Abruzzi is most definitely a great addition to the London restaurant scene, and also fills a gap in providing a high-end authentic Italian restaurant in the city. The first thing to mention would be that this can be a higher priced meal, especially if you want to have the full experience (antipasto, pasta, meat dish, dessert, wine). Between two of us we easily hit $100 without any alcohol. On with the food. The restaurant has a wide variety of artisan cured meats - we had the bresaola, which was fantastic. The homemade sourdough bread that comes with the meal is also wonderful. All of our mains were solid, although the osso buco stands out: the meat was incredibly tender and the beans that accompanied it were perfect. The gnocchi was decent, although was not as tender as some other places in town We all had the cheesecake for dessert...another great choice. Very little crust, and perfect amount of richness. The only complaint was that our waitress was a bit aggressive in up-selling one of our party in her wine choice. This is always a bit of a turn-off when dining out.

Great restaurant experience. The food was fresh and flavourful and the atmosphere was fun. We think this new restaurant will do very well in London.

Fresh food, excellent staff, decent wine list, prosecco by the glass AND bottle. I especially love the "palate" of cheese, nuts and honey. So tasty!