London's 10 best birthday restaurants
The plates are cleared. The waiters retreat to the kitchen. All is well, all is good. Suddenly, like a noxious mist, a hush falls across the London restaurant. The lights dim, and shadows lick across the walls. Candlelight. A cold sweat runs slowly down your back. The first words of that age-old song begin "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...".
If this vision of hell incarnate brings you to a shivering mess, fear not. London's restaurants don't have to be a cruel exercise in social paranoia. There are many great dining options in the capital that you book out for yourself and have full control over any singing salutations to another year passed.
And, if you do want a song, we're sure they'll accommodate. You masochist.
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