I went here with a client and a journalist for an informal interview over lunch. It's a good venue for that as there is plenty of room between tables, the acoustics are good and it's not very busy. But perhaps the fact that it is not very busy is because the food itself is decidedly underwhelming.
According to their website "The Delfina Studio Café opened in 1994 as a canteen for the resident artists but has now evolved to become a leading destination restaurant on the Southbank. Maria Elia's highly praised menu changes fortnightly and the restaurant is now popular amongst the business and artistic community alike both looking for good value cuisine in an inspiring and relaxed setting.' In reality the menu is limited and the food is just ok. For main course my client and the journalist had pheasant which was rather dry with very safe roasted vegetables to accompany it. My 'fish of the day' was a very small piece of overcooked salmon on what looked like a bed of pre bagged salad. I was slightly embarrassed as both client and journalist are self confessed foodies. Luckily our choice of wine was great and the waiting staff very pretty but unfortunately in that part of London it is just not enough.
Going back to their website: it wasn't popular, it was OK value, absolutely NOT inspiring and I wasn't relaxed because the food simply wasn't good enough.
Value for money 3.5
Food 2
Ambience 2.5
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