Il Baretto in City of London, Westminster

Protagonist of the fourth episode of the web series "The Lady" by Lory del Santo. There are no longer the waiters of the past, but the Amarone is essential.

Pizza was quite good, and the artichoke salad also very good. Drinks are fine. Service is very so-so, but overall a good option in this neighborhood.

Fantastic Italian restaurant, their truffle pasta is divine , oh, and I spotted a famous Hollywood actor dining in here 💫

Was very nice terrace and meal now not so sure...

Came with a friend for dinner. Polite and attentive staff. Excellent selection of dishes. Good wine list. We found everything we wanted.

I’ve been going there for years, the staff is always friendly and attentive. Good service, great food

Excellent food, good service, pleasant atmosphere

Looking forward to the renovations as it’s very gloomy in the basement. Enjoyed sitting upstairs!!

Great food and great service. I went to their branch in Riyadh many times but never tried it in London and the quality and service was equally good. The grilled octopus was delicious and served very quickly. Definitely recommend it.

Good food but expensive and terrible hospitality. The manager asked us to leave the table "now" saying we had exceeded the time limit. No one had been informed of this. No warning 15/20 minutes before. Futile discussions at the table. It seems like your habit from the other comments I see. You have absolutely nothing Italian about it, hospitality first of all.

Ever felt unwelcome ? We booked a special evening to take our friends to dinner for a belated birthday dinner. Polite e mails were exchanged with the restaurant during the week prior to our visit. It was only when we arrived that we were informed that they required the table back after two hours. We should have been pre - warned ,and they had had plenty of opportunity to do so during the exchange of e mails concerning the start time of our visit. Our server simply wanted us out from the moment we got there. There was an attitude almost of resentment that we were there at all. Attitude came at a price - along with a delicious sea bass cooked in salt. However, we felt quite traumatised by these people. We tried to get in touch with them afterwards to avoid writing this review. However , true to form they have been less than Co operative. It was the opposite of the evening we had wanted. The chef there deserves better !

One of the best places for premium pizza and pasta in London..and awesome Italian desserts.

Food was utterly delicious. Service was impeccable. Atmosphere in the restaurant was great. We had a really lovely evening. Only thing I would say is that the portions were are on the small side and it was very expensive.

We had a great time eating delicious food at Il Baretto. The staff were committed to outstanding service and were very friendly. The atmosphere was fantastic, and we felt like going to your favourite restaurant where all the attentions are yours. Most important, the food and drinks tasted great! Well Done!

Not sure why it's getting such negative reviews recently. Hadn't been since pre covid days but the food was generally good quality, the staff were polite and attentive.

I went for a friend over dinner, ordered 2 pastas. I have celiac disease so I asked to get gluten free pasta instead. After waiting for a while, we get the pastas and immediately realised mine wasn't gluten free. Called the waiter to double check with the kitchen, he gets back, confirming that pasta was not gluten free and asked me if it was a problem or i could eat it regardsless (seriously? If i wouldn't notice, this could have severely hurted me). Sent back the pasta, waited for another 30 minutes while my friend was done eating. Both of our pastas were very salty and definitely not good. As an italian, i wouldn't reccomend it to anyone. Only shoutout to the waitress who took my order and who was the only one realising the mistake, apologising and trying to make it up by offering a vitello tonnato.

Very smart from the outside and a glowing warm welcome from the hostess. Ground floor has some atmosphere and there is some outdoor seating. We were shown to the basement tables with lovely clean linen but lacked any real style or atmosphere. Or waiter was excellent and most helpful. The menu and wine list both showed promise. The grilled lamb cutlets that arrived however were very fatty and the presentation was disappointing. All vegetables were additionally priced side orders but were very good. Overall disappointing.

They take reservations till 21:00. As soon as you sot down they press you to choose as kitchen closes at 21:30 As soon as 1st course arrives press to receive the main course. At 11:00 ask you to leave Bottom line: you pay the same than before; the food is not as good and the service is appalling .

Awesome food and menu , authentic Italian. All the staff are very attentive.. Great establishment ..

Food is typically tuscan. It is well prepared and presented

It's nice to start with sliced veal loins and to taste homemade pasta. The wine recomendation was great. A proper table could have been served rather than near bar counter.

Very good food, yet bit overpriced. Service is a bit slow and not always precise - but I guess consistent with London not so impeccable standards nowadays. They don’t accept any GourmetSociety discounts anymore… watch out! Website states otherwise still

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Great if someone else is paying

Hair in my starter and no discount for it lol. Food was OK, nice ambience outside and staff were friendly and attentive

Good spot for work lunch , good food and great location in the heart of marylbone. Good spot for an easy quality Italian meal in the evening too. Nice outside seating

Todo muy bueno y la atención excelente.

