5 Pollen St

The restaurent was the venue for our Christmas party for some 60 people.

The menu was not fixed so staff were tested to the maximum in being able to cope with a full restaurent and the standard of service throughout the 3 course meal was excellent with service completed in a timely manner. The staff were attentive throughout without being intrussive, nobody ended up with an empty glass!

The quality of the food was excellent throughout and I would certainly wish to visit the restaurent again and have no hesitation in recommending this restaurent as a venue for a function such as that attended or for a more intimate lunch or dinner.

The vibrant decor of the restaurent added to the occasion and coupled with the excellent service resulted in everybody present having a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

I visited 5 Pollen Street last week when I heard that the Head chef from a Restaurant I LOVE had Joined Recently. I must say the Food was exceptional and value for Money for Mayfair In my opinion. The Service was Good and staff were young and Friendly… The Restaurant had nice Artwork and most definately somewhere I will go again with Friends… Can recommend the Betroot and Ricotta Ravioli…

If ever there was a restaurant that's the epitomy of style over content this is it.

Whilst I liked the Gary Hume wallpaper, why wasn't more attention spent on the food?

The ‘mantecatura risotto’ makes no sense – Mantecatura is the last stage of cooking a risotto, when butter is added. So what is a mantecatura risotto? A risotto that has been cooked properly (*slow hand clap*)! Horrendously boring.

Bottled water was warm, you could see the staff fetching the bottles out of a box on the floor behind the bar.

Staff were polite and attentive, especially the maitre d', or whatever the Italian equivalent is, but the food in comparison to somewhere like Zafferano is third rate and much more expensive.

Avoid.

Wonderful decor and initial warm welcome at the excellent bar

Already complacent.

Lots of items on the menu not available

Apart from the Spaghetti with Lobster the food was no better than a suburban Italian

Staff only interested in flogging the specials and the most expensive wine

A real disappointment

Fantastic food, great service, some of the dishes are maybe too pricey but the design is unique!! i ll be certainly go back!!

Having visited 5 Pollen St twice now, once for dinner a few weeks after it first opened its doors, and then again for lunch last week, it is now a firm favourite!

The initial teething problems they had with service have clearly been ironed out. The staff are friendly and extremely professional. The food, as ever, is the best Italian cuisine I've eaten in London (the seabass baked in salt is unbelievable!) and the place has a real buzz about it, not to mention some fabulous bespoke artwork by none other than Gary Hume. At the same time the low level spotlights give each table a feeling of intimacy, a clever way of creating a romantic ambience without the trattoria look of candles.

I highly recommend this new yet already established Mayfair restaurant.

Lots of noise. An older crowd. The scene is set for what could be an amazing meal in this buzzy New York style restaurant. Sadly, the food is just not up to scratch. It's bland and uninventive and presented in a fussy atmosphere. Think Nello's New York but with much worse food and you get the idea. My food (fish) was cold as it was for the others at the table .. do we send it back? Not if we have already waited 45 minutes.

Puddings were indescribably awful. I mean really bad. They were all discarded. Restaurant didn't even ask why.
It really is a lovely room but food is uninspiring and flaccid. This place either has to up its game or get out of town.

It's a big miss on the London restaurant scene.

I went with my wife to the new 5 Pollen St with a pretty open mind for dinner. Given what I had read, we were expecting something glamourous – we weren't disappointed. Clearly a lot of thought has gone into the interior and the artwork is stunning. It is a relatively small venue but has a real sense of grandeur, helped by the buzzy atmosphere and great lighting. They have made the most of the space they have and for a small group there is a wonderful semi-private room that looked like a great place for a group of friends.
We had starters of tuna tartare and beef carpaccio both of which were exceptional. Our mains were veal tortelloni which were fresh, and wonderfully cooked and a roasted veal which was full of flavour. All washed down with some great Italian white wine. I then had a glass of the house red which was also very good.
Dessert was an apple tart that like everything else we ate was fresh and beautifully presented. The food was fabulous, staff were attentive and charming.
There's a real sense of old school charm here and easily some of the best Italian food I have eaten in London.
It certainly doesn't feel like somewhere that has only just opened.
It is somewhere to go for a special treat when you fancy being surrounded by glamour.