Italian
1 Snowden Street, Broadgate West, London EC2A 2DQ
Latest critic review: July 24, 2011
Italian Cuisine in the heart of the city
Francesco Mazzei, formerly of St Alban,helms this high-end Italian restaurant, aimed at separating still-employed bankers from what remains of their bonuses. It's expensive,sure, but when the food and the architecture are this good, most reviewers felt it was worth pushing the boat out for.
Critic Reviews
AA Gill Sunday Times
Reviewed on July 24, 2011
"L’Anima is a horrid restaurant that serves good food charmingly. It’s a lot better than the customers deserve, and perhaps, one day, it will own its name without irony." READ REVIEW
Matthew Norman Guardian
Reviewed on October 31, 2009
"Chef Francesco Mazzei's food... is soulful in the extreme, bursting with the vibrancy of (primarily southern) Italian cooking, and worth the slightly eye-watering cost." READ REVIEW
"My own Angus beef carpaccio with homemade pickles was delicious, the rare meat sliced so thinly that it looked pinkly translucent on the plate." READ REVIEW
"Excellent tiramisu, great wine list, very attentive and well-informed service, near-perfect coffee, and a bill only a couple of quid shy of the one Barack Obama will have got for his US election campaign." READ REVIEW
Terry Durack
Independent
Reviewed on November 16, 2008
"...there is no doubt that Francesco Mazzei, like Giorgio Locatelli 10 years ago at Zafferano, is a brilliant star in the making." READ REVIEW
Zoe Williams Telegraph
Reviewed on August 03, 2008
"I urge a visit, in summary, and fast, before it's too full to book or, alternatively, the recession bites and the angry masses burn it down." READ REVIEW
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh London Lite
Reviewed on July 16, 2008
"L'Anima may be one to save for special treats, but it treats you very well in return." READ REVIEW
John Walsh Independent
Reviewed on July 12, 2008
"This is a ravishing addition to the London restaurant scene. If the food isn't quite as spiritual, or as excitingly innovative, as you're led to expect, it's certainly good enough to justify a night out among the City boys and the supermodels." READ REVIEW
Jay Rayner Observer
Reviewed on July 06, 2008
"For when food is as good as this, when the sensual and the physical become one, it does indeed transport you to another place. What can I tell you? The for sale sign goes up outside my house tonight." READ REVIEW
"L'Anima is about as expensive as an Italian restaurant can get but if you are up for paying these prices it's worth every penny. It makes you like London better to know that such a place can be created here and, I hope, sustained - even in these times." READ REVIEW
Elena Berton Time Out
Reviewed on June 19, 2008
"L’Anima is the place where City types on a generous expense accounts and affluent trend-setters will love being spotted flashing their black AmEx. Mere mortals will probably want to max out their nondescript plastic here only on special occasions." READ REVIEW
"Richard & Peter" Harden's
Reviewed on June 11, 2008
"This new Italian – in the City, of all places – is one of those rare restaurants that just knocks your socks off. Either we were extraordinarily lucky on our visit – it was, admittedly, one of those days when the sun was shining brightly – or this is a very significant addition to the London restaurant scene." READ REVIEW
"I had a good time here. The dishes are not cheap but the quality of the ingredients is excellent and the preparation sympathetic to those ingredients." READ REVIEW
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