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Summary

£89
 ££££
2
Average
3
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3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This sumptuous Mayfair outpost from a Florentine banking dynasty offers a “great location”; “an atmosphere ideal for hedge fund types”; and wines “straight from the vineyards in Tuscany” (the family estates date back to 1308). There’s also a “super outdoor space when the weather cooperates”. Fans say the Italian cooking is “solid” – foes that it’s “just not good enough – let alone for the price”.

Summary

£88
 ££££
3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

The “superb Italian food and great wine list” are everything you would expect from its ownership, the Florentine Frescobaldi dynasty, bankers to English monarchs as far back as Edward I, who have been producing wine on their Tuscan estates since 1308. Needless to say, the opulent venue is “very expensive”, but comes into its own in warm weather, with a “large outdoor terrace right in the heart of Mayfair that’s perfect for spring and summer”.

Summary

£86
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This grand Mayfair Italian serves “beautiful” Tuscan dishes and boasts “a top outdoor space” in the shape of a newly extended 50-seat terrace. It’s the first foray into London restaurant ownership by an ancient Florentine dynasty with a long record of doing business with England – the Frescobaldis provided banking services to Edwards I & II and wine to Henry VIII. The family currently owns 11 Italian wine estates, which feature prominently on the restaurant’s list. The downbeat view is that a meal here is “nice enough… but not if you’re paying for yourself!”

Summary

£84
 ££££
3
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3
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2
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Beautiful cooking and a stunning room” set the scene at this “quiet Mayfair Italian, perfect for business”. The heavyweight wine list reflects its ownership by a Tuscan banking and wine dynasty stretching back 30 generations. “Why isn’t this restaurant more popular?” – perhaps because: “it’s better if you’re not paying for yourself – it’s pricey!”.

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15 New Burlington Place, London, W1S 5HX

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Ristorante Frescobaldi Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Ristorante Frescobaldi Restaurant in W1, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Ristorante Frescobaldi restaurant.
Andrew K
Very over-priced for simple food that showe...
Reviewed 11 months,

"Very over-priced for simple food that showed no signs of the 'fantastic ingredients' that this type of cooking must have. This place must survive on hedge fund managers, tourists, and a type of undiscerning people who can afford to live in Mayfair."

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£14.50 £40.50 £15.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
15 New Burlington Place, London, W1S 5HX
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑11 pm
Thursday12 pm‑11 pm
Friday12 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12:30 pm‑11 pm
Sunday12:30 pm‑10 pm

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