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Scalini Restaurant - Ya - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Friend found this on our last night in London as we were staying nearby within walking distance. Servers were the friendliest staff and put my mind at ease when ordering due to my dairy restrictions. The ambiance in the restaurant is what I would imagine to be similar to Tuscany with tiles featuring hand painted lemons along the walls and chandeliers hanging throughout. The food was delicious and freshly prepared. Would definitely recommend and return. read more

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First time coming to Scalini! The staff, the room, the wine list, the food, the grappa at the end were first class!

Every single bite we had was delicious and well executed. We started with the carpaccio, prosciutto and melon, caprese and zucchini flowers and all were magnificent!! Veal, risotto and 2 pastas we had next didn't disappoint. The linguine vongole was one of the best I've ever had and it's one of my favorite dishes that I've ordered at too many restaurants to mention. Tiramisu was delightful. Impeccable service, great ambiance. Can't wait to go back! read more

Excellent food and great service! Busy, busy restaurant but atmosphere is wonderful. Pasta was excellent and desserts were fantastic! Will certainly come back again read more

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On the evening of September 30, 2023, around 8pm, after finishing my meal in the left side area on the second floor, when I wanted to pay the bill and leave, I stopped a waiter who was familiar with a flat head and should be Indian. At first, he pretended not to understand what I was saying and pretended to be fooling around. After I repeated it twice, he still couldn't help me pay the bill. In the end, he threw the bill directly in front of me and didn't use the card reader until I ask somebody else. The reset experience is very poor! I hope the relevant manager in charge can dismiss this employee. read more

This restaurant is my favourite italian restaurant in London, having tried most of them in the Knightsbridge area, this one is the best from quality of food and service! Other restaurants in the area have started lacking in either food or service but Scalinj has maintained it. The lovely restaurant owner has been singing and smiling in the restaurant since my parents would take me as a baby and he did a wonderful job of singing for my 30th at this visit :) Gem of Knightsbridge, I will always enjoy coming here. It is pricey but well worth it in my opinion. read more

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If you go to a restaurant used by the locals, you invariably now that it is going to be good. Scalini is used and frequented by Italian's and the descendants of Italians, so you need to know no more. Simply wonderful. A real Italian, served by Italians, run by Italians and serving some of the best Italian food in London. I have known Mario for some years now and he knows how to run a restaurant. I would imagine that he could run any type of restaurant as he is that good at it but the fact that he is Italian means he does this one very well. Old skool dishes and décor and the madness of the waiters ensure that you will eat very well and also be entertained whilst doing so. The menu doesn't change but I guess that doing so might effect what they have, so I guess the if it ain't broken adage comes into play. It will cost you more than some restaurents but bear in mind that it is based in Knightsbridge but more importantly it is the best ! Long live Scalini's read more

Scalini Restaurant - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

I was brought to Scalini one cold, rainy night after a week of practically starving to death due to picky eating. The food was fantastic and I quickly made up for the lack of calorie-intake from earlier in the week. My meal was flavorful, the service was lovely and one word (and this brings a tear to my eye as I recall the experience)...CHEESECAKE! I have had many a cheesecake in my day, in fact I feel like it's a personal mission to try every cheesecake that graces this earth, and I can safely say that this is the BEST cheesecake I have ever had. I am quite sure that the cheesecake here is perhaps "the best in the world". If it hasn't won an award already for "best cheescake ever", I'd be shocked. More than 6 months later, I still talk about this cheesecake and dream about ways to somehow get it shipped to me in dry ice. All in all, great restaurant; See you there next time I'm in London, and if we're dining together, please understand that we'll be starting and ending the meal with dessert (guess which one;) read more

The food and atmosphere of this Chelsea favorite are wonderful. Many of the staff have been there for more than 20 years, with some as long as 35. Their carpaccio sauce is legendary as is their spaghetti vongole. The atmosphere is warm and friendly and the staff are accommodating with any menu variants. If you are going to a game at Chelsea FC, this is the perfect pre or post match eatery. KRD NY read more

