Italian
39 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London W1K 2HP
Latest critic review: October 02, 2009
Modern Italian in the heart of Mayfair by Chef Michele Granziera
Michele Granziera spent six years honing his skills at Zafferano but this Italian restaurant at the Millennium Mayfair hotel doesn't appear to have won many fans. The fault could be either the laboured concept of sharing dishes or the fact that the dishes themselves aren't as nice as they should be. Either way - it needs to do better to stand out as a hotel restaurant that wishes to attract non-residents to its tables.
Critic Reviews
Zoe Williams Telegraph
Reviewed on October 02, 2009
"All of it, in short, was either very special and amazing, or quite inexplicable." READ REVIEW
Marina O'Loughlin Metro
Reviewed by January 20, 2009
"Avista reminds me a bit of Theo Randall at The Intercontinental: a terrific chef let down by his environment, compelled to play to an audience of tourists either too lazy to explore or delivered there by the arcane society of concierges." READ REVIEW
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh London Lite
Reviewed on November 19, 2008
"...aside from the name, which sounds off-puttingly like a hopeful team from The Apprentice, Avista is streets ahead of its peers." READ REVIEW
"Aubergine Parmigiano can be a lovely dish: crisp, light and comfortingly old-fashioned. The example at Avista, served in too copious an amount on a swooping, white, very Moderne dish, had drowned in its own tomato sauce." READ REVIEW
Dos Hermanos Dos Hermanos
Reviewed on October 08, 2008
"What I do care about though, is what I shove down my throat and what I was pushing down my orifice tonight at Avista was pretty nasty." READ REVIEW
