Lucio

I dont agree with the other review,as I dont think is elegant and fashionable restaurant. I was invited last Saturday dinner,and my first impression wasnt that good to see a big sofa in middle of the entrance,just to have more space to put more table.

We wait at the bar for a drink as our table wasnt ready, and I have notice the barman with long beard not very good impression jet.

Finally our table is ready and Lucio took us there,and I start to look at the menu,nothing that special is a standard Italian menu,and i think is overpriced.

The food wasnt that bad I had a risotto with summer truffle,and a beef tagliata,which was reasonable size.

Personally is not my type of restaurant as table are too close each other and too small.

Still think that Zafferano is the top Italian in London
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M. Lee
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Food 6 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 3
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I love this restaurant. The whole experience has always been great. Whenever I go for dinner, it feels like being back in one of the fine restaurants in Milan my home town. The Food is good quality and offers a great choice and the specials are never disappointing. The service is very attentive and meticulous and the atmosphere is elegant and yet warm. Just one of my favourite italian restaurants in London
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, October 29, 2007

Loved it! Absolutely delicious food. It came highly recommended by friends and I now understand why. I can't wait to go again.
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, April 27, 2007

Went there on Monday night thought it would be pretty quite but it was nearly full. The staff were attentive and knowledgable although we got sat next to a table of smokers not great problem but would have been niced to have been offered a choice.

The food was very good, classic italian food tidied up a little for the Chelsea set.

Portion are very good size but not so big that you cant fit in all three courses. I have read comments on the wine list and since I work in the trade I can say it is a great selection of what italy has to offer at not exorbitant prices. All in all a good dining experience with good waiters and good value only £60 a head, The only thing i can fault it for was a slight lack of ambiance it was a little too polished for my tastes. A safe bet if you dont fancy taking risks
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Charlie Goblet
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Very pleasant. Went there on the 19th December with friends including an Italian chap. He chose the wines although the red wasn't that great to be honest...

Still, Lucio is charming and gave all the girls a Christmas present when we left – an absolute charmer.

Good, but not as good as the Enotecca Turi in Putney (ho ho..)
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Bibes
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Fantastic place, great, properly cooked and lovely presented modern Italian food. Charming owner (Lucio), nice atmosphere, attentive staff.

This place is a winner. And very unpretentious, too, considering it is in Chelsea. Top marks.
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Mrs M
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, December 29, 2006

I was invited for dinner at Lucio by Signor Gianni (an Italian wine Producer) he told me that it is the new fashionable Italian Restaurant in Chelsea frequented by celebrities. Not knowing about Lucio I did my research and read all the previous comments. I was so looking forward to go for dinner. The food was delicious, excellent, we all 6 had a fantastic time. I met Signor Lucio a charming man with a good knowledge of grappa and a terrific wine selection. Being in the wine business it is unfair to say that the wines are over priced and the Pinot Grigio is a rip off (£26.50). Yes you can find for £10.00 but the quality!

During the dinner I did spot some celebrities, Sir David Frost and his wife were having dinner with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber next to us. On our way out Michael Ballack was coming in. I can highly recommend this place and I will be back soon.
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James Barrol Mellor
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Dined here on Thursday 27th July 2006 with 6 Ladies to celebrate my Daughter`s 40th birthday.It was both my daughter`s second visit to lucio`s-they raved about this restaurant so much we had to come......and i can see why.

Restaurant intimate,busy and full of atmosphere.

The food was nothing but perfection for all of seven of us,we had no problems with the wine £16.50 is very reasonable for a fashionable restaurant in chelsea.

The service was fine yes we had to wait a while for the food but the restaurant was packed the food is cooked to order so we didn`t mind.As for the waiters speaking little or no english we found this rather charming and had several amusing moments with our waiter.

Agree-desserts are to die for -we found lucio`s utterly wonderful,lucio himself is a charming man and we can`t wait to go again -i would recommend this to anybody.

The Pink Champagne was delightful chilled to perfection and a bagain at £55.50 -LOVELY!!!
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Glynis Croft-Eastbourne - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 05, 2006

dined there last night. Things seemed very promising at first, but after ordering the service slowed down a lot. Perfectly ok pasta with clams, but the deep fried courgette flower had heavy thick batter. Crab ravioli was poor; stale filling in thick gummy pasta with a green pesto-ey sauce smeered on top, really quite awful actually. I ordered beef rare; it took ages to appear and when it did I realised why. It was cooked to death; completely dry, grey. I'm surprised the chef allowed it out of the kitchen. It was sent back, without a problem, but by then the meal had been killed. Very disappointing experience, but perhaps we just really unlucky on an 'off' night.
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Food 2 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Thursday, June 29, 2006

Sorry to be against the crowd but my experience was not the same as previous commentators on here. My crab pasta was mediocre at best, and the liver main course was too small-It was actually rather plain, too with merely a small bed of spinach underneath. The wine list is an absolute disgrace-barely anything drinkable under £25. Charging £26.50 for Pinot Grigot is daylight robbery.The service was poor as well-our waiter couldn't speak a word of english and in the end we had to ask for his boss to do anything. In conclusion, for the astronomical price, this place is hugely overrated and there are plenty of better and cheaper Italian restaurants around Chelsea. I for one would not go back-Unless someone else is paying !
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Jimmy
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Food 6 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, June 28, 2006