Good service and location. The food taste nice here. I'd like to give 4 stars. It would be better if the lobster spaghetti has more sauces. read more

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I dined alone and the service was attentive but not intrusive. My veal cutlet was yummy! The wine I ordered was a nice match of San Giovese grapes (i.e. Full bodied red, candied cherry, plum, vanilla butter flavors). I was too full so I skipped dessert but ordered espresso. It came with loads of biscotti, chocolate, strawberries- gratis! Wow! read more

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From decor to service, it lives up to its reputation. The food was just perfectly cooked and you won't be disappointed by the portion size either. I'd highly recommend choosing anything on the fish menu, it's all amazing! All the waiters are friendly and always come with a smile and a joke. The atmosphere is also rather chilled and quiet, people who know about this place respect it. You'll also be surprised on how many celebs have also visited, a wall of pictures will clarify that! Go, eat and enjoy! read more

one of the best Italian in London perfect pastas Lasagna is superb prawns with lemon and white sauce is a must ,order a side order of spaghetti with butter sauce read more

I came here based on the fabulous Yelp reviews I saw. Overall, this place is solid. But it is 4 stars solid, not 5 stars solid. When it's 5 stars solid you just know. I had the mixed salad to start, which was good but not inspired. When I asked the host whether be preferred the papardelle with shrimp or the spaghetti with seafood sauce, he punted and gave me a plate that was half of each. I still don't know if that was awesome or just weird. At any rate, the main courses were both good. Between the two, I would pick the spaghetti with seafood sauce. It had a nice broth and heartiness to it. read more

Thoroughly enjoyed this place! Went with a London local who knew to order the spaghetti lobster, which is not on the menu, but amazing. It has an authentic italian feel to it with the slightly arrogant waiter - but somehow they pull it off and it becomes part of the charm. It seems quite popular so I would book in advance! read more

Felt like a queen and the service was so amazing. Stopped in without a reservation and promised to be out in 3 hours and it was so wonderful. Best tortellini I ha e ever had. read more

My favorite restaurant in London. Food is excellent staff are helpful and friendly. The atmosphere is fantastic, love the buzz. Expensive yes, but remember you are in SW3 and the food and the whole will not disappoint. read more

This restaurant was delicious! We were having a drink up the street at The Enterprise and a Colleague told us that this was one of his favorite restaurants. I'm so glad we took his advice and dined in. The service was WONDERFUL and the food was even better. This is fresh, full plate, Italian food. On recommendation from the waiter, we ordered calamari, carpaccio, the gnocchi with pesto and the linguini with crab (off menu). Each thing was perfect in its own way. My only regret is that we were too full for dessert (although not too full for the delicious biscotti they dropped off with the check). I liked the food so much I didn't photograph it (which is a big deal for me). Go here. Trust me! read more

It was so dissapointing that I am not even motivated to explain why. I mean, yes it is upscale, it is located in a fancy neighborhood, it is very expensive BUT WHY would you serve these underwhelming, over salted and tasteless dishes?? We were 8 and beside the lasagna dish and the veal with lemon and butter, the other dishes we had were really mediocre. I don't even want to talk about the dessert but man, how can you screw up the profiteroles?? Maybe that was an off day for me or for them or maybe I was expecting more from such place. And needless to say that I won't be returning as London has too many good restaurants to lose your time in an overrated one. read more

Scalini London- Definitely the best in the Knightsbridge/Chelsea area. Compared to many other restaurants in this quarter the prices are reasonable and the quality does meet the standards. I wouldn't consider it as super "upscale" because the food looks more casual but food was amazing, considering that there are tons of good Italian restaurants in town. The pasta, the meat and the dessert were all amazing while the service was also pretty good. btw, I've been here two times and both of the taxi drivers headed straight here without asking the address. read more

