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    Macellaio RC

    4.1 (54 reviews)
    PriceyItalian
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Carole J.

    We decided to try Macellaio based on the good reviews . What a disappointment !!!!!! I don't know how he got good reviews . The ambiance is nice , the atmosphere is cool and the waiters are friendly with positive attitude . As for the food , I don't know where to start . We ordered the meat Tbone dry aged , the waiter came with a huge piece of meat at the table . Once grilled , the steak shrunk in size it was small not sure 600 grams and it was so tough and and dry . We had dry aged meat before but this one was really dry , not sure if it was dry aged . My daughter had spaghetti , the portion was so tiny and not enough sauce . We were so disappointed especially when we had to 150 £. We left the restaurant hungry and not satisfied at all .

    Patrick K.

    Amazing--a meat eaters paradise. Had an incredible board and t-bone. The steak is super rare and is best for the person who loves a steak that is almost purple. Comes out sliced with nice coarse salt and the bone to gnaw on at the end. Also had the Tagliere Misto to start. All cuts were great but lardo was new to me, which I really enjoyed as they prepared it with the honey and walnuts. Went with a vegetarian who was able to find a couple pastas that were without meat. Also tasty. It definitely about the meats at this Italian restaurant.

    Enjoying my Bday...
    Adriano P.

    Really loved the place. Nice atmosphere and great service. We started with a nice Italian Malbec and bruscheta . Also a gorgozola fried cheese. Then we got an extraordinary Bistecca (T Bone) like 900 grams , aged, delicious accompanied with house potatos and Spinach. Everything was really amazing. Awesome quality and flavors.

    Michael B.

    Maeciello is a former neighborhood butcher shop turned into one of the hottest Italian Steak houses in London. . Aging meats hang from the shop window facing the street. Steaks are cut by hand at what was formerly the front butcher counter so ask for one of the few front tables of possible. It's small intimate and charming and fun to watch the hip butcher cut steaks and shave prosciutto san Danielle. I'm not a big steak guy, but the few timed a year i do have one I expect it to be delicious. i was not disappointed. My friend and I shared a 1 kg 42 day aged rib eye which was melt in your mouth delicious. Great service and Italian wine selection.

    700 g to share (medium rare)
    Clarissa Y.

    I would say that this restaurant is around 3.5 stars but leaning closer to a 3 rather than 4. ~ Atmosphere: Lovely atmosphere and a perfect place to take a date. It has a really sweet, Italian rustic feeling to it and the menus are printed on newspaper! I have to admit that it took me a while to figure out where my menu was! ~ Food: The food was great - a little bit on the pricey end but it makes for a posh evening out. We ordered 700 g of steak to share along with 3 sides - mash, roasted potatoes, and spinach. We also picked up a cured meats platter for my first taste of lardo. All the food was fantastic and I definitely recommend the steak! However, everything was a bit pricey and we ended the meal (no wine) at around £35 a head. Honestly, left not really feeling too satisfied compared to how much we paid. If I'm paying £35 a head I expect to be blown away. ~ Customer Service: Where the review goes from 4 stars to 3. The customer service wasn't great at all. My partner had his knife and fork taken away at the beginning of the meal - they were in boxes and the waitress took out my knife and fork and placed it on the table - took away the box, but then just ended up taking my partner's whole box away so he had 0 cutlery. We ended up asking for cutlery for him, had to ask 3 times before they actually gave it because I don't think the waitress understood what he was saying. She also kept taking away plates when we weren't finished, but without asking. Just ask - "are you finished with this?" Easy! But nope, she would walk right up and take away unfinished plates that still had food on it. Overall the customer service was extremely bizarre. --- For such a pricey restaurant, I expected more. The service was really bad, the food was OK - but definitely not worth the price tag. Overall, I wouldn't be opposed to coming back but next time, I'd probably find somewhere else.

    Maxela dining area
    Katie M.

