Refettorio

15% off the a la carte menu.

This offer is available from Fri Apr 4, subject to availability as displayed in the booking interface. Offer includes taxes and excludes service charge.
Offer valid until May 31

Hotel restaurants can be soulless places, and in the evening Refettorio is sometimes quiet. But at lunchtime there’s a buzz around the vast booth tables (practically the size of football pitches). With Giorgio Locatelli as the consultant, this place gives good, strong cucina.The menu offers all the conventional dishes such as bresaola with rocket and parmesan, but there’s always a twist or a challenge – as with a starter of ox tongue with honey potato bread, served with a salad and marinated button onions. Nine pasta and risotto dishes are similarly classic concoctions, but even something as simple as mixed seafood pasta was pleasantly light and sticky. And when mains include john dory with shredded cucumber, martini and vanilla sauce, you know the subtly cooked pork with basil and peppers won’t be as plain as it sounds. The specialist cheese selections merit exploration, although the elegantly presented desserts are hard to resist. With cheerfully professional service and a sommelier to provide an exegesis of the intercontinental wine list, Refettorio is a safe bet for City brokers – if not lesser mortals in search of intimacy.

Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008

Services:

Booking: Booking advisable
Child facilities: Babies and children admitted
Function room: Separate room for parties, seats 30

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