Saporitalia Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very friendly and the food is tasty and authentic."
• "The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the restaurant feels cozy and authentic."
• "Finally we were addressed by a waitress who seemed who was hospitable and made and effort to enquire about our dietary requirements."
• "Friendly, passionate waitress, great music and ambience."
• "Lovely service and reasonably priced."
• "The service was prompt and the staff where friendly."
• "All of the staff are extremely friendly and helpful, attentive to yours and the whole restaurants needs, yet personally always gives you a feeling that you are being prioritised even at the busiest times of day."

Cons:

• "We will not return."
• "Terrible service and unbelievably rude chef."
• "Tasty food but some of the worst service you’ll find in London, that’s a guarantee."
• "It also sucks paying service charge for bad service."
• "Unfortunately, the service just wasn't good and kind of took away from the experience."
• "bad service, the manager after our complaints was only able to say sorry but did nothing to improve the situation."
• "This lady was so rude who served us today."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food taste so fresh and flavoursome!"
• "One of the best places to eat in and around Portobello!"
• "The most wonderfully fresh Burrata in West London."
• "The food was heavenly, freshly made and worth a trip back for."
• "God exists, and the pizza and tiramisu from Saporitalia are the proof."
• "Our food was absolutely outstanding, so full of flavour and very clearly full of high-quality ingredients, including the most beautiful, fresh seafood."
• "The freshness of the tomatoes and the magnitude of the stringy cheese made this next level authentic Italian for me."

Cons:

• "It was so salty I could not eat it. It was just tomato sauce caked in Parmesan...no word of a lie, one chunk of tough meat and that’s it!"
• "The drinks were very diluted, barely tasted the lychee after a tipple, it was literally 95% tonic water, which is outrageous when they charge 10.50."
• "Always have lunch at Saporitalia but last time the meatballs were so bad, tasting like frozen for ages."
• "Ordered a pizza and a torte al limone from this place. The tart came infested with mold and smelled bad."
• "The cold cuts and cheese platter was stale and tasted rancid, the produce was obviously off."
• "The pasta dishes we had were underwhelming sadly, pasta was overcooked."
• "The Ham was chewy, the cheese tasted average and most importantly the pizza itself was not good quality."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor within the restaurant was authentic and delivered a divine ambiance."
• "You feel like you're in an Italian garden so come rain or shine you can host a wonderful group and feel like you're in a different country."
• "Wicked atmosphere!"
• "This place is always busy and has a good atmosphere."
• "Tucked away on Notting hill market provides a quaint area for a meal and some chill from the hustle and bustle of the markets."
• "The restaurant is beautifully decorated, simple, quaint and welcoming."
• "Very nice and cozy place."

Cons:

• "Cute location but it was freezing cold in the restaurant."
• "owner was moody - shouting at customers."
• "I felt so uncomfortable that we left to get dinner somewhere else."
• "It doesn't have the best decor and was quite stuffy when we walked it....."
• "Decor of the place is average, hanging plastic flowers don’t add to the great ambience."
• "And there was plenty of space but we sat just by the door which is very irritating in the winter when people constantly leave it open."
• "We are absolutely disgusted and disappointed. What a waste of money..."

Value

Pros:

• "Great for lunch and a late Saturday breakfast."
• "Prices were reasonable."
• "Their 2 course lunch special is great value at £12."
• "Good prices."
• "The portion sizes are great, filling and at such a reasonable price!"
• "First rate service."
• "Tasty pasta and a decent house wine."

Cons:

• "Very unpolite Manager refused to give us high chair for our baby, we couldn't keep our pram or anything which is taking too much space."
• "Yesterday it took 35 min exactly for a takeaway pasta which was really good but too small and there was just 1 Prawn."
• "The pizza is so good, but I think is not fair that charges you for the table services."
• "Unpleasant visit. Rude waiter. Our kids like pizza, so we stepped in for a quick meal. We ordered two pizzas for kids and some drinks. The waiter was arguing with us that we need to order more, because we are 'occupying the table'."
• "Average and overpriced."
• "Food was ok but overpriced."
• "Way too salty way too fat, literally had two bites and put away."