Salieri Restaurant

my wife and i visited the restuarant on the evening of march 18th. we were treated to one of the most delightful meals ever.

the tournedo Salieri was mouth watering and very well presented.

An excellent mese starter followed by the steak with fois gras for myself and the pork leg my wife had looked as good if not better. a fantastic bottle of Chianti reserva, delicious desert and a complimentry lemon liquer was all we could handle. the atmosphere in Salieris needs to be experienced, the staff are so freindly and accomodating, we couldnt have had a finer experience.

therefore i would like to say to all concerned with the restuarant a very special thank you from both my wife and myself. we only visit London once a year but we make sure that we visit Salieris each time So, to each and everyone concerned, see you next year, keep up the excellent work and have a wonderful life, you earned it.........
Comment on this reader review

Mr J R Hudson
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Personally wouldn't rate this above 3/5. Food is average, service is poor and most of clientele grumpy.

Had prawns as a starter - no flavour. Tournedos Salieri for main - no flavour. Chocolate Torte previously mentionned on this site, does not exist on menu.

Only two choices of house red....no glasses of superior wine on offer.

Really, try somewhere else if you get a chance...Paradiso E Inferno slightly further along Strand is always a 4/5. ....Monday night tonight so closed, hence change of venue.

On the truely upside, a poor unfortunate came into the restaurant (temp -1c and snow outside) and the owner offered him a bowl of soup. This, for me is the sign of good businessman and a true gentleman.

Food - no . Owner - you have my respect for what you gave that man.
Comment on this reader review

Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Monday, February 02, 2009

This is an excellent restaurant! First Class! Superb! I have visited London approximately a dozen times in the last 2 years and I ALWAYS eat at this restaurant. The staff are extremely friendly, helpful and courteous. They cannot do enough for you. The food is delicious and the chocolate torte is to die for!!! I have recommended this restaurant to many of my friends all of whom have visited with their families and continue to do so. I will forever sing your praises.... it is a wonderful place to eat and socailise. I have visited the restaurant in a large party of 12 and also in smaller parties of 2 and 4. I have been with friends family and work colleagues. I would take anyone to this restaurant, the food is consistently beautiful, the staff are second to none and the prices are brilliant. Thank you Salvatori and Uncle keep up the good work, we will be back at the end of February - for the next Beauty Show at Excel. Many many thanks
Comment on this reader review

Andrina
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Well - I popped into Salieri for a spot of lunch with my best friend yesterday and we had a great time! Despite it being very reasonable - 1 course £7.50 and 2 for £9.95 there was a good choice and the food was well presented and v. tasty. The service was excellent - the waiters were ever so friendly and the Boss also came over to help serve too! It's a busy little place and there was a nice atmosphere and I will definitey be going back again!!!
Comment on this reader review

Allie B
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

We went to Salieri after seeing the Lion King, using their Post-show 2-stage Menu offering. We were seated quickly and some bread and veggies were on our table even before the menu's were. It was a while before we were asked what we would like to drink. My wife wanted the house wine, but strangely the waiter was unable to tell us what that a glass of wine would cost exactly ("somewhere around 4 pounds, 4 pounds 50"). Drinks did arrive quickly, but then they just left us sitting there while we were ready to order. At last, one of the waiters came to take our order.

It did take about 20 minutes for the food to arive. While nicely presented, the food was not too hot and did cool off very quickly. The vegetables were not fully cooked (appears to be the fashion these days) and quite tasteless. My wife's salmon was good, not great. My steak was not that good, the meat simply was not like you'd expect for that price. And the pepper sauce.. well.. ordinary gravy with some peppers in it...

For desert, my wife had the Tiramisu i believe, and I had the Panne Cotta. Both were not great.

After that we decided we wanted to leave quickly, and I asked for the bill. It took a few minutes, but it eventually got to our table. On the bill they charged us 2 pounds extra for beef (which came as a complete surprise as this is nowhere (at least not clearly) on the menu), and 12.5% for service!!!

