Bardo St James’s

4.5

59 Reviews

£41 and over

Italian

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2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Experiences are available.

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Charming

Bardo St. James’s is an Italian restaurant bringing a multi-sensory experience; dishes using the best produce sourced from both the UK and Italy, a meeting place comprising a walk-in wine cellar with an extensive fine wine selection, private dining room, private lounge, and a beautiful long marble bar providing a gorgeous focal point for guests to enjoy a drink.
With a decor that complements a well thought out menu, expect opulent marble and solid wood flooring, Italian furnitures, bespoke Murano glass chandeliers and wall lights. Bardo isn’t confined to a food only experience. Playing host to a different live band each evening, guests can expect an engaging atmosphere that makes for an unforgettable night.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon, Tue 5:00 pm–12:00 am Wed 5:00 pm–1:30 am Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–2:30 am
Phone number
020 3828 2487
Website
http://www.bardostjames.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Jacket Preferred
Executive chef
Graziano Bonacina
Private party facilities
For bookings of 16 guests kindly contact our Reservations team at reservations@bardostjames.com For bookings of 17 guests and above as well as private events kindly contact our events team at events@bardostjames.com
Private party contact
Ilenia: 020 3828 2487

Location
4 Suffolk Pl, London, Greater London SW1Y 4HX
Neighborhood
Piccadilly
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

2-courses pre-Theatre Menu
£39.00 per person
Multiple dates available
With more than 10 theatres all just a couple of streets away, including Her Majesty's Theatre, Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Harold Pinter Theatre, and Jermyn Street theatre, Bardo St James’s makes pre-theatre dining easy. Served Monday to Saturday, our pre-Theatre features Italian dishes including the Creamy Polenta with fricassee of truffled mushrooms , the succulent Ziti pasta with veal belly ragu'and for afters the Tiramisu with its extra-thick layer of chocolate, teamed with ice cream handmade in-house with perfect layers of aromatic coffee-soaked sponge. Available between 5pm and 6pm, it includes 2-courses at £39 and it promises to keep hunger pangs at bay throughout the show.
3 courses pre-Theatre Menu
£47.00 per person
Multiple dates available
With more than 10 theatres all just a couple of streets away, including Her Majesty's Theatre, Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Harold Pinter Theatre, and Jermyn Street theatre, Bardo St James’s makes pre-theatre dining easy. Served Monday to Saturday, our pre-Theatre features Italian dishes including the Creamy Polenta with fricassee of truffled mushrooms , the succulent Ziti pasta with slow-cooked spring veal belly ragu' and for afters the Tiramisu with its extra-thick layer of chocolate, teamed with ice cream handmade in-house with perfect layers of aromatic coffee-soaked sponge. Available between 5pm and 6pm, it includes a 3 courses at £47 and it promises to keep hunger pangs at bay throughout the show.

What 59 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

London
Romantic
West End London
Great for live music
West End London
Great for fine wines
West End London
Romantic

59 Reviews

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Jennifer
New York City
9 reviews
vip
1.0
9 reviews
Dined on August 10, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Visited one evening after the theater The Food and ambiance were wonderful. However the waiter and head waiter/manager was smug and condescending to our group! They pretty much told us they did not want us there without saying it out loud! Possibly not interested in serving Americans? We were well dressed ordered bottles of wine cocktails appetizers mains and desserts...so you can imagine it was not an inexpensive meal so the final disappointment was after paying the bill the waiter lingered in hopes of a larger tip above service charge, embarrassing and completely tone deaf to give that level of service and expect anything more!! Oh and be prepared that they charge pp for live entertainment that played 2 songs before finishing their set and leaving Save your money and enjoy great food and certainly better service anywhere else but here
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 26, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Service was great and so was the staff. Loved the music and food
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Chimod
Berkshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Simply fantastic. Very difficult to fault this establishment
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DavinderS
Birmingham
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous experience and great location, prices are typical of London venues but food quality is worth it.
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Elisa
London
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a marvelous evening and perfect atmosphere for us last Saturday night! Thanks for reserving a lovely romantic table, and a special thanks to great Vito and Mikis for their professionalism. I gave in person this feedback also to the manager Marco, you all made us very happy and we have a fantastic special memory!! We will be back , Best regards. Elisa
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Jonnoj
Surrey
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on June 1, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Can't fault the food and service here, really excellent. They also have gluten free options which was very helpful. The reason it's a 4 star reviews is because of wo things. One, their wine is ludicrously priced, I think the cheapest single 175 glass was around £20 per glass which is just silly for a nice but not amazing wine. Secondly, we thought we were going to miss our reservation for a pre theatre menu due to appalling travel and football crowds so I rang several hours before (we had aong journey) - the cancellation charge was £100 more than the whole theatre menu charge, so beware even if you have a reasonable reason the charge is prohibitive - I appreciate restaurants need to make sure people turn up but if you give good notice and have good reason you're still paying a huge fee.
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 30, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We enjoyed our meal prior to seeing a show. Very warm setting with stellar service!
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the very few places that were opened on a bank holiday and I must say that we had such a brilliant experience. We loved the food, the setting and the fact that it is located in such an accessible area makes this place fantastic. I am glad I got to know about this place and I would recommend you give this one a try.
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on April 16, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We absolutely loved this restaurant - food, service, atmosphere, and great music! We’ll definitely plan on dining here again the next time we’re in London!
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OpenTable Diner
Kansas City
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 10, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Bardo sits discreetly in a lively part of St James, just off Trafalgar Square, with only a small sign making its presence known. The environment combines elements of an intimate speakeasy (though it is much larger) with old school white tablecloth service. Our server was very knowledgeable about the menu and wine list (including offering a taste of a vintage with which I was not familiar), and was available but never hovering. The pace was just right. My wife and I both ordered and enjoyed the panzanella salad. Lightly flavorful and authentic, with generous bites of asparagus, radish and artichoke within the mixed greens. My entree, agnolotti del plin, was perfect — supple but not over cooked pasta shell stuffed with melt-in-the-mouth short rib. Just delectable. My wife enjoyed the tagliatelle all’astice, combining lobster, tomato and lemon over the pasta. Very light, with a chili and lemon accent. Another winner. Nit-picking very slightly, neither portion was overly generous, and the lobster content of the pasta was a bit light. Neither of these is a complaint, just an observation. We then enjoyed a mountain of hazel nut gelato for dessert. Perfect…smooth and creamy, no ice shards, with caramelized fresh hazel nuts on the side. Two bonuses: excellent live jazz, wondeful and not intrusive; and an unexpected gratis anniversary dessert (we’d forgotten we’d even mentioned our anniversary when making our reservation long before). A third: The kind of service you always want but rarely find. Available, attentive, well-paced, never intrusive. Great night. Bravo, Bardo!
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Bardo St James’s is rated 4.5 stars by 59 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Experiences are available.

4 Suffolk Pl, London, Greater London SW1Y 4HX

Additional information

Neighborhood
Piccadilly
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon, Tue 5:00 pm–12:00 am Wed 5:00 pm–1:30 am Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–2:30 am
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Jacket Preferred
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Graziano Bonacina
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.bardostjames.com/
Phone number
020 3828 2487
Private party facilities
For bookings of 16 guests kindly contact our Reservations team at reservations@bardostjames.com For bookings of 17 guests and above as well as private events kindly contact our events team at events@bardostjames.com
Private party contact
Ilenia: 020 3828 2487

Bardo St James’s

Make a reservation

Private dining

Additional information

Experiences

2-courses pre-Theatre Menu

3 courses pre-Theatre Menu

Menu

What 59 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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