Wine - Carafe of 2011 Albariño, Martin Codax, Rias Baixas, Spain
Date visited - 1st May 2013
Rating - 3/5
Having given up trying to find anywhere in the sun to have a drink, we settled on somewhere that looked like it might have a view over the river. The name 'Skylon' conjures up images of great heights, an electric atmosphere and James Bond. You enter through a relatively anonymous door at street level, walk up one floor, through a couple of corridors and then into the large, high ceilinged restaurant/grill/bar area. The restaurant was pretty full already, and we were only there for a drink but the attentive staff found us a small table by the window. The blinds were most of the way down the impressive floor-to-ceiling windows, which is probably a good thing as it was roasting in the sun. Still, you can imagine that when the sun isn't shining directly through the windows you get a good view of the river, albeit partly blocked by a monstrously ugly footbridge and not quite the birds' eye view the name implies.
The wine was delicious, Albariño being a particular favourite of mine, albeit modesty dictated that we order only a carafe. Best part of £30 as well, but I guess that is to be expected.
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