San Carlo Cicchetti
Italian restaurant San Carlo Cicchetti, 30 Wellington St, London WC2E 7BD, United Kingdom:
220 reviews
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Address: 30 Wellington St, London WC2E 7BD, United Kingdom
Website: sancarlocicchetti.co.uk
Phone number: +44 20 7240 6339
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Suvi Kangaspuoskari
The drinks are superb! The wait staff, amazing! Pricey, but well worth it!
3 weeks ago
marianne staltari
Loved it we were so stuffed after our meal. The concept is like tapas but the dishes were more substantial and therefore great value for money. Our total bill was £120 including a bottle of wine, 7 dishes and service charge. Dishes we recommend are the short ribs and fish soup. Would skip the pasta and pizza and save room for dessert! The ice cream for two was indulgent and perfecto!
9 months ago
Eric Godwin
Been here a couple of times. Absolutely love the food and service. Food is tapas style Italian cuisine. The dishes arrive as they are made. Portions are small to medium so you need 2-3 dishes per person. I personally love the ravioli and the truffle risotto. Pizzas are a decent size and can be a good filler. Prices are on the slightly higher side. The house wine is really nice.
8 months ago
Terri Clark
Nice restaurant, good food, beautiful interior. Plates are small size so u need to order at least 2 to 3 plates per person to share. In general food was good.
6 months ago
Jeremy Vincent
Stumbled over this place today, very friendly staff, great choice of dishes & the decor is fab. We ordered 4 dishes between us and we were stuffed, nicely full. The dishes were fresh amd the service first class. Great night and great food - highly recommended! We will be back soon!
9 months ago
Seth Mcclanahan
Gorgeous meal! Really beautiful food, not had Italian food this good in the UK before. Service was fantastic and it was very Covid safe too. Waiter Michele (I believe) was fantastic, very attentive. Would definitely return and recommend. Around £120 for two with a bottle of wine 6 'main small plates' and a dessert each.
7 months ago
Chad Bennett
Great food, service pretty good. Worth the trip if you are in area. Very similar vibe to Fumo if you’ve been, although I believe there are part of the same group. Would go again.
8 months ago
paul zlotolow
Perfecto! Amazing food. Small portions like a tapas so an excuse to try more! Staff very friendly and chatty. Covid regulations covered completely. Will be returning ASAP!
8 months ago
Colby Dunnican
* Get the gnocchi, risotto, Spiedino di Pollo and lasagna
* Avoid the carbonara, papardelle, arancini, brushetta, cannoli and pizza.
* Watch out to not be pushed in buying bottled water.
Quite expensive for the portion size. They sell the plates as "Italian tapas" but the items are not all sharing food. E.g. how do you share a fork size of carbonara?
Some dishes were very tasty : risotto,Spiedino di Pollo, lasagna and gnocchi.
The Truffle & Pecorino Ravioli was average.
Some dishes were very bad :
The carbonara had a weird bitter after-taste.
The arancini had a smell of 3 day oil left in the frying pan.
The pizza was really very expensive for the size and for the quality. There is really no point in getting pizza in this place. If you want good pizza with good value try another place.
From the deserts I enjoyed the milfeigh. The cannoli was not worth it.
We were basically tricked into getting a 4.5£ bottle of water, when you could easily get free tap water, but it was late until we realised. But maybe that was me being too hungry and not on alert not to be tricked.
9 months ago
Adam MacFarland
This is definitely one of the nicest restaurants I've had the pleasure of visiting in Central London. The concept of the restaurant is not one I've experienced with Italian food before, but I think it was superb. The staff were lovely and attentive throughout our time in the restaurant. There is a very nice ambience and I think everything there works perfectly. We had a birthday so at the end of the meal we had a small dessert brought out which I think was a very nice touch. The people I visited with were pescatarian, so I would definitely be looking to return in the future with others who eat meat so that I have the opportunity to try out other items on the menu.
3 months ago
Ronald Carter
We've been passing by this restaurant many times, promising ourselves to come and try it for ages.
This month we've finally managed to do it and I couldn't be happier that we did.
The food was exquisite, from the starters to the mains. We've chosen carpachio beef, beef medallions, beef tagliata and mix shellfish for 2.
Topped up with few glasses of delicious Inzolia which brought up lovely memories from our Sicilian holidays.
The staff very attentive and polite.
If you like uncommon Italian food you definitely should try Cicchetti Covent Garden
5 months ago
Jacinta Jones
San Carlo is an award winning restaurant group with restaurants in Manchester, Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds and Leicester."
This is not a theme restaurant. They provide the true essence of authentic Italian food, with Italian directors, management and chef.
