we think there are as good or better places in London. Next time we'll do more advanced research and dine at better QPR places than those in Harrods.

My boss replies:

Of course eating in Harrods is expensive, this is Knightsbridge, darling. You are dining amongst the Sloane Rangers.

When I am in London, my birthplace, I like to go to the Food Halls for Champagne and caviar. There is nothing like it before venturing out to shop at Harvey Nichols or Farmacia Santa Maria Novella on Walton St.

Plus, if you make a purchase you get to saunter around London with a Harrods shopping bag. People will think you are a footballer's wife!!

Cheers

So all those times that when my wife sent me back to the hotel (located in Knightsbridge) with the first installment of her Harrod's shopping bags, I was being mistaken for a footballer's wife?

Well, move over Victoria.

There's a Farmacia Santa Maria Novella on Walton St? Well, kiss my grits! I'll have to go check that out ASAP. What products should I be especially greedy for? *

*apologies for the hijack!

I don't know about the seafood section on the first floor, but I can tell you my sister, daughter and I bought the best to die for lemon cake in the bakery section. Actually we bought two a chocolate one and lemon one. The chocolate one was ok, but the lemon one was heaven. My sister probably hasn't had a slice of cake since 1978 (you know the really skinny,fit,healthy kinda of gal) But she ate her share. (Thank goodness!) I will be in London in one month and I am making a beeline to Harrods and you quessed it to the lemon cake. Again I will be with dear old (she wouldn't like that) sis, I'm hoping she will have another go at the cake since it's been 3 years.

O billyboy, people probably thought you were a footballer's rent boy.

PS You should be nicer to LoveItaly.

BTilke, yes, there has always been a SMN on Walton St. How have you missed it? It is very tiny, however. Get thee some almond soap and gelatina per togliere le pelle (cuticle cream).

You are rather posh for a girl from Lancaster County.

JBG