C London

That place is really what you call OVERRATED! My family & I went to have dinner in there a while ago for the first time in that place. Despite the unfriendly staff member –unwarm welcoming– that has doubted our reservation mixing it with another person name & his head to toe look, the place was very noisy & croweded, we felt as if we were suffocating with the décor tightness & crowdness of people.
We had a set menu at that day, the food were horrible, they gave us 3 different dishes of fish which was too much! I was literally crying on the inside in every bite! & the dessert was inedible disaster! & the total amount was insane! The only good thing about it is that we spotted some celebrities having dinner & someone proposed to another! Which was deeply romantic & touching! & oh they even had a small singing band, Other than that it was a one time only experience & it shall never be repeated!

The place is meant for people watching, which isn’t necessarily my thing, but I guess it was good to try. It’s jammed packed, especially on the weekends and quite a few celebrities showed up when I was there. It’s not very intimate and it’s quite loud. Food was solid though. Wine was nice as well. Pretty expensive for the quality you get.

Imagine a movie produced by Harvey Weinstein, directed by Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep. It SHOULD be the bomb, right? Except it sucks, and no one can make peace with it. That’s C London. It’s hard to make peace with the fact that a restaurant in Mayfair with such a popular «name» and that charges an average of £30 PER DISH is JUST mediocre… and yet, here we are.
Went there for dinner last night with a couple of friends, and we ate. We had a bunch of ok starters, like the burrata and the calamari, and then lamb chops (literally just grilled with a side dish of steamed veg. Big whoop), Pappardelle with ragu (also just «blah») and a bunch of overpriced sashimi type dishes.
The ambiance is awful too. It’s a big, personality-​free dining room, no décor and no atmosphere, super bright lights.
The highlight was a merengue cake. And normally I hate meringue, so go figure.
I don’t know, this place is a mystery to me. Sooner or later people are going to start figuring out that a fancy name doesn’t excuse average food, and hopefully this place will call it a day.

This place always delivers. Great service, food and atmosphere. I go there once a year when visiting London. Always save room for dessert here. Make reservations cause it gets busy. Never had a bad item on the menu.

I’ve been to Cipriani in New York, and I wasn’t such a fan. However, I’m happy to report being much happier with the London location.
Panic struck my friends and I at 6PM Friday evening when we realized we had nowhere booked for a dinner with a friend of ours who’d come in from Spain. Luckily, we pulled off a reservation at Cipriani.
The bill came to about 55 pounds a head for four people. Here’s what we ordered in order of yummiest to least yummy:
— Bellinis (4) — YUM. These are brilliant.
— Vanilla Cake with soft meringue (1) — YUM. Very different from other cakes I’d had, and very very worth ordering, if they have it.
— Pasta with ham and pancetta — Really great flavor! The quality of the pasta was excellent.
— Pasta with tomato sauce — Boring sauce, but the quality of the pasta was superb
— Burrata appetizer
— Chocolate Cake — Just OK.
— Salad — I was none too pleased that plain lettuce with olive oil ran us 11 pounds, but I suppose that’s to be expected at a place like this. I recommend giving the vegetables a miss when you come here.
All in all, a lovely treat. I definitely recommend sharing a main course, as we did, if you don’t want to go broke.

You can have a nice meal here. Not the best meal of your life but nice. It’s expensive. And it’s not a red sauce place. It’s continental. Order fish. Ignore the prices. Hope someone else is paying. The veggies on the side are nice.

The C was recommended to us as the restaurant in central London. We would disagree on that.
You basically sit in one big hall which is not necessarily nice as it can be very loud.
The food was average and for a price not including wine of approx. GBP 100, — per person it was not worth it at all.
No creativity as you would expect from a restaurant like this and in our opinion not worth going again.
There are many places around much better than this.

Was invited for lunch with a family friend. Definitely a place where you automatically feel like aristocracy when you walk in. The food was excellent (the Chilean Sea Bass was succulent and tender) and the dessert was light and airy (vanilla meringue), with a nice finish of machiatto. Altough we were waited upon efficiently and courteously, they did forget several items (such as side dishes) or even got the order wrong, but quickly fixed the issue. Overall, you need to know that you’re paying a premium for the name/​reputation of the place rather than the food, as I’ve had comparably excellent dishes at lower prices elsewhere. In these demanding economic times, restaurants such as these need to offer more for a bit less, or at least offer something special for the same prices currently listed.

