2 Veneti (Marylebone)

• Walking through the doors of this charming little restaurant we were shuffled outside to our requested terrace seating (only two tables)
• Quality and the prestigious location this really is a very well priced restaurant
• Bread basket was a perfect accompaniments to the copious amounts of olive oil we were getting through too
• To start our mammoth feast we ordered the grilled Tomino cheese with cabbage salad and mustard fruits (mostarda)
• Still the cheese was gorgeously stringy and full of flavour
• The mustard fruits were just plain odd
• It works very well with the cheese
• Tomatoes and a shallot dressing drizzled all over was one of the surprising highlights of our meal
• I've become obsessed with Italian cuisine recently and if you've been keeping up to date with the site
• You'll know I'm on the hunt for the best Italian restaurant in London (recommendations please)
• I ordered the fresh egg penne with white veal ragout and black truffle
• With it was one of the best pasta sauces I've eaten in a while
• The sauce was light and thin but with such a deep and concentrated meaty flavour you'd think such a triumph was near impossible
• The black truffle added decadency and throughout the whole dish was a lingering flavour of rosemary which left a sweet finish on the tongue
• Perfectly seasoned and doused in grated Parmesan this was close to pasta perfection
• Things didn't stop there with another pasta dish continuing to leave us salivating
• Here at 2 Veneti all the sauces have such a real depth of flavour concentration to them that every mouthful is an explosion of flavours
• The dish wasn't particularly large portioned but with everything we were eating
• The chicken milanese here at 2 Veneti is easily one of the best you'll find in London
• The chicken was covered in such a thin layer of crunchy
• Fritto misto was as good as one might expect
• Quite frankly was a bit of a shambles
• Crumbly it only got worse once it was soaked in that over glazed chocolate sauce
• Apart from are not so delicious dessert
• 2 Veneti really is a relatively undiscovered gem for the foodie world
• This restaurant is the typical little Italian place where you go to eat good italian food
• The place was filled with man and women in suits
• My friend and I were warmly welcomed and seated at our chosen table
• The pricing of the menu is very practical
• The venison was a bit thick to be called a carpaccio
• All the ingredients were perfectly measured and the pasta was very flavoursome and tasty
• They also give little italian pastry with the coffee
• As we sat down I realized how small was the restaurant
• Their decor was very homey
• Grilled beef 'tagliata' with new potatoes
• I found risotto very delicious with the right amount of everything
• The pasta that was ordered by one my friends seemed to be lacking taste and a little too plane
• Their beef was well done as it was tender and covered with a very nice sauce
• Overall we were pleased with our experience at the restaurant
• Went here last night a feel you get in is like a high end Italian dining place very sophisticated
• As we reserved a table for us from before we were taken to our respective place immediately after a warm welcome with ear ear smile
• As we were new to the Italian menu and are vegetarians so the staff explained us in detail the whole menu with ingredients and the system of course menu they do
• We were bit disappointing as there was not much options of veg stuff on menu card
• The little treat of olives and veg pickles with the Italian bear was lovely
• We ordered their bread basket which was ok i know their is so much variety of Italian breads but they serve only 2 types with bread sticks in that basket
• As they didn't had any veg options for main so we had their veg starters as our main course which were pretty good in taste and well presented
• We ordered Chocolate salami with almond and hazelnut ice cream in desert which was the bast pat of the whole dinner
• Service i would give 5/5 extremely friendly and very polite staff and owner himself is very cheerful
• Perfect place if you are looking for a proper italian dining experience
• I'm glad I did the booking as the restaurant is not that big
• The place itself is quite charming
• We started with a prosecco which was really good
• The choice of wines is quite big as well
• I then had the tagliatelle with wild mushrooms and he had the linguine with lobster (which I totally recommend)
• In my view the dessert was the impressive element of the meal
• The ice cream on top was really refreshing
• It was really good because I like it creamy and when the flavour of alcohol is not as strong
• We also had an espresso which was really good
• We finished up with a limoncello
• I have to say the best part of it all was the service
• We both left with a big smile in our faces
• It was exactly for this reason that 2 Veneti was a breath of fresh air at the end of a working week in wintery London
• The staff were full of smiles on arrival and the place was full and clearly popular
• I chose 3 and hubby went for 4 (though I was always going to be sharing his 4th
• Made a pleasant change from the standard bread and olive oil with balsamic usually seen at Italian restaurants
• The portion was very generous
• Perhaps a little too generous as I was basically full by the time the main arrived
• My only complaint with this dish though was that it was just far too salty and I'm normally someone who has a higher threshold for salt
• Hubby ordered best with a delicious fried goats cheese starter with root vegetables and a pomegranate dressing and ravioli stuffed with such tender lamb
• His overall verdict was that the prawns and soft sshell crab were fabulous but he found the mullet again far too salty
• I liked it but the goats cheese and lamb ravioli had set such a high precedent that this felt as if it was lacking a certain something in flavour
• We ordered a chestnut semifreddo with pistachio sauce and a chocolate salami dessert with hazenut ice cream
• The semifreddo was absolutely delicious and I loved the subtle nuttiness that came through if I'm being fussy
• I enjoyed the food here the dishes that were done well were excellent and the ones that could have been improved only needed minor tweaks
• Considering it is quite reasonably priced
• With a booking later in the week I was anxiously waiting my visit
• We started with some bread and olives
• Something I have never tried with a meat filling before but it was divine
• With a glass of bubbles too it was a perfect combination
• We had the tiramisu and white chocolate brownie with rum and raisin ice cream
• The service was a bit of a let down

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