On our trip to London, we were lucky enough that accommodation was arranged at Dorsett at Sheperd’s Bush located about half an hour from Heathrow Airport by taxi, and only some 10 stops from the heart of the city via the tube on central line.

Dorsett Hotel at Sheperd's Bush, London
Dorsett Hotel at Sheperd’s Bush, London

The hotel has some 300 rooms separated in eight floors. The design is a mix of contemporary British style with Chinese influence, pretty interesting. Right in front of the hotel is a park, with Sheperd’s Bush tube station about 5 minutes away on foot, and conveniently, Westfield (as we found out later, the largest mall in London), less than 10 minutes away.

our suite on the 8th floor, Dorsett Sheperd's Bush
our suite on the 8th floor, Dorsett Sheperd’s Bush

Though we booked the deluxe room, the hotel was kind enough to bump us up to their suite. This was like the business class of hotel room that comes with all the bells & whistles – there’s a full master bedroom, a separate seating area to entertain guests, a “living room” with 42″ TV & sofa, as well as a nice bath tub and shower facilities.

Other convenience such as a work desk, mini fridge, iron board, hair dryer, bathrobes, and even small bottles of wine & sparkling water are included too.

executive lounge & the gym at Dorsett Sheperd's Bush
executive lounge & the gym at Dorsett Sheperd’s Bush

There’s also a gym, meeting room, spa (unfortunately we didn’t get to try), business center, and access to the executive lounge if you stay in the suite or executive guestroom.

Best of all, to me personally anyway, is that the hotel also has SUPER FAST wireless internet connection. I did a speed test and got something like 700 MB/s download speed – definitely first world connectivity.

English breakfast at the hotel
English breakfast at the hotel, we have bacon!

Like most hotels, Dorsett Sheperd’s Bush serves continental English breakfast daily. While the buffet spread isn’t particularly huge, the quality of food made up for it. The bread & pastries were all so delicious (must be the butter & flour they use?), and I also particularly like the bacon and those pork sausages, so yummy.

"Pictures" restaurant on the ground floor
“Pictures” restaurant on the ground floor

The hotel has three restaurants on the ground floor, on the second night, we had our dinner at Pictures, their all-day dining brasserie style restaurant with European menu.

The restaurant was tastefully decorated, and got its’ name from the building’s previous role as a theater. There’s even pictures of classic movie stars on the wall, pretty neat isn’t it?

crayfish cocktail & crispy calamari as our starters
crayfish cocktail & crispy calamari as our starters

To start, we had crayfish cocktail and the hotel manager’s recommendation – crispy calamari as our starters.

The mixture of fresh water crayfish and avocado was somewhat interesting, as most savory but cold dish tend to give. I think it’ll be great to have it as a filling in a sandwich too.

The calamari however, was excellent! I’ve never had fried calamari in coriander dressing, but the recipe turned out to be sophisticated and beautiful. I certainly would want to try to make this at home one of these days, you don’t even need mayonnaise or beer to enjoy this, no wonder it’s one of their best sellers.

21 day aged 6 oz Scotch fillet
21 day aged 6 oz Scotch fillet 

For mains, I had the 21 day aged 6 oz Scotch fillet, while Haze went for the 28 day dry aged cattleman’s 8oz striploin. Both dishes came with portobello mushroom, cherry vine tomato, and skinny fries.

While wagyu and kobe is all the rage these days, I still enjoy my proper aged beef, and they were very well executed here – tender, juicy, and full of flavor, can’t ask for more.

we enjoyed our stay at Dorsett Sheperd's Bush, thank you for the lovely time
we enjoyed our stay at Dorsett Sheperd’s Bush, thank you for the lovely time

We enjoyed our 3 nights at Dorsett, and if you head to London for business or leisure, this place should be in your short list.

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KY travels – Dorsett at Sheperd’s Bush, London
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23 thoughts on “KY travels – Dorsett at Sheperd’s Bush, London

  • October 23, 2015 at 2:55 pm
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    Wowwwww!!!! Upgraded to suite! That must have cost a bomb. Fly business class, stay in suite at the Dorsett. Why can’t I ever have that kind of luck? Tsk! Tsk!

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    • October 24, 2015 at 12:57 pm
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      suituapui: yesssss, i’m lucky! 😀

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  • October 23, 2015 at 5:34 pm
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    KY, wonderful Brit. meal you had. If my mom went to London or Paris to continue her fashion designing career guess I would’nt been born or maybe born in London.
    She met her husband (my dad) in San Francisco on a blind date and one week later married in Reno.

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    • October 24, 2015 at 12:57 pm
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      Vickie: funny how things happened isn’t it?

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  • October 24, 2015 at 7:23 am
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    wahhhh!!! the room!! SO NAIS. much atas. i’m jelly ah, thanks.

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    • October 24, 2015 at 12:58 pm
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      sgrmse: yesss, was very nice!

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    • October 26, 2015 at 10:18 am
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      Ahfa: cos the day before already went to beer factory. lol.

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  • October 27, 2015 at 6:37 am
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    uncle got take all the shampoo or not? it is Malaysian tradition… LMAO i wanted to take chair, but cannot fit inside bag..,. siao

    also cutlery in biz class plastic or metal?

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    • October 27, 2015 at 9:49 am
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      immature: hahaha, i used the shampoo, didn’t take home. 😛

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      • October 30, 2015 at 4:49 am
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        oh ok i understand, spend alot of time in the PRE-HONEYMOOOOOOOON SUITE

        Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink Wink aiyo hurt my eye liao….

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    • October 29, 2015 at 11:10 am
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      Choi Yen: definitely, the people at Dorsett treated us well.

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  • November 6, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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    Nice food, nice room, nice companion, perfect trip !!

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    • November 9, 2015 at 7:24 am
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      honeymoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

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        • November 12, 2015 at 6:19 am
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          umm yah… i know uncle…. you are up to the TASK

          KekekEKKeeKEKEKEkeKEKEKKEEKKEKEKKKEkkekekekekke

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