Osteria dell'Arancio

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Mon Jun 25 2012

There’s a decidedly old-school feel to this friendly neighbourhood Italian, with its colourful canvases and 1990s-throwback soundtrack. But lurking below the surface of what looks like an ordinary trat (albeit one with a posh postcode) is a very able kitchen, aided by great service. Chef Pierluigi Sandonnini hails from Piedmont, but he cooks like a Calabrian – and that’s a compliment.

Cicchetti (sharing plates) of crisply fried courgette, polpettine (little meatballs) served with a good tomato sauce, and octopus with ’nduja (the soft-textured, chilli-spiked Calabrian sausage) were spot-on: rustic yet refined. Pasta, made on the premises, is pleasing too. A proper carbonara with guanciale (pork jowl), firm tagliolini noodles and egg, unbesmirched by the sacrilege of cream, was just as you’d find it in Italy. Veal milanese and sea bass or salmon are regular mains on the seasonally changing menu.

Desserts range from classics, such as tiramisu, to inventive dishes like panna cotta flavoured with sambuca liqueur, served with rhubarb and rosemary jam. The all-Italian wine list has excellent producers from Alto Adige to Sicily, with a few ‘natural’ wines and a decent by-the-glass selection. A justifiably popular spot.

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Address:
Osteria dell'Arancio London
SW10 0LP

Phone:
020 7349 8111
Website:
www.osteriadellarancio.co.uk
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-3pm Tue-Sun. Dinner served 6.30-11pm Mon-Sat; 6.30-9.30pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Fulham Broadway or Sloane Square tube
Price:
Main courses £17-£19.50
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1. Osteria dell'Arancio
  - London
    SW10 0LP
  - 020 7349 8111
  - www.osteriadellarancio.co.uk
  - 51.483355,-0.176480

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Private rooms. Available for hire. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
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(4 ratings)

This is an excellent restaurant with great food and wine. It is run with passion and has experienced staff that understand Italian food and wine. To compare it to eight over eight is ridiculous.

ranbir Mon Jul 30 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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I have been going to Osteria dell’ Arancio for the past two years and without a shadow of a doubt it is the best Italian restaurant in Chelsea, I normally do not write any review, but after the “no sense” review of Lucylimehouse I felt obliged to. I’m Italian and I know what a proper Italian food should taste like and that’s is why the Osteria is a proper Italian restaurant. Everything is homemade from the pasta to the bread and dessert too. The incredible wine list and the very friendly and attentive service top all up. For me is a 10 out of 10...unless you don’t like proper Italian food.

Barbara Sat Jan 28 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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this is one of the worst italian restaurants I have ever eaten at. It cost us £90 for a very average meal. It is possible to eat amazingly in london for that amount of money. Absolutely terrible. This is the first restaurant I have ever felt motivated to review, and only because it was so awful on a price: what you get ratio. go to eight over eight across the road - a million times better.

lucylimehouse Sat Jan 21 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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