Locanda Locatelli review by Rick Brown
I was taken here by my girlfriend for a belated celebratory dinner and found it to be charming but ultimately I thought that it lacked a wow factor.
The atmosphere is great - a mixture of modern chic, comfy chairs and dimmed lighting. The service was good and informative but a little distracted at times; a few too many personnel who had to keep scurrying off to find their colleague who could take the food order etc. The food itself was good but not mind blowing and that is where I think it falls short of a number of other London restaurants (I am thinking in particular of Latium which produces far better 'smart' pasta dishes). A simple artichoke, parmesan and shallot vinegrette salad is something which anyone could knock up at a fraction of what they charge but it was done well and the ingredients were of a good quality. The tagliatelli with lamb ragu was very good and went really well with a delicious bottle of 2004 Negroamaro Maime from Tormaresca which was £38 a bottle and was recommended by the sommelier. I do not confess to knowing much about Italian wines, so if you are like me I would suggest you put yourself in the hands of the sommelier or opt for the wine we had as it was very good.
All in all, a rather nice, comfortable and pleasant place to go for dinner but unless you specifically want to go there to celeb spot, I cannot see why one would choose it over a number of other London restaurants.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Overall rating 
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
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