Brilliant italian place, very high top quality pizza place, I will definitely come back 🍕 🍷

Below average, the starter we had, eggplant parmigiana was burned and so dry, the eggplant tasted like rubber, it could be an old eggplant. The pasta dishes were under cooked and didn’t have a good flavor. You don’t get why you pay for. Our bill was about £140 for just two starters and two mains. We have waited ages for each meal course. Will not go there again and I won’t recommend it.

OMG, we all ordered diff meals and all loved our food! One of the best restaurants I've ever eaten at, and we travel a lot.

Walked in one off chance early Saturday evening for a table. Luckily they were able to accommodate and we were seated down stairs in a very cool looking dining room. Food is higher end Italian, service also good. Could complain and will definitely go back. Good value for money. Thanks

It is a cozy elegant restaurant and I have eaten Mediterranean dishes with ingredients of the highest quality. I will definitely be back

Very nice Italian place in Marylebone, love the caccio e pepe

Yes to taglioni with lobster & buratta with tomatoes & truffles, pass on the papardelle. Fantastic service.

Siamo stati a bere una cosa con la mia ragazza che e' londinese alla fine di Aprile.. Il cameriere appena arriva a prendere l'ordine poggia me mani su entrambi gli schienali delle nostre sedie, pazzesco! veramente anni 80. La mia rgazza e'allergica all'alcol e lo fa subito presente. Ordina un cocktail al gusto frutto della passione ma le arrva uno sbagliato. Tornano con il cocktail con il gusto precedentemente scelto ma conteneva alcol Paghiamo il conto e notiamo che ci hanno fatto pagare il cocktail che conteneva alcol (£15) invece che quello senza alcol (11£) La mia ragazza li chiama il giorno dopo per farglielo notare e parla con una tipa che si chiama Emma la quale si mostra essere infastidita/stizzita riguardo la questione. Scriviamo una mail al posto ma non rispondono... Sono In Uk da svariatissimi anni, quasi 20 e di posti del genere ne ho visti aprire e chiudere a bizzeffe ma la maggior parte di solo chiudono perche' non si rendono conto che spesso qui, la mentalita' che si portano da casa ...non funziona

Ottimo ristorante con ottimo servizio

Absolutely horrific experience, one to avoid!! To be honest I wouldn't give any stars but google doesn't let me proceed with my review without giving one star. I came here last week with a group of friends and as soon as we sat down we were told we had a time limit on the table very rudely by the staff. One of us were running ever so slightly late and the staff made a point of pushing us to order before the last one of us had even arrived! The waiters also thought it was funny that they were rushing us, like it was some kind of joke. When we asked the staff for additional things such as napkins, they would rudely ignore us. The food came way too fast, we didn't even get a chance to have any build up to the meal. As we approached our time limit on our table exactly one minute before our time was up they rudely bought over the bill to us and obviously as we were pretty annoyed by this point we tried to drag it out a little on purpose. We travelled into London specifically to go to this restaurant which was a complete let down. Avoid this restaurant unless you want to be rushed with very average food!! The restaurant has the perfect location, it's such shame about the staff, they need to learn some manners.

The best Italian cuisine in downtown! 🇮🇹❤

One of the best Italian restaurant outside of Italy I've been. The food was superb, really good list of wine. Professional and friendly service...Totally recommended ✴✴✴✴✴

We booked a table for dinner, and from the beginning, the staff was reminding us how much time we have left on the table (we had more than 1,5h- which definitely was enough for us to eat and leave without having to worry about it) and tried to speed us up to order. After we ordered- a mouse ran from the under of our table! The waitress instead of apologising to us, rudely suggested that I must be from outside of London if it is the first time of seeing a mouse (Disclaimer: I have been living in London for more than 5 years and have never encountered a mouse in a restaurant, especially this expensive). Furthermore, after we complained to the manager about how arrogant the waitress was to us, we heard that "he apologises, but the waitress is just a typical woman who overreacted"- which did not seem like an apology at all but women shaming... I am giving 2 stars because the food was tasty- but the price definitely was too high for the terrible service that we had- DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND

It is a cozy, yet elegant place for casual as well as special occasion dining. I will definitely return!

Fantastic food service so so felt bit rushed and they cleared drinks before they were finished and also took a while to attend us once we sat down but overall food is amazing little pricey for Italian in marleybone but had great time

Great food, variety! Really great service! Our second time at Il Barreto and also ordered twice for delivery - never disappointing, such a special place.

