Receta Vivat Bacchus, London Bridge

So did you hear the one about the girl who called up a couple of central London restaurants one Friday afternoon, asking: “Hello, do you have a table for eleven people available for dinner tomorrow evening? Yes, that’s this Saturday evening I’m talking about, and I’d like the table at 19h30.”

OK, so those of you who live in London can pick yourself up from where you’ve been rolling on the floor laughing, wipe the tears of mirth from your eyes, and let me finish the story.

I have writtten before about Vivat Bacchus in Farringdon, the South African-owned restaurant and deli bar with the fantastic wine selection – and the good news is that they now have a second branch on the doorstep of London Bridge station. Upstairs is the…