Il Riccio

Upon ordering the amberjack I informed the waiter I do not eat clams (for religious reasons); they said no problem to serve the dish without the clam sauce. About halfway through the dish I noticed something I didn’t recognise that looked foreign to the dish. I told the waiter and he informed me this was a clam, and there were a few others under the piece of fish. To their credit they instantly apologised, took the dish away and came with some complementary wine (a house one that wasn’t as nice vs what we ordered originally) However my boyfriend shortly after finished eating, so when my dish returned I was not only eating alone, but also very much put off the food feeling very sick at the thought of being one bite away from eating something I had never and would never consume. I forced a few bits down to not appear rude. Although the overall service was lovely, with a Michelin star the standard of dietary requirement should have been a given. In retrospect I wish I had declined the additional dish, and simply asked for it to be taken off the bill.

This place is far too loud belting out high volume music with a clientele clapping and whooping throughout - then when one looks at the menu to see out of this world stratospheric prices there seems no reason to stay for what would be a torturous time so the staff kindly escorted us to their next door sister restaurant which was a life saver.