A trippy Hispanic-inspired retro rooftop grill
Chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias has two restaurants in Bristol, both with Michelin stars. So when it was announced that he was opening his first restaurant in London – and at the top of much-lauded The Standard hotel in Kings Cross, no less – expectations were as high as the setting. From the immersive Seventies decor and the confident menu, to the lofty views and loftier prices, everything about Decimo is big, brazen and bold. Although it's only 10 floors up in the red spaceship-style lift from the wheelie suitcase carnage of Euston Road, it feels a bit like a time warp: the opulent red and brown interior is intensely retro, with wicker ceiling tiles, mirrored columns and psychedelic carpets. The floor-to-ceiling windows are covered in crafty macramé curtains, which creates a cosy inward-looking focus – surprising, considering the impressive view (take a trip to the loo to enjoy it in all its glory). There are succulents and cacti everywhere, Mexican wall-hangings, open fires, wooden womb-like sculptures and a Seventies experimental rock, jazz and Afrobeat soundtrack conjuring up a hip pad in Laurel Canyon. Some staff glide round in long white, almost cult-like robes, while waiters wear futuristic yellow space suits – it's surreal, silly and rather special. |
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