One of the few restaurants, which the girlfriend and I frequent often and repeatedly. This place is very very Mayfair and very very Milan about this place with the velvet green chairs and large open bar area in the middle of the restaurant where the Cichetti is prepared. The food is homely Italian and the atmosphere warm and jovial. The Cichetti, especially meatballs, here are good as with most things on the menu. Or you could go off-menu and request the truffle pasta, which always seems to be in season here. The chef keeps a few truffles spare. The veal Milanese is also worth a shot and fills up the entire plate. We like the lobster spaghetti is excellent as well.
Reservations are usually needed required here, although a walk in seat at the bar is also an option and probably more atmospheric as you are within earshot of the serious Napoletana curses bellowing out of the kitchen.
This is a great place for brunch as well and the crowd is very Wall Street and Mayfair types although I didn’t see much botox from my last few visits. Jay-Z and Beyonce though were here in the corner....probably ruining the perfectly cooked ravioli with some ludicrously overpriced Krug champagne or some 40 ounce dedicated to the fallen homies of Brooklyn.The pre-pubesent staff at Abercrombie were certainly excited and kept pressing their perfectly manicured (?) faces against the windows, but it got in the way of our bellinis.
Ranking:
Food - 7,5/10
Service - 7,8/10
Ambiance - 8/10
Value - 7/10
Bill for 2 - £120
5a Burlington Gardens
London W1S 3EP
+44 (0)20 7434 1500
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