Bébé Bob

If you’ve ever fantasised about Austin Powers' kaleidoscopic soft furnishings alongside juicy chicken, then a certain London rotisserie restaurant may well have stolen your therapist’s notebook. Bébé Bob comes from the same restaurant group that brought London the ‘Press For Champagne’ button and this shiny spot on Soho Square is similarly extroverted. The carpet, chairs, and walls are all glowing red and we wouldn’t be surprised to learn there was a caviar-fuelled conversation pit in another room. The menu is straightforward. Chicken is the sole main and the Landes one (French, yellow, fancy) is pushed to the highest scale on the juice-o-meter while wearing an impressively crisp overshirt. There are also old-school starters like blinis with caviar and a prawn cocktail, both of which impress. Adult playpens aren’t a thing, but if they were, they’d more than likely look like Bébé Bob. Colourful, silly, with chicken and chips on the menu. Truffle chips, that is.

photo credit: Paul Winch-Furness