If you follow me on Instagram then you will already be aware that I have a bit of a love affair with Bodo's Schloss, the new alpine themed restaurant/nightclub in Kensington.
It's been open for just over a month and the girls & I have been every week without fail...
I decided it was high time I stopped being selfish and let you in on one of my favourite haunts.
So last night I grabbed my camera, wriggled my feet into towering black heels & headed out to dinner.
The restaurant is deliciously snug. You sit around wooden tables with checkered tablecloths, surrounded by skiing memorabilia & old Austrian signs.
The menu is packed with good old fashioned Alpine goodies. Schnitzel, dumplings, steak, chips & mayonaise.
Nothing fancy or fussy, just good hearty cooking.
This place isn't grown up.
Which is lucky because we aren't either!
It's a loud, buzzy restaurant. Everyone is enormously... jolly.
Every table is a birthday or party, boys drink huge steins of beer and glamorous, giggling girls sip champagne.
The music is fabulously cheesy and rather than relaxing with an espresso or a mint tea after dinner, you'll order a shot-ski!
A gorgeous lederhosen clad waitress will wiggle over to your table with an old wooden ski filled with shots.
If you're feeling particularly naughty you can order a Bodo's Bobsleigh.
But things tend to go downhill pretty rapidly with a Bobsleigh...
After dinner the tables are whipped away, the music's turned up and the place fills with dancers.
As a club it's relaxed, fun, and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Music ranges from The Twist to Rhianna & Gangnam Style. The dancefloor is filled with all ages & all types of people. Royals, rockstars, models, actresses, and nobodies like us.
If you're looking a fun night out in London I can't recommend Bodos enough.
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Looks incredibly fun and relaxed. It reminds me of several of my favourite apres ski places! :)
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Has Phoebe gone darker with her hair (wow, stalker much?!). She looks different somehow- more tanned maybe.
ReplyDeleteI want to go here purely because schloss is a fun word to say! xx
I LOVE PHOEBE!!
ReplyDeleteAs a German person, I think this place is hilarious :D Haha.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that "Schloss" means "castle" by the way?
This looks like so much fun, love pheobe's face in the last photo! :)
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DeleteThis is like merging the best of two worlds - afterski without having to endure bruises and frozen toes, and comfortable city life just outside the door!
ReplyDeleteHiya Rose, just out of curiosity, what's it like price wise? are drinks silly west end prices? or do you not have to really worry?
ReplyDeleteand is it worth going for the food? or just head there for some late dancing?
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Bottle of beer £4.50
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The food aspect is pretty fun, nice to go as a group! x
fab, see you there sometime! x
DeleteSo much fun! Great pics! xx
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Fun fun fun!
ReplyDeleteThis looks really cool!
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It's so funny, I've noticed in nearly all your nightclub posts there's always a big ol' bucket of booze that can be ordered. Maybe I'm just outta the loop but I've never seen that here in the States, not even in Vegas (where you certainly would expect cocktails to be shared like that haha)! I think I'm just going to start doing this on girls' nights, book clubs, etc......who needs glasses when you've got a pack of straws! Love it!
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This looks great! Had seen your pics on Instagram. Sad to have hopped over the pond at this time.
ReplyDeleteAlso - the napkin photo reminds me of the film The Holiday? And Phoebe's new hair colour looks great! x
Rose Im wondering if you could help me. I've looked at your post on gifts which was indeed helpful but I need to get a xmas present for uncle. He loves the country- shooting, fishing, you name it and by looking at your earlier posts, a bit like your dad. What can I get him? Im struggling. Any ideas?
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Delicious food, and a non pretentious night club? Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteThis looks incredibly good! I'm going to sneak along in your handbag and we can dance the night away after filling our tummies! I'm obviously joking, but next time I'm in London this place is getting a visit from me!
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I love your recommendations for places to go in Chelsea/Kensington. I'm heading to Dukebox at the weekend, but Bodo's Schloss is definitely next on the to-do list!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a real fun night out! Would love to give it a try, wish I visited London more. xo
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun! I should head there next year when I'm over from NZ. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to checking out some of the restaurants and haunts you post on here!
