Harden's says
In the refurbished 300-year-old former home of the Royal College of Music, Argentine chef Fernando Trocca (and partner Tato Giovannoni) will open a “re-imagining" of the Buenos Aires open-fire restaurant of the same name.
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Summary
When it opened in 2021, Fernando Trocca’s Soho reboot of his famous Buenos Aires ‘asado’ restaurant was hailed for its “delicious Argentinian food and suitably ‘wow’ dining room”: a large, chandeliered space. A majority of reports do still say “the food is very special” here, but there are also some diners who feel it‘s “not up to the reviews”; or even that it’s “gone completely down the pan”.
Summary
A “great vibe” is the key selling point of this “large”, “buzzing” chandeliered venue, where Latino chef, Fernando Trocca aims to import the glam of Buenos Aires. Most reports also applaud its “ace take on Argentinian cuisine, with the asado fired up at the back of the room” delivering “a real variety of options, not just beef” in a “tasty tapas style”. A minority of diners, though, are “a little disappointed” by the size of the bill: “not terrible, but at the prices I won’t be rushing to return”. Top Tip – the basement bar is excellent.
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Everyone “loves the décor” of this import from Buenos Aires, overseen by star Latino chef, Fernando Trocca: the glamorous makeover of a 300-year-old Soho building that once housed the London College of Music, complete with chandeliers, open kitchen and fire pit! Staff are “convivial” too and “the downstairs bar (Abajo) really helps round off an evening”. The vibrant South American food? Marina O’Loughlin in The Sunday Times was not impressed, but some diners had their “best meal of the year” here, and even a reporter who found it “ever so slightly underwhelming” said “but it feels like it could really gain traction!”
Summary
Fernando Trocca (a star Latino chef) has imported the colour and tastes of Buenos Aires to this 120-seat, summer 2021 newcomer, and breathless, early online reports say the room is absolutey knock-out, with its glam chandeliers, and the high drama of its central open kitchen and fire pit. It occupies a Soho site of historical interest, too – the concert hall inside the 300-year-old building that once was the HQ of the Royal College of Music (currently emerging from being redeveloped). Downstairs is a moody, nightclubby bar, Abajo, from Renato Giovannoni, who is involved with one of BA’s top bars: Floreria Atlantico.
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47b Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HS
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"Had lunch with friends . Restaurant not very busy but they seated everyone close together which seemed odd unless the waiting staff did not want to walk very far! Did manage to get them to turn the Muzak down a bit so we could hear ourselves talk. "
Prices
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| Lunch | £29.00 | £35.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £15.00 | £38.30 | £8.50 | £0.00 |
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| Wine per bottle | £27.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
47b Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HS
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑1 am |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑1 am |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑1 am |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑1 am |
| Friday | 12 pm‑1 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑1 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑12 am |
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