Ristorante Semplice

ProfMagellan

sophisticated Italian 13th May 2008

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This relatively nerw and modern restaurant is quite hard to find: be warned. Blenheim Street is a tiny turning off Bond Street, just near its junction with Oxford Street.
I lunched there with a leading investment banker, a gentleman of infinite taste and refinement, who chose this place.
So I knew that I would not be disappointed. And I was not.
This was excellent Italian food, in a professionally-run,
sophisticated setting. I enjoyed my main course of rare roast beef with beans and a salad. My pudding, a sort of apple fritter with a delicious, creamy sauce was worth every
calorie. My host had a veal concoction which he seemed to enjoy.
Perhaps the tables were a little close together; so I would not recommend it for a first date. But for old chums to get together this is a nice a place as any in London's West End.
But expect to pay West End prices.
The service was faultless.

Lemonpie

9th August 2007

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Wonderful service, extremely attentive but not in-your-face. Even the water glasses were topped up with the right water for each of our party. We dawdled over our meal until midnight and had a lovely evening. I don't think you can over-value good service!

It's a fairly expensive night out (well it is off Bond Street) for food which was... well "nice" is such an unhelpful adjective but describes my feelings towards all three courses. It was very competently prepared, well presented, enjoyable but for me it just didn't really shine.

Unlike the walls. Which were gold. Lots of gold. The effect of all this gold was to cast a strange beige light over everything, which was frankly a little odd. If you're going here on a hot date I recommend you wear a strong colour or you might disappear.

Try the barley coffee for an unusual alternative to decaf!