Theo Randall

We visited Theo Randall's last night to celebrate our 10th Anniversary and had an absolutely lovely time.

We could see that Theo was working in the kitchen - and occasionally popping out to greet diners - which added to the pleasure of the experience.

The food was simply delicious. From the start we knew we were in for a treat as the breads were wonderful - a lovely focaccia and a scrummy bruchetta.

I had never tried eel before and was slightly apprehensive, but it turned out to be amazing - it was delightfully smokey and had a perfect texture. My partner had the prosciutto and he thought it was very tasty.

For primi I had the taglierini al pescatore and thought it was stunning - the pasta was perfect and the seafood divine. My partner chose the cappelletti de vitello which he more than enjoyed.

The lamb was my choice for secondi and I was amazed by the flavour which was huge and magnificent and the accompanying roast vegetables were lovely - except for the artichoke which I thought was slightly hard. The other half had beef fillet, which was the main course special for the evening and said it was perfectly cooked with a delightful open grained texture.

For dessert my partner had the soft chocolate cake which he thoroughly enjoyed and described as being like a moose in texture. I had the orange and honey cakes which were scrumptious!

The little orange flavoured chocolate truffle were a delight and a lovely finishing touch to a gorgeous meal.

The portion size was surprisingly large - I was absolutely stuffed (in a pleasant way) by the end of the meal - definitely very good value for money.

The service was just right, attentive and discreet, friendly and professional - the service team are to be commended.

The only disappointment was the atmosphere. This was not through anyones fault, it was a Tuesday night in March and so was fairly quiet. It's not the most inspiring of dining rooms, rather bland if anything, and I felt it a pity that there were no windows and therefore no view over the lovely Wellington Arch. However this did not detract too much from an excellent dining experience.

Theo Randall's is one of the best Italian restaurants in London - in my experience - and I would highly recommend a visit.
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FrFlatt
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Absolutely amazing food, simply one of the best if not the best Italian restaurant in London.

Even got to meet Theo himself which was a great pleasure.

Went for the set menu for dinner, which was packed full of amazing dishes - the guinea fowl was amongest the best dishes i have ever eaten.

Defo worth a visit, and i will be returning soon.
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Kiran
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Had a very unexpectedly great meal at Theo Randall last night.

The place is cool and relaxed with well spaced out tables. Service was good, very quick and super friendly.

However it's the food that really surprised me. One of us had the set menu @ 3 courses and a glass of fizz for £29 the other went for the a la carte. My nettle risotto was stunning as was the veal pasta starter. Mains dipped a little but were still very good, the guinea fowl rustic and tasty and the calves liver cooked perfectly. Chocolate cake for pudding was nice but a little to rich for me, were as my friends cheese was good but did not have a choice of cheeses.

Overall a very good meal and the set menu is an absolute steal for this level of cooking. And on another plus note, it was good to see Theo in the kitchen and cooking.

Will return for sure !
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Chris - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, May 12, 2011

I had a delicious meal with excellent service July 26. The lamb was creatively served and one of the best in London. After the meal the manager took us on a tour of the spectacular newly done kitchen where they make fresh pasta every few hours.Having stayed at the Intercontinental before the renovations,

I was very impressed with the new lobby and upbeat staff as well as the excellent dinner. Ambiance and food are great.
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Susan Tyree - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Saturday, July 31, 2010

For main course I had the Limousin veal chop with tasteless chanterelles. The desserts are appalling, I had what I remembered described as hazelnut and chocolate ice cream, it tasted just like nutella, which at the price your paying falls short of expectations. When I arrived (circa 12:30 lunch on a weekday) the restaurant was empty nevertheless, I was asked if I had booked (yes a table for one), sitting at the table waiting for my food(which took ages to come despite the restaurant being almost empty) the waiter gave me an interrogation firing questions at me, is this your first time here, no, whether I was staying at the hotel -yes, whats your room number (isn't that something you write on the bill at the end of the meal?). First off I ordered a prosecco made with strawberry juice and some grenadine added, it was a huge disappointment, (especially when I had a great bellini (peach juice and prosecco) at Zafferano-(in my opinion*the* place to go for Italian in London)) dull in color bland in taste at 10 pounds a glass, though to be fair the bellini at Le Caprice was almost as bad. I also had the lemon tart for dessert, the pastry was not flaky or crumbly and also comes short of expectations after Theo Randall hyped it up on the in house hotel channel saying that some media source said it was better than Heston Blumenthal's version. The desserts at Theo should be avoided all together, apart from the vanilla ice cream w espresso which wasn't on the menu anymore at least when I was there, the other things they attempt to make seem lacking in expertise, to mention the truffles you get for one.
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2 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 3
Friday, July 02, 2010