An unapologetically flamboyant pleasure palace of Italian kitsch featuring disco toilets, retractable roofs, and excessive tableside theatrics.
Ordering Strategy
Bring a group to tackle the formidable portion sizes, lean into the theatrical 'Instagram' dishes like the cheese wheel pasta, and save room for the massive desserts.
What to order
Pistachio Profiterole
A 'massive' and 'jaw-slackening' dessert that critics say is worth visiting for alone—even suggesting you 'maybe just come here for dessert.'
Truffle Pasta in Pecorino Wheel
The restaurant's 'famous' viral centerpiece: a large serving for two of truffled spaghetti, mixed tableside within a 4kg wheel of pecorino cheese.
Crocchette Di Vitello Tonnato
Spherical croquettes of braised and shredded veal served with tonnato sauce; critics noted if these were served at a party, you'd 'loiter by the kitchen door' to snaffle them.
Crudo Di Gambero Con Caviale
A 'standout dish' that showcases 10g of Italian black caviar alongside Sicilian Gambero Rosso di Mazara ceviche and bufala milk.
What to skip
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Signal Score
Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.
Top critic: Jay Rayner (80%)
Editorial Weight 55 pts
Authority + depth + recency
Agreement 8 pts
How aligned the critics are
Coverage 10 pts
How many real review signals exist
Public Signal 15 pts
Google rating + volume
Boosts 0 pts
Manual boosts + hidden gem
Review signals
3 Elite · 1 Editorial · 5 total signals
Public signal
4.8★ (23,000 reviews)
Good to know
The 'disco toilet' in the basement is a mandatory photo stop; booking is essential as it fills up weeks in advance; the venue spans four floors with varying botanical themes.
Locations
Trust signals
- ○Not yet visited
- mediumConfidence level
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