The Cecil Rhodes soufflé was a specialty of the house

Above: one of the entrances to the Trocadero.

Designed by W.J. Ansell, the Trocadero opened in 1896 as a luxurious restaurant with incredibly opulent interiors (which still exist under the later re-modellings). The owner was J Lyons & Co. The menu included many Kosher dishes. A typical meal would consist of twelve courses with seven wines. The Cecil Rhodes soufflé was a specialty of the house. High tea included eight types of sandwich, a course of cakes, French pastries and biscuits, and a course of macaroons.

The Trocadero today is a strange mixture of upmarket and downmarket elements (looking at it from a marketing point of view they seem to have lost their way in terms of brand personality). I often go to the cinema there, and Bar M is a nice place to have a coffee, but the restaurants are a bit trashy. The CC Club is an amazing nightclub (using the LA definition of the word amazing, ie “really cool”).

The Trocadero will be undergoing a refurbishment soon, so perhaps it will all change again.

More on the Trocadero: http://www.ascl89.dsl.pipex.com/troc3.htm
More on the CC Club: http://www.cc-club.co.uk/clubnights/friday.htm