Villa di Geggiano (Chiswick)

• On a quiet stretch of the Chiswick High Road between Stamford Brook and Turnham Green is a building where I can barely count the number of failed restaurants that have occupied it
• Even a very capable chef was unable to keep Pug going
• That in turn was replaced by Braganza and then a hapless pizza place called Brick Oven
• Just as in haunted house movies where the structure was built atop an old Indian burial ground
• The Bianchi Bandinellis are the current proprietors of the Tuscan Villa di Geggiano
• In its current form was built in 1768
• The wine produced in the vineyards of the villa is served in the London restaurant
• The bread supplier is the same one that provides for River Café
• The head chef Lazarine Kroni is from Sicily and had worked previously at restaurants including Giusto and C London as well as in Italy and New York
• Example labels were Fontodi Meriggio at £
• The estate wine is relabelled by Berry Bros &
• I tried the 2006 vintage and it was very pleasant
• The restaurant is quite large
• Tagliatelle with ragu (£
• The focaccia was a touch dry
• 9) on a bed of spinach was pleasantly spicy
• The sausage was a touch salty even to my taste
• The spinach was a good foil for the richness of the meat (13/20)
• 10) was flavoured with sage and butter
• 6) scented with orange could have had a touch more vanilla but was also fine
• Our French waiter was friendly and capable
• 11) with wild mushrooms had pasta that was a fraction on the firm end of the spectrum
• With plenty of mushrooms though seasoning that this time was a little on the tentative side (12/20)
• Walnut and pear with balsamic was reasonable
• On average the food I tried was between 12/20 and 13/20 level
• Where is the breathless PR machine and the flashy interior design that is de rigeur for London openings these days
• I love Villa di Geggiano (Chiswick) the chef is a really passionate Italian who uses the best ingredients
• The atmosphere is great and lends itself to groups of women wanting cocktails
• Cor is stunning and the staff are always really friendly
• I've eaten here probably 5 times now and it is definitely my favourite Italian
• Leaning out of the window is dangerous&rsquo
• In English was so prosaically expressed as &lsquo

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