How is Bardo St James’s restaurant rated?

Bardo St James’s

4.5 (68)

£41 and over

Italian

4 Suffolk Pl, London, Greater London SW1Y 4HX

About this restaurant

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Good for business meals

Bardo St. James’s is an Italian restaurant bringing a multi-sensory experience; dishes using the best produce sourced from both the UK and Italy, a meeting place comprising a walk-in wine cellar with an extensive fine wine selection, private dining room, private lounge, and a beautiful long marble bar providing a gorgeous focal point for guests to enjoy a drink.
With a decor that complements a well thought out menu, expect opulent marble and solid wood flooring, Italian furnitures, bespoke Murano glass chandeliers and wall lights. Bardo isn’t confined to a food only experience. Playing host to a different live band each evening, guests can expect an engaging atmosphere that makes for an unforgettable night.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon, Tue 5:00 pm–12:00 am Wed 5:00 pm–1:30 am Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–2:30 am
Phone number
020 3828 2487
Website
http://www.bardostjames.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Jacket Preferred
Executive chef
Graziano Bonacina
Private party facilities
For bookings of 16 guests kindly contact our Reservations team at reservations@bardostjames.com For bookings of 17 guests and above as well as private events kindly contact our events team at events@bardostjames.com

Location
4 Suffolk Pl, London, Greater London SW1Y 4HX
Neighborhood
Piccadilly
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 68 people are saying

Bardo St James’s reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.1Value

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68 Reviews

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Simon VIP
London8 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 5, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wow, what an amazing place. We arrived early at 5,30 for our table for 4 at six and had a little drink at the bar before having the good value pre theatre menu. Staff were amazingly attentive. The food was universally deemed tasty. As the evening wore on, more guests arrived and the atmosphere became more relaxed and slightly mysterious. The room is beautifully designed and takes you back to an old era. At 7.30 a singer with a piano man serenaded us. We weren’t rushed out at this point as you may be at some high end places. All in all a lovely evening. We will definitely be back.
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Eric
New York City2 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Spectacular experience. The ambience, decore, food, and service were all executed perfectly. One of the best "date night" restaurants I've ever had the pleasure of dinning.
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Andrew VIP
London19 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 25, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
We loved our meal here, what let us down was the service. We ordered two sides with our main, these didn’t arrive when our mains did. We mentioned that they hadn’t arrived and the waitress apologised she had forgotten to order them. We then asked for our mains to be taken away, so it all arrived at the same time. When it came to the desserts , to speed things up , we didn’t ask for the menus, my partner said to me “it’s either Tiramisu or cheesecake” . We ordered two cheesecakes, as neither like Tiramisu . We also asked for the bill, as we were on a pre theatre menu, and a show at 7.30. One cheesecake and Tiramisu arrived, we said to the waitress that the desserts were incorrect, and her reply was “I heard you say Tiramisu and cheese cake. We sent that Tiramisu back and shared the cheesecake. Still no sign of the bill so we asked for it again. This arrived and I noticed the 15% service charge of £18.50, I paid the bill to the waitress as we were needing to be at the theatre. As my partner was collecting our coats, I saw the manager. The service charge had really annoyed me, because in my eyes that is for exemplary service, which we hadn’t received. I explained the situation and he didn’t hesitate to refund the service charge. So, would we go back? Yes, as I couldn’t fault the food, the ambiance etc, just the waitress wasn’t paying attention to our orders, nothing was written down, it was just in her mind.
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Michelle
Tampa / Central Florida West12 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous experience! The food, cocktails, and wine were simply superb and the service was above and beyond attentive and professional. Beautiful ambience and very well kept restaurant… would return again when in London.
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Philip
Oxford/Oxfordshire1 review
4.0
Dined on February 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food was very good as was the overall experience. Looking forward to the next time.
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Rob VIP
London19 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 16, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Unfortunately meal was ruined through eating some flour and salt at base of the scallop shell, which I mistook as edible celeriac. This dish should be labelled that the base is not edible.
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Rob VIP
London19 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 9, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Overall, a good experience. Service very good and attentive. Food very good quality and cooked welI. I thought the price of the drinks was very expensive!!
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Ellen
London9 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 6, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing experience! Great food, great service, great live music! It is very expensive so a real treat for me, but I was not disappointed.
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Steven
New York City24 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 4, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Loved it. Music was fantastic. Service and ambience off the charts. Definitely will be back
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Jennifer VIP
New York City10 reviews
1.0
Dined on August 10, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Visited one evening after the theater The Food and ambiance were wonderful. However the waiter and head waiter/manager was smug and condescending to our group! They pretty much told us they did not want us there without saying it out loud! Possibly not interested in serving Americans? We were well dressed ordered bottles of wine cocktails appetizers mains and desserts...so you can imagine it was not an inexpensive meal so the final disappointment was after paying the bill the waiter lingered in hopes of a larger tip above service charge, embarrassing and completely tone deaf to give that level of service and expect anything more!! Oh and be prepared that they charge pp for live entertainment that played 2 songs before finishing their set and leaving Save your money and enjoy great food and certainly better service anywhere else but here
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Bardo St James’s is rated 4.5 stars by 68 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

4 Suffolk Pl, London, Greater London SW1Y 4HX

Additional information

Neighborhood
Piccadilly
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon, Tue 5:00 pm–12:00 am Wed 5:00 pm–1:30 am Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–2:30 am
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Jacket Preferred
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Graziano Bonacina
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.bardostjames.com/
Phone number
020 3828 2487
Private party facilities
For bookings of 16 guests kindly contact our Reservations team at reservations@bardostjames.com For bookings of 17 guests and above as well as private events kindly contact our events team at events@bardostjames.com