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Osteria dell'Arancioone star

383 King's Road, London SW10 0LP

£45.00 Italian West Brompton
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With its genuine Mediterranean charm & honestly rendered regional food, Osteria dell’Arancio is the perfect antidote to the neighbourhood’s anodyne pizza/pasta chains. In hot weather, sit under stripy awnings by the King’s Road with a bottle of Verdicchio & pick from the bar menu – perhaps deep-fried squid & courgettes or Tuscan ham with melon. The dining room may look like a country kitchen designed by Cath Kidston, but it makes a decent setting for fastidiously sourced dishes drawn from the regional traditions of Le Marche, Tuscany & Piedmont. Menus track the seasons, so expect anything from beef carpaccio with watercress & pomegranate or tagliolini with king prawns & peas to veal escalope with toma cheese & honey-roasted ham or roast sea bass with asparagus & cherry tomatoes. Service is passionate & welcoming.

Overall Diner Rating

8.5
Food & Drink
8.7
Service
8.5
Atmosphere
8.8
Value
8.0

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  1. Frederick S.

    Frederick S. ( 20s )

    9 September 2011

    A wonderful place for lunch and dinner – the management is superb and the wine list should not be read just ask Mauritzio and you will have your palate opened up to flavours from Italy that you wouldn't imagine. I've eaten here many times over many years and never been disappointed.

    The food is fresh and well cooked with none of that over-rated and over-sold italian rubbish found in so many other restaurants.

    Best time of the year is Autumn – there is nothing that this team doesn't know about truffles!

    • Overall: 9
    • Food & Drink: 9
    • Service: 10
    • Atmosphere: 10
    • Value: 9
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  2. Tom S.

    Tom S. ( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )

    May 2009
    Editor's pick

    It is possible nowadays to walk down any high street in the country and find an Italian restaurant, however I would suggest that 98% of these would leave you thinking that the only food to come from Italy is pizza and pasta and, while these can be wonderful, these establishments do not generally leave you thinking so. Therefore, finding good, genuine Italian is always great fun.

    Sadly, in my experience, good Italian food in London comes at a price that would best be described as ‘steep’, and although good, has left you feeling that you will have to work overtime for the next 6 weeks to pay off the bill! Osteria however is a combination of that all that is good about the cuisine and the Italian people, yet delivered at a price, that while not a giveaway is, at least, not eye-popping. My wife and I have now eaten here on a number of occasions both a lunchtime and dinner. At lunch we have taken my 17-month old and enjoyed a simple one course delight with a glass of wine, and in the evening have enjoyed a more sophisticated 4-course feast with a good bottle, with the babysitter allowing us some adult time. On neither occasion has the food, wine, service or ambience let us down.

    I think this is an excellent restaurant and definitely worth the walk. The food is freshly prepared and always of good quality, and the ability to buy good wine by the glass is a real bonus, particularly when you are either eating something quite different from your partner, or are in the company of your child and do not wish to polish off a whole bottle. Their fresh pasta is invariably excellent, particularly with the venison ragout, and the recent samples of wild salmon (wife) and lamb cutlets (me) are also to be recommended.

    Long may it continue.

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 7
    • Atmosphere: 8
    • Value: 8
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  3. Rocco P.

    Rocco P. ( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )

    October 2008

    Italian food is not all about Pizza and Pasta – each region has its own style and ingredients.

    Osteria dell' Arancio brings to London the real food from Marche (Central Italy) with very good results

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 8
    • Atmosphere: 9
    • Value: 7
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Diner reviews for Osteria dell'Arancio

  1. Frederick S.

    Frederick S. ( 20s )

    9 September 2011

    A wonderful place for lunch and dinner – the management is superb and the wine list should not be read just ask Mauritzio and you will have your palate opened up to flavours from Italy that you wouldn't imagine. I've eaten here many times over many years and never been disappointed.

    The food is fresh and well cooked with none of that… More

    • Overall: 9
    • Food & Drink: 9
    • Service: 10
    • Atmosphere: 10
    • Value: 9
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  2. Tom S.

    Tom S. ( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )

    May 2009
    Editor's pick

    It is possible nowadays to walk down any high street in the country and find an Italian restaurant, however I would suggest that 98% of these would leave you thinking that the only food to come from Italy is pizza and pasta and, while these can be wonderful, these establishments do not generally leave you thinking so. Therefore, finding… More

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 7
    • Atmosphere: 8
    • Value: 8
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  3. Rocco P.

    Rocco P. ( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )

    October 2008

    Italian food is not all about Pizza and Pasta – each region has its own style and ingredients.

    Osteria dell' Arancio brings to London the real food from Marche (Central Italy) with very good results

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 8
    • Atmosphere: 9
    • Value: 7
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