Good Italian Address in Marylebone area . Service is friendly and look alike a family style.

average food, and don't deserve the money we paid, very professional staff though.

It’s a great restaurant where you can get most of Italian classics of pretty good quality. Not comparable to the overexpensive Mayfair or Knightsbridge restaurants, but everything is pretty good from pasta to starters, mains and even pizzas. One of my faves!

Excellent food and service, the shared starters on the set menu were a real suprise, great idea.

An excellent Negroni as well garlic and rosemary bread, daviola pizza

Had informed of gluten intolerance before my visit but was told by very bossy waiter there was only one option, which was very expensive for what it was (fish and spinach for £26). Pizzas were I was told very tasty but at c£20 each, they should be. Service pretty poor, bill pretty huge. Won't be going back, which is a shame - atmosphere nice, and location good.

Really nice to go to a restaurant where the staff are focussed and knowledgeable customers and the menu these days. Also the ambience was perfect for being able to have a conversation with those on the table. Excellent food and exceptional service. Thank you to Sarah, Georgia, Debs and team. Hope to see you all soon.

Having tried and failed to get in the night before (because it was fully booked) we decided to go back the following day. We'd preferred to have been sat upstairs, but there is nothing whatever to complain about, as everything is just right. The staff are all so helpful and attentive without being over the top, but also where nothing is too much trouble. And the food is outstanding. Undoubtedly the finest Italian food either of us have had previously, but without being pretentious. I would 100% recommend Il Baretto and will definitely be returning.

I sent my hardly touched salad back as it had too much salt and they never took it off the bill.

Excellent food. We live In the neighborhood of the restaurant and I can’t wait to explore more items. We had the beef carpaccio, lamb chop main, eggplant starter, seafood pasta, veal special, and beef main. All items were excellent. The sommelier recommended a great wine to pair with our meal. I thought it was a great price point for a delicious meal.

Excellent food , ragu was something indescribable, service was amazing - one thing: I could hear the conversations between the waiters and the manager ( more of telling the guys off) not so pleasant but I hope it was one off

Great food. Really bad acoustics, though. If it’s full, or can be too noisy.

Food was excellent as usual. Salt baked Sea Bass really is a tour de force. Mistakenly put salt on my starter as there were two salt pots and no pepper on the table. I checked one and then ground from the other until I realised it too was salt. It really ruined the food so I asked for it to be replaced. Staff did so but the replacement was over cooked, very hot and somewhat burned on the top. Don’t know for sure but suspect the dish was my original one recycled. By that point others had finished starters so I just left it.

Lovely staff, simple tasty food, great location

The restaurant had a good atmosphere and the service was very good. The food was tasty but the food and drinks were expensive and failed to leaving a feeling I would be back our would I recommended it to other friends.

Excellent meal and attentive service. Even being seated downstairs is no hardship, as it is in most restaurants, as the perimeter kitchen activity is actually quite inspiring!

Attentive staff, quality food and a great ambience. Really recommend this place

Amazing service, great wine options and the best pecorino and pepper pasta I’ve had to date! Recommended

Love this spot for authentic, hearty Italian food and delicious wine! The shaved truffle pasta and the saffron risotto are my favourites.

We didn't have a positive experience at Il Baretto last week. It was a shame we have always loved it there. The service wasn't great, slow and a little brash, one of the ladies' loos was out of order, the other was missing a lightbulb or two, it was difficult to see what you were doing. The cocktails took so long to arrive that the starters had arrived by the time they got to us. Food was also not as good as it used to be. I wonder if change of hands or perhaps a post COVID readjustment, either way we won't be rushing back.

Had to cancel my reservation the same day, charged me £120 .. complete rip off..

A really lovely meal, and raved about the tuna tartare for a few days after, but service was quite slow and we probably could have been happier with few more bottles of wine if they'd been a bit more attentive.

Ridiculously overpriced. Pizzas decent (but £18!). Whole wine list is at around 400% mark up, which is mad even for London. Service oddly perfunctory. Ambience nothing special. Can't see this place getting much repeat custom. Also: Had party of six waiting in reception while team briefing happened downstairs - poor management; anyone thinking through such things would have briefings finishing well before opening time.

Great location, excellent menu, suitable for family or business occasion

Fresh Italian food at its best. Couldn't find fault in any of the dishes.

It’s a fantastic place with great Italian food and very good service

Great food but the restaurant is too loud! Loud the music, loud the guests who have to scream to speak to each other....

