Theo Randall

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

I was taken here by a good friend with 3 other friends for dinner and we had the set course for £27 a head. The restaurant was very sleek and modern and the staff very attentive, they took our coats, seated us quickly, brought our drinks and complimentary bruschetta and ciabatta whilst we waited for the other guests to arrive (they were slightly late). I liked the table layout of the restaurant plus it was calm and very intimate, the kind of place where you can talk and hear yourselves clearly. The food was very good - the devilled crab was delicious, really very yummy and delicious. I ordered a starter as a main which was the freshly made ravioli. I have to say it was the best I've had in years, it was exquisite!. The last time I had pasta that amazingly tasty was in a small tratoria in Bergamo, Italy... it was a special dish although I wish there had been more of it (they didn't seem to account for the fact I'd ordered the starter as a main). For dessert I had the chocolate cake, which was good (a bit stodgy though) and a slice so huge I couldn't finish it... a rarity for me!
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Bee - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Utterly superb italian food executed with flair and considerable skill. The lunch menu at £27 is quite reasonable. The pino nero by Franz Haas from Alto Adige is a sublime wine to go with the excellent food here.
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DC
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Friday, March 19, 2010

Fantastic food. We had the tasting menu, which was divine. Lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff. We had a lovely time. Highly recommended. The only spoiler was a luke-warm coffee.
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Mrs H
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 5
Friday, February 19, 2010

It's great to see a TV chef (well sort of TV chef, he does do the odd Saturday Kitchen!) in his restaurant on a Saturday night. A good start, but Theo Randall's restaurant will need more than a bit of celebrity to live up to these prices...£14 ish for a starter or small pasta, £25 or so for your main course. With puddings, drinks, service and extras similarly priced this was a £80+ per head meal. If you get a serious bottle of wine (from a long list, but with very little under £40 a bottle) you could double this.

On a positive note, it IS good food, but not quite good enough overall to be truly great. Most of the dishes we had were of a high standard (if sometimes a bit light with the seasoning), with a wild mushroom risotto being amongst the best.

The room is very stylish, but a bit impersonal, and the banquette seating puts you closer to your fellow diners than you may wish. The service is good (although not particularly warm) when it comes, but we had a couple of awkward waits trying to attract someone's attention.

Overall I would rate this as a very good restaurant. The trouble is at these prices I can have my pick of London's finest, and Theo Randall's is not one of these.
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Shappo
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Sunday, January 03, 2010

My girlfriend and I went to Theo Randall on Saturday night for the offer they are currently doing, which meant we had to arrive at 9.30pm.

The restaurant was busy and had a nice atmosphere about it, the food was excellent and the staff were very friendly and attentive, however service was lacking and I hope they take note because this is not far away from being a very good restaurant.

Firstly we were brought the standard menu by our waiter and not the "special offer" one, this was changed once I asked and explained to us well. We ordered some San Pellegrino which arrived promptly. No-one came to ask us to order for about 20 minutes so I prompted a waitress and our waiter came over and took it.

We ordered 2 courses and a bottle of Chianti Classico. A few minutes later a glass of Prosecco arrived as part of the special offer. Our first courses then arrived and by the time we had finished, the wine still had not appeared. A waiter brought over wine glasses and then took them away, saying he had the wrong table. I told him I had hoped he had the right table as we had ordered wine which had not appeared. He checked and was very apologetic, especially as the Chianti Classico was not available and changed us for a more expensive bottle, which was fine.

The secondi arrived and was excellent, as was the primi.

After the meal, we were offered a glass of dessert wine on the house and brought some small biscotti.

When we asked for the bill, we were brought another plate of biscotti which was nice but a bit of a mix-up I think. There was also a supplement charge on the bill that should not have been there, this was also rectified.

Everything that was wrong was corrected quickly and we felt well treated. However the lack the slickness of service was noticed and this is not something I would expect in a restaurant of this quality.
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Jayneff - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Monday, December 14, 2009

We are just back from having a meal at Mr Randall's restaurant. Starters were very good, both my calamari and my husband's carpaccio scored high points. Main were also fine, I would define my tagliatelle pescatore as correct, but in no way exceptional. As a dessert we shared an almod tart with braised apricots, followed by two macchiati at a staggering £4.50 each with not petit four in sight.

Overall, I would say that the food is good, both ingredients and preparation, but too pricey for the type of setting and the type of service provided. This is a hotel restaurant and I guess that having children at dinner as well as prams and breast feeding mums is, or may be, part of the surroundings but it is definitely not my ideal for a night at a restaurant. If the ambience is the one of a relaxed neigbourhood restaurant at lunch time, I want my macchiato priced accordingly.

I do not have any feeling for coming back unless we adopt several children....
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Susana - View all reviews by this user
5 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, July 14, 2009