Acciuga - Kensington and Chelsea

Good food with an interesting twist veal cooked sous vide, which made it very tender. Interesting menu not too overwhelming. Lovely people we had a good natter in Italian with them. Difficult to judge value as we had a Groupon, but the menu seemed reasonable. We hope to go back.

There seems to be an unspoken rule that the fewer the customers in a restaurant, the less attention the waiters pay to them, when they did, they were well-mannered. Odd Melanzane parmigiano had separate ingredients but quite good. Two other starters ok but again slightly odd ingredients. Main course of Osso bucco nothing special and my fish was dripping in butter but also ok. The millefeuille was not. A tub of pistachio goo with a few pastry leaves on top. Uneatable. We will not be returning.

This is a terrific chef-style restaurant near Olympia, Kensington. It is family run, but feels absolutely professional. The Osso Buco was sublime. Generally speaking, when the appetizers and main courses are excellent, the desserts are wanting. This was not the case here.

The food can be excellent but it is variable: some dishes are put together strangely or have one piece that is a bit odd/off the sauce, for example. The interior decorating is not quite right; the lights are super white/cold, the dining room smells strongly of bleach, and the art work on the walls is weird. The staff try very hard and are very nice. The wine list is very good. Overall it is a strange place that tries hard but is overpriced as a result.

I got in touch with Accigua to help me organise a client dinner, unfortunately it fell through but I was still very much keen to try it out myself. I was not disappointed as the manager made myself and my friend feel incredibly welcome and kept giving us little snacks in between meals. The portions of the meals were perfect because they were filling without making me feel full and heavy. At the end of our meal, my friend and I were invited to an art lunch that was being hosted there. I am very keen to go back as the service was outstanding and incredibly caring. Almost like attending a dinner hosted by a relativr