The Roster · Covent Garden · WC2E
Nancy at the robata counter on North Audley Street
Golden hair, blue eyes and a sunny temper that survives a London November.
Available todayWeeknights; weekends settled by Wednesday
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 170 cm · 5 ft 7 in
- Hair
- long golden blonde
- Eyes
- blue
- Figure
- curvy
- Languages
- English
- Home district
- Covent Garden · WC2E
The full set
Four photographs, all of Nancy herself: glamour and lifestyle shots, some with the face softened, none with nudity. Tap any frame for the larger print. How we photograph.
Nancy, in brief
Nancy brings her own weather, and it is set fair. At 170 cm she is curvy and sun-warmed, with golden blonde hair worn long and bright blue eyes that seem permanently lit by a holiday. Her style is golden-hour glamour: silk the colour of honey, gold at the throat, a light tan that lasts well into autumn. People smile at her in lifts, and she smiles back.
Sunny, energetic and easygoing, she can turn a Wednesday in town into something close to the opening night of a long holiday. Early thirties; she has a cheerful, open way with English and a laugh that lands easily. Swimming is her daily pleasure, outdoors in every month of the year, whatever the thermometer says; she has never met a cold lido she did not want to try. Road trips are her preferred way to travel, a playlist and no fixed plan, and sushi is her great weakness. She will sit at a counter for two hours and let the chef decide everything.
On North Audley Street she heads for Roka, where the robata grill sits at the heart of the room and the counter seats face the cooks at work. She loves the theatre of it, the smoke and the precision, and she orders generously, coaxing you towards something new. After dinner, if the night is mild, she will suggest a stroll towards Park Lane and the dark trees of Hyde Park, talking all the way.
Covent Garden is home. Weeknights are open; weekends are usually spoken for by Wednesday, so an early word is the kind thing. She is fond of Park Lane and its hotels, and Cressida can hold an evening for her through booking.
The hours, priced
The Society's figures apply to Nancy as to everyone on the roster: stated in pounds, given to her yourself at the door, and with her journey inside Zones 1 and 2 already folded in.
| Hour | Length | Fee | Suits | Enquire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | One hourThe introduction | £600 | Long enough for a glass at the bar and a proper conversation, and a gentle way to begin. | Enquire |
| 23:00 | Ninety minutesThe nightcap | £900 | The hour with room left over for a second glass and an unhurried goodbye. | Enquire |
| 21:00 | Two hoursThe long drink | £1,100 | An evening in, or an opening two streets away, without anyone glancing at a watch. | Enquire |
| 22:00 | Three hoursThe second act | £1,500 | Supper somewhere small, then the remainder of the evening at a pace you set together. | Enquire |
| 20:00 | Four hoursThe table for two | £1,800 | Shaped around a single good table, from the first course to the last car home. | Enquire |
| 00:00 | Ten hoursUntil morning | £3,000 | From the first glass of the evening to breakfast in the suite. Ask a day ahead where you can. | Enquire |
| Fri | Two nights or moreThe weekend away | from £6,000 | In London or further afield, with one figure for the whole stay once the dates are fixed. | Enquire |
Past Zone 2, airports and changes of plan: Rates
Nancy, after dark
Nancy's best evenings begin with a swim, hers, earlier in the day, which is why she arrives glowing. She meets you at seven with a smile that brightens the lobby and suggests a counter dinner where you can both watch the cooks. She eats with gusto and describes her favourite drive, the Atlantic Highway through Devon with the windows down, and the coldest lido she ever braved in January. She is easy company, full of laughter, never demanding. Afterwards, perhaps a walk by the park, perhaps a nightcap in your hotel bar, whatever the mood prefers. Nobody has ever seen her check the time. She has the rare knack of making ordinary things feel like adventures, and the hours pass far too quickly.
Nancy answers
The Serpentine, early, while the mist is still on the water and the swans have opinions about who belongs there.
Anything along the north Cornish coast with the windows down. Every bend has a view, and every village has a bakery worth stopping for.
Black cod first, then whatever the chef is proudest of that night. Asking him is half the fun, and he is usually right.
Remarks in the book
The page is still blankNo remarks have been entered for Nancy yet. When a guest writes something worth keeping, and she agrees, it appears here beneath the guest's first name, with the month set beside it. Nothing on this page is ever composed by the Society.
Entered only after Cressida has read them · signed with a first name and the month only · withdrawn whenever Nancy asks
A line for Nancy
Nancy is already named. Fill in the brackets, send it, and Cressida answers every line in a single reply.
Good evening Cressida. May I book Nancy for [length] on [date], from [time]? I shall be at [hotel name], and will pass on the room number once you confirm.
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Send word about Nancy
Mention Nancy by name and the evening you have in mind. If she is spoken for, Cressida will say so plainly and suggest someone close in spirit.