San Lorenzo

Correction San Lorenzo should have no stars at all. Just celebrities from a distance past. I did not mean to award any stars for this rip off restaurant.

We just had lunch in San Lorenzo. What a rip off! Dry tagliatelle with a few bits of salmon £18.50. When we questioned the waiter he argued with us and said that is how they do that dish in Italy. I ordered ice cream and was given sorbet and another waiter argued that it was ice cream. Lunch cost £135 and to add insult to injury we had to pay a compulsory service charge for the worst service I have had in years. If you want to be ripped off and wound up this is the place to go!

I have been going to San Lorenzo for the past year, and every single time I go the food has been spectacular and the service impeccable. It is unpretentious, but very high quality food. They recently opened for Sunday roast, and that was one of the best I have had in London so far.

Dreadful! £25 service charge for disgusting service. Rude staff, poured own wine, had to ask for order to be taken, candle went out - left out, empty bottles/glasses/plates left on table, staff have attitude... Over-rated. Don't waste your money here.

I had dinner with my husband at San Lorenzo in Beauchamp Place in February 2011. We had an early booking and sat in the bar for a pre-dinner drink. I asked for a fresh orange juice and had a mixed blood red juice which tasted very nice. I asked for another for the second round and was told that there was no more orange as the barman had not made any since lunch and he did not want to make more now. Another waiter was eating slices off the Serrano ham bone in the bar. This ham was meant for the restaurant's customers We were shown to our table and the starter was cheap and tepid - it had been cooked for some time, but the price would indicate first class food. I could not eat mine as it was rubbery. I sent my main course back, which was risotto - not exacly a difficult Italian dish - but it was not cooked. The waiter actually apologised and offered me the most expensive item on the menu. I had already asked for crudites, as my starter was so bad, but these never came. The wild sea bass which I was given was dreadful, and I left my meal. We had a bottle of Chianti to go with the meal and the bill came to £180 for rubbish - less than a third class meal. My husband had a pncacke pudding which reminded him of being back at boarding school and I abstained as a result of my experience. The service was rushed and poor. I remembered this restaurant from the 70s when it was fashionable and the food was delicious. The owner is still the same man, but I honestly suggest that readers stay away from what is a total waste of money unless they want a ruined evening. Chrissie 8th March 2011

I don't necessarily agree with most critics, I think it all comes down to knowing little or nothing about italian food. See you got to know a dish to enjoy it and appreciate it, so not many people actually know much about Italian food, hence the ignorance shown in these negative comments. I LOVE POLENTA!!!

hey erm one of the best italian restaurents ever been to in london but i must say pricey but worth every peny. GO AND ENJOY SOME OF THE BEST ITALIAN FOOD :) ( very posh place!) :P :]