A couple of weeks ago Nina and I received an invitation to the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich for a taster evening. The evening had been organised by Ruthe Wainman of Marshmallow Media and she had tempted along some of the top names in the wedding industry such as Abigail Sullivan, editor at Wedding Venues and Services magazine, Jane Gillow from You and Your Wedding and number of wedding and event planners like Sharon Taylor and Abdul Momin from Purrfect Event and obviously Nina from Nina House Weddings. Ruthe met us at Waterloo Pier and took us on a river trip along the Thames to the venue at Greenwich.
With such a nautical name and location my (somewhat overactive) imagination had run a bit wild and I was hoping the Trafalgar Tavern would be populated with the sort of grizzled old rum swilling sea dogs that wear eye-patches, have hooks and wooden legs and sport the sort of beard that could hide a small badger. I was to be disappointed on this, it seems that Greenwich is more trendy than I realised and the Trafalgar Tavern in particular is rather up-market.
The lack of Johnny Depp lookalikes was more than made up for by the venue itself, which is very elegant, tastefully decorated and has huge north facing picture windows giving magnificent views over the Thames - ideal for wedding photo's.
We were treated to samples from their latest menu which consists of delights such as Tiger Prawn Skewers, Asparagus Spears with Basil Cream, Smoked Haddock and Quails Egg Tartlets, Salmon Confit, Italian Stuffed Aubergine... it just seemed to go on and on, all of it delicious. The wine list was one of the best I have come across and a lot of thought (and tasting) had gone into it. Sadly I couldn't indulge too much as I still had to drive home.
We had a fantastic evening with some great company and were sent back feeling exceedingly well looked after. If you are looking for a wedding venue in London and (even better) feel like combing it with a river trip, the Trafalgar Tavern is definitely one to take a serious look at and you can find more information on their website.
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