41 Beak Street,
Soho,
London,
W1F 9SB
(020) 7734 4479
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Great food, great service, lovely atmosphere, reasonable price.... what more could you ask for?
Thanks for a lovely evening Polpo.
I love this place. Can't really fault it - well the waiting time is long - but boy is it worth it when you're in.
The 'venetian bacaro' menu is tapas style, so you can mix and match and share plates. The staff were very attentive - but not in an intrusive way - and helped with our choices from the menu when asked.
We started with anchovy and chick pea crostino and arancini, both of which were divine. The octopus salad and linguine vongole didn't disappoint either. If, like me, you can't eat cheese or nuts, the dessert list is a little limiting, but i found a piece of heaven in a big plate of strawberries, cream and pastry.
The wine list is more than adequate and i would recommend the house prosecco.
When we came to pay, they had accidently added a dish we didn't have - although we had been offered it several times during the evening - i wonder if the correct diner ever received it. They corrected the error quickly and with apologies though so no harm done.
All in all. Fab. I now intend to be a regular.
What a wonderful place to eat! Probably the most romantic venue in London. Even though it is busy and lively, when my boyfriend and I went, we ended up in our own little world of intense conversation, great wine and flickering candles.
The food is incredible - I would suggest the steak with mushrooms and arancini.
I love that the wine is served in the classic Venetian tumblers and love anywhere that serves wine by the carafe!
Heavenly place, I will be back soon!
We went there last saturday for dinner which is our second visit, as their food are not bad so this time we decided to bring in one guest. My partner pop in during lunch and try to book a table but their policy is not allow to book for dinner (i don't have any comment if they can be handle the over crowded situation and well organized like wahaca). I know they are busy during saturday so to make sure we get the table we went there at 6:15pm. I ask for a table for 3 and the waitress said it won't be long, after 5 mins she bring us to the table for 2 and I told her that I am asking for table for 3 and my guest is on the way, She said she cannot give us a table until my friend arrived (which is fair enough although they have quite a few empty table) she put our name down and we were standing right in front of the door to 'washroom' and anyone going to the wash were asking whether we are in the queue because their bar is too crowded.
After about 10 mins our friends arrived but they is another 45mins wait, during the wait we have been told by different staff every 10-15 mins that our table is available very soon either they are still having dessert etc but funny things each time they pointed to different direction. If they know is going to be an hour wait they should have let us know so that we can come lather. Finally we saw 3-4 tables leave and being told they are setting the table but we see various people behind the cue being allocated seats and non of them is for us. We are so angry and catch one of the waitress and she said they all came before us and they always do things 'fairly'. I said no I am pretty sure because we were standing there since 6:15pm then she change: we can't seat you there because you only have 3 people and they are table for 4! Which means she did seat some late comer because they are 4 and we only have 3. I don't know how much they all spending but our bill is £100 (including 12.5% service charge which is incredible for this level
Great venue, location, decor and ambiance. I felt like I could have been dining out in a little bistro in Europe!
The Food....fantastic quality, presented well, very tasty. Good prices on food including wine.
The owner was very friendly and accommodating, as were the waiters.
I dined only 4 days in after opening and the service was slightly chaotic at times, however, I'm certain this will be sorted and by the time I visit again, it will be honed, polished and working like a finely tuned instrument!
Well done guys. I loved the place and continue to recommend it! Liesa H
This is a really cool place with great food and great service. I especially liked the crostini and the cuttlefish.
The wine list is really reasonable and the waiter was very friendly.
Great looking restaurant, Great food, Great service. As it should be as the pedigree of the management and owners is first class.
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