Press for champagne
The newly refurbished Club Room at Bob Bob Ricard replenishes empty champagne glasses at the touch of a button


Step through the plush doors of Bob Bob Ricard and the reason for its high-class dress code is immediately obvious.
What’s more, the West End deluxe diner’s newly refurbished £3 million Club Room— its new eating and dancing venue—still features its special ‘press for Champagne’ buttons, which must surely be every girl’s dream.
The Club Room at Bob Bob Ricard is open Thursday to Saturday evenings from 7.30pm, dinner for two costs about £160 (020–3145 1000; www.bobbobricard.com)
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