L'Altro in Kensington and Chelsea

Good food, good atmosphere, great service While we were there they had some paintings on the wall that were good. Slightly expensive, when we asked for water the waitress gave us a bottle and maybe would have charged us if we wouldnt ask him to give us tap water

Terrible food at a high price. Worst Italian I've eaten at in a long time. Can't remember the last time I literally couldn't finish my main... Agree with the earlier reviews, it's a total tourist trap, best avoided!

Hidden below street level, this restaurant is as one keen reviewer eloquently put it 'a tourist trap' for nearby visitors to the museums of South Kensington.In essence it hosts an expensive menu with average tasting food. I'm sure they're only surviving because of a guaranteed minimum level of customers who'll unwittingly stroll in without heeding the warnings of these reviews.In the restaurant's defence, the decor is homely and the service from staff is very attentive indeed - I was asked by two separate staff during my meal whether everything was okay which felt a bit parental but mostly non-threatening all the same.I'd gone for the margherita pizza which at £7 seemed like a bargain. You could easily get full on this, despite tasting rather bland. However, I was feeling somewhat adventurous and decided to add pickled artichokes (nope, not fresh) and mushrooms as toppings for £1.50 extra each. Thinking this wouldn't be enough, I included a side of spinach into the mix for £5: what I was served with was a small bowl of half boiled baby spinach leaves - really should've been another pizza topping as that's what it turned into.Overall, disappointingly average, and they'll include a service charge because they expect you to be one of many money-donning tourists sprinkling cash in the already hideously wealthy area. Try your appetite-resolving luck elsewhere.

Not good I'm afraid. Seems to be a tourist trap as so close to museums. Food is bizarrely portioned (some mains were decently sized and some absolutely tiny). Starters looked really unappetising. Fish was served within a huge mass of tin foil which you were expected to eat out of. Not good for vegetarians. We were told that on an already very limited menu, none of the pizzas were available, with no explanation given. A 'selection' of gelato turned out to be three scoops of vanilla ice-cream. The staff were friendly. One good thing was that one of our group (who was vegetarian and wasn't in the mood for risotto) asked for a penne all'Arrabbiata which the chef was able to do. Overall, very average sadly.

We orderd Lamb and risotto. The lamb was 90 percent fat. And the risotto was like oatmeal. I do not think the chef has ever even tasted Italian food. We Will not be coming back.

Ordered a chicken Cesar salad. The chicken was undercooked and still had the skin on it, the breadcrumbs were inexistent, sauce was bland and no parmesan. Salad was also cut in very large pieces. We mentioned this, but the 12.5% service charge was still added. Drinks are also very expensive, and staff unwelcoming. Please avoid.

I must inform that my parents and I have just left this “restaurant”. An undercooked industrial flavourless bread was the start of an over-expensive unworthy meal. After a slightly more than a 1h-wait with the air con at full blast, prepared to induces us hypothermia, the dishes were served. The tagliatelle with Bolognese could be described as ordinary as a compliment. The chef must have never enjoyed a ceaser salad because they served it with a mustard/mayonnaise sauce. Even Tesco understands what a ceaser salad sauce is. Finally, an unremarkable risotto and a small-palm-size “main” parmigiana. When the “starter” tagliatelle is 3 times larger than the “main” parmigiana, there is clearly something wrong going on. We will not step a foot inside again.

Wonderful tiramisu, but all the other food we had was pretty unexceptional. It’s odd that an Italian restaurant doesn’t do pasta as a starter. The service and setting were both fabulous, though.

Went for brunch after a visit to the science museum. Had starters which were very nice, service from the staff was very courtious and food was all brought in time. The club sandwich was the best I have ever tasted and the lovely cheese cake desert. Overall the location and service were excellent, Will definitely revist when I return to London.

Went for Afternoon Tea at the weekend - lovely calm atmosphere, very delicious food, extensive tea options. Exactly what I was after.Probably not the right place if you want an over the top Ritz experience!