Unprofessional and tacky service with rude staff and rip-off merchant attitude. They did not care about the customers. All they wanted to do is go home at 5:00 pm on a Sunday when according to their web site they were supposed to be open till 22:00 o’clock. Forgot to mention that the tables were very close to each other. We were sat right next to some very loud young kids that kept on yelling and speaking with their mouths full, coughing without covering them and getting up and down to go out and about as if it was Starbucks. What a horrid experience!!! We had also ordered a beer that never arrived. Overpriced for a whole in the wall. Never again. There are plenty of nice places in the area. Spare yourself the annoyance!!!

Food good. Wine great. Service exceptional.

It was a great evening. Food and service were excellent! Wonderful ambience.

Good food. Great wine. Excellent service. I would recommend.

Food was ok nothing very special! They did seem a little short staffed unfortunately so service was a little slower than usual but they be staff were still friendly and helpful For the prices - it’s better kept for a special occasion

I have to say: I'm a qualified, certified and registered MSC. That said, my wife and I absolutely loved our experience here today. We had a table reserved and despite a little mixup, the service, atmosphere and food were superb. I can't remember the last time I received 4 perfectly cooked lamb chops @Med/Rare and have them kept so until I finished my plate. Well done Front and back line staff at Il bareto, you are a credit to the owner and yoh will be seeing us again soon. Sidenote: Some reviewers complain about being rushed or reminded of the 2hr table guideline, we never experienced any of that. Even as they were prepping tables for larger groups to arrive they didn't make us feel rushed in any way nor did we get asked, told or requested in regards to said 2hrs. Our table was available earlier than expected as we showed up 30 mins prior to res and we stayed for about 1hr 40mins.

Had a lovely dinner with my mum and friends. Great attentive service and menu. Food was well plated and fresh. I will be back.

Amazing Team and Pizza. Deborah also very polite and helpful, along with the Management explaining the details of every pizza.

Although i had a really yummy Diavola pizza I was really disappointed with our wine and the food served to the rest of the table. 4 friends had 4 different meals. They were all below average and certainly overpriced for what they were. When we told the waitress the response was a cold “will tell the chef”. Nothing else. Sadly cannot recommend this place and won’t be going again:

Our Go-To Italian, service, food and atmosphere all exceptional. True family feeling

Great food, ambience and main server. Unfortunately, we were relentlessly reminded throughout the entire meal that we needed to relinquish the table at a certain time. We acknowledged every time politely but it became harassment eventually. It really dampened our mood and overall experience. We ate well, drank well and spent a lot of money, so it was really disappointing to be treated like that. We did not overstay either. I come here often and will reconsider my options going forward. Sorry but this was really inexcusable behavior.

Food was excellent only surpassed by the service we received. Staff were well informed about the menu and wine. The staff were also friendly and attentive. Real credit to the restaurant.

BEAAAUTIFUL I MISS MY PASTA GIVE IT BACKKKKKK please please

We were a bit disappointed that the pizza oven wasn't working, but shouldn't have worried as everything we ordered was delicious. But what was most impressive was the friendly, knowledgeable and attentive waiters and sommelier. Would highly recommend

Lovely quick lunch before we had tickets for a special show. Incredible staff and a lovely atmosphere. The food was fresh and hot and very tasty . Would definitely return .

The food and the service were amazing, I definetely will come again

A really good experience. The staff were so helpful and welcoming. The octopus was a little chewy but the tiramisu made up for that! Great wine and the whole experience, which was for my husband's birthday, was really enjoyable.

The food was different and delicious and the special pasta was a treat.

My favourite local spot for great quality Italian food and friendly staff.

My favourite local spot for great quality Italian food and friendly staff.

Our server was great! Meal was delicious. The lentil salad was amazing

We are regular customers last night the food was all cold , friends of our were pushed to a certain type of pizza which was a mistake they left over half. restaurant empty / service friendly / timing of food delivery simply dreadful/ over 30 min wait for coffee and when it came it was undrinkable and staff argued when i sent it back ... how can you go wrong with a maciato ?

Authentic Italian food. Excellent service, Toni was knowledgeable and enthusiastic with his recommendations.

Nice customer service and tasty food

I had Cacio e Pepe, it was extremely salty, almost impossible to eat. I had an affogato as dessert and I was given a tiny scoop of ice cream. Very disappointing!!

Slow service. Took 30 min to take order. Another 10 min to bring us the wine list. Wine arrived after the food. But the food and drink quality was top notch.

Fabulous food if a little salty, but overall excellent.

very friendly staff, nice food and atmosphere..👍

Excellent food and great staff - Pizza's and pasta first class. And a superb Negroni.

We had a long overdue meet up for 5, the whole evening was perfect! Very nice staff and food, busy and buzzy enough atmosphere without being unable to speak. Will look forward to coming again soon 😁