All reader reviews by Kevin W

Fifteen London (Restaurant)

Arrived without reservation at the trattoria (upstairs) for lunch recently and enjoyed the visit. I wasn't sure what to expect as i knew little about the place. It's smaller than i'd assumed and it's a relaxed, informal place upstairs (and they cater for young children both in seating and children's food pricing, at least at lunchtime). The marketing means the diners are a mix of locals, bridge and tunnel crowd and the odd tourist.

The shared platter starter is good, the sea trout was perfectly cooked and excellent . I agree with the other reviewer about aioli being a little tame but perhaps the intention is not to compete with the fish in this case? Also the chocolate brownie (a rich, non floury affair) is now topped with a chocolate sauce so perhaps they got the message on that one. I tasted the red pepper/caprino risotto which had a good depth of flavour, although a fellow diner thought the cheese overloaded the pepper. I forget the opinion on the lamb shank but i remember it being a decent size portion. The one mystery was parmesan sprinkled on the green salad - pleasant, but unexpected.

Monday, August 25, 2008
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7