Barbie at Bondi: Margot Robbie shouts packed West London restaurant a round of her favourite cocktails
Margot was joined by her husband Tom Ackerley and her friends Josey McNamara, Regan Riskas and Charlie Maas for a delicious, heathy Aussie lunch whilst the sun shined outside.
Margot and friends shared chicken parmigianas, big steaks and Caesar salads in a signature pink booth in the middle of the restaurant.
It is believed the 35-year-old Australian actress and her friends were dining with founders of the restaurant, Australian Prue Freeman and husband Tom Onions.
As she left, the generous Hollywood star insisted on treating the room full of diners to a cocktail made from her own gin, Papa Salt.
A diner on the day said: 'Margot, her husband and friends were having a wonderful time and couldn't get enough of the classic Aussie cuisine on offer which must have been a taste of home. They enjoyed a few rounds of cocktails and even shouted everyone in the restaurant a cocktail made from her gin including her signature serve – Papa Salt with ice, soda, a large slice of a fresh orange and black pepper."
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