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Harden's says

A new spin-off from a famous Florence-based, international group (founded in the 1950s, whose HQ is the 15th-century Palazzo Antinori) – this summer 2023 newcomer is the brand’s first UK venture. It occupies a three-storey site, just off Sloane Street, from which it offers all-day dining featuring Tuscan food and wine in a fairly old-school vein.

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Summary

Florence, Vienna, Zurich, Monaco… and, since April 2023, Belgravia now boast outposts of this Tuscan wine dynasty’s empire – run by the 26th generation of a family whose brand-extension into the restaurant trade started in 1957. Despite a relatively prominent location – a side street off Sloane Street – it has attracted no feedback in our annual diners’ poll in its first year of operation. It’s also been largely ignored by the press, although in April 2024, The Evening Standard’s Joanna Taylor reported “excellent” food even if a meal here “may set you back more than flights to Pisa”.

Summary

A new spin-off from a famous Florence-based international group (founded in the 1950s, whose HQ is the 15th-century Palazzo Antinori) – this Autumn 2022 newcomer is the brand’s first UK venture. It occupies a three-storey site just off Sloane Street, from which it will offer all-day dining featuring Tuscan food and wine in a fairly old-school vein. The opening sounds like it’s a project of serious intent, as evidenced by their 10-year lease. Cantinetta Antinori also has outlets in Zurich, Moscow, Vienna and Monaco.

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Have you eaten at Cantinetta Antinori?

4 Harriet Street, London, SW1X 9JR

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

Evening Standard

Needing to lift her spirits, Joanna Taylor slipped into holiday mode at the famous Tuscan wine dynasty’s Knightsbridge restaurant, where she found herself amid “decor that mixes the Orient-Express and a Far Far Away castle”.


As the name and postcode suggest, “this is not the place for a cheap and
cheerful supper. In fact, a dinner here may set you back more than flights
to Pisa.”


The food, though, is excellent, with the “Kobe beef carbonara … a
deliciously quirky surprise” and the pistachio tiramisu something “I would
grab on to any day”.

Joanna Taylor - 2024-04-07
4 Harriet Street, London, SW1X 9JR

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