My family and I had an amazing time here on a Saturday night. The smoked Scottish salmon was super fresh as an app. I had the breaded veal with a spicy spaghetti on the side for my main and lemme tell u......that combo was excellent. The veal was super thin and very nicely cooked. The breading had that very faint crunch to it without overpowering the meat. The spicy spaghetti along side of the veal was a perfect compliment. Very tasty tomato sauce. The wine and service were excellent. Mario is just a baller, plain and simple. Holler at him and tell him jon from the states sent you. read more

Scalini has one of the best pizzas in all of Belfast. Sometimes the service can be more attentive and often inexperienced, but the food is great and worth visiting. read more

My friends and I literally stumbled on this restaurant on our way to South Kensington for food - but we were so hungry that we just decided to give it a try. Very dated decor and an authentic Italian feel to it - seemed to be frequented by the neighbourhood (it's smack in the heart of Chelsea). We were brought a place of bruschetta/olives for the table - didn't realise until the bill came that it would be £3 a head for the cover. £12 pounds for 4 people for some olives and tomato bread? Overcharging in my opinion. This place is expensive. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for paying exorbitant amounts of money for good food, but 20 pounds for seafood linguine - calamari, few clams, a few flakes of fish. 20 POUNDS for that?! It was tasty, with tomato based sauce...but geez, for the sparse amount of seafood it's definitely NOT worth 20 pounds. At least if there was a piece of lobster I could justify the price, not to mention I can get a similar/if not better dish for half the price at most Italian places! My friend had the lamb chops (£25ish if I remember correctly) - you get 3/4 pieces, and a side of "seasonal vegetable" (translation: carrots and broccoli) will set you back another £4. No alcohol, pasta, olives, service set me back £26. It actually pained me to pay. Give me £26 and I can probably make a nice big seafood casserole and afford to throw in some fresh pasta too. read more

We visited Scalini about a month ago with couple of friends. We ordered approximately 3-4 appetizers, a bottle of red, 4 different mains and 2 types of desserts. Our meal was delicious however I didn't think it was outstanding. One of the down sides of our night was the service though. Besides getting spilled wine on me, our waiter actually dropped a full glass of water near my foot, which broke in shatters and we literally had to pick up the glasses ourselves to make sure no one will step on them. Other tables were sort of staring at us during our struggle so I'm quite positive that wait staff also witnessed our performance but we only received a mere 'sorry' in return. I think Scalini will do just fine as there seems to be a lot of fans of the restaurant out there but we will definitely not be coming. read more

very posh yet so cozy~ the staff really make an effort to be professional and accommodating~ You definitely feel special if someone takes you here~ =) reservations are a must~ food is good~ a bit salty for my tastes honestly~ I loved that it was so cozy though~good use of mirrors and pretty orchids adorning the tables~ although it was kind of a small place~ it was very posh~ the table set up was up to par and decor is nice as well~ the table olives and bruschetta were awesome! very big juicy olives~ we started with the buffalo mozerella & langoustines~ then i had the seafood spaghetti which had a very good selection of seafood in it~ But i could barely finish the spaghetti~ then....we shared a Tiramisu which was the BEST....with a cup of coffee~ the only reason I give it 3 stars is because i thought the food was a bit salty~ BUT...the person I went with says it's his favorite restaurant~ =) What I liked: 1. Ambiance 2. olivess & bruschetta 3. Tiramisu read more

The best italian restaurant ever in London..you feel like you are in Rome..the staff are friendly..strongly recommend it. read more

Scalini Restaurant - Arabiata my favorite - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Everything was amazing and fresh! The staff could not have been nicer or more accommodating. Do not hesitate to eat here!

