Address: 6 Dickens Yard, Longfield Ave, London W5 2TD, United Kingdom
Phone: +442088402687
Rating: 4.3
based on 221 reviews.
Portion Size and Pricing
Pros:
"The delicious taste often makes you overlook the price until you finish."
"The portion was not huge, but the food tasted absolutely amazing."
Cons:
"Italian meals in London can be quite expensive for the portion size."
"Given the price I expected a bigger portion, my companions also felt that they expected it to taste better and to be full at the end of the meal!"
"The only issue I can really see is that it is pretty expensive for what it is - the portion was not huge."
"I would have given this place 5* a few years back! They've made the portions smaller though."
"Food was ok and glad you can choose different pasta etc, however, would like there to be more choices of chicken or fish dishes."
"Avoid. Extremely expensive and the portions are only fit to feed a cat and the cat will still be hungry.....!!!!!!!"
"Sadly the food wasn’t great & rather overpriced."
Service and Staff
Pros:
"The restaurant is fantastic, and the staff, especially one particular individual, stand out for their excellent service, humour, and overall experience."
"Special mention to Francesco who looked after us. So many places these days have mediocre service and Francesco was a fantastic host."
"We’ve been here twice now to celebrate birthdays and each time the waiters came and sang happy birthday with a complimentary dessert."
"Lovely people. Richard was very lovely and served us. Veronique was also so polite and friendly and Antonio was also very sweet."
"Francesco was an excellent waiter, made our time here all the more pleasant."
"The staff are really friendly and really passionate about the the food and drinks they have to offer."
Cons:
"I wouldn’t go back because the service was slow."
"We ate there on a bank holiday, unfortunately there was only one server - she was great but as a result took time for our food to come."
"The atmosphere was a bit dull big open space with nothing filling it and inside the restaurant was really hot."
"Food was ok and glad you can choose different pasta etc, however, would like there to be more choices of chicken or fish dishes."
"Although the spaghetti in my carbonara was cooked well, the sauce was strangely overpowering as if it wasn't fresh prepared and was too concentrated."
"Service was good, servers polite and attentive."
"Staff are really friendly and nice, that's the only reason I gave this 2 stars!"
"Service was dreadful, seated with menus and then ignored until I physically had to stop someone as they had ignored verbal requests!"
Food Quality and Taste
Pros:
"I was impressed they use proper Guanciale in their Carbonara and not bacon and cream which don’t belong in a traditional Carbonara."
"The idea of making your own pasta dish was unique."
"Having walked past the Wembley branch many times, my son decided to try their pasta for his after-school meal today. The starter was exceptionally delightful."
"The food: given the price I expected a bigger portion, my companions also felt that they expected it to taste better and to be full at the end of the meal!"
"Got the Arrabiata with burrata which was really nice."
"The pasta exceeded our expectations by a long shot! WOW! We had the cacio e pepe and the arrabiata, and we will definitely be coming back with friends!"
"The pasta sauce is amazing. We had mushroom sauce and black pepper sauce. The gnocchi was so soft and potatoey."
Cons:
"The pasta was not filling and the service was slow."
"Can mix and match the pasta and sauce! Creamy mushroom sauce is yummy but it is not mixed well with the Maccheroncini. The Maccheroncini itself is a little bit plain."
"Quite disappointed with the Carbonara as it is not that creamy and rich. It’s also too salty because of the bacons."
"Good service, friendly staff, clean toilets! My dish (pasta with red prawns) was delicious, my wife's pasta with mushroom sauce was a little dry."
"Sorry but I have to say the pasta was too hard. Both me an my friend like it a little softer."
"The carbonara which was a signature dish on the menu was salty and had a very strong after taste. It was below average."
"Food was absolutely delicious. But I felt the portions were a little small for the price."