José Pizarro at the RA

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“José has multiple restaurants at the royal Academy and he's a very good chef. Also, the design of the cafe on the ground floor on the Burlington garden side is good. The posters are attractive and there's a good range of wines and drinks. Drawback is that the staff appear to have had zero training in customer service, and also to be unfriendly bordering on rude. This is the second time I've come to find a staff member who doesn't say hello. Doesn't make eye contact. Takes a long time to take your order. Doesn't smile. Doesn't say thank you and generally behaved like a jailer rather than someone giving you a good experience. There were no other customers there, being busy wasn't an available excuse. Come on, Jose. You can do much better than this.”

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“The food is very much on the ‘light’ side but absolutely delicious the gazpacho and cinnamon toast were the highlights as was the excellent wine list. The rose was delicious and I would definitely come back. It’s a bit cavernous as a space but a beautiful room. I noticed many of the negative reviews are actually for the downstairs cafe, it’s a shame people can’t differentiate between the locations!”

★★★★★★★★★★via Google

“I love José Pizarro’s food and I also love that he has a footprint at the Royal Academy of Art. So, having viewed the Summer Exhibition it seemed only right and proper check out his restaurant in the beautiful Senate Room. The food is elevated tapas-style and the menu is quite ‘meat light’ but none the worse for it. I was dining with a vegetarian so, all was well. There are some Pizarro crowd-pleasers such the tortilla with a soft, oozing centre (still the best in London) and the panne con tomate - fresh and punchy tomato flavours - accompanied by a delicious tomato with gazpacho-style dressed salad. I can’t remember the whole menu because I was too engrossed with my guest so, my advice is go for the art and stay for the food. You won’t be disappointed.”

★★★★★★★★★★via Google

“This a restaurant located on the first floor of the Royal Academy of Arts - facing Burlington Gardens. The interior of the restaurant is very beautiful and the staff friendly. I had lunch with 2 friends and we shared a salad, a charcuterie board, two tapas (prawns and octopus) and a dessert. We also had a glass of wine and a coffee each. We paid about £50 pp.”

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“Had some Top class Tapas here at one of Londons plushists dining rooms. I can honestly say that every dish we ordered was outstanding. Service was quick and efficient, like being in an old Andalusian Taberna, the plates just kept rolling out the kitchen one after the other, the stand-out dishes though were the Huevos a la flamenca(Aubergine & pepper stew), and the Buñuelos de gamba(Prawn fritters). Will be back, no doubt, to try the rest of this flavour packed, quality menu in the very near future..”

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“Sensational food - easily the best tapas I've had in London. Possibly even better than I've had in Spain. I think there was just one thing on the menu that I didn't want to order...the choice was too good. The potato salad with confit tuna belly was just exceptionally gorgeous, creamy and a real delight. Also I loved the prawn fritters and the aioli they came with. Service was really good too - though they could have thrown the food at me and told me I'm ugly, and I still would have loved it here.”

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“This place oozes charm, elegance and comfort. And by osmosis you are guaranteed to feel charming, elegant, and comfortable yourself. The massive ceilings, the large windows that inundate the room with light, and the beautiful decor create a very pleasing setting… a perfect casing for the treasure discovery that is the food. The spicy prawn fritters, cheese toast with honey, slow cooked Aubergines, and decadent pecan tart, are absolutely succulent, and all very likely to draw a few moans here and there.”

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“Amazing authentic food- I am vegetarian but was told the ham was amazing! The tomato bread and lentil salad was also delicious. Decent price for the quality of food and pretty good portion sizes. Also even though it was quite busy the service was rather fast. Will definitely come back here again if given the chance.”