Il Vesuvio Restaurant and Pizzeria Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is absolutely delicious, couldn't believe how tasty it was."
• "The food was delicious and the service impeccable."
• "Our food was robust and flavorful."
• "The food that I ordered was excellent, I would even go as much to say it was the nicest pasta dish that I’ve had for a long time!"
• "Calzone was delicious, my daughter loved her pasta."
• "Food was amazing as always hot and tasty."
• "The seafood was the best I've had in South London."
• "Steaks were fabulous and chicken dishes fab. Mussels were yum."

Cons:

• "I ordered the ribeye steak. It was okay but nothing amazing and certainly not worth £21.95."
• "Garlic pizza bread didn't have any garlic taste, aubergine and mozzarella from oven was eatable but far from what I previously had elsewhere."
• "The pasta dishes looked quite small so I went with the Calzone. It was a long shape however was very much just crusty dough in places."
• "The spaghetti bolognese was poor for an Italian restaurant I expect freshly made pasta and it was over cooked and clearly out of a packet."
• "It's cheap with large portions but if you think its authentic Italian, you're wrong."
• "Ordered a penne arrabiata and garlic bread. The pasta was awful, the worst I've ever tasted."
• "Poor quality, tasteless food. We ordered pizzas thinking that is a safe choice for an Italian restaurant, you are better off buying it from Asda's."
• "Ordered lasagna but they gave me half a tin of lasagna and half a tin of Bolognese as if that would pad out the small lasagna portion."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is so friendly and helpful and you get the food within minutes."
• "The service was impeccably attentive and friendly."
• "Really great customer service and atmosphere."
• "Staff are lovely and welcoming, food came out quickly and was quite nice."
• "The staff were exceptionally nice and went out of their way to help."
• "We had a brilliant relaxed meal with excellent service."
• "The service was attentive and really friendly."
• "Super place to relax and have a meal. Food is excellent and service is first class."

Cons:

• "Each staff member seemed to have just a few too many tables in their section as it was hard to flag down our server."
• "I noticed they were delaying taking our food order and asked several times if we wanted more alcohol."
• "However, bumping it to three stars, as the dish I ordered, while well-seasoned, was quite undercooked."
• "I will give 3 stars to this Italian restaurant as the main course was ok the starter wasn’t cook properly services was good sad that you don’t see in uniform just a casual look."
• "Service was slightly odd when I first arrived but the food was delicious."
• "I am really sad to post a disappointing review because the staff are lovely and food is good. But I really don't think they were paying much respect to the covid precautions."
• "Not a very good service from this restaurant tonight ordered some food and some was missing when delivered."
• "Ordered lasagna but they gave me half a tin of lasagna and half a tin of Bolognese as if that would pad out the small lasagna portion."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is casual, comfortable and very clean."
• "Lovely staff, lovely food, lovely atmosphere. Will keep coming back."
• "The vibes, atmosphere, service- everything was just on point and delightful."
• "The atmosphere is nice and given that the restaurant is tucked away from the main shops etc."
• "Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff."
• "The atmosphere was perfect for our occasion and the owner even stopped for a chat."
• "The atmosphere is nice and given that the restaurant is tucked away from the main shops etc."
• "Absolutely lovely was recommended and so glad it was my partner celebrated 22 years there tonight and not disappointed."

Cons:

• "I find the atmosphere a bit cold but I would certainly go there again."
• "Atmosphere not there. We had a booth which was ok but no connection with the restaurant as such."
• "I understand that the live singer was a one-off, however, when I booked the table I would have appreciated the waiter advising us."
• "This is not your family-friendly Italian restaurant. I think the manager overreacted with the alleged noise."
• "We were a group of nine adults and 5 children and we went there on a Tuesday night."
• "It was my husband's 80th and hurrah at last we were 'allowed' 6 in the garden... I ordered in from Vesuvio at the last minute."
• "OK, but that's about it. IMO it's just a chain-free version of Prezzo! Far too much garlic used, on everything."
• "The restaurant was fully booked. Enjoyed it very much and looking forward to a return visit."