    The meat at Maxela is melt-in-your-mouth deeeelicious. Sadly, the service isn't so heavenly! A friend and I visited Maxela a bit earlier than the normal dinner crowd so we were the only diners at the restaurant for at least 20-30 mins..which is why it was a bit frustrating that we had to wave our waiter over to order a bottle of wine. Three different bottles of white wine are on the menu, but they were out of stock on the two reasonably priced options. After ordering, our server never stopped by to check on us after delivering our super tasty Tagliere Misto and we had to flag him down for another basket of bread. Finally, what's up with the music at this place? 80's love ballads? I don't think I've heard Toni Braxton, Michael Bolton or Wind Beneath my Wings in at least 20 years!

    20 oz Costata del Macellaio with marinated veggies and garlic spinach
    David B.

    Meal: Dinner, dine in All Ratings out of 10: Quality of food: 6 Food to Spend Value: 6 Quality of Service: 8 Overall Rating: 6 I was in London for business and wanted to see if I could get a good steak. I was in South Kensington and, after checking some reviews, decided that Macellaio sounded interesting. A coworker and I walked over from our hotel for dinner. When you walk in, the first thing you notice is all the meat in a meat locker, which is pretty impressive if you are a carnivore such as I. Another thing that is a bit unusual is they bring out the raw cut first and give you the option to okay it before they grill it. This is not something I have seen in the US before, so it was a pretty cool experience. It also means the size isn't predefined, so if a piece of meat is either too small or too big, you can request a different one. They offer many cuts of meat, and after poring over the menu for a bit, I decided to go with the Costata del Macellaio, essentially a ribeye steak. I also ordered grilled vegetables and spinach as sides. I like my ribeye medium rare, and it was definitely cooked medium rare. It came out trimmed of the fat and sliced into many long pieces while still being in the shape of the original cut of meat. The steak was good, but it wasn't great, and I was a bit nonplussed by it being pre-sliced for me. There wasn't much seasoning, and the steak overall was a bit bland, which is surprising given that ribeye is typically one of the most flavorful steaks. My steak was a beast, weighing in at nearly 20 ounces (or just over half a kilogram for those who don't use the American measurement system), and yet it overall was a bit of a disappointment. Maybe I have just been spoiled by the super high end grain fed beef we get in the US, but I was not impressed with the steak. The sides were also interesting. The grilled vegetables were marinated and served in a cylindrical lump, which I found to be an odd presentation. They tasted good but again not great, and they definitely weren't exactly what I was expecting. I did really enjoy the spinach, which was sauteed with garlic and chili. It had a nice flavor and was really quite good, though it did border on having too much garlic. I wanted to try some dessert, so I chose the Latte Dolce Fritto, which were like sweet cream filled fritters with sugar on the outside. They had a nice light batter and a very nice creamy inside that was sweet and refreshing. They weren't very heavy and were a nice way to end the meal. The atmosphere was nice inside and definitely felt cozy and warm. The service was exceptional, and our waiter was very helpful and attentive. The quality of the food was good, but the steak was not up to my standards, and as a result I felt like it was a bit pricey. I really wanted to like Macellaio more than I did, but I felt like it was fairly pedestrian. It is definitely worth going to for the atmosphere, and perhaps there are other cuts of meat there I would like better, but a ribeye is one of my litmus tests for a steak house, and it did not pass.

    Rear steak
    Kate S.

    Unreal. Let them order for you. My husband and I came here for our anniversary and had the "butchers salad", rear steak, cabbage, salad with aged balsamic, cheesecake and lemoncelo. No one spoke English except for us and it was honestly spiritual. We both had chills eating. Highly, highly recommend!!!!

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    Great service and excellent food and wine and other drinks a great selection. The meat is cooked as it's suppose to be not over cooked

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    This place had unbelievable food, service, and atmosphere. Would go back in a heartbeat!! Treat yourself and GO!

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