107 Wine Bar — Restaurant in London

A delightful little gem I’m determined to come back to as soon as I can! The chefs change every few weeks, so I’d recommend following them and checking if the food is to your liking. The guest chef this time was Mitchell Damota and he worked absolute magic with an almost entirely vegetarian Italian menu - we started with bread topped with butter and anchovies and a purple artichoke and pear salad, both deceptively simple but carried a punch in term of flavor. We then had all three pastas - ricotta-stuffed balanzoni with butter and balsamic, chestnut trofie with marjoram, potatoes, and La Tur cheese, and homemade tagliatelle with a faultless cheese and truffle concoction. All were spectacular, but let’s say we finished that last dish in about 90 seconds. This was all topped off with whipped ricotta and sapa, or reduced grape sauce, that almost balsamic like.

As expected, the wine selection was excellent and extensive. We went for a Portuguese orange wine with bright flavors that went really well with the food. The service was outstanding - so friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable. I absolutely cannot recommend this...

I really loved the place and the vibe, and they do carry a good selection of wines however towards the end of the evening I was quite disappointed with the service. We had ordered food soon after being seated and after almost 2hrs we enquired about our order of the main dish only to be told that it "takes a while to get ready". I found that a bit hard to believe because I saw the same dish being given out to customers (who ordered after us, or actually didn't even order it) multiple times throughout our 2hr wait. In the end, I think they simply forgot about it and then when we reminded them quickly started getting it ready, at which point we cancelled our order and asked for the bill. My friends and I would have honestly preferred to be told that they forgot about it and that they apologise, and not get lied to. Other than that it was a nice night and experience but for us the cost vs. benefit ratio was...

We found the callous service from the blond Australian guy really off-putting.

After saying we were not planning to eat, we were told the seating was only for people dining so we were directed to go and "perch" with our glasses standing against the wall of bottles of wine for sale.

We were the only couple standing despite there being plenty of spaces available round the large central table.

If you're calling yourself a restaurant, then I think that would be fair not to be able to accommodate drinkers, but P. Franco calls itself a bar.

In this light, it felt like a two-tiered system of treating customers based on the projected spend: if you're only going to have a drink you are second rate and not worth the space at the table.

I'll be interested to hear if things have changed but certainly won't be...