Cartizze (Mayfair)

• The evening started in style in the heart of Mayfair with List Leader Natalie
• A classy cocktail bar with a penchant for prosecco
• Some Italian class has been brought to the bar with a Nero Marquina marble fireplace
• Vintage cocktail shakers are dotted around
• The backbar is a treasure trove of glassware rather than the usual overwhelming rows of bottles one can't afford
• We were shown to our seats (table service only so worth booking ahead) and greeted with some delightful bar snacks
• We started off with the silky smooth Olive Oil Gin Fizz (Gin
• The strong truffle flavour was particularly present in the foamy head of the sour
• The Olive Oil Gin Fizz was sublime and Natalie was tempted to stick to it all night
• I took an enjoyably bitter path with a Barrel Aged Negroni
• Tuna Tartare with Candied Chilli and Cucumber and San Daniele Ham wrapped figs with Truffle Honey &
• The two most theatrical dishes were the 36 month old parmesan with 12 year old balsamic vinegar and the Hand Dived Orkney Isles Scallops &
• It turned up with its own smoking chamber
• The location is date heaven
• One waitress was particularly attentive
• Or so we thought until we realised there were twins working the floor
• The jazz soundtrack was the icing on the cake
• S Lancashire Court is a sort of Made in Chelsea version of China Town
• It is to upmarket cocktail bars as Jermyn Street is to four shirts for £
• Cartizze Bar is half way down
• Purples and marble is as though Gordon Gekko decided to totally pimp out said Council flat
• Potions and flavours beckons with cocktailish promise
• Are their clientele given the two waitresses were identical blonde twin sisters
• This perhaps explains why the tables behind ours were made up of regulars &ndash
• We started out with the Olive Oil Gin Fizz and Amor Y Amargo cocktails
• Like most of the menu is Italian inspired
• Lemon sugar and olive oil with egg white and Prosecco (Prosecco features heavily in the menu) mixes into a delicious house favourite
• The dainty aperitifs were also delicious
• The flavours combined well with the drinks and we finished up with one of the barrel aged cocktails
• Perhaps an adventure too far or maybe our taste buds were already overexcited
• We arrived straight from work at six and it was basically empty but within half an hour had filled so definitely book
• Reservations and everything is email only
• Fill your wallet with cash and head down to Cartizze now
• There is an elegance to Cartizze that shows how well suited the bar is in Mayfair &ndash

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