Italian Fine Dining London

Opened in January 2026, Tortello is a new addition to the Italian fine dining scene, located within the Royal Lancaster London hotel. It offers views of the Italian Gardens in Hyde Park and features an 80-seat dining room and a terrace. The restaurant has its own private street entrance, aiming for the feel of a neighborhood establishment. The kitchen is led by Chef Giuseppe, who emphasizes handmade pasta crafted from specialized Italian flours and eggs produced exclusively for the restaurant. Some sources also mention Lucio di Basilico, from Pescara with a background in London hotel restaurants, as the head chef. The menu is a modern interpretation of a traditional Italian trattoria, focusing on regional dishes. Signature dishes that have been highlighted in early reviews include the Tortello di Zucca, which are Delica pumpkin tortelli from Veneto served with brown butter and Modena balsamic. Other notable menu items include an eight-hour slow-cooked beef shin and Chianti tortello, and seafood calamarata with Scottish clams and Dorset mussels. The restaurant's interior design features a hand-painted vineyard mural by a London artist and a pistachio-green 1960s Fiat 500 at the entrance. This location at the Royal Lancaster London hotel has a piece of film history, having been featured in scenes from the classic movie *The Italian Job*. There is a connection to a similarly named restaurant in Chicago, opened in 2019 by Dario Monni and his wife Jill Gray. Monni, originally from Venice, has a history of working in the London food and beverage scene, including at the acclaimed Italian restaurant L'Anima.