Richmond Upon Thames

Richmond Upon Thames offers scenic parks and historic sites. Typical foods include fish & chips and Sunday roast, enjoyed in traditional British pubs or riverside restaurants.

Al Boccon Di'vino Is Non Solo Vino

Al Boccon Di'vino Is Non Solo Vino

14A Red Lion St, Richmond Upon Thames, United Kingdom, TW9 1RW

Sushi • Kebab • Cafés • Asiatic


"Went there because of good reviews, and hopes were high. A multi course Italian dinner of chef’s choises of the day and the whole thing done similtaneously to all in that small restaurant wonderful consept! Was hoping to have nice wines too for different dishes but all they had by glass was inexpensive IGT wines. For bottles: no list, but some decent barolos and brunellos decorating their walls. Didn’t have a bottle on my own. About food having lived in Italy for years I have to say there was little Italian in any of the dishes. 1) Starter salad with young prociutto, that no one explained where it came from and how was it matured 2) followed by (ok) pork sausace on spinache, but nothing complicated for a chef to do 3) prawns in tomato sauce cooked until so dry I left them 4) plain scallops in oven, again over cooked (from frozen, both? why not have them really fresh when you know how many people are going to have this at this spesific day and time? Or then choose another ingredient, fresh? 5) razor clams in oven, topped with parsely and oil… nothing amazing, repeating my self but over cooked 6) ravioli with aspargus filling would eat this without question over any casual lunch but no reason to praise chef’s skills. No finesse. Simple cream sauce. 7) whole pork was brought by applauze and I guess some people do enjoy pouring gravy and shredding their pork pieces but sorry was not really the Italian experience I was hoping for 8) panna cotta with berries. Simple and easy to do also at home. Bill for 2 ppl including compulsory tip: 199£"