Sardo

I went to Sardo for a late lunch on a weekday this week. The place was packed out but we were lucky enough to get an outdoor table on a gorgeous day. I was impressed by the food and the wine. I'm not normally a pasta fan, but my spaghetti bottariga was amazing! Quite a revelation. My starter, the tartare of tuna, and the dark chocolate ice-cream were also good, though less distinctive, I suppose. I didn't think the prices were unreasonable for W1 and our waitress was delightful. Really no complaints!
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Anne
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Friday, May 09, 2008

Having read many reviews on Sardo I thought we should give this restaurant a go. The welcome on arrival was terse and unfriendly, our table cramped and uncomfortable.

Then to the food we both opted for the stuffed squid to start which was tepid, followed by an unimpressive main courses, it felt as though they were trying to rush us through as quickly as possible!! We didn't bother with the dessert and decided to continue our evening elsewhere.
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Chloe Hutton-Malik
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Food 4 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Unfortunately I have to agree with the negative half-Sardinian reviewr below.

Though the food is of acceptable standard, I fail to understand how people can patronise this place at these prices, when with a short walk Southwards they could pay less for incredibly more inspiring culinary experiences in venues such as, just to name a couple, Via Condotti and especially Latium.

it is a nice thing to have a restaurant in London which concentrates on Sardinian specialities which are sometimes hard to find even in Italy. But this place could have a sense at half the prices. As it is, it doesn’t. Shame on all the British critics whose positive reviews adorn the webpage and the front entrance of Sardo.
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Man
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 1
Monday, March 12, 2007

Our meal was excellent the serice was good and the atmosphere very pleasant. All in all a very pleasant evening. It is a fact that many people only give a review when their experience has been poor - I thought I would try to redress this imbalance.
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roisin
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Thursday, February 22, 2007

Given the complaints about the standard of service I was pleasantly surprised with this place. The service was efficient and polite, and we even got a complementary Limoncello when we pointed out we had been given the wrong bill (£40 less than our actual bill - so we were essentially thanked for being honest. A nice touch). The food was a little overpriced, or quite a bit depending on your point of view, but the venue was excellent - a really nice atmosphere. Portions were prefect. Tiramisu was perfection. Overall not on a par with Vasco & Piero or Tentazioni but still a good night out.
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chris
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Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Monday, December 04, 2006

Being half Sardinian myself and also having grown up in Sardinia, I was very curious to try out Sardo.

Sadly I was most disappointed, the starters were indeed small, and I was unfortunate enough to hear the owner chastising the waitress for the 'big size' of our starters.

The most disappointing thing however, was definitely the malloreddus dish. This is my most favourite dish in the world, but at Sardo’s I found the pasta to be very undercooked (we’re not talking al dente here, it was like it had just been dipped in hot water) and the delicious sauce that goes with it was bland and far too salty. It is the worst malloreddus I have ever tasted.

My husband tried the sardinian sausage and whilst it was edible, it was about as Sardinian as the Tower of London.

Sebadas is a delicious dessert of light puff pastry, fried, with beautiful gooey cheese in the middle and topped with honey. This is not what I got. Instead I got heavy pastry that resembled a cornish pasty.

My advice would be to save your hard earnt cash and instead of paying through your nose for a meal at Sardo's, catch a flight to Sardinia and try the real thing!
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Muffingos
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Food 5 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 4
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

This restaurant is opposite our office and we often take clients there. It used to be good, very interesting and tasty menu. However my latest visit put me off as the service was grumpy and indifferent (embarrassing for us and our clients). Food seemed to have slipped too. As far as I can remember, I paid £20 for a fried pork chop. Often in that situation i will leave no tip - but at Sardo's it is added on for you automatically so you have to get it taken off. Not the sort of thing you want to do when relaxing with clients. Won't go back.
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Jeremy
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 2
Thursday, May 25, 2006

I have been eating here for at least 5 years, and each time the standards decrease. The service has always been arsey, but now the standard of food is slipping too. If the main meals were priced around £10 each then this would be value for money - but at nearer £16 per main the food simply is not worth it. There are so many good restaurants in the area I can not understand how this one is still making money
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Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 1
Friday, March 03, 2006

This was our second visit to this restaurant in 5 years. We booked a large table of 10 people in the first part of the restaurant just by the bar to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday with friends. As expected, the decor is still very warm and neutral with this huge tree trunk in the corner of the room. To start, we had a bottle of Sardinian white wine with different types of breads and olives. The menu as always in a traditional Italian restaurant is divided in different parts antipasti, primi, secondi ...among us we took different starters from prosciutto crudo, squids, wild boar cured meat and for main courses we had Sardinian sausage, Spaghetti alla Botarga, Calf liver, Risotto with prawns (only one prawn…though), Linguine with artichokes…For deserts, we had some Tiramisu to share and Lemon Cream. At the end we finish with some limoncello and coffee. We spent a great evening in this restaurant and everybody seemed happy with what they had for dinner. The staff was quite helpful and efficient even though the restaurant was packed. It is a truly typical Sardinian restaurant in London where good food is mixed with good ambiance. One negative thing though was certain portions for starters were quite small compared to others especially the prosciutto crudo.
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Guillaume Thevenot
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Sunday, January 29, 2006

As this restaurant is so near to my university hall last year, I and my friends regularily visited

this delightful restaurant. True Italian quality food! Go there in Summer time to sit on their deck outside in sunshine. Definitely recommended.
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Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, December 19, 2005