San Carlo uses the finest fresh produce and ingredients, many of which are specially imported from Italy. It is able to create an explosion of culinary tastes.
All San Carlo restaurants display their own unique style in food due to the individuality of their creative chefs and management.
Cicchetti is truly spectacular and you would be hard pushed to find a more authentic Italian restaurant in central London!
#LVPMoment✔️
2 months ago
Moonchild
Great italian food, nice place, nice staff. The pumpkin risotto was particularly tasty.
3 months ago
Sridhar Vasudevan
Discovered this place by accident. A total gem. Was particularly attracted to the sea food display at the front.
As described earlier, it is an Italian tapas. Every dish we tried was very nice. We finished off with a cheese board and got £20 off the bill with the extended government scheme. Really
Look forward to returning
8 months ago
Franklyn Vasquez
They serve tapas style Italian dishes. Roughly 3-4 mains would be sufficient for 2 people. They get pretty busy from 5.30pm, would advise making reservations. Pretty decent prices for the food served. Spaghetti vongole was delicious.
2 months ago
T Zero
Booked the table days ahead since we have a group of 7. Lunch menu with tapas style so you can try different dishes, lots of variety to choose from. The ambience is just right, not too high-end that makes you feel uncomfortable but relax with class. Beautiful interior, attentive and friendly staff, most importantly the food is delicious. I will visit again soon.
1 week ago
Sich Diaries
Food is always really good and so reasonable for its location. Staff are nice and the wines good
4 months ago
Gil Allouche
Very busy on new year's day (turning away people without a reservation) and everyone packed in quite tightly as the restaurant is long and narrow with little space for the staff to get around. The food is delicious, and worth the price for a nice occasion - especially enjoyed the fish stew, which comes out with a bread lid, and is absolutely full of mussels and huge prawns, a surprise but really delicious.
3 months ago
Dave Irving
Friendly staff and the food was quite good. Took a while for the food to come, however, overall good service.
8 months ago
Amber Poland
Came to the rescue when another restaurant let us down.Food and staff 5 star!!
Completed a memorable day for my daughters 18th birthday and will go back there to celebrate mine.
Thank you so much!!!
8 months ago
Charlotte Moody
Had an amazing lunch here yesterday, the food is out of this world, can't wait to go back!
6 months ago
Christopher Ball
Exceptionally diverse menu with quality food and a great place to visit if you're a fan of seafood! The menu is Italian style tapas and by design the dishes are all medium sized. Price was towards the higher end but comparable with other eateries in the area.
The restaurant itself has a real sense of luxury and the decor was fitting with a classy establishment. We booked our table for 5.15pm and the place was virtually empty! Given another half an hour and it was packed with the pre-show rush, so if you are visiting before a show book well in advance and earlier the better to avoid the rush.
Despite this the food was prompt, the only issue was to do with a mix up of our order which was rectified quickly and forgivable given the pressure of a full dinner service.
Special mention for the fish stew which was teeming with flavour and served with a very generous portion of fresh mussels, scallops and clams. Highly recommend!
1 month ago
Kiersten Penrod
Wonderful Italian tapas style restaurant, pick 4-5 dishes for two to share. The menu has something for everyone and a great wine list which is excellent value.
2 months ago
Dave Groves
Gorgeous food - the truffle ravioli was to die for!
Was recommended by a friend who had raved about the ravioli and was not wrong!
I had a side dish and their cocktail which was very good as well! Hoping to try more of their menu when I go there next time!
6 months ago
James Copen
We had a lovely breakfast here. Very friendly staff and good food!
4 months ago
Nate Crump
Relaxed atmosphere on the tables but the staff seemed a bit stressed, despite not being busy. Lunch set menu is great value for money. Service ok overall.
5 months ago
Lori Droste
Tapas style Italian. Dishes range from terrific (pumpkin risotto with truffles) to very good (salsiccia and truffle pizza) to pedestrian (meatballs and calamari). Interesting drink menu. Great atmosphere and attentive, helpful service.
4 months ago
Cynthia William
Went during corona pandemic on a Saturday evening - very lucky to get a table as itvwas very very busy but seemed safe with screens between tables
Food was good and was quickly served- a bit too quick for my liking
The food was good however and very tasty
Nit cheap- 4 plates of Italian tapas and a bottle of wine was £90.00
Full of groups mainly youngish women celebrating birthdays etc
Worth a visit if feeling flush
8 months ago
Rod Major
Great service. Awesome atmosphere. One of the best Italian cuisine around.
2 months ago
Vanessa Sanchez
Might be the best san Carlo I’ve been to, the biggest most varied menu and everything we ordered was delicious.
They have good covid security measures in place too.