By that time I was ready to make a scene, but my wife did not want me to. We put the money in the bill holder, and waited for it to be picked up. That again took some time, and I was getting more and more annoyed. After I "reminded" a waiter he picked it up, but then he proceded to the cash register and just put it there, with us waiting for the return money!! After again something like 5 minutes, with me getting increasingly (probably visibly) annoyed at the place, a waiter stopped by our table and asked if everything was OK. I restisted the urge to grab him by his neck, but told him we were waiting for our money back. After a few minutes passed, we finaly got our money back. But.. where was the receipt?? We got up, and as my wife walked out I went to the cash registed to ask for our receipt!

Service: Too lazy, not paying attention.

Atmosphere: After the above, does it matter?

Bottom line: Avoid!!
Comment on this reader review

D. Walterfang
Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 1
Thursday, October 09, 2008

We went to this place after attending a concert at St Martin in the Fields on Saturday evening. As another reviewer mentioned, things did start out well with a lovely little plate of olives and carrots, etc with bread. I ordered a half bottle of the house red and the waiter seemed quite miffed, as though bringing such a thing to our table was a complete nuisance. And after the starters - passable but not fantastic leek and gorgonzola tart - we had to wait a long time before seeing him again. In fact, I had to beckon him over to ask how much longer it would be, to which he replied, "For food, you mean??" Uh, yeah, for food. He went scurrying off flipping the pages of his order book as he went, and I think the problem was that he hadn't put the order in at that point. Anyway, about 10 more minutes elapse, and another person comes over to the table and says, "So how was everything, good?", while reaching across the table to take away our cutlery. He was incredulous when I replied that we were still waiting for our main courses. All told it took about another 20 minutes after that - so we had waited about an hour and a quarter between the time our starters left and the entrees came. We didn't see our waiter again until he brought the bill. The mains were acceptable but not great. Sirloin steak with potatoes and green beans, etc. Nothing too complicated. My portion of potatoes was much smaller than my husband's.

We had to ask for water. And then ask again for refills. I declined the offer of a complimentary glass of wine while we waited for our mains, but did ask for a coke, which never materialised, although a glass of wine did appear anyway.

Dreadful. Simply dreadful.
Comment on this reader review

Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Having read some of the other reviews on here, I can't help but think I ate at a different restaurant. I booked a meal at Salieri's as part of a Theatre Break. From the moment we entered the place, the staff could not do enough for us. They spent time talking us through the menu, ordering our drinks and generally chatting to us. When they realised the trip was part of my 40th Birthday celebrations, they presented me with a gorgeous fruit platter with a large sparkler and generally made a big fuss of me. I throughly recommend this place. I don't normally do reviews but feel previous reviews have been a complete injustice.
Comment on this reader review

Michelle Johnstone
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Called in as part of a party of eight, without a reservation late after the theatre on Sat 28th June. Staff couldn`t have been more pleasant, amusing and polite. The place was packed, but after just starting to enloy a pre dinner drink we were shown to our table, the food and service were fantastic, especially the fillet steak with truffles and foie gras, will definatley be returning.
Comment on this reader review

John Allinson
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

I have just read the reviews on this restaurant, and am really surprised by the negative comments on some of them. I have wanted to go to Salieri's for years, having often seen it full, and looking really fun. This trip to London (May Bank Holiday) I pre-booked a pre-theatre meal. It was an absolute revelation. My husband and I adored every minute - the food was nothing short of outstanding, the waiting staff were amazing, the decor fun and exciting, and the overall experience was brilliant. I felt like applauding at the end of the meal, it was so good. Give it a try - we didn't feel at all rushed, even though it started to fill up, and the price for a central London restaurant was very reasonable.
Comment on this reader review

R. Morris
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Dined there yesterday evening before the theatre. Had booked using their online site and received a confirming email a day later so that was very efficient. The staff were friendly without being obtrusive and we loved the decor with lots of theatrical masks on the walls. The food was great and very well presented. We both had the veal and loved it. Service was swift (without feeling rushed) and that's what you need if you're off to see a show.

My only criticism would be that the space between the seating and the table can be a bit cramped, but we didn't find that to be too big a deal.

We would certainly recommend this restaurant and we would have no hesitation about dining there again.
Comment on this reader review

Kevin & Marion
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Sunday, April 06, 2008