Date: Dinner at The Shard

On mine and Andrew’s third ever date we had the
most magical weekend which included Lovebox festival, his band playing Camden,
a trip up to the Viewpoint of the Shard and a stroll through Soho in the sun
with icecream and kisses (I wrote about this weekend briefly here!).

Anyway, we have wanted to go back to the
Shard ever since as we both loved it and it obviously holds a place in our
heart and so Andrew booked a table for us at the Aqua Shard to celebrate our one year ‘first met’
anniversary.

It was simply one of the most lovely
evenings I’ve ever had, I have never felt so spoilt and I honestly felt like
the luckiest girl in the world to be dining with the most stunning view over
looking London with the man I love.

We chose a bottle of rose to sip throughout
the meal (at £42 it wasn’t cheap but helped to make me feel ridiculously posh
for the evening).  We both had the ‘Crispy duck’ main course with a side of garlic broccoli (one of my favs).  Andrew loved his main, but I wasn’t too
impressed (as is usually the case, I’m so hard to please with food in
restuarants, I blame my parents and the standards of restuarants they’ve set
me).  The meal was nice but the duck was
slightly chewy.  The lump of raddichio cream however was delicious.

For dessert we chose the Fairground Dessert
for 2 – which was so much fun.  Two sets
of toffee apples, marshmallows, candy floss, popcorn and a chocolate milkshake; my inner
child came out and I was full of squeals. 
The chocolate milkshake & toffee apple were delicious but every else
just average.

After dinner we watched the sunset whilst
finishing our wine which I will never forget; it was stunning and I felt
completely content.  After wine we
decided to try out the cocktails at the bar but we were whisked away by the
Head of Restaurant to a smaller, more intimate and quieter bar next to the
Chinese restaurant, Hutong. 

Here we decided to be adventurous and
ordered many cocktails, complete with chilli, lychee, berries and champagne (not all in one!) which were lovely and helped us feel even more tipsy.

All in all it was a beautiful experience,
the view is just insane and completely worth it just for that.  I would love to go again and visit the
chinese restaurant next time for a bit of change.  I recommend to anyone who likes food with a
view!  There are 4 restaurants in total in the Shard – have you been to any of them?

Have you ever been up the Shard?  What would be your ideal date?

Xxx

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34 Comments

  1. June 15, 2014 / 9:04 am

    New life goal set – Visit the Shard and have their chocolate milkshake. You're whole evening looked amazing.
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    xx

  2. June 15, 2014 / 9:34 am

    I've not been up the Shard yet, but I really want to! What a lovely evening – the food just looks delicious.

    Beccy ~ Bluebell & Bumpkin

  3. June 15, 2014 / 9:49 am

    What gorgeous photos! My boyfriend and I were down in London for a few nights last week to celebrate our year anniversary. Even though we were staying in Tower Hill we didn't go to the Shard – definitely wish we had now!

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  4. June 15, 2014 / 10:08 am

    the view looks amazing and your cocktails and dessert look so yummy !
    Lauren x
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  5. June 15, 2014 / 10:10 am

    The location looks so stunning! The fairground dessert would make me squeal too, I've never heard of anything like that before. I must put a trip to the shard on my bucket list xx

    Grace | Glitter and Carousels

  6. June 15, 2014 / 10:28 am

    amazing photos 🙂 looks like you had an amazing time !
    Melissa x
    The Inked Blonde

  7. June 15, 2014 / 11:19 am

    This is a beautiful post! Love the photography.

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  8. June 15, 2014 / 11:56 am

    lovely blog post the views look amazing x i am off to the hotel near there on tuesday on their roof top bar which you can see the shard from. its amazing how diffrent london can look from diffrent perspectives like up in a building or from ground level x

  9. June 15, 2014 / 1:00 pm

    I love these pictures, they look so good! Also this view is stunning, I'd love to go up there! 🙂 xx

  10. June 15, 2014 / 1:26 pm

    Ah sounds like a lovely date and that dessert looks like the cutest dessert ever!! I've never been up the Shard before but definitely want to go now, even if it's just for that dessert and cocktails 🙂 xx

  11. June 15, 2014 / 1:40 pm

    Gorgeous! Lovely photos, and it looks just wonderful xx

  12. June 15, 2014 / 1:41 pm

    Such a beautiful view, your photos are amazing, you look asif you enjoyed every second 🙂

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  13. June 15, 2014 / 2:01 pm

    Hey Katie. I'm in lve with your cheekbones on those photos. You wrote that you are using Hoola bronzer, but don't you think that it can be a little to warm for very cool skin? And I'm afraid that it can be too dark. I bought lately Clarins bronzing duo in 01 and I'm so dissapointed. I't a bit too orange on my skin though other girls are saying it's not orange for theim. :/ Greetings from Poland

  14. June 15, 2014 / 2:32 pm

    Lovely pictures, looks like a fabulous occasion! I recently went to Oblix for my 2 year anniversary with the boyf and loved it! Such a special place.
    Josie xoxo | Fashion Mumblr

  15. June 15, 2014 / 2:54 pm

    and I see that your skin has warm undertones, so maybe beacuse of this hoola fits you so well. oh sorry for my bad English :/

  16. June 15, 2014 / 5:00 pm

    Lovely ^.^

    Crocus xo

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  17. June 15, 2014 / 6:09 pm

    Such beautiful photos.

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    xx

  18. Anonymous
    June 15, 2014 / 7:30 pm

    Awww! You and your boyfriend look so good together…like you were made for each other! Anyways the pictures are absolutely amazing and I do hoep you felt posh… 😉

  19. Anonymous
    June 15, 2014 / 7:57 pm

    Looks like you had a great time 🙂
    This might be a stupid question but is there a fee to go to the shard but just to one of the restuarants or the shopping area?

    Thanks

  20. June 15, 2014 / 8:12 pm

    That's adorable, what a cute date!
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    x

  21. June 15, 2014 / 9:57 pm

    wow, the view and the food is lovely and you both look amazing <3 The Shard is definitely on my list of places to visit 🙂

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  22. June 16, 2014 / 12:51 am

    That view is amazing! Glad you two had such a lovely time (: x

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  23. June 16, 2014 / 4:42 am

    Wow! Definitely going to have to check out this restaurant next time we're going to the UK. Looks amazing!

  24. June 16, 2014 / 5:19 am

    Love your makeup =] Super gorgeous! xx.

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  25. June 16, 2014 / 8:37 am

    Really amazing pictures! You guys look great together ^_^

  26. June 16, 2014 / 1:28 pm

    Gorgeous photos! I would love to go the Shard – the views must be breathtaking!

    Drea xo
    dreasjunkyard.blogspot.com

  27. June 16, 2014 / 7:34 pm

    Ugh, I want a romantic night out like that. The food looks great! And you guys look so cute together.

  28. June 16, 2014 / 8:39 pm

    great pictures!

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  29. June 25, 2014 / 7:15 pm

    the view looks amazing, wow! i definitely would take my boyfriend there for a date, if only just for the desert you two had as i am the biggest child known to man and that would make me very happy. the shot of the sunset through the glass is amazing by the way, it looks like something i would want on my wallX

  30. July 1, 2014 / 11:54 pm

    Looks beautiful and very posh 🙂

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  31. July 8, 2014 / 7:22 am

    Hey Katie, may i ask… what camera did you use to take the photos, they are beautiful. thank you 🙂

  32. July 13, 2014 / 3:10 pm

    Wow, looks so beautiful! Check out my blog for natural beauty tips:
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