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You and your friends always look amazing! Also I thought you'd like to know that shake shack is coming to london! I'm so excited its going to open in covent garden
ReplyDeleteHi all... Wondering if any of The Londoners followers, or perhaps The Londoner herself, could offer some advice - Looking for somewhere new to have a fun but pretty causal dinner/drinks with a friend on a Saturday night, ideally on or as close as possible to Fulham Road?? Suggestions (from anyone!) would be hugely appreciated - & Rose, you're looking silly amounts of gorgeous as usual! xxx
ReplyDeleteAllie- Fulham Wine Rooms! xxx
DeleteSophies Steakhouse on the Fulham Road. Can't book - always buzzing - mean cocktails (lychee martini - to die for!) and great food. xx
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ReplyDeleteIt's from Zara! xx
DeletePlease can you tell Phoebe I adore her new hair! xxxxx
DeleteRose - you make London nightlife look incredibly more fun than NYC nightlife. Maybe I need to move across the pond!
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Lovely photos as always! x
ReplyDeleteAhaha I love Phoebe's face! Adding Bodos to my list of "must dos" for when I finally visit London! x
ReplyDeleteThose mojito things look incredible!
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ReplyDeleteBTW - next time you're in Paris please see if you can scout out some good places for a night out - my hunting has returned no worthy results...except Caveau of course!
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I'm off there for my YOU magazine work's Christmas party cannot wait! Think this could be a messy night...
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oh i KNEW you'd love this club! AA Gill had it right though -- "The Blonde and I took Elizabeth Hurley, who loved it. She liked the fact that all the staff were really pretty and wearing lederhosen. She also liked the fact that it was full of people plainly having the time of their lives. I’d quite forgotten how enthusiastic young Euros and public-school entrepreneurs are about having fun. The noise level was cacophonous, with the hysterical yodelling happiness of the floppy and pouting playing competitive hilarity. There were tables of birthday parties, all singing, cake and speeches, and synchronised blowing champagne down your nose. I think that Hoorays actually live in labrador years and have seven birthdays every 12 months, which might explain why they all start off looking like Pippa Middleton, and the next time you turn around, they look like Camilla Parker Bowles."
ReplyDeletefish tail fish tail...... LOVE you and love bodos, not as much though!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I had a look at their website and their menus, and you've spent my month worth of rent money on a shotski and a bobsleigh. That is without the food. Pretty amazing, if you ask me! I suppose that we all live the lives we are capable of getting. But then again, I guess the money for the drinks was divided between the people on the table. Looks like a lovely place, but the prices really threw me off the balance.
ReplyDeleteA.A Gill has it about right (love that man).
ReplyDeleteMy review: The design is nice, outfits are cool too. Door staff win the award for most obnoxious in London. Music is pretty awful and the current crowd, 28yr-40 yr old euros hoping to hop on the new cool thing, with a smattering of local west Londoners is pretty cringe. Just a heads up. Im gonna try http://houseofwolf.co.uk/ for something a bit different.
p.s still loving the blog + tumblr.
Looks like my kinda place! We have an alpine themed pub round the corner and we're in there every weekend for food or drinks - love it
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didnt katie price go to this place.. yeukk!!
ReplyDeleteSo want to go here! Looks amazing for a really nice night out- do you know how much nightclub entry would us back?! x
ReplyDeleteWhat bra are you wearing in the last few pictures? Looks great!
ReplyDeletePhoebe needs to get her eyebrows waxed or threaded. You look fab though
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DeleteI absolutely LOVE Phoebe's brows. I'll bet they're part of her signature, and she should definitely keep them as is!
DeleteNo, Anon, Phoebe really doesn't need to do anything with her eyebrows. They are beautiful as they are and make her face so cute and interesting. Why do you think everyone should look all fake and samey?
DeleteThis looks like so much fun - need to visit. Love the shot skis!
ReplyDeletehun where is your top from?? xx
ReplyDeleteHello Rose - Quick question. In the last picture I am curious about your top (actually am curious about all you tops :)) and how is it so form fitting? do you tape your tops are are they perfectly fitted to your body shape?
ReplyDeleteYou're beautiful and love reading about your adventures! thanks!
I live in Austria and believe me - this looks sooo funny to mee! :-D Is it run by an Austrian, do you know that? (Side note: Austrians do not eat chips with mayonaise - that's a German thing ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi, I was wondering where you got your blue coat from the Paris post please? love your blog! thank you :)
ReplyDeleteDON'T GO THERE!!!!! I was there last night with a friend and i got manhandled out of the club for sitting on the stairs to text my friend. They didn't even allow me to collect my own coat even though it was -3 outside!!!That manager has some serious issue, so don't go there until they fire him , it's not worth the aggravation
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