AT lunchtime today I found what has to be London’s most unique toilet.
It’s the bathroom at Sketch in Mayfair and, rather than having one for the boys and another for the girls each with a long row of stalls, these toilets are set inside a collection of enormous shiny eggs in one big room.
The facilities were located at the back of the building, with one set of steps lit by blue lights climbing to the left and another flight illuminated by pink lights going to the right, and when I reach the top I found this assortment of oversized eggs with basins placed strategically to wash my hands.
Sketch, which occupies the building that was once the Christian Dior headquarters in Conduit Street just around the corner from Savil Row, is actually a collection of bars and restaurants created by Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire.
We had lunch in The Parlour, which is regularly described as ``one of the quirkiest places in London to take tea’’, and after having cauliflower soup –the bread was served in a basket made from Lego – we feasted on a plate of macaroons for dessert.
By day The Parlour is a great little lunch spot, where diners recline on antique furniture while consuming dishes that are best described as traditional but with a twist, and at night this spot becomes a cocktail lounge where London’s beautiful people hand out until the wee-small hours.