Neil's Reviews

After the failure of St Alban, where they tried to change the formula, the owners have adhered closely to The Wolseley model. So, if you don't like the Wolseley stay away but, if like me you enjoy The Wolseley you'll love Delaunay. The designer has done a fantastic job reconfiguring the space previously occupied by Bank and has created a very impressive, if slightly serious environment. Service is excellent and even on a Saturday evening the owner was patrolling the floor to ensure the restaurant ran smoothly. The food was good rather than exceptional but the menu contains a few unusual items such as Frankfurters and salt beef sandwiches.

On my second visit the atmosphere was better as it was full and buzzy, much like the Wolseley. The food was also better. My choices of 70's classics; Prawn cocktail and Chicken Kiev were both excellent, certainly better than they ever tasted back in the day! This visit confirmed my initial believe that this is a restaurant of substance as well as style that will become a London institution.

This is a huge restaurant and even though the kitchen is coping on timing and quality the Front of house isn't. They need to quickly poach an experienced manager from the empires of Corbin/King or Carling, organisations who understand the ethos of service. The scene at reception when we arrived for our Saturday evening booking in the Italian restaurant was chaotic with a queue of people waiting for tables. It was obvious they were behind in service and (probably) overbooked! Nonetheless the resourceful young man in front of me achieved a table despite no booking with a £50 tip to the hostess! We were eventually seated, and the service from our charming waitress (Carla) was terrific. around us however there was continued chaos, the bus boys, waiters, clearers, endless managers ran around arguing among themselves all evening. This is the buzziest, best people watching spot in town and the food is fine. The chef is coping brilliantly as he must do more covers a night than he did in a month at his previous and excellent local,Rosmarino.
The wine waiter was flummoxed when asked to recommend a ‘crisp dry white’, from the lengthy list, but, to his credit went for help immediately, although it reflects a woeful lack of training. At the end of the evening we asked to go into the lounge and were told by the surly manager that he would let us jump the queue once he had let in the 40 people already waiting!! So, despite having run up a decent bill preference was given to a few Essex boys wanting to buy a beer.

A superb addition to London dining. A beautifully designed room and welcoming and attentive staff make for a great start to an evening. There was an excellent jazz trio playing in the corner which further built the atmosphere. The menu is an interesting blend of classics and excellently executed. if service and cooking were that good in opening week I can only imagine how great it will be once they become comfortable in this plush Mayfair salon. MY only concern is how hard it's going to be getting a return table once word get's out that this is ‘THE’ new place!

My only complaint about this fabulous restaurant is the difficulty getting a table. It's so good it's always full. The menu changes constantly and is always full of interesting takes on Italian standards. The wine list is extensive and unusual, supported by an extremely knowlegable sommelier. Come to Bermondsey to visit Zucca and tag on a visit to White Cube!

The room is stunning and the quality of the food and service matched. I went on a Saturday evening and the restaurant was busy diners still arriving at 10pm, so a consistently good atmosphere. If you're looking to impress someone, I can think of few better restaurants in London. Cooking and presentation were excellent and the Sommelier very impressive.

The new hotel @ St Pancras has been stunningly designed qand decorated, so imagine the surprise to find it's flagship restaurant looking so dreary! You get the impression the decorator used every scrap of leftovers from his last several projects, as nothing fits together. Fortunately the evening wasn't entirely wasted as the cooking was sublime. There are a number of old fashioned dishes which have been ‘modernised’ so skilfully I wonder why they ever went out of fashion. The wine list was good sand reasonable as well.
Just a pity about the atrocious decoration otherwise I'd like to make it a new regular!

The concept is excellent and certainly it was booked to the rafters when I visited early on a Saturday evening. In order to cram extra bodies in Nick Jones has copied the communal table policy which is disliked so much in Shoreditch House. to ensure no one exceeds their space he's even introduced stools attached to the table so you can't move them. I think he used the measuring guide from Ryan Air then reduced it a bit to get a few extra seats in. the ingredients allcated per pizza redefine the phrase minimalist. Overall the impression is of a greedy restauranter. Great atmosphere, poor value. There must be plenty of other Pizza places in Shoreditch – try them !