Sake & Beyond

We were there at the beginning of September this year. It was hot in London and all the windows were open and there was a special atmosphere for us. My wife forgot her fan, it took less than 10 seconds and the boss helped with a new one. The red wine was fantastic. I think it was a Primitivo. The Italian food is also 100% perfect and we have reserved a table for our visit in November. I forget something: We asked the lady from the service (or the boss wife) about some intersting adresses for a special item to shop in the city and she come back with a piece of paper and at least 5 adresses...welcome to the family !!

We walked by this restaurant the night before and thought we might give it a try the next day. Very easy to make a reservation for the next night. We had a starter, main, dessert, and drinks, and almost everything we tried were dishes we’d never tried before so we were a bit nervous. Everything was amazing! The food and drinks are delicious and elevated. Some of the comments I read before we went mentioned that it was overpriced. We did not feel this way. We thought the prices were about right for the value.

This has been my favorite Italian restaurant in London since I discovered it 6-7 years ago. We still explore new places, but while many are good, we always end up saying we should have gone to Vasco and Piero instead. That staff and service are always impeccable. It’s the perfect restaurant for before or after a show, a lovely lunch, or a special date. They are equally good at providing a faster paced meal if you need to get to a show, or facilitating a long relaxed dinner filled with wine and conversation. I have eaten there too many times to count and have never had an issue with anything I’ve ever ordered. Mostly we just sit there saying “omg this is so good”. I like food a lot, and while I rarely send things back, I am very critical. I enjoy digging into the good and bad parts of every dish with my partner and talking about the elements. I’m usually disappointed by at least one dish at every new restaurant I try, but Never at Vasco and piero. The simplest thing on their menu is usually stunning, sometimes sticking in our memory for years (I still think about the vegetable soup I had that couldn’t have been simpler and tasted like magic) It’s clear this place is a favorite with people in the soho theater/acting/film crowd as we have seen many recognizable faces. Do yourself a favor and eat here. Also, try the Tiramisu. My husband isn’t a coffee drinker and never liked tiramisu. He tried this one reluctantly on my recommendation and now it’s one of his favorite desserts in London (and he actively goes out with a desert club to try desserts all over the city). He orders it every time we eat there. I could talk about many different dishes I love eating there, but honestly everything is delicious. They have that magic that all good Italian food has, it seems simple, uses limited perfect ingredients, and you know you could try to make the same thing at home 1000 times and it would never taste like magic the way it does when prepared by their kitchen with their specially sourced ingredients.

Excellent service and super nice staff. Overpriced decent food (OK portions) and really bad cocktails. That summs up our birthday celebrations. They were super sweet to allow me in early. The negroni was so so bad after paying 16.50 for one cocktail we did tell the waitress about this and she offered to change it, but it was too late and we just wanted to leave. Broccoli cheese pudding was lovely. Tagliatelle was niceish. Fennel salad was lovely Calf liver was ok. I was still left hungry after eating what you might think is quite a lot of food for 2 people l. Dessert was nice we got tiramisu and creme caramel both were just ok, they even got us a candle for the birthday and offered to sing. That was super nice. I wouldn't recommend this place, but it came very highly recommended to me.