Rosmarino

I and My friend went to rosmarino Wed evening in Sep. Despite the bad comments below, having heard the chef has been changed we gave a try. We sat in the conservatory which was very nice ambience. We chose fish carpaccio for our starters as it was recommended by the chef. The fish was very fresh and the spicy dressing was matching well with it. For the next dish I chose pappardelle with pheasant. I had never tried this dish before but It was just so delicous! and the portion was generous too. My friend opted for fillet steak. It was cooked amazingly tender ! We tried a very nice red Italian wine to go with our main meals called YUME meas dream, which was recommended by the manager of the restaurant, who is a sommelier . To finish our dinner we orderd Tiramisu. It was also very good!. We really enjoyed our dinner at Rosmarino. The staff were friendly and the service was very professional through out.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, September 28, 2007

I would u like to know how can change the score of food without any review. Was 8 (2 days ago) now is 5.5. U should come to try Rosmarino Food before to score them. See u soon there.
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Francesco
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Three of us ate here for dinner in May 2007. We received a warm, friendly welcome and the service remained good humoured and attentive. Two of us chose lamb which turned out to be rather tough and bland in taste. My wife chose the duck breast which she described as tough and under-cooked. The extra vegetables were prepared in a very plain style and the side dish of cabbage had been badly selected and was, for the most part inedible. Roast potatoes disappointed - soft texture as if they were re-heated?

Deserts of Tiramisu and Berry's Tart were chosen. The Berry's Tart was nicely presented but the accompanying ice cream had to be requested and, again, the taste of the tart was uninspiring.

Main courses were around £18.50 and only included small portions of vegetables. With modest amounts of alcohol (two beers, four glasses of red wine) and coffee the final bill came to £130 which, for the quality of the cooking, represented very poor value. We will not be returning!
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Paul
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Food 3 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Saturday, May 26, 2007

Had an enjoyable dinner here with my parents on Saturday evening. Booked earlier that afternoon and they were most accommodating in finding us a table in the conservatory at the front of the restaurant. Nice restaurant although the candle lighting was a little dark for my father to read the menu. Starters of carpaccio and parma ham were delicious, octopus salad also good but bread served with it seemed excessive considering the ample bread basket we had had in advance. For the pasta and main courses the fish far surpassed the meat choices - the tuna, snapper and sea bass were excellent as was the fettuccine with salmon. The wild boar pasta and the lamb were in comparison disappointing, my partner found one lamb cutlet, although large, to be a small portion. We refrained from dessert but the small pastries served with our coffee were delicious. On the whole a thoroughly enjoyable evening and I would go back. Bill was £50 per head, for 2/3 courses, wine, aperitif, water and coffee.
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Monday, October 16, 2006

we ate there on Saturday 13 May 2006 and it was a complete dissappoinment: the service was poor- one of the waiters did not know which order belonged to whom; the food was horribly- one of our guests sent the stuffed squid back as it still had bones in it. I had a lamb risotto ...but could not find the lamb, the pieces of meat were almost the same size of a grain of rice, my husband had pasta which was over cooked, the mozzarella and aubergine had no taste, not grilled and the aubergine was undercooked. it was a waste of time and money. Thank GOD the company was good.
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Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Monday, May 15, 2006

Comfortable restaurant with pleasing ambienceand very good service. The food is beautifully presented and enjoyable but the portions are outrageously small. This makes the Rosmarino below average value for money and I am afraid that we will never return.
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Tony
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 2
Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Dear londoners,not many know that in St. John`s wood is situated such gem: Rosmarino! A little restaurant capable to offer everyday the same standards and to hide 320 wines from the best italian canteens. The a` la carte menu offers the choice of 32 different plates, none of them is boring or tasteless.Me and my companion were shocked (positively) by an inventive cuttlefish salad,served with ink sauce and saffron potatoes(splendid colors). The venison fillet was served with raspberry sauce and red wine reduction; on the side you could find warm polenta filled with melted fontina!To finish I had the trio of pannacotta in theyr own sauces,naughty!

Tell friend,and book a table!
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Andrea Taladino
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, January 21, 2006

Finally they made an attractive a` la carte menu, so you can enjoy whatever you like from the extensive menu not being forced to choose 3 o 4 courses.It is a lovely restaurant,nice decorations, good food and dedicated staff.You always feel like part of the family,Andrea - the chef- come always upstairs personally to check if your meal fulfilled the expectations and to chat about restaurants and life. Worth a try, some people is still human and caring!
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dominique
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Thursday, January 12, 2006

Rosmarino`s staff is young and dedicated. They give always their best to accomplish customer`s satisfaction and happines; results are always more then positive. The look of the plates is innovative but their taste is something truly authentic and follow perfectly the silentmediterrenean "rules". "Bravo " to this little restaurant in north London.Try the Angus beef with poached eggs milanese and broccoli flan : delicious!
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Boris Varna
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Monday, December 19, 2005

Well, it's okay, depending on what you select from the extensive menu..... the rack of lamb was very tasty and cooked as requested, however the monk fish had no semblence of a dish costing £18 compising just 4 deep fried Mcportions of fish with lettuce - V poor.

The headwaiter overspammed the Italian bit.

Also they have a card explaining the very worthwhile work undertaken by streetscape, however their arithmetic on the final bill was somewhat ropey.
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JDW
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Food 4 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 1
Saturday, December 03, 2005