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To judge by the amount of glowing feedback, it seems that L'Anima's main man Francesco Mazzei can do no wrong. The compliments come thick and fast (‘incredible food', ‘perfect service') and it's clear this is a restaurant at the top of its game, with a strikingly beautiful, high-gloss look to match – the glass facade allowing natural light to show off the dining room's white marble and luxe leather seating. The five-course tasting menu (£60) is an ideal way to sample Mazzei's bold but precise Calabrian cuisine: highlights include a stunning starter of scallop and courgette flower stuffed with air-dried cod and anchovy sauce, a perfectly judged stracciatella soup, ricotta tortelli with brown butter and Norcia black truffle, and wow-inducing rabbit siciliana – a dish of consummate technique and deep flavours. Some may quibble about the ‘corporate' vibe, but this place is the ‘gastronomic equivalent of Bugatti' and arguably the benchmark for Italian dining in London – especially with back-up from a ‘fantastic' City-friendly list of heavyweight Italian and French wines.
The L’Anima mezzanine tables allows up to 12 guests to enjoy the flavors of the private dining menu in their own section of the L’Anima restaurant, whilst still enjoying the atmosphere of the dining room floor.
The Wine Cellar can accommodate up to six people. Guests dine amongst the wine racks filled with enticing treasures from Italy.
| Private Room | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Room for 15 people | 15 |
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L'Anima, near Liverpool Street, represents Francesco Mazzei's first starring role as a chef-patron in the capital. Born in southern Italy in 1973, he opened his own seafood restaurant there aged 18, before working in the military service as pastry chef to an admiral. His first job in London came in 1996 as commis chef in the Terrace at the Dorchester, rising to sous chef before taking on a similar position in the Michelin-starred Eden Hotel in Rome. Between 2002 & 2006 he fronted eateries for Alan Yau, as well as the Santin & Hambro families, before launching St Alban on Regent Street for Wolseley owners Chris Corbin & Jeremy King. L’Anima sees Mazzei move away from the more generic Italian food of St Alban to specialise in the Calabrian, Sicilian and southern Italian food of his upbringing.
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