Bertorelli´s, London

Advantages: Good food at low prices
Disadvantages: None.

I thought I'd review Bertorelli as I have been to two different branches in the last week. Bertorelli is a chain restaurant in the same group as Chez Gerard and Livebait. As you may have guessed from the name (and the section this review is in), Bertorelli specialises in italian / meditarrenian cuisine. The first Bertorelli I visited was on Frith Street, as it was convenient for the Gielgud theatre which we were visiting afterward. I made reservations ...
...need once we arrived there. I suspect that the restaurant is busier on weekends and later in the evening. The frith street restaurant is very much continental café style downstairs, although there is a more formal restaurant upstairs. We weren't asked about going upstairs, and I presume that the first floor is only opened when the place is busier. The atmosphere was great however, and the customer service prompt and friendly. We ordered red wine. ... Read review

Advantages: Stunning food and exemplary service.
Disadvantages: Pricey (but worth it).

Bertorelli's has two branches, one being on Floral Street in Covent Garden which is the one I have visited. It is not a cheap resteraunt by any means however everytime I have been there the sevice and food have been well worth the money - especially for a treat or a special occassion such as a birthday or Valentine's day. The food on the menu is in an Itlaian theme, and features such delights as asparagus ravioli and duck canelloni (the asparagus ...
...that dish!). Most of the food on the menu is quite rich, so it's not the place to go for a light meal, however, whenever I have been there I have not left with that horrible feeling of being too full where you alsmost feel ill, even though I have always had three courses there. Probably because their food isn't full of rubbish. They also have a really good selection of wines, even the cheaper one are good quality. They do a set menu on occassions ... Read review