7 months ago
Alex Karsos
An Authentic Italian Restrauant with top quality food. This place has a great level of service.
Recommended Dishes:
1. Calamari
2. Steak
3. Tiramisu Dessert
Staff: 5/5
Environment: 5/5
Food: 5/5
Price: 4/5
I’ve given the price a 4/5 as it can be quite pricy but overall decent food with service.
1 month ago
Karla
Nice atmosphere. Excellent service.
The food was not that good.
Exception was the tartare
8 months ago
Ellen Bollier
My absolute favourite restaurant. I like this branch much better than the Selfridges one as there's more choice in food and it just taste better really. I wish they increased the portion size of the lobster pasta!
1 week ago
Mollie Warrington
Brilliant restaurant for some nice Italian tapas! Already one of my favorites in London. Try 3-4 tapas per person and you can surely enjoy quite nicely.
5 months ago
Ruth Green
Fantastic food, spectacular service. Thank you Michele for an excellent evening.
9 months ago
Parris Torres
Really excellent food. Sort of Italian tapas (share a few small dishes). Nice resteraunt if a little small, but authentic italian. Lovely espresso also.
4 months ago
Vincent Tanner
Great service and enjoyed the variety of Italian Tapas offered.
6 months ago
Jill Fleming
Best Italian restaurant in London. The only downside was that we booked a table a month before and they could not find our booking on a day. The got us table eventually and it was worth waiting.
4 months ago
Rv Mechanic
Delicious food, fantastic stylish place very busy, recommend booking ahead.
3 months ago
Dale Renfrow
I had a lovely dinner at here! Highly recommend spaghetti Vongole and fried mozzarella ball
2 months ago
raymond moure
Loved the place. Staff are helpful, ambience is nice and food is great.
Never had Italian tapas before but it was great. 4-5 dishes between 2 people is plenty.
Cocktails were good too.
2 months ago
Yadira Maldonado
Very nice location
Very nice food
Service was a bit strict
Loved the design of the place
Opened till late
Easley walked - in
3 months ago
Josef Arrianza
Great good, great atmosphere, excellent service.
1 week ago
Alex lalalaa
Very nice place with excelent food. Small portions compared to the price. Go with a friend that invites you.
3 months ago
Joanie Steinmetz
We were looking for an independent Italian restaurant for a quick dinner before heading home. San Carlo Cicchetti looked independent and 'classy' so we gave it a try. We didn't realise it was 'tapas style' until the waiter informed us.
The prices looked like main course, not small dish size and we were encouraged to order a few dishes. To be honest, we just wanted a bowl of pasta but we did order a few dishes.
This is the order our dinner arrived:
Spaghetti Carbonara
Lobster Ravioli
Tomato Bruschetta
Pizza Funghi
Crab Salad
The spaghetti was rich and tasty, so was the Ravioli. We aimed to finish these first so they didn't go cold. The Bruschetta came half way through our first dishes, followed swiftly by the hot Pizza. At one point there were four dishes on our table.
The Crab Salad came last by which time we didn't really want a cold, delicate dish.
Seating space was at a premium, so the tables either side of us were just an elbow away. We did watch in fascination as a beautiful tray of chilled Oysters was delivered to the next table followed swiftly by a hot Fish stew!
In all, our dinner last around 35 minutes. The lack of starter/main course options turned this dinner into a rush rather than something to be enjoyed.
The food was fine, but the order of arrival didn't help our appreciation of it. It might be great for theatre goers in a rush, but it wasn't for us.
1 week ago
Elaine Whitehouse
Delicious and authentic Italian food in a sharing style. Very good wine choice.
6 months ago
mavis joseph
Italian tapas. Ok food but nothing fabulous and while the prices look nice they are tapas and 3 or 4 are needed so you wind up paying as much as anywhere else. If quality was better it would be worth it but really was just meh...
6 months ago
Blake Lukasik
Very good Food, fine wine, excellent atmosphere, staff is incredible ????. Anniversary night is always special when spent here. Thank you!
9 months ago
Susan Mark
I had late lunch at San Carlo Cicchetti, the food tasted good but I had a problem with the hygiene in the restaurant. My table was sticky as probably it was not properly cleaned, then my plate was served and it was very very dirty I could see oil spot on it and fingerprints I requested for it to be changed, and then when the waiter was bringing us our olives, I saw him fix and olive that was about to fall with his bare hands.
1 month ago
Pia Ledy
Service was good, I am not a great fan of the concept of a sharing meal were everybody picked two choices. Food quality was okay and no more. Very busy so must be a popular idea for others but not me. I found the staff a bit to much constantly asking if you were happy with the food. Once is okay but note very time they pass the table
1 month ago
