Cecconi's Mayfair Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The calamari was crisp and didn’t feel oily."
• "It’s a quality Italian staple - ok, it’s not the best in London but for price and consistency it’s exemplar!"
• "The main was Spaghetti Lobster - a personal favourite."
• "The food is generally delicious."
• "Quality of food is top class except one dishes which to me only is a bit salty."
• "The veal milanese is the best I've eaten outside of Italy!!"
• "The food is great quality, perfectly cooked and it has a real buzz all day."

Cons:

• "Food was very good but not worth the price we paid, especially the rigatoni."
• "First time in my life that I’ve ever complained or dared to send my food back, but it was just so salty I couldn’t eat it."
• "The courgette flower was fried and stuffed with a sort of cat food and felt really unhealthy. The sea bass was overly fishy."
• "The food went down the hill. I had a Dover sole which was only grilled and not baked in butter as they did before. It was very bitter and with a funny taste."
• "The food was awful. I've been to cecconi's in the ned (which was incredible), and that was a world apart from the food I had the displeasure of stomaching here."
• "The gnocchi were not good, the tomato sauce tasted so bad."
• "The food was okay, but it didn't exceed expectations."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was generally attentive and professional."
• "Unbelievable service, great food and wine."
• "Friendly service from the waiter."
• "The service is exceptional and the staff are friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were very welcoming and gave me a table."
• "Our waiter was great, lovely and attentive."
• "The staff shows genuine attention to you."

Cons:

• "The service was very disappointing… they told us to wait about 20 minutes for our table outside."
• "Not the most attentive service."
• "Staff absolutely rude, Hostess pretending to be a Manager."
• "Our waiter on the other hand, kept taking cigarette breaks throughout our meal?! Very reckless very unhygienic and very disgusting smell!!"
• "With the exception of the manager who was helpful the staff including our waitress was not polite and if anything a bit rude."
• "Never have I had a welcome so rude in my life."
• "The service is so terrible that I can't even have an opinion on the quality of the food."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The ambience was casual chic with a good mix of families, couples and cosy groups."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "Great vibe, feels like an old school upmarket restaurant."
• "Outdoor seating area available."
• "A lovely evening setting; candlelight with mirrored walls."
• "Drinks and environment are awesome."
• "The decor is nice and sophisticated."

Cons:

• "The people at this restaurant were absolutely horrible."
• "The place was so incredibly noisy and with so many people queueing."
• "Once an elegant restaurant has lost its charms and looks."
• "BUT while it used to have an elegant atmosphere, today it was full of down market trashy types…"
• "Acoustics make it a tricky place to go if you want to hear your friends well."
• "The restaurant itself was incredibly noisy, making it difficult to have a decent conversation."
• "To start with the restaurant’s ambience seems to be from the 90s - it’s not even a deliberate attempt to invoke nostalgia."

Value

Pros:

• "Perfect location for breakfast, lunch or dinner."
• "Price is $$$ but I believe it worth it so far in London Mayfair area."
• "But sitting outside, in such a fab location, in beautiful Mayfair, I didn't mind my £28 bill at all."
• "Both food and wine are of very good standards, prices are 'commensurate' with the Mayfair zip code."
• "Exquisite Italian cuisine and exemplary service. Portions are surprisingly generous but unsurprisingly delicious."
• "Open all day - breakfast to dinner - in the heart of Mayfair."
• "An enticing all day Italian dining experience delivered by polished staff in a restaurant that few others can touch in terms of atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Food might be good in general but they have unprofessional hosts."
• "Food was good but in my opinion over priced for the quality."
• "Expensive, poor service, tiny portions."
• "The good quality is not worth the expensive price they charge even though it comes with a view of the Royal college of art."
• "The menu is varied, but quite expensive."
• "Very expensive and service not very friendly... the restaurant is so dark at 7pm!"
• "Some places charge high prices for inferior food. We were not impressed."