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A buzzing and vibrant Italian restaurant in [[Locale Mayfair|Mayfair]], just off [[Locale Bond Street|Old Bond Street]].

Set on a corner site, the restaurant spreads around a large central bar area, with expansive round tables, laid with heavy white tablecloths and well-spaced.  Smaller tables line up along the floor-to-ceiling windows, some of which are opened out in the summer weather, as there are more small tables on the street (under awnings).  The restaurant is often quite busy and booking is advisable; reservations were for 1.5 hours on [[Ewan]]'s August 2009 visit, though they didn't enforce this strictly in the end.

Service is brisk and efficient, with plenty of waiters flitting about.  The wine list is extensive, covering a variety of regions and styles; staff are happy to help advise, and there are also recommendations in the menu.

One of the features of the menu are the ciccheti (billed as Italian tapas), a range of smaller dishes.  We shared four of these to start, before moving on to a main course and dessert, which seemed like a good amount and with wine came to around &pound;45 each.

[[Ewan]] had the quail eggs with tonn&eacute; (a tuna-based sauce, it appears, &pound;4) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3872020602/ photo] and courgette flowers stuffed with smoked ricotta and basil (&pound;8) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3872023338/ photo] from the Ciccheti menu, both dishes very tasty. [[Sarah]]'s anchovy crostini (&pound;5) were enthusiastically received, and aubergine parmigiana (&pound;6, can be seen in the background to the quail eggs photo) was also perfectly good.

For the main, [[Sarah]] had the beef carpaccio (&pound;10), while [[Ewan]]'s aubergine, scamorza & basil cannelloni (&pound;14) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3872025826/ photo] was a definite highlight of the meal, the scamorza cheese oozing from between the layers of pasta, the dish topped with plenty of fresh cherry tomatoes. Desserts (all &pound;7) were also a very good standard, with an attractively-presented tiramisu [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3871246079/ photo] and chocolate fondant with mascarpone ice cream [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3871248079/ photo].

[[Ewan]]'s verdict: If this place gets busy, it's for good reason, as the food is very good and for the quality not too pricy either.  I would happily return for another meal.

See also:
* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/580598 Chowhound thread]
* [http://londonreviewofbreakfasts.blogspot.com/2008/06/cecconis-mayfair.html London Review of Breakfasts review]
* [http://eatmeter.blogspot.com/2009/03/sunday-brunch.html Eat Meter review] (scroll down)
* [http://foodiefollower.blogspot.com/2010/03/cecconis.html Foodie In London review]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/179.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/3488#PlaceReviews2 Qype comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and [[Sarah]], 21 August 2009. Opening hours taken from the Cecconi's website, December 2009.</div>

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