beautiful food, beautiful room. cecconi's mayfair is a favorite of mine and i had never gotten the opportunity to eat at their west hollywood location until this last week. theserviceremains great, a continental, northern italian menu is strong. i adore that most of the wait staff can speak fluent italian (as can i) and we were able to converse back and forth.
their main bar is simply beautiful: go first for a drink, enjoy the atmosphere and settle in for the evening. this is not a place to rush through a meal, but to sit back, savor and order more.
the whole chicken for two is amazing. reminds me of the lemon chicken at rao's in harlem. i also tried the short rib, another smashing success.
the whole place is exactly how a restaurant should be run. the opposite reminds me of the utter chaos that is sur just across the street: they're running busloads of tourists through that place, forgetting manners,servicelevel or decent food, all due to them having been on a television show. it's truly sad. cecconi's keeps the level on everything high and it's nice to see them not stooping to reality-show hijinks.