My first visit to this Italian restaurant in Mayfair… definitely my last… extremely noisey, tables squashed together, there was a massive Q, they gave our reservation to someone else by mistake so we ended up Queuing for ages. Food was nice, but not well presented at all when you think about the prices and and reputation of the place. A big let down. Seems to be a place to be seen, more plastic and Big Brother style than chic Italian eatery…

The food was simply prepared, fish done almost as well as some of the best I’ve had in Venice. the service was good. And dessert was one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever had. I would give this restaurant higher marks, but for two problems — first, the tables are squeezed in far too close to each other. I’m a thin guy, but squeezing us into a tiny spot was silly. And second, the place was entire too loud … so much so, one could hardly hear one’s self think. they need either carpet on the floors, or fabric on the walls to soften the hard surfaces to absorb sound. The food was good enough that I would gladly consider eating there again. but only after they’ve taken steps to dampen the noise.

In my life I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy The Cipriani in Venice, Harry’s Bar in both Venice and Florence, and having many lunches with my father — always in his beautifully tailored Morty Sills’ suit — at Cipriani’s, off the lobby of the Sherry, in NYC. That’s why it’s so sad to have recently experienced Mr. C in Beverly Hills and London. The service, the food, and the ambience have become a shadow of their former selves. So sad that what was once a destination for those desiring a true Italian culinary experience has become an impersonal inedible corporate disaster. You guys were so good. You’ve forgotten your regulars to appease the paparazzi waiting outside the front door. Eye candy doesn’t take the place of charm and fine food. Get your game back, please!

Great experience. We had a table of 4 and enjoyed ourselves imensely. The food was 1^st class and the drinks even better… if you haven’t had the Ciprianis Prosecco then you don’t know what you are missing…
Service is extremely attentive and the ambiance is just cozy and yet sophisticated at the same time…
Will be back for sure…

The concierge recommended Cipriani as a boxing day opening. It was similar to Olive Garden in Williamsport, Pennsylvania only the service was worse. The maitre de was amazing and I recommend the restaurant on his looks alone.

Ok, here’s the thing… the whole point of Cipriani is absoutely not the food despite the fact that it should be given the prices… I have eaten here, courtesy of my rather lovely and very rich best friend several times and the bills we have managed to rack up between us have been staggering…(anywhere from £330−440 depending on the wine/​champagne consumed) and whilst the food is never memorable the ambience and enjoyment always is.
The last time we ate there was for my birthday and a typical example of a lunch at Cripriani… I arrived there 12.30pm and was showed to gorgeous banquette table by a very elegant and polished matire d who immediately asked if I wanted a Bellini in a way that broached no arguments, he was just the right side of flirtatious… not outwardly so but just enough to make me feel that the effort I’d made to look good was worth it… he disappeared to get my drink and looking round the restaurant I spotted Sarah Ferguson (much prettier in real life) and Roger Moore and his new wife (both looking very thin and soignee). The whole atmostphere is very ‘moving and shaking’ and feels in part like a very exclusive club.
My Bellini arrived courtesy of a white coated waiter, really nice champagne, really fresh peach juice… all fine except it’s served by the thimble full rather than in a proper champagne flute… a little stingy to say the least but it was very nice though never seems to be quite chilled enough but maybe that’s just my own personal taste. The menus and bread were bought as the place started to fill up with lots of ‘meedja’ types and pretty (and some not so pretty) ladies who lunch adorned with handbags and shoes that just screamed (or in some cases screeched) money… but not necessarily class…(ouch…who knew I could be such a bitch) and I noted that nearly everyone had a Bellini to start with… that’s some racket they got going there.
To the food… I had the crab salad… nice…ok nice rather that swoon nice… lacking in seasoning and presentation nice… my friend had the Tagliatelle gratinati… AMAZING. AMAZING AMAZING… home made pasta cooked al dente then tossed with a cream, ham and cheese and served gratinated… every mouthful must contain a thousand calories but ohmygod… it was soooooooooooooo good. for main course… I had the starter portion of tagliatelle… see above and my friend who specifically ordered a dover sole on the bone was disappointed by the filleted fish that was literally dumped on a cold plate and placed before him… it was a minnow… or at least it looked that way… he sent it back and requested another one… served on the bone this time and on a warmed plate… after a little huffing and puffing the waiter agreed although not before a colleague of his had come over to argue the case… the second fish arrived and was just as small… at around £30+ a pop it wasn’t as it should have been… the side orders were all good, a nicely dressed salad, fries and really good zucchini fritti.
We sat drinking perfectly chilled champange all afternoon and had a lovely time as no one rushed us along etc and the atomosphere was lovely throughout the lunch… the service is very good, officious and occasionally snooty but everything arrives as and when it should and there is a feeling of being looked after.
To get to my original point I always have a fabulously gorgeous time here and sometimes nothing else will do when I’m in the mood for the glitz and glamour and want to dress up and feel like part of the Eurotrash jet set but if I want good Italian food then there are much much better restauants in London. Oh I nearly forgot… half way through lunch Kelly Brook walked in… A or Z list depending on whether you’re male or female but either way an absolutely stunning woman.

