Locanda Locatelli

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Wed Oct 17 2012

The menu here contained none of the dishes we ate last year, a tribute to the restless, energetic spirit of chef Giorgio Locatelli. He oversees imaginative Italian cooking that has few peers in London, and despite his increasing prominence as a media star he remains committed to keeping his flagship restaurant fresh. You can order anything here and know that it’s going to be outstanding.

The approach is essentially simple: take the best ingredients and combine them with good taste and very great respect. Witness perfectly executed starters, a green bean salad with roasted red onion, parmesan and almonds, and a sublimely creamy purée of salt cod with a polenta crisp and a beautiful small salad. Pasta dishes were top-notch, especially busiate (own-made spirals) alla Trapanese, which used the Sicilian pesto variation: tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovies, mint and almonds.

If the place has a fault, it’s the prices, with not so much as a set lunch to soften the impact: mains such as roast monkfish with walnut and caper sauce, or roast organic chicken with grilled vegetables hover either side of £30. But the wine list can soften the hammer-blow to your credit card: as always, there are low-priced glasses available and a handful of bottles below or around £30. Some people don’t care for the international-hotel decor but they should just look at each other, and at some of the best Italian food in London.

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Address:
Locanda Locatelli 8 Seymour Street
Marylebone
London
W1H 7JZ

Phone:
020 7935 9088
Website:
www.locandalocatelli.com
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-3pm Mon-Sat; noon-3.30pm Sun. Dinner served 6.45-11pm Mon-Thur; 6.45-11.30pm Fri, Sat; 6.45-10.15pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Marble Arch tube
Price:
Main courses £12.50-£31.50
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1. Locanda Locatelli
  - 8 Seymour Street
    Marylebone
    London
    W1H 7JZ
  - 020 7935 9088
  - www.locandalocatelli.com
  - 51.514998,-0.157078

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Dinner. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Private rooms. Available for hire
Occasions:
Wow factor. Business. Drinks. Wine buffs. Hip factor. Late night. Eating out. Celebrated chefs. Fine dining. Romantic
Type of event:
Parties

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After relocating to London from Dubai, and visiting on many occasions Rhonda Locatelli over in Atlantis (the more commercial Giorgio Locatelli restaurant), It was an absolute must for us to visit Locanda Locatelli when we arrived here; Exceptional! Everything from the excellent wine selection at a range of reasonable prices (the Sommelier recommended a fantastic white), outstanding food and wonderfully authentic service exceeded our expectations. This is definitely a regular haunt for us now. The decor is kinda international hotel-ish, but cosy and romantic nevertheless. Anyway, I'm not going there to critic the decor, I just want amazing pasta and wine! Seriously a must if you love Italian food. Love it!

Rebekah Wed Apr 17
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Massivley underwhelmed. Starters were ok, mains were very average. Over rated. The whole experience felt like a cash extraction excercise rather than one of fine dining. Could not recommend.

Rupert K Mon Dec 3 2012
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Very expensive, but you know that before you get there. Best Italian food in London easily. Gnocchi was so light and tasty, pasta dishes light and full of flavour. The deconstructed cheesecake was very good, but you wanted more. The bread was also very good. Service was tentative and polite.

David Cole Sun Oct 7 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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This restaurant cannot fail - it is simply the best Italian food in London. The service is also amazing. You have to eat pasta Here. Shut your eyes and you can transport yourself to Italy. The only very minor complaint was the rowdy table next to us slightly ruined the evening. Great for birthday/wedding anniversaries. Can't recommend highly enough! Buon appwtito.

Peter Mcdowell Sun Jan 8 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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Went for Xmas lunch on the 23rd December and I was extremely underwhelmed. Service was pretty ok, the starters were ok but the main courses were extremely average. At £117.50 for 2 people WITHOUT wine I was expecting so much more! Do yourselves a favour, go to Bocca di Lupa and have a cracking meal at a substantailly lower cost.

Martin Hanner Tue Jan 3 2012
Rated as: 3/5
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Visited Locanda Locatelli yesterday. Basing my choice on the review in the guide. Was fairly disappointed, the constant movement of staff around us was intrusive and the food while by no means bad was pretty dull. Could not recommend the restaurant.

Stephen Dagnell Thu Aug 12 2010
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