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Intimate Restaurant. Sicilian cuisine. - Sotto Cucina & Bar, London, Greater London

Sotto Cucina & Bar

3.7
3.7
18 Reviews
£26 to £40
Italian

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2 people
10:00 PM
  • Good for groups
  • Great for brunch
  • Lively
Sotto Cucina & Bar is an underground Sicilian kitchen and bar in the bustling heart of East London. Take an immersive journey into the captivating cultural heritage of Sicily, where every dish tells a story, and every bite is a taste of Mediterranean history.

Welcome to our ‘Cucina’, our kitchen, where executive chef Alfio Laudani takes his Catania roots, and marries them with the freshest of quality sourced ingredients, creating seasonal menus of familial Italian flavours.

Sotto Cucina & Bar will launch at Hyatt Place London City East in Whitechapel, London on 14th May 2024; a contemporary Sicilian kitchen and bar led by Sicilian executive chef Alfio Laudani.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Sicilian, Mediterranean
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    020 8159 1234
  • Website
    https://sottorestaurant.london/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Alfio Laudani
  • Private party facilities
    Sotto Cucina & Bar offers small, private dining rooms that can accommodate groups of up to twenty five people.Our clients will be able to rely on our team of event planners and chefs to make your event truly memorable, no matter the occasion, from a large gathering to a simple get-together with family and friends.

Menu

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What 18 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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3.7
3.7 based on recent ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 3.4Ambience
  • 3.9Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Sotto Cucina & Bar offers a warm and welcoming experience with "superb service" and a "talented chef" crafting delicious dishes. While some find the ambiance akin to a "hotel breakfast room," the seafood dishes like branzino and cod cheeks come highly recommended. Enjoy skillfully prepared meals in a convenient location.

18 Reviews

  1. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 25, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    We arrived on time for our reservation and they said the kitchen was closed.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 5, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Location is convenient, food is delicious & staff is very kind & nice. Have a happiness time with family.

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  3. ChelseaDiner

    London

    72 reviews

    3.0

    72 reviews

    Dined on May 31, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Subterranean restaurant in the Hyatt hotel. Wines very expensive, foccacia rations tiny. Overall, expensive for what it is.

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  4. Paolahuerta

    Puebla

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    We had a very nice meal! The food was great! Order the Merluzzo (cod) and the Chicken they were awesome!!

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  5. Catherine

    London

    186 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    186 reviews

    Dined on May 24, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    What is a chef with such talent, and a team of young, efficient, marvellously kind, and welcoming waiting staff, special thanks to Andrei (you deserve the next top award to be celebrated), Yahiya, and the seafood loving waitress from Malaga, doing being hidden away in the atmosphere lacking basement of a hotel in Whitechapel?! So much better than I had expected, and with such delicious food and service that we will definitely be going back to eat here despite the hotel lobby, breakfast room vibe. Everything my husband and I tried was delicious, and, better than that, created with both skill, care and high quality ingredients. The insalta di mare featured a generous portion of moist yielding and flavour packed pulpo, the caponata brought an authentic splash of Palermo to London, the olive oil and focaccia were ace, and my main of branzino still makes me grin with delight the day afterwards. Never has seabass seemed so luxurious. Moist, plump, yielding flesh resting on an oozing tomato, oil, & capers flavour packed bed of delight. I left the plate clean, bar the tail fins! Great wine recommendation from Andrei, the Carratto, served in my husband, Andy´s, and my favourite half carafe measure, being the perfect accompaniment to a top fish based meal: (Andy´s cod cheeks were top too). Anyway, I urge you to dine at Sotto Cucina & Bar, this small oddly placed restaurant deserves to be visited, the staff congratulated, and the excellent menu enjoyed to the full. Love Catherine

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  6. chorusgirl

    Essex

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 23, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The welcome snd service were exemplary and even when one is f the diners found the pasta a little too al dente the restaurant were very accommodating and replaced the pasta without question Will certainly come again

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing experience - lovely food and very attentive staff! Will be back!

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  8. Chrispy

    London

    52 reviews

    3.0

    52 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food is adeqate and the restaurant is popular during the current soft openning offer period. Unfortunately the room feels like a hotel breakfast room ( which it is) somewhat repurposed as an Italian resturant in the evening. This feeling is enhanced as you arrive past the hotel reception area which is in sight of most of the restaurant. The menu and the actual dishes are a bit dissapointing considering the history of the chef ; it feels a bit dumbed down to fit the requirements of a modest hotel restaurant.

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  9. Mladen

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 19, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We’ve used Hot Diners offer and were very happy with food and service received.

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  10. ThemisT

    London

    54 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    54 reviews

    Dined on May 16, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    We used Hot Dinners introduction and received a 50% discount on both food and drinks. If it wasn’t for that and the fact that the service was superb and our waiter very pleasant, I would have given it two stars. We started with the arancini - it was so hard it couldn’t be cut (I was worrying it was going to fly across the room while trying to cut it) and lack flavour. The pasta lacked flavour as well.

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FAQs

Sotto Cucina & Bar is rated 3.7 stars by 18 OpenTable diners.

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

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2 people
10:00 PM
Google Map for Sotto Cucina & Bar

45 Whitechapel Rd , Black Lion House, London, Greater London E1 1DU

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Whitechapel Road
  • Neighborhood
    Shoreditch
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Sicilian, Mediterranean
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    Aldgate East underground Station
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Cash not accepted, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Alfio Laudani
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    https://sottorestaurant.london/
  • Phone number
    020 8159 1234
  • Private party facilities
    Sotto Cucina & Bar offers small, private dining rooms that can accommodate groups of up to twenty five people.Our clients will be able to rely on our team of event planners and chefs to make your event truly memorable, no matter the occasion, from a large gathering to a simple get-together with family and friends.
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