My Review

4 out of 10 stars
To the chap who felt that no one enjoyed themselves at Annabel's. Perhaps he ought to have visited Annabel’s when it was the real club of that name. It has now passed out of the family ownership and the clientele is without question of an entirely different genre as is the cuisine and service. I was there recently having not been for several years, or not since its sale to the Caring chap, and I couldn’t believe I was in the same club. It resembled Annabel’s physically. One still entered through the basement stairwell, but the resemblance ended there. Gone were the glamour, the elegant tables and fare that had made Annabel’s a singular venue in which one was comfortable in the knowledge that we would likely encounter a school mate or someone else who was familiar. Where these present clientele are from and who they might be is questionable, and does one really care. One senses that Annabel’s nights are numbered. A Lady, a member through family connections and a friend of Lady Annabel’s.