Address: 35 Belgrave Rd, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2BB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442079766887
Rating: 4.4
based on 160 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Fantastic food, pastas are delicious with rich sauce, and the dessert is particularly mind blowing."
"The food was delicious. The tiramisu was to die for, best I have ever tasted."
"The food is always fantastic and price wise, it's very reasonable."
"This Italian restaurant was fantastic. We had the calzone, a salami pizza, and the tiramisu. It was all very tasty."
"Incredibly delicious Spaghetti bolognese, the fried calamari was so delicious."
"Their lobster spaghetti came in a generous portion and a very flavorful sauce."
"Food was of excellent quality and of great taste."
Cons:
"Sadly my partner’s lasagne was not properly heated through despite waiting 20 minutes for it to be served."
"Food was stale and cutlery was dirty."
"The steak thing I ordered was bad either as instead of the sauce they added mushrooms with a little bit of sauce incorporated in them."
"Aubergine starter was so tasteless and tasted like rubber."
"The fried mozzarella and parmigiana didn’t deliver on flavour, and the salmon pasta was a little watery."
"None of the food I ate here was of my taste."
"The food was okay, almost tasted like nothing (except the calamaris which were quite good) and the salad was not even half as big as we expected."
Service
Pros:
"Service was good and very fast."
"Very friendly and attentive staff + owner!"
"Extremely friendly and enthusiastic staff, felt very warm and welcomed."
"The staff is so consistently welcoming and kind."
"Great service and friendly staff."
"Service was extraordinary, all of the staff were so nice, went extra mile to make our experience even better."
"Quick and friendly service from all of the staff."
Cons:
"The lady on the door was extremely rude and not polite."
"Additionally the “optional” surcharge was not so optional for such poor quality of service."
"Service was friendly if slightly off hand."
"Service was terrible. Very rushed & constantly hovering over our table."
"Service was terrible and food was at the same level as Pizza Hut if not worse."
"Service from all the waitresses was terrible! Made us feel everything was a effort, totally unfriendly."
"Awful service from when we entered through to paying for our meal."
Ambience
Pros:
"Fantastic ambience, extensive menu."
"Great restaurant. It feels like you're in a family run trattoria in Italy."
"Restaurant setting is warm, cosy and low key."
"This is one of my favourite places to eat in London. Still run by the same Italian family as when I discovered it nearly 10 years ago."
"You really feel transported to Italy. Very wholesome and lovely experience."
"A little corner of Italy in the middle of Pimlico. Delicious and authentic, beautifully cooked in a bustling, vibrant and friendly restaurant."
"The atmosphere was superb and the food was genuinely phenomenal."
Cons:
"Old school Italian too bad is the mindset from him."
"Some staff were lovely and some were quite rude."
"The atmosphere was very very uncomfortable, we had to wait 20 minutes until we can make our order and more than 45 minutes since then for our food."
"When you take Italians to an Italian place and they overhear staff members talking bad about other customers made the atmosphere a little uncomfortable."
"Felt uncomfortable regarding social distancing, turned down the offer of a table as it was close to others, staff at times stood too close, handed over drinks and glasses and touched husband on the shoulder."
"We felt so uncomfortable that we left really fast."
"Every interaction with staff was strange and awkward."
Value
Pros:
"The food is always fantastic and price wise, it's very reasonable."
"Would definitely recommend this italian, there are so many in the area it can be hard to choose but this one wont cost you a fortune and you will leave full and content."
"The price was so reasonable we couldn't believe it when the bill came."
"5-star customer service and quality of food. Authentic Italian food at competitive prices."
"Reasonable prices for the area."
"The price was good and they even accepted our spare Scottish pounds as payment."
"Reasonably priced and at least fresh."
Cons:
"Additionally the “optional” surcharge was not so optional for such poor quality of service."
"If I’m paying £12 for a pasta dish, there should be enough pasta to fill me up."
"Our meal came to £33.20: £15.50 for one pizza, £14.50 for another and £3.20 for a coke. A little on the pricey side."
"On a short visit to the UK, don't like the 10% service charge that seems to have become common here."
"We order a pizza that lack many of its ingredients, it was just good, far from excellent."
"Pizza was just overloaded with toppings: more isn't necessarily better."
"Mozzarella and tomato comes with 3 slices of tomato and 2 slices of cheese with a sprig of basil for £6."
Menu Variety
Pros:
"A great menu with almost as many specials as there are dishes on the main menu."
"There is always something interesting on the specials menu."
"The menu is rich with options, most of which are original recipes from northern Italy."
"The printed menu has a lot on it, and inside they have a board with even more dishes and those are the specials and interesting stuff which I would recommend."
"If you like authentic Italian food, this is the place to go. It’s ran by Italian people so I felt the authenticity was there."
"Good Italian food, nice atmosphere and very good value for money."
"The most authentic Italian restaurant in London. The Linguine Al Frutti Di Mare is amazing."