Harden's survey result
Summary
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
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
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
“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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Have you eaten at Ristorante Frescobaldi?
15 New Burlington Place, London, W1S 5HX
Restaurant details
Ristorante Frescobaldi Restaurant Diner Reviews
"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."
"Standard Italian fare but in a town where it is easy to eat worse for more. Warm Mayfair buzz if you’re into hedge fund types."
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
15 New Burlington Place, London, W1S 5HX
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12:30 pm‑10 pm |
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