Aqua London

Valentine’s at aqua london

aqua london is dedicating an entire weekend to our tribute to love with tantalising tastes across both aqua nueva and aqua Kyoto.

Head Chef Alberto Hernandez’s labour of love is a four-course feast of Spanish delicacies with dishes including Seared scallops with black ink rice parcels and ‘San Sebastian’ style crab, Matured rib eye Galician beef with confit piquillos and potato gratin and a delicate Valentines cake made from Champagne mousse with edible gold almonds and raspberries. Available in aqua nueva on both Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of February, you can enjoy a romantic four-course meal with complementary glass of Veuve Clicquot champagne for £80 per person. Read more +

JING Tea training at aqua kyoto

To coincide with the launch of our new tea-infused menu at aqua kyoto, JING tea experts Kat and Tamara led a training session for the aqua kyoto team. The training session started with Kat explaining that the difference between white, green and black teas is where the tea leaves are picked from as there is a variety in both tea bushes and how you process the leaves. Kat presented two plates of tea leaves to show the selection of teas that we will be offering guests.

The first tea we tried was Darjeeling 1st Flush, clean, crisp and light with a rounded, satisfying finish. The sharpness of the tea marries the rich flavours of the Sencha tea asparagus tempura, wasabi sauce perfectly. Jade Sword, a green tea was the second tea we tasted; smooth but full flavoured with hints of grassy textures, which accentuated the umani flavours in the matcha tea maki, compressed cucumber, spicy tuna and green tea caviar.

The only white tea available on the menu is White Peony, an extremely delicate and delightfully refreshing tea which was extremely popular with the team. The well rounded notes of white peony that have a vegetal sweetness, is an ideal light partner to the bold flavours of the Hojicha braised octopus, mizuna salad, tensu yuzu foam. Read more +

New Year’s Eve at aqua London

Are you deciding where to see in 2016? Let us help you make your decision. We’re delighted to announce that our New Year’s Eve tickets are now available.

You can choose which restaurant to dine in; innovative Spanish cuisine in aqua nueva or contemporary Japanese in aqua kyoto. Dinner tickets are £130 and include a glass of Veuve Clicquot Champagne on arrival, entertainment during dinner and a DJ until 3am.

Bar tickets are also available for aqua spirit at £35 which include a glass of Champagne on arrival and DJ entertainment from 10pm.

The Mayor of London’s fireworks can be viewed from our stunning terrace overlooking the capital; the perfect way to welcome 2016!

New Year’s Eve is always a fabulous night at aqua london and this year promises to be one of the best ever – we look forward to celebrating with you!

To book, please call us on 020 7478 0540 or email newyearseve@aqua-london.com

‘Inspired by Goya’

To coincide with The National Gallery’s unmissable new exhibition honouring arguably Spain’s greatest artist, Goya, our head chef Alberto Hernandez has created a unique menu inspired by Goya’s works, Spain’s rich, artistic heritage and the region of Zaragoza where Goya was born.

Alberto met Dr Xavier Bray, the curator of Goya: The Portraits exhibition, to discuss the inspiration behind his dishes.

Alberto explains, “I spent time researching Goya’s works to find inspiration for the menu and to gain a deeper understanding of Goya’s use of colour. I wanted to capture the real essence of the paintings by using rich ingredients and vibrant colours throughout the menu.”

Inspired directly by Goya’s masterpieces, Zarzuela de pescadito y mariscos, a Spanish fish and seafood stew, is based on the ‘Still Life with Golden Bream’ painting, combining bream, mussels, octopus, lobster and prawns in a traditional Spanish broth. Read more +

Pick the perfect present – an aqua gift voucher!

Sometimes it’s hard to find the perfect gift, especially for the man or woman who has everything. We think we might just have the answer though – a gift voucher for aqua nueva or aqua kyoto!

Treat the gourmet in your life to a voucher – available in multiples of £50 to spend in either restaurant. Vouchers can be used in full or part payment of any final bill; £150 for aqua kyoto would comfortably cover our famous Infinity Brunch for two people, or if Spanish food’s their thing, how about £100 so they can enjoy Sobremesa Sunday in aqua nueva?

Celebrating something special? Then why not delight them with a gift voucher for a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne? This popular option is a great gift solution; who doesn’t love hearing the pop of a Champagne cork and sipping on an ice-cold flute of fizz, in the gorgeous surroundings of one of our bars?

All gift vouchers come beautifully packaged in a chic gift wallet which can be sent to the buyer or directly to the lucky recipient – or, for those last-minute gifts, you can choose to print the voucher yourself. It takes a few seconds but the memory will last much, much longer!

