From Piccadilly to Rome

Saturday, October 18th , 2025

The Ritz is a great favourite of mine, and I returned for another lovely meal that included an excellent new dish, scallop with a mildly spiced vadouvan sauce. Old favourites were still very much on form, such as langoustines a la nage, and pressed Anjou pigeon. A new fig dessert was excellent, as was a refreshing and pretty mandarin pre-dessert.

Santo Palato is a popular trattoria in Rome. It is a casual place but uses very good produce, as shown with the superb tomatoes spread on the bruschetta. The cooking was very good and the staff were charming, while the wine list had levels of markup that you hardly ever see in London.

More reviews from Rome next week.