Cannizaro House

Dreadful dreadful dreadful! Waiting 30 mins on a pot of tea and nothing…
Taken over by hotel du vin and seems to have gone completely down hill. There were 3 groups ordered after us who got served first, maybe the earl grey was a difficult tea to make? One guy threw a tantrum and got served food and drinks straight away. Very busy with people who obviously have more money than sense!

It’s now Hotel du Vin, and we had our lunch in the Orangerie (not to be confused with any other dining areas there). To summarize, I’d say food excellent, extensive menu, service left a lot to be desired, and the PROFITEROLE was out of this world! Seriously fantastic!
I’d made a reservation but when they looked for it, they couldn’t find it. Fortunately it was pretty empty, so we were able to be seated by the window anyway. The service, sad to say, was abominable. Nice enough staff, plenty of smiles, very polite, but our waiter was pretty useless for the most part. For example, when taking our orders, the he just stood there. I had to tell him what we wanted, he didn’t ask me for my order, just stood there! No «would you like any sides?» or any guidance at all. Once i’d ordered my sole, if I hadn’t said I’d like some sides, I would not have received anything other than a great big fish on my plate! I’m sure a lot of people may not know that you don’t get anything else on the plate, so he should guide the guest and say «what sides would you like?» — but he didn’t. I had to tell him everything, then I was the one who had to ask my guests what they wanted (he didn’t ask them, just stood there, looking at me, like I was the designated table orderer!), and then I had to tell HIM what they wanted. He still didn’t ask about sides, so I did the official order round up for the table and passed the information on to him. Strange. We’d ordered a starter of the sourdough bread with different butters. TWENTY MINUTES LATER it still hadn’t arrived (bear in mind, I think there were only two other tables in use at the time, with maybe 5 other diners in there — so they were hardly swamped) — our waiter had disappeared, but when he eventually showed up and I was able to flag him down, I asked him where the bread was? He said it was being freshly made for us and he went off to find it. He came back a few minutes later with 4 slices of COLD bread (if it had just come out of the oven, it would not have been cold), and one little thing of butter. He dropped it off and disappeared again. I had to wait for him to show up again and I said «there is supposed to be pesto butter too» — so he looked surprised, hurried off and brought us the other butter. After several minutes of eating the cold bread, I flagged someone else down and asked where our food was, that we were pretty fed up with waiting and then getting cold bread — he looked shocked, rushed away, brought back a basket of piping hot fresh bread (not the sourdough bread) and it was a thousand times better. I wished he’d been our waiter — he seemed a LOT more efficient! He apologized for the wait and went off to find our waiter, and they brought our main courses. We still had to wait about 10 minutes for the sides, but (drumroll…) the food was EXCELLENT.
We had sole meuniere and one of my guests had the salmon with lentils — the salmon was served skin side up, with layer or pesto crust (or whatever the crust was) spread over the skin on top — but that skin wasn’t crispy, it was as limp as a dishrag so totally inedible, and therefore my guest just peeled off the skin along with all the flavorings. Normally, if there is a flavor crust on the skin, the skin is crispy and edible — or else the paste if spread on the non-​skin side, so you can get the flavor with the salmon — not in this case. Anyway, the salmon was excellent anyway, the soles were fabulous, and the side portions were very generous (two people could have shared one portion of potatoes, instead of ordering their own separate sides). The food was PIPING hot, although plates were not even luke warm — but we were delighted. Our water glasses were never filled up, I kept trying to catch our waiter’s eye, but he seemed to be avoiding us — I sat with an empty water glass pretty much throughout the meal, but when I did see him again, I flagged him down and asked him if there was a water ration — I also told him the food was excellent but so far the service was poor– he seemed surprised at my directness, but my guests had become very frustrated at just the total lack of any follow up or attention — particularly when the place was practically empty. Anyway, I was glad I spoke up because he DID buck up his ideas and attention — brought water immediately, and when my glass was half empty, he refilled immediately — and became attentive. For dessert, we shared profiteroles — and this is not like any profiterole you’ve ever had. So here’s some advice — you MUST MUST MUST get the profiterole! It is HUGE, smothered with delicious hot chocolate sauce, and served with ice cream — it was fantastic, and the highlight of our meal. Even if you don’t go for lunch, just go for the profiterole — it will be worth it! Beautiful scenic environment (try to sit by the window) — great place to walk off that meal, just lovely! I’ll be back for sure. If service had been good, it would have been 5 out of 5.

Recently taken over by Hotel du vin and the signs are everywhere from the recently refurbished rooms (got to stay as the first guest in the Lombard Suite overlooking the Cannizaro Park) to the choice of background music and service. Alfresco menu for lunch is a must try, especially the Cobb Salad after a stroll in the vast parklands. Dinner was great. I had the chicken and morels with a lovely Malbec. Team are all great but Fabrizio is a character and runs a smooth show. All in all a fabulous weekend, Thank you!

Was here for a work function, the food was great, service could have been better — but such a lovely building and location, would love to revisit with friends and family

So the venue is in a great location and I loved the views onto the common at the rear!
The inside is a bizarre mix between new and old. I think they have not quite got the right balance.
We were in the conservatory at the back for a wedding. The two bars we used were ok, service pretty slow, but most staff were polite and friendly.
The food was very average!
We saw a few people having high tea which looked nice and there was a large hen do in the reception area.
We did not stay the night so I am unable to comment on rooms and breakfast.
Ok place, but not as luxurious as I was hoping for.
Kx

Have business meetings here. Very nice and fantastic to take clients to. Good quality food and well mannered staff.