Same quality of food since I knew this restaurant not like other restaurant in the area. Always nice crowd, waiters and managers are super nice and try they best to give the full experience! I prefer it for lunch, then a nice walk around the area. read more

A good restaurant withe your love in London you can Enjoy and the food like home Made The waiters friendly rely best one in the world every visit to London Freest think eat in scalini read more

Scalini Restaurant - Spaghetti Lobster - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

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Nice Italian restaurant few minutes from Brompton Road. The food it's amazing. Can be really crowded sometimes,so necessary a booking. The only down point it's about the waiters in the moment that it's bussy they are not very attentive and considering how many they are this shouldn't happen. read more

Bad service noisy noise staff.. Good food though But the attitude is not worth realy.. Ita more for the regular customers.. read more

Wow beyond belief. The spare ribs alone are worth 5 stars. The service alone is worth 5 stars. This place is just the best! The gnocchi..... was spicy like I asked for! The rssberry cheesecake just melted in my mouth. Wowowowwowow. read more

Would like to share a story with you people. So all started when I wanted to have good Italian food for lunch. So first I checked what was time that restaurant works, that was 12pm-3am. No breaks after lunch etc. so I booked at a table for 2 at 15:00 for lunch. Was expecting Italian good all day little that I knew stuff that works there are mean and rude and don't accommodate you as guests. They didn't let us in to have lunch even tho I told them my reservation name. Reason was "chef left at 14:45". I made them sure I will leave the worst review they could ever imagine. Don't go to this place if u don't want your day to be ruined read more

We had lunch today, our 4th visit in the last 10 years. It's has an attractive inside decor and is very cozy, the tables are tightly spaced. The service is very attentive, but sometimes when they get busy, you have to get their attention. We have always had fantastic pasta and delightful meals. Today, we had the the pasta with clams, the prosciutto and melon, and the lamb kidneys. All were excellent. We have really enjoyed our meals at Scalini's and will return again. read more

I always love going here...food is not the best BUT they always make it fun and the atmosphere is always buzzing. Mario is my favorite.

Scalini was really good. It was packed with people (always a good sign), and we were seated promptly without a reservation - yay! The waiters are all friendly Italians and all the dishes were good. Quite possibly the best rack of lamb I've had. read more

The host was generous enough to squeeze the two of into what was apparently a full Thursday evening service without a reservation. The ambiance while you wait is a bit ridiculous since you are left in a narrow hallway and have to move back and forth when diners are trying to get past you on their way in or out. Once inside we were seated in a very lively and friendly atmosphere, and were immediately intercepted by a waiter to help us with the seating and to take our drink order. Olives and bruschetta were brought to the table gratis - not the norm back in the States. Surprisingly our meal came out within the expected window of time considering the busy evening: Veal Milanese - best I've ever had and I've been having this from time to time for decades at some of the best places around for this dish. Ok so it's just breaded veal but if you use great veal and cook it well it really is heaven! Veal Scallopini with Artichoke - just as well made and very tasty. Side of spaghetti marinara - wow this sauce was made with such care it too was maybe the best I've had. Now the slight downside, the waitstaff was swarming over a couple of VIP tables and did not return to ours or some others nearby without flagging them down. It appears other reviewers had this experience as well. Still this was the best -- and yes the most costly -- Italian meal I've had in years. read more

Delicious food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. One of the best Italian restaurants I've ever been to. They were very accommodating regarding a gluten allergy and offered a delicious GF pasta and incredible GF desserts. read more

Scalini what a place. Yes I have been going there since its inception back in the late 80' and I am glad to say that every time it's a joyous and complete experience in food fun and fuss. The food is not only good but VERY GOOD. The sole is the best in London, fresh, thick, tasty and huge, so is the veal escalope with butter and sage. I also recommend the Canestrini Nettuno and the seafood spaghetti with lobster. All of the above my favourite but plenty more on the menu to enjoy. Reading some of the few negative reviews I laugh as I can see that they did not understand either the food or the ambiance especially those that went there only one time. As a foodie I hope I know what I am talking about and there is, or never has been, any problem with the food. Italian 100% good food 100% service 100%. As an Italian Scalini is One of my three preferred Italian restaurants in London. Book, go and enjoy Thank you Valerio, Michael, and crew for giving me, my family and friend many years of good food and joy. read more