Posted June 24 2009

Bentley’s Oyster Bar and Grill and Gaucho have joined forces to celebrate the Wimbledon Championships.

For the last week of the tournament, Richard Corrigan’s iconic seafood restaurant and the renowned Argentine restaurant are turning the pedestrianised Swallow Street into a ‘tennis court’ open air terrace, complete with astroturf, netting and two giant screens showing the matches.

Staff from both teams will be appropriately dressed in sporting attire as they serve up a volley of treats, with a special menu  available on the newly-refurbished terrace at Bentley’s, all throughout the Championships.

Expect classic British summer indulgences such as cream teas, chocolate dipped strawberries and Pimms trifle.

And, during the final week of the championships (29 June – 5 July), the alfresco celebrations (including wine tasting, cocktail sipping and Champagne swinging) will kick off at midday each day and continue through until the last ball is returned. 

In keeping with the new much-talked about roof at Wimbledon, the 'Food Quarter Court' will not be threatened by rain, with parasols on standby to keep guests dry, should we stumble upon some typically British summer weather...

The tradition of the street party has long been due a revival, and this most quintessentially British of events is the perfect opportunity for tourists and locals alike to enter into the spirit of the occasion.
After all, one swallow does not a summer make…but Wimbledon always does.