Casa Batavia

On March 30th, we were celebrating our adult daughter’s birthday. Our pre-arranged plans fell through and we started looking for a restaurant in the Kensington area. Eventually we booked at Casa Batavia a table for seven with Chef/Patron Nicola Batavia. We were surprised to find a big table at such short notice. We asked Mr Batavia for a nice table for 8.30 and explained that it was a birthday celebration for our daughter. We arrived on time to find that our table had not been prepared and that the two staff working for Mr Batavia were unaware of the booking. Overall the quality of the food, pastas and two different meat dishes –pork and beef cheeks – were exceedingly mediocre. The pork was dry and the beef cheeks which required slow cooking were undercooked. We ordered two different kinds of pasta which were very uninteresting and very poor. Overall the food was a huge disappointment and had it not been a celebration we would have returned most of the food. In addition the restaurant was devoid of any convivial atmosphere and was actually depressing. The two young staff members were very pleasant but this on its own could not compensate for the appalling food and atmosphere. We will not go to this restaurant again.

Casa Batavia has lost its way.

This once ok Italian has let itself down of late and is now a complete disappointment. The owner’s expectation appears to be that the postcode will provide support where the service underwhelms. It cannot. There is far too much competition in the area to allow your customers to wait 45 minutes for bread and water and serve the food cold. Not one apology was heard. The waitresses try their best, but they are woefully mismanaged.

I was in CasaBatavia almost at the end of july.
Great experience. I ll be back and for sure visit the famous restaurant in Turin.
Best compliments for the "vitello tonnato
Top italian recipe in London. Original and tasty.
Very good red Piedmont wine

David and Sara

slow disorganised service
overambitious cooking but poorly executed
on top of it ran out of puddings…
minimal wine list is ok though
there are so many better italian restaurants in central london