I love the Cipriani in Venice and have enjoyed the one in New York very much. But the London location doesn’t stack up. The food is good but not on par (the others are sensational, whereas this one is adequate). The furnishings are rich but cold and the lighting very bright. When you walk in, all heads turn to check out your grand entrance. This is a place to see and be seen by people that mainly go out to be seen by other people, which doesn’t make them the most agreeable fellow diners — and certainly not the place where the kind of people you really want to see would go. Perhaps that’s why the tables are arranged the way they are and the lighting is so bright? On a positive note, I’ve always found the staff to be super efficient and attentive.

hey this is another restaurant where I would suggest to go. we were celebrating a birthday party, it was quite a high price, but the restaurant, the service it worth it. we had a great time there. it is very central too.

Probably the most traditional Italian restaurant in London BUT the prices
I have been there 5 times, I love the food (I have been to the original Harry’s bar in Venice) but come on. 2 people brunch (my latest one) half carafe of wine £180 !! Why?!
The only place I can feel like Italy, amazing desserts and main courses.
It is ironic that they supposed to be an Italian cantina or brasserie when you ask for some proper wine glasses (which they do not have) but the prices show of a 3 starred restaurant!
Yes it is a place to see and be seen (I was there with R. Cavali, Simon from X-​factor etc).
Good to have an idea how proper Italian looks like!

A Swiss acquaintance of mine has read about Cipriani, at that time it was the hot spot to go to. I constantly monitor the newspaper, where now and then this and that celebrity has dined at this very popular Italian place. It makes me laugh, as I have been there and know what it is all like.
If you ask my opinion, it was very sterile and tedious. There was no atmosphere, but it might have been more because of the people who ate there then the restaurant actually itself. I remember we went with an older acquaintance of ours and we were two girls. You can think your own story about what they made up about us. However, we perfectly suited the image of the table placed next to us: an older gentleman and his spouse with pumped up lips and ball formed décolleté. I had my eyes and ears more over there then on our table.
Even though I found it hilarious, I will not have the urge to go there again and if any man would ask me out for a date there, I would be mortified.
The spaghetti vongle were not al dente enough. Maybe my expectations were to grand. At least now I know what Cipriani is like when I read in the newspaper where Danny Cipriani, the former rugby player took out his girlfriend Kelly Brook for a meal.

Still find it amazing that people still go to Cipriani and complain about the price — we all know that it’s going to be expensive. I enjoyed myself but was not overally impressed with the resturant, I’d heard so much about it so was probably had high expectations, my advise don’t. Have a lovely evening anyway and the service was impeccable! Very relaxing and chilled resturant, could of sat there all day drinking red!!! But make sure you bring your cheque book! Table of 4 came to £500! Thats starters, mains, deserts and 2 bottles of red!
Also its a celebrity haunt so keep your eyes peeled! Duran duran was there!

Once I saw Tom Ford leaving the restaurant and a paparazzi on a bike, waiting outside. A place to be and to be seen! ;)