"Campanelle's a la carte menu is similarly sparse, and oddly uninspiring. It offers the likes of lobster linguine, breaded veal cutlets alla Milanese and Amalfi lemon tart, and claims to be influenced by the whole of Italy. At breakfast, however, it serves buttermilk chicken waffles and cornbread with organic nama yasai berry jam, though, curiously, not much in the way of fine Italian pastries or coffee."
"Restaurants of this kind, which are apparently designed to take money from people with money, tend to drill down on one specific region let's say Puglia before creating an intricate, often fictitious backstory about how Puglia is sealed in the chef/patron's heart via his nonna in the Foggia mountains. Not so here, however; they haven't even bothered with a ChatGPT-generated yarn."
Campanelle occupies a multi‑floored Grade II‑listed former London Shipping Exchange near the City of London but currently does not open at weekends. The dining room felt empty on a Friday lunchtime, staffed by a flurry of diligent, all‑female employees. The à la carte menu is sparse and oddly uninspiring, listing dishes such as lobster linguine, breaded veal cutlets alla Milanese and Amalfi lemon tart. Breakfast includes buttermilk chicken waffles and cornbread with organic nama yasai berry jam rather than fine Italian pastries or strong coffee. The menu claims pan‑Italian influence but lacks regional focus, handcrafted pasta claims or evident charcoal grilling smoke, and main pastas are priced at £26.
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