RestaurantsLondonChelseaSW3

survey result

Summary

£102
£££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“You are always made welcome by the family at this well-established Italian restaurant” in Chelsea. “I was searching for an Italian nearby and was guided here by Harden’s – a delight! with an attractive setting and delicious and well-presented cooking”. (It’s nowadays run by the sons of the founder Lucio Altana, who spent many years as maître d’ of Princess Di’s old favourite, San Lorenzo in Knightsbridge).

Summary

£98
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3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Charming old-style service and delicious food” “still packs the locals in” at this “popular family-run Italian” in Chelsea from Lucio Altana and his sons Dario and Mirko, now in its twenty-first year.

Summary

£98
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3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, this family-run Italian on the Fulham Road is “everything you’d expect in an upmarket Chelsea restaurant” – although the service, led by host Lucio Altana and his sons Dario and Mirko, “is rather better than you might anticipate”.

Summary

£93
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3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This family-run Italian in the Fulham Road has built a solid fan-base over almost two decades for its seasonal cooking – including “particularly good fish” – and offers “spectacular value” for lunch. It is not hugely known, but regulars will travel from across town for a meal.

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257 Fulham Rd, London, SW3 6HY

Restaurant details

Highchair
18
No dress code
62

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Lunch £32.50 £42.50

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£23.50 £34.00 £9.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £40.00
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Service 12.50%
257 Fulham Rd, London, SW3 6HY
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12 pm‑2:45 pm, 6:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑2:45 pm, 6:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2:45 pm, 6:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:45 pm, 6:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:45 pm, 6:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3 pm

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