Click here to purchase an aqua kyoto gift voucher

Click here to purchase an aqua nueva gift voucher

London wins 24Hr Bar Build

On the 10th October, 4 teams from worldwide cities battled it out to win the title ‘World’s Best’ in the 24HrBarBuild competition during London Cocktail Week.

The #LondonCalling team included our talented bar manager Luca Missaglia, emerged victorious against New York, Paris and Singapore.

With Patron Tequila central to their challenge Luca and his team mates turned people’s conceptions of tequila on their head by creating three unique cocktails (a green sour, a tiki walking dead and a negroni twist) with a back drop of a Mexican themed bar resplendent with cacti juxtaposed with stunning London skyline views. Read more +

Don’t drop when you shop – rest up at aqua!

Being located at the junction of two of London’s – indeed the world’s! – most famous shopping streets, Oxford Street and Regent Street, you won’t find a more perfect place than aqua london to fuel up for, take a break during or recover after an epic shopping spree.

Within just a few minutes walk of our front door you’ll find yourself in a shopper’s paradise with unbeatable retail experiences the likes of which just can’t be found elsewhere. Historic department store Liberty of London is so close that its ornate golden galleon weather vane can be seen from the aqua nueva terrace; why not enjoy a cocktail there after visiting the stores five floors of exquisite designer clothing, fabrics and homewares?

Behind Liberty, world-famous Carnaby Street is now the central thoroughfare of the thriving Carnaby Quarter, home to myriad small independent boutiques such as Bolongaro Trevor as well as larger stores from edgy international brands like Cheap Monday and for sneaker-heads, trainer stores stocking the most sought-after styles. Read more +

Celebrate World Sake Day at aqua kyoto

Sake, the elegant fermented rice wine, is a complex and delicious drink whose many varieties are as prized in Japan as Champagne is in France, but less appreciated outside of its native country.

World Sake Day, which occurs annually on 1st October, celebrates sake in all its forms as well as marking the traditional start of the sake production season. To celebrate World Sake Day, all guests joining us for dinner in aqua kyoto on Thursday 1st October will receive a complimentary sake aperitif. Our sommelier Carlo will also be on hand to help guests who would like to explore our comprehensive sake list in choosing one to complement their meal.

Matching sake to wine is a fascinating process; some sakes – the more typical varieties – have an aroma not unlike white wine but a smoother, some say almost nutty flavour. Darker varieties meanwhile have a more complex palate, while umeshu – plum – varieties are sweeter.

Kampai! (Cheers!)

To book a table in aqua kyoto for World Sake Day, 1st October, please visit the About Us page.

Win film premiere tickets & a meal for 2 at aqua nueva!

We’ve teamed up with London Spanish Film Festival, taking place at Ciné Lumière and Regent Street Cinema from 24-30 September, to bring you a fantastic competition – WIN two tickets to the UK premiere of Miguel Larraya’s Todo El Mundo Lo Sabe and a Sobremesa Sunday menu for two at aqua nueva!

Todo El Mundo Lo Sabe - Everybody Knows It – is ‘a potent, compelling and fresh look at the culture of corruption, intrigue and excess spending’ starring Bárbara Santa-Cruz, Diego Toucedo and Juan Blanco. This is the UK premiere so you and your guest will be first in the country to see it!

Before that though, winners will be able to enjoy Sobremesa Sunday in aqua nueva, our relaxed new Sunday menu offering a choice of any four dishes from a selection alongside free-flowing Cava. What could make a more perfect Spanish Sunday than a delicious indulgent meal followed by a slice of culture?

To enter, just email amber.viner@aqua-london.com with the subject Todo El Mundo Lo Sabe before midday this Friday, including your full name and a contact telephone number. You’ll need to be available this Sunday 27th September for Sobremesa Sunday at 3.30pm and the film at 6pm. No alternative prizes, dates or times are available.

Buena suerte – good luck!

aqua nueva joins London Cocktail Week line-up

Butter & Mint Drop for London Cocktail Week

London Cocktail Week, the annual celebration of the capital’s exciting, innovative and thriving cocktail scene, is back this year from 5th-11th October, and once again we’re pleased to be taking part.

To showcase the stunning new destination bar in aqua nueva, bars manager Luca Missaglia has created a cocktail which will be available there exclusively to wearers of London Cocktail Week wristbands throughout the week.
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Valentine’s at aqua london

JING Tea training at aqua kyoto

New Year’s Eve at aqua London

‘Inspired by Goya’

Pick the perfect present – an aqua gift voucher!

London wins 24Hr Bar Build

Don’t drop when you shop – rest up at aqua!

Celebrate World Sake Day at aqua kyoto

Win film premiere tickets & a meal for 2 at aqua nueva!

aqua nueva joins London Cocktail Week line-up

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