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  • Fino

     
  • Sam and Eddie Hart have an eye for detail. Their modern, bright and surprisingly airy basement restaurant is effortlessly cool, from the minimalist beech and brown decor to the bar-side view of a bustling, steamy kitchen. Reassuringly printed on a daily basis, the menu celebrates Spain’s finest ingredients and reflects the country’s new wave of fine dining. But if you prefer, you can still enjoy your food traditional-style, from a seat at the bar rather than at one of the booths or tables. From a string of generously portioned tapas, clams with sherry and ham stood out, the sauce necessitating an impromptu order of bread to mop up every last drop. Equally well received was a chickpea, chorizo and spinach stew bathed in rich beef broth, and a creamy Pedro Ximenez ice-cream with plump alcohol-soaked raisins. Efficient yet easy-going staff delivered our meal in waves, allowing time for each dish, and the occasion, to be savoured. Come here for ‘posh tapas’ – and expect a bill to match. Accordingly, the clientele are a well-heeled bunch, yet the restaurant effortlessly retains a laid-back enjoyable charm, humming with easy conversation.

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  1. Posted by Chris Long on 28 Sep 2009 17:12

    Not impressed! Ridiculously salty and the restaurant decor is pretty bland. Price isn't bad but I'd rather pay a little more and go somewhere like Moro which blows Fino out of the water

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  • Details

  • 33 Charlotte Street, entrance on Rathbone Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 1RR
  • Area: Fitzrovia
  • Tel: 020 7813 8010
  • www.finorestaurant.com
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  • Category: Spanish
  • Travel: Goodge Street or Tottenham Court Road tube
  • Times: Lunch served noon-2.30pm Mon-Fri; 12.30-2.30pm Sat. Dinner served 6-10.30pm Mon-Sat
  • Price: Tapas £4-£15.50
  • Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
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