LARDO Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food 10/10, Cocktails 11/10"
• "Was lovely sitting out in the sunshine on the terrace area having delicious pizza and a glass of rose."
• "Delicious plates of charcuterie."
• "The food here at Lardo is authentic and delicious."
• "The tiramisu was sooo good. Best tiramisu I have in my life."
• "Food is plentiful and fresh."
• "Delicious Italian, reasonably priced for the quality and portion."

Cons:

• "We were told they were out of pizza dough for the night at 8pm on a Friday night."
• "Maybe I am old school but when I get a pizza I kind of expect a pizza to have more than 5 small dollops of mozzarella cheese."
• "Thumbs down for pizza too, unfortunately (small size pizza and couldn't even finish it because of the hard-to-digest dough!)."
• "The pumpkin agro dolce was that kind of pumpkin that's slightly furry textured over firm and oily."
• "Pasta was terrible. All you can taste was tomato. It was sour."
• "The pasta was also disappointing as it was too undercooked for al dente."
• "Pizzas are baked in the oven at low temperature - I have seen them being placed in the oven for over 6-8 minutes, which results in very hard, dry base."

Service

Pros:

• "Thank you guys, every time we come it's always a great experience."
• "The staff are warm, friendly, attentive, helpful and genuine."
• "Still amazing food, and their staff are incredibly nice and efficient, despite being usually very busy."
• "Staff were attentive and the South African MC looked after us