L'Anima

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1 Snowden Street

Expensive

L'Anima Michael Franke

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Wed Oct 17 2012

This large establishment, in a stark glass box on the ground floor of a modern city office building, is suitably stylish, with chrome and white leather armchairs set around circular tables, walls of brown porphyry and a limestone floor, chosen ‘to evoke timeless luxury… for a comfortable, intimate and memorable experience’. Unfortunately, although memorable, if you’re not tall the chairs don’t foster a comfortable or intimate experience as conversing with companion(s) can require perching on their front edges. Service, however, is faultless and attentive, and the atmosphere convivial.

The contemporary Italian food is excellent, employing the best of seasonal ingredients, imaginatively and perfectly cooked. For their prices, however, portions can seem a tad sparse – for £18, an albeit delicious and perfectly cooked starter of diver scallop with courgette flower stuffed with baccalà, anchovy sauce and chilli jam, consisted of one medium scallop with one smallish stuffed flower and a smear of jam. Another starter of summer salad was a delightful medley of crisp leaves, salad vegetables, fresh herbs and seasonal fruit, and a main of calves’ liver with pancetta was cooked just so (if, again, not bounteous).

Diners – City workers, by and large – presumably don’t mind the mis-match between price and portion-size, leaving them free to savour the inventive menu.

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Address:
L'Anima 1 Snowden Street
London
EC2A 2DQ

Phone:
020 7422 7000
Website:
www.lanima.co.uk
Opening hours:
Bar Open/meals served 9am-midnight Mon-Fri; 5.30-11pm Sat. Main courses £15-£33. Restaurant Lunch served 11.45am-3pm Mon-Fri. Dinner served 5.30-11pm Mon-Fri; 5.30-11.30pm Sat
Transport:
Tube: Liverpool Street tube/rail
Price:
Main courses £15-£33. Set lunch £24.50 2 courses, £28.50 3 courses
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1. L'Anima
  - 1 Snowden Street
    London
    EC2A 2DQ
  - 020 7422 7000
  - www.lanima.co.uk
  - 51.521636,-0.082187

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Brunch. Lunch. Dinner. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Private rooms
Occasions:
Meal times. Best for lunch. Wow factor. Business. Drinks. Cocktails. Wine buffs. Going in a group. Late night. Eating out. Celebrated chefs. Fine dining
Type of event:
Parties

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L'Anima. Not a good restaurant. Expensive, the wrong kind of service and inattention from the chef. Interesting to see that a review I wrote on London Eating was 1) questioned by them...and 2) censored. The wine, however, was excellent.

Mostyn Sat Jul 7 2012
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