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I get paid on Saturday (or Friday or Monday ) and I'm not working on Wednesday. If the pay is decent enough then I'd be up for the second half of that. It's been a couple of months since I've been out towards the capital and I still haven't herfed properly with a fellow cigar fan.
Right Im going to Casa del Habanos in Teddington for about 10ish on Wednesday 29th July where I am hopefully going to spend a couple of hours smoking some fine cigars.
Then im going to get to Windsor and find a place for lunch that's suitable to have a cigar (recommendations if possible please). Then Im going to get myself over to Havana house around 2ish where im going to hopefully get Armando to roll me a fine one-off puro.
Next week is Armando's final week before he returns to Cuba, and he is spending it at Havana House in Windsor, 52 Windsor Royal Station, which is a fantastic little specialist just near the station where we will be from Monday onwards.
Hopefully some of you can make it down.
I fancy a bit of that, will try and get down mid-week...
Just to give everyone a bit of an update on this, Armando, who is currently here from the Partagas factory, is coming to the end of his time here in England so if you want the chance to purchase your own freshly rolled cigar you can do so this weekend at the Game Fair, at Belvoir castle in Leicestershire where will be from from Friday to Sunday.
Next week is Armando's final week before he returns to Cuba, and he is spending it at Havana House in Windsor, 52 Windsor Royal Station, which is a fantastic little specialist just near the station where we will be from Monday onwards.
I'm sure those who have sampled Armando's cigars will vouch for their quality and craftmanship
Simpsons is excellent for dinner, though if dining A La Carte it can get pricey. At lunchtime they do have a special offer of meal and half bottle of wine for ?30 a person, not bad for a Michelin starred restaurant. The garden is not open during the Winter or during bad weather, so check when you book.
Sounds like you had a great time Rhiannon! Is Simpson's a good cigar venue throughout the year, or is it just for the special dinners? It looks like a nice place - might visit if I'm in the area.
just got back from the roller in Covent Garden, it worked out ?13 for a rolled cigar or if you spent ?18 in the shop the freshly rolled was only ?2 so I of course went in and spent ?18
The dinner was amazingly excellent, as I suspected it would be, and worth every penny. Simpson's completely spoiled us and the wine flowed freely all evening. The food was pretty special too. As I'm a vegetarian I had a different menu, but the meat eaters had to be restrained from licking their plates, the food was so delicious. Simpson's staff looked after us wonderfully. We were sat in a beautiful summer house, very cosy, and were able to smoke at the table as we were outdoors, though protected from the weather. There were three cigars offered, a Trinidad (sorry can't remember the size), a Gloria Cubana (again can't remember the size), and a robusto rolled by Armando. At the moment I'm unable to drink or smoke, so I couldn't take full advantage of the hospitality, but I am looking forward very much to enjoying my cigars, which are now sitting in my humidor. I did have a couple of draws on hubby's cigars and they were excellent. Andreas, who owns Simpson's, is a very keen cigar smoker and keen to get people along to enjoy good food, good wine and good cigars. His staff are also knowledgable about cigars and some have had specialised training. The event started at 7.00 p.m. and I'm quite sure everyone would happily have sat there until 3.00 a.m. if it hadn't been a work night! We eventually left Simpson's at 12.45 a.m., so we definitely got our money's worth!
Simon and Patrick from H&F were wonderful hosts, Simon's knowledge about cigars is awesome. There were also some very good special offers on the night, though unfortunately we couldn't take advantage of them. (Almost half price for a box)
Basically I can't express how good an evening it was in mere words. As I said to my husband when we returned home, "Even though I was sober, that was a very, very wonderful and enjoyable evening."
Simpson's Restaurant in Birmingham. Just copied this over from the H&F website:
Simpson's Restaurant, Birmingham, 9th June 2009
Simon Chase will be hosting an evening of Cigar tasting at Simpson's restaurant in Edgbaston, Birmingham on the 9th June. As ever, this always proves to be very popular, the excellent food on offer from Simpson's matched with the very finest Havanas presented by Simon means you will have to be quick if you wish to attend.
For more information please call Tel: 0121 454 3434.
Tickets are ?125. Simpson's is the best restaurant in the Birmingham area, it's really upped its game since the local restaurant competition hotted up with the opening of Glynn Purnell's, so whilst it might seem expensive I think it will be value for money.
) and I'm not working on Wednesday. If the pay is decent enough then I'd be up for the second half of that. It's been a couple of months since I've been out towards the capital and I still haven't herfed properly with a fellow cigar fan.
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