Bacchanalia Mayfair

We visited a Bacchanalia restaurant for my wife’s birthday. The restaurant had a Roman-themed concept, which made the experience even more unique. Although we didn’t have a reservation, they kindly let us in since there were available tables. From the moment we arrived, everything was absolutely perfect. I left my coat at the cloakroom, and to my surprise, there was no charge when we picked it up. The ambiance was stunning, and I’m sharing some pictures to capture the atmosphere. To highlight the restaurant’s cleanliness, I’ve also included photos from the restroom area—because I truly believe that a clean restroom reflects the quality of a restaurant. We enjoyed a delightful three-course meal, and the price-performance ratio was excellent. The service was exceptional, and the whole experience was elevated by the wonderful atmosphere. As a lovely gesture, they brought a small cake with a candle for my wife’s birthday, completely free of charge. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a memorable dining experience.

Bacchanalia is extravagantly decorated with three gigantic sculptures above your head. Instagrammable restaurant hence there were many diners vacuously post for photos for their social media. Our waiter was dressed in Romanesque service apparel. It’s been opened for a long while so service should have been better. Service charge was 14.5% plus a cover charge of £2 in addition, and we were rush. 5 min after desserts were served, a bill was placed on a table. 5 min later the server came with the machine. The restaurant was 25 full so when questioned why was such a rush as we did not finish our desserts yet, the server defensively said yes, this table was reserved without any care that he just served us the desserts and no apologies. We had different water, they kept topping it up like they do but mixing up sparkling and still. The Ivy’s service with affordable price is much more refined and well trained. We felt bullied out and we were a group and there was less than 2 hours.

In general we liked everything very much! When we arrived, we were invited to the bar to wait for our table (we had a reservation), but we had to wait about 30 minutes, which was not pleasant, but the atmosphere at the bar was amazing, the music was just incredible! Thanks to the DJ!!! Then we were escorted to our table, all the waiters were polite, the atmosphere of the main bar was also great, but the live music was too loud and it was difficult for me to hear the people we were talking to. The food was prepared very quickly. All the dishes were incredible, especially the thank you da sea bass I had, it was incredibly fresh and all the components of the dish complemented each other. It was my birthday and they brought me a compliment from the restaurant, which was nice. The dessert we ordered was also very tasty. To be honest, I didn't really like the cocktails, but it depends on your taste I think. There were three of us and each of us left £90, which is quite a large sum, but the atmosphere and experience are worth it. We had less than two hours at the table and were asked to leave because of the next reservation. Overall, I recommend experiencing the atmosphere, but I don't think I would visit this place again.