"It’s weird how your mate who notoriously steals toilet roll from their office because ‘they’re so broke’ suddenly gets a taste for the finer things in life come their birthday. Quite the mystery. But that’s why Brasserie Zédel is perfect for big group celebrations, because despite looking like a film set from The Great Gatsby, this place serves a three-course prix fixe menu for £19.75. As group special occasion spots go, it’s hard to find anywhere cheaper, that also happens to have a live band and a tarte au citron we’d ditch most birthday cakes for. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna