Sycamore Vino Cucina

3.4

168 Reviews

£26 to £40

Italian

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2 people

Nov 24, 2024

10:30 PM

Good for business meals
Charming
Romantic

Sycamore Vino Cucina is a restaurant and bar housed within Middle Eight on Great Queen Street, Covent Garden. Inspiration for our menu is drawn from our Executive Chef's desire to deliver a truly authentic Italian experience and his love for the different regions in Italy.

Whether you choose the Tuna Carpaccio or the Aubergine Parmigiana, the two things you can be sure of are delightful food and drink, and a buzzing and sociable atmosphere in the heart of London.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:00 am–11:00 am Sat, Sun 7:30 am–11:00 am Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
42073099393
Website
https://www.middleeight.com/food-drink/sycamore-restaurant-bar/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Vittorio Meli

Location
66 Great Queen Street, London, London WC2B 5BX
Neighborhood
Covent Garden
Cross street
Kingsway
Parking details
None
Public transit
Holborn Underground Station is a 1-minute walk from the restaurant serving the Central and Piccadilly Line. Covent Garden Underground Station is a 5-minute walk and serves the Piccadilly Line. Bus Stop M (Kingsway/Holborn) is located a 1-minute walk from Sycamore with routes towards Waterloo and Trafalgar Square.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Nocellara Olives£6.00
Potato Croquettes£12.00
Fried creamy potato balls served with bresaola chips, chili and garlic mayo
Bread Basket£7.00
Housemade sourdough focaccia, olive bread and fennel seed grissini
Garlic Flat Bread£10.00
Bruschetta£5.00
Tomato and basil pesto
Focaccia Mid-Club Sandwich£12.00
Tomato, lettuce, mozzarella and ham
Tuna Melt Flat Bread£14.00
Tuna, red onion, olives and cheese

Antipasti (Starters)

Arancini£9.00
Fried rice balls with buttery spinach, pecorino and parmesan sauce
Sycamore 'L'Antipasto'£16.00
Selection of Italian charcuterie and cheese with fig chutney, house made pickles and crispy sourdough focaccia
Tuna Carpaccio£18.00
Citrus and pepper crusting with blood orange gel
Steak Tartare£16.00
Buttery rye, egg yolk jam
Sycamore Signature Soup£9.00
Aubergine Parmigiana£14.00
Cheese, tomato sauce and basil pesto
Burrata£14.00
Roast datterini tomato, black fresco bread
Crispy Seafood Tempura£12.00
Baby squid, prawns and courgettes, black squid ink mayo

Sourdough Pizza

Our dough is hand stretched, made from a mixture of different Italian flours. Slowly proved for 48 hours to enhance the flavour and ensuring a light crust.

Margherita£15.00
Mozzarella, tomato, basil
Grilled Vegetables£16.00
Mixed grilled vegetables with mozzarella, tomato
Mid-Meat Feast£19.00
Nduja, salame and prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato base
Burrata and Pesto£18.00
Burrata, basil pesto, taggiasca olives and rocket, green base
Marinara£14.00
Black olives, anchovy, oregano, tomato base
Quattro Formaggi£19.00
Gorgonzola, burrata, goats cheese and mozzarella with figs, white base

Primi (First Dishes)

Involtini Alla Norma£18.00
Tomato sauce wrapped spaghetti with aubergines and basil pesto
Crab Linguine£22.00
Black linguine with Devonshire crab, chili and garlic
Maccheroni£16.00
Narrow tubes of pasta with tomato sauce, beef meatballs and aromatic herb breadcrumbs
Tortelli£19.00
Tortelli style pasta filled with creamy pumpkin and ricotta, served in a rich butter emulsion, sage and pinenuts
Lasagna£18.00
Layered pasta sheets with Bolognese ragu and bechamel sauce baked in a wood fire oven
Risotto£22.00
Porcini mushrooms and black truffle
Braised Ragu Tagliatelle£22.00
Flat pasta twisted with slow cooked beef shin and Barolo wine ragu
Green Tagliolini£16.00
Ribboned pasta with basil pesto, broccoli and courgettes

Secondi (Main Dishes)

Dry Aged Rib-Eye£36.00
320g chargrilled steak with watercress salad and Jus
Pan Roasted Cod Supreme£22.00
Yellow and red roast pepper sauce, gremolata
Chicken Supreme Milanese£22.00
Thinly butter chicken breast, crumbed and fried, served with rocket, pickled red onion and parmesan salad
Porchetta£20.00
Slow cooked and roasted pork belly, poached pears, crispy leeks

Contorni (Sides)

Mediterranean Salad£14.00
Tomato, red pepper, cucumber, taggiasca olives and capers
Caesar Salad£16.00
Baby gem lettuce, grilled chicken, croutons, parmesan flakes and dressing
Caprese Salad£15.00
Bocconcini, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, oregano and basil oil
Roasted Baby Potatoes£9.00
Steamed green beans with Sicilian olives dressing
Tenderstem Broccoli£8.00
Balsamic vinegar and toasted almond flakes
Little Italy Fries£6.00
Fried potato chips with rosemary salt

What 168 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.4

3.4 based on recent ratings

3.8Food
3.1Service
3.8Ambience
3.5Value

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168 Reviews

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Yasmin
London
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 12, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The staff we encountered were friendly and welcoming, particularly a male waiter whose name I didn’t catch, but the service was disjointed. Despite fewer than 10 tables being occupied during our 2+ hour visit, there were numerous mistakes. After ordering our meals, two cocktails, and a bottle of wine, we received two of the same starter instead of the dishes we’d actually ordered. One plate was taken away, but the correct two dishes never arrived. We finished what we had, cancelled the wine as that also hadn't arrived, and ordered two more cocktails. Twenty minutes later, we were informed the cocktails would be at least another 30 minutes as the bartender called in sick, so we cancelled them too, as we wanted to leave asap. 45 minutes after finishing our starters, the mains arrived, along with the cancelled cocktails, as an apology from our waiter. The food was decent but overly salty, and the Milanese was dry. We were asked if we wanted sauces - they never came. The bill arrived quickly but without the discount and with the items we hadn’t received. Over the next 20 minutes, we tried flagging down 3 staff members to pay, eventually chasing someone as he stopped at a till, as the bar was unmanned. Though the team’s friendliness was appreciated, the lack of organisation overshadowed it, and we wouldn’t return.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 22, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very good food! A young waitress at the bar is excellent！
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Ketts
London
100 reviews
3.0
100 reviews
Dined on May 17, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Food was all good although mains are pretty small for the price so you need sides and at least 2 courses. On the downside, service was extremely slow and no up to date menu. Also no desert menu available.
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OpenTable Diner
London
3 reviews
vip
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on April 26, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The restaurant looks nice from the pictures but has mixed reviews online, so I went with an open mind. The 30% deal is good value but the service in this restaurant leaves a lot to be desired. I got asked three times whether I was on the 30% deal and then they still left it off the final check. I had to ask the waitress for service after waiting for a while and even when I was sitting there with an empty drink, no one came to ask if I wanted more. I had to wave to get attention to get a dessert menu, this was then dropped off at my table and the waitress never came back to follow up If I wanted dessert. I waited 15 minutes and then decided to ask the nearest server to get my bill, which was missing the discount. I asked for this to be rectified and then they brought me a larger bill for someone else’s table. I think the manager here really needs to motivate his staff to be better servers, it felt like they had better things to do than serve customers.
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June
Dubai
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 20, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Table for 6 on a busy Saturday. Fabulous staff & great food will return.
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Laura
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a brilliant time here. We needed a wheelchair accessible restaurant where they could accommodate a few additional needs and they were outstanding. I emailed ahead and had a prompt and helpful reply. We arrived and were expecting us and were super helpful throughout. Food excellent quality and brilliant value for money. Highly recommend this for anyone - but especially on the accessibility rating! Thank you so much!
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VIBE
London
191 reviews
vip
5.0
191 reviews
Dined on December 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food choices great and quality outstanding….with 30off was even better. Would go again.
Sycamore Vino CucinaResponded on January 11, 2024
Dear Guest Thank you for taking the time to rate your experience with us. We very much look forward to welcoming you back son. Kind regards
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
1 review
vip
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 9, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
TERRIBLE service. It took about an hour and a half to get our mains after ordering, and multiple times asking for our food and mentioning we needed to leave at a certain time for the theatre. The servers all seemed very confused and not on top of things. The food was fine and the ambience is quite nice, but the service was atrocious.
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OpenTable Diner
London
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 28, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
One of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. The service was over zealous and the food was actually inedible. I would have complained but my partner asked me not too. To top it all the advertised discount is not true. AVOID !
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MCB51
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a find. Fabulous restaurant - food and service was excellent and the special offer of 30% off the total bill made the visit a great success. We will definitely return at some point.
Sycamore Vino CucinaResponded on November 28, 2023
Dear Guests Many thanks for taking the time to rate us. We very much look forward to welcoming you back in near future. With kind regards Sycamore Vino Cucina Team
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Sycamore Vino Cucina is rated 3.4 stars by 168 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Nov 24, 2024

10:30 PM

66 Great Queen Street, London, London WC2B 5BX

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Additional information

Cross street
Kingsway
Neighborhood
Covent Garden
Hours of operation
Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:00 am–11:00 am Sat, Sun 7:30 am–11:00 am Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
Holborn Underground Station is a 1-minute walk from the restaurant serving the Central and Piccadilly Line. Covent Garden Underground Station is a 5-minute walk and serves the Piccadilly Line. Bus Stop M (Kingsway/Holborn) is located a 1-minute walk from Sycamore with routes towards Waterloo and Trafalgar Square.
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Vittorio Meli
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.middleeight.com/food-drink/sycamore-restaurant-bar/
Phone number
42073099393

Sycamore Vino Cucina

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

Cicchetti (Small Dishes)

Nocellara Olives£6.00

Potato Croquettes£12.00

Bread Basket£7.00

Garlic Flat Bread£10.00

Bruschetta£5.00

Focaccia Mid-Club Sandwich£12.00

Tuna Melt Flat Bread£14.00

Antipasti (Starters)

Arancini£9.00

Sycamore 'L'Antipasto'£16.00

Tuna Carpaccio£18.00

Steak Tartare£16.00

Sycamore Signature Soup£9.00

Aubergine Parmigiana£14.00

Burrata£14.00

Crispy Seafood Tempura£12.00

Sourdough Pizza

Margherita£15.00

Grilled Vegetables£16.00

Mid-Meat Feast£19.00

Burrata and Pesto£18.00

Marinara£14.00

Quattro Formaggi£19.00

Primi (First Dishes)

Involtini Alla Norma£18.00

Crab Linguine£22.00

Maccheroni£16.00

Tortelli£19.00

Lasagna£18.00

Risotto£22.00

Braised Ragu Tagliatelle£22.00

Green Tagliolini£16.00

Secondi (Main Dishes)

Dry Aged Rib-Eye£36.00

Pan Roasted Cod Supreme£22.00

Chicken Supreme Milanese£22.00

Porchetta£20.00

Contorni (Sides)

Mediterranean Salad£14.00

Caesar Salad£16.00

Caprese Salad£15.00

Roasted Baby Potatoes£9.00

Tenderstem Broccoli£8.00

Little Italy Fries£6.00

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