Das Cannizaro House liegt ca. 7GBP via Taxi von der Wimbledon Station entfernt. Ein sehr schönes, ansehnliches Hotel im gehobenem Stil. Zimmer gepflegt und sauber. Nettes Personal. Nach einer kleinen Beschwerde (unser Zimmer lag genau neben der Küche/​einem Abstellraum wurde sehr nett und professionell reagiert.
Immer gerne wieder.

Liebe Freunde schöner Hotels!
Das Cannizaro House ist definitiv eine wunderbare Adresse in London. Höhlenmusiker hat schon sehr schön die Stimmung beschrieben, interessant und inspirierend ist auch das Interieur. Auf den Fotos bekommt man nur einen kleinen Vorgeschmack. Das Personal ist wirklich sehr freundlich und aufnerksam. Auch das Restaurant ist sehr empfehlenswert, hervorragende Speisen und Getränke. Freu mich schon auf meinen nächsten Besuch dort!

Umgeben von einem wunderbar verwunschenen botanischen Park, von knorrigen uralten Bäumen, die schon etliche 100 Jahre erlebt haben, lädt das herrschaftliche Herrenhaus heute die Hotelgäste ein. Schon das herrschaftliche Foyer mit einem (gestimmten!) Flügel in der Mitte lässt z. B. die Wartezeit auf ein Taxi im Flug vergehen. Auch kleine lukullische Genüsse werden von den stets äußerst freundlichen Servicekräften serviert, während man über dem wunderbaren Park den Sonnenuntergang beobachten kann. Auch die Frühstücksräume sind erlesen gestaltet und haben einen direkten Zugang zu dem sehr gepflegten secred-​garden mit vielfältiger Blütenpracht. Und die Hotelzimmer passen zu dem Gesamteindruck von stilvoller britischer Landsitz– Eleganz — gemütlich in Edelholz möbliert, mit stets nachgefüllter Portweinkaraffe, Keksdose und kleinem Teesortiment. Üppige Bademäntel hängen griffbereit im schönen Bad, aus dem wir einen umwerfenden Blick über Wimbledon park in Richtung Heathrow hatten. Für englische Verhältnisse ist das Frühstück hervorragend üppig, man wählt zwischen vier verschiedenen Arten des Frühstücks — alles wird perfekt am Tisch serviert (bei gutem Wetter auf der fantastischen Gartenterrasse), natürlich auch leckere kleine Kuchen und Süßigkeiten. Nachbestellen lässt sich ebenfalls alles ohne Probleme. Insgesamt ein äußerst angenehmes Hotel, das ruhig und idyllisch am Rande des riesigen Parks liegt. Zum Flughafen sind es mit dem Taxi gerade 45 Minuten, genauso lange braucht man, um nach Chelsey oder zur Portobello road zu gelangen. Das Cannizaro House ist nicht preisgünstig, aber allemal seinen Preis wert!

Whoops! I think I slipped and fell into the scenery of a picturesque Jane Austin novel. Good thing I wore my proper fancy pants today! (In their classic «Funday-​Monday» printed glory, of course.)
While words like «classic elegance» and «serene tranquility» should be spilling out of this review, all I can focus on is how amazing my fishy dishy was! The smoked salmon was perfect with capers and a glass of pinot grigio, while the trout was so melt-​in-​my-​mouth delicious that I believe all ability to speak was reduced to primal grunting for a good 10 minutes. (Austen would have been proud, to be sure.)
This is a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of central London and I highly recommend spending a day lounging on the patio, sipping white wine, and experiencing an afternoon of Hardy, Brontë (either sister is fine,) Eliot or Tennyson, in a Victorian setting come to life.

Cannizaro House was arranged as a surprise for a friends birthday. There is no doubt that it stands out on Wimbledon common and looks beautiful and has access to public common from the main dining area. It felt very special as we walked in and we were greeted warmly by the reception and waiting staff… The service was almost faultless — unfortunately that’s more than I can say for the food. We had already pre-​ordered our lunch as there were eight of us (not a huge number to account for I wouldn’t have thought for such an establishment). I have to add here a niggle about lack of choice on the menu we were given. So many fish courses and not much in the line of red meat and no chicken to be seen.
I had the suckling pig starter. Very little suckling pig (but what little appeared on the slab of slate looked very pretty), but in contrast, what there was to eat, was less than appealing and totally flavourless. At this point I’d started wishing I’d grabbed some of the bread which had been offered just after we’d sat down.
My main was Sea bream — I’m not a great foody, but I’d have questioned it’s orgins. tasted very much like salmon to me and again there seemed a great deal of portion control going on. I wouldn’t have minded if it had been a popular dish, but I was the only one having the ‘sea bream’ and the rest of the restaurant was still relatively empty at this point.
Most of my group had chosen the rip eye steak — A friend was not overly enthused about his main and was disappointed when it was verging on the cooler side of warm and his chip like potatoes were undercooked.
It seemed as though the best was left till last and I have to say the dessert was pretty good. I’d chosen the jelly for originality more than it looking particularly appealing on the menu. But it tasted great and served with a lemon sorbet and biscuit — it did the trick.
We had a lovely afternoon in the place and as I mentioned before, the waiting staff were all good, helpful and looked happy to be there. It’s just a shame they haven’t give as much time and effort to the reason we’d chosen to go there — for the food. It’s about a total dining experience afterall.