An excellent breakfast! The hostess, my server, and the omelette chef were friendly and efficient. The omelette was delicious. Prepared quickly and exactly as ordered. The cold buffet is also top-notch. A large selection of breads, cheeses, spreads, humus, and fresh fruit. Mercante is one of the few breakfast places worth a visit even if not a guest of the hotel. read more

Mercante - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Breakfast, lunch, or dinner - having had each meal at this hotel resto at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane was impressive, comfortable, and tasty, this combination is something that's not common at many hotel eateries. Many mornings we began the day at an expansive window table overlooking passersby on Piccadilly and The Green Park across the street - great seats, wonderful view. Their Cappuccinos and Full English Breakfast was great too. Though their menu is not extensive, their renditions are good, especially the Fusilli Putanesca and Parmesan Arancini are extremely good, and very worthwhile. The atmosphere is modern, tasteful and the design is conducive to a mild din - where you can have a reasonably quiet conversation. Overall, from breakfast to lunch, to snacks, to evening meal, very good. Kudos to the Staff and Kitchen, well deserved. read more

We had a great experience with our family for dinner. The vegetarian risotto was delicious, the steak was well cooked & seasoned, the kids pizza was delicious even for adults. Make sure you save room for dessert as the gelato & cannoli were delicious. The service was amazing as well. read more

Will not return nor recommend. Waitress is impatient and snapping at us for requesting a small change due to a dietary concern. This has not been a good experience. Ambiance outside is noisy on Piccadilly. Sheraton Grand Hotel has polite professionals, the wait staff in this attached restaurant do not have the same characteristics. Dirty cutlery, under cooked and not fully cut pizza, asian tamarind flavors on the octopus in an Italian restaurant. For much better Italian try either Theos on the Terrace at the Intercontinental 3 doors down or the quieter and intimate Misto in Shepherds Market, less than a 5 minute walk. read more

Great food and wine with a relaxing atmosphere and top notch service. we enjoyed the evening and conversation with Paolo!

Mercante is a new Italian restaurant as part of the Park Lane Hotel restaurant in Green Park. It's concept is bringing in the traditional Italian affair in the form of small plates, made for sharing. Decor is elegant and sophisticated with some classical escapism with its early 20th century decor. Tables and seats were in the yellow theme and gave the restaurant a nice bright atmosphere. Doesn't feel like the usual hotel restaurant but definitely one it's own unique character to it. Service is the only thing that upset our experience. For just three people we wanted to order smaller dishes to share among all of us but felt quite pushed into ordering medium sizes. We found it hard to say no seeing how friendly and assertive they were but it did meant a lot of food was leftover and wasted. Other than that staff were very knowledgeable and efficient. Prosciutto crudo, wild boar with Asiago and pecorino sardo cheese (all medium sized) An excellent quality of cured meats and cheeses. The prosciutto was sliced incredibly thin and moist. It was so tender with rich umami flavours and cured perfectly so it wasn't salty at all. Wild boar was slightly thicker with more of a gamey richer taste and just as high quality. The cheeses could have been presented better but were nice and fresh, very flavoursome and creamy Potato croquettes These were delicious and had a surprising filling of melted mozzarella which gave it that lovely stretchy bouncy texture against the golden crisp breadcrumb batter and fluffy mash potato. The size of each one was very generous and even though they were deep fried they felt very light and greaseless showing skillful cooking Arancini Excellent contrast in texture between the crispy crust and the lovely al dente rice. The pulled pork inside was very succulent and sweet and with help from the melted cheese inside it remained moist and help boost its umami flavours. Even though there was no sauces inside quality ingredients provided sufficient flavour Pizzetta del giorno Something so simple as cheese and tomato pizza was incredibly satisfying. They got the ratio perfect with the thin base that had a nice chew to it and a light and fresh zesty tomato sauce accompanied by a generous topping of a high quality melted mozzarella, sweet and mild in flavour Polpettine in tomato These were nice but had the potential to be better. They were slightly over cooked so it was quite dense and lacked bounce. It could have also done with some greens to boost its flavour and texture. However the beef was very flavoursome, rich and carried enough flavour to make the dish yummy. The zesty tomato sauce also added moisture and gave it a nice refreshing touch Linguine, clams and bottarga A wonderfully composed pasta dish. The linguine was perfectly al dente with a light coating of cream, just enough to keep the dish moist without making it too heavy. Cleverly using bottarga to boost its seafood flavours, as well as making its savoury flavours more interesting against the juicy clams. Very moreish Asparagus & Parmesan custard bruschetta The Parmesan was a fine creation and I very much so enjoyed the milky smooth consistency of it but the dish itself wasn't very well designed. The bread wasn't the fluffiness of kind and so wasn't great at soaking up the cheese. The shaved asparagus seems a bit out of place and didn't add much to the dish being simply blanched Rabbit alla cacciatore One of the best rabbit dishes I've had. Being slow cooked and its meat wrapped in its own skin, the result was phenomenal. It was like a crossover between duck and pork with its sweet fatty poultry flavours from the skin and tenderness of pork belly. The meat was so soft it was effortlessly to bite into. The braising sauce was fantastic, savoury and full of depth and complexity from the juices leaked into it from the rabbit Parmigiana I thought I tried enough parmigiana in my lifetime to be surprised and blown away. These were probably one of the best versions I've had. Comprised of several layers of baked aubergine it gave it somewhat a meaty texture. It was perfectly soften and silky with a very well made tomato sauce that was rich in umami which had its flavours accentuated by the high quality of melted cheese on top Roast potatoes rosemary Sadly these were undercooked making the texture still quite hard inside rather than fluffy. It's a shame as we saw the potential flavours that could have make this dish quite nice to have as a side. Overall we did have quite a memorable experience at Mercante and most of the dishes were fantastic, all made with the highest quality of ingredients. It is an excellent idea to introduce a menu where you can choose your serving size so you can either have it as a starter or a main. Definitely better for sharing. However little work can be done on the presentation and staff definitely needs further training on recommended dishes and the appropriate amount and sizes. read more

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I came into this meal with high expectations and was pretty disappointed. I was staying in the hotel and it seemed like a convenient and tasty dinner option on a lazy weeknight. The restaurant was not crowded, and I was seated immediately. Unfortunately, for most of the rest of the night I had to flag down a waiter every time I needed anything. I ordered a glass of wine and the lobster gnocchi. Instead of being actual gnocchi with lobster inside, I was served a number of small (think crab-cake sized), mushy solids with a piece of lobster a top each. It was beautifully presented, but I'd argue not actually what the dish is marketed as, and for the price of the entree it was small and left me still hungry. The lobster was tasty but unfortunately the "gnocchi" itself was a flop. They were mushy with an odd, slightly cheesy taste. I'd be willing to try again with a different dish if staying in the hotel again, but with so many excellent French restaurants in Mayfair, I would not go out of the way to visit this one. read more

Mercante - Lobster gnocchi - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Great service. very responsive to our requests. They were out of some items do to the crowds during the QE2 funeral. Food was fine but nothing made us drop the fork. read more

Excellent service and food. The staff was nice, pasta and seafood was fresh. Close to the Park Plaza and the London Eye.

On trip in July, on Piccadilly, near hard rock cafe, across from green park. They had Sunday proseco brunch. 2 course 15 or 3 course 20 pounds. My husband had seafood linguini and sorbet, I had bruschetta and eggplant parm. All darn good. It was late lunch 2:30ish, not crowded, good bread and olive oil. Quiet vs crowds of tourists in line to go into hard rock or drinking crowd few steps away at Sam and whisky. This place is recommended if you need a break from it all, noise, tourists, walking. read more

Fantastic food will eat there again. The food was great and the service was exceptional. There Seabass and clam with mushrooms dish was exceptional. Highly recommend it. read more

This meal was wonderful. It was late at night and we were hungry and staying at the Park London hotel. This was the best meal of 10 days in London. We started off sharing a few things and kept ordering. The service was perfect and we felt like we were having an authentic meal in Italy. read more