The Style Bubble

Every now and then I love to visit the hotspots in London and have something to look forward to. My last trip was before December so this day out was long overdue. Last year I saw the Ivy opened "The Ivy City Garden" and of-course I was desperate to go but due to unfortunate circumstances I never made it.  Fast forward to a couple of months ago when my friend and I were choosing where to have a day out and we chose "The Ivy Chelsea Garden". Admittedly this was the better choice! Why? The restaurant is located on one of Londons most sought after roads, one that is lined with high end shops, bars and beautiful houses. You can really make a day of it - and thats exactly what we did. I made the booking on www.opentable.co.uk which was great as they send reminders!  This is so handy considering we both lead hectic lives AND we tend to book so far in advance. Back to my experience: After wading through the bloggers having their pictu...

 For a while now I have wanted to visit Aubaine in Selfridges... Each time I passed it.. I did exactly that and passed it. Friday I stopped and being it was a special day out with my mother I said "let's try this, I have wanted to for ages" My mother isn't too well as she suffers from severe Crohn's disease, therefore she can be limited on what she can eat. We studied the menu and immediately she laid eyes on the mussels (they seem to not agitate her illness) so we skipped in with a warm welcome from staff and we could also choose where to sit. We probably reached the restaurant around 12/ 12.30pm and it was busy enough for good atmosphere. The place is so beautifully decorated I couldn't help but take some snaps and now here I am blogging about the place! Flowers cascading seem to be a running theme. Patterned tiles (my fave) can be spotted around the restaurant.       As previously mentioned -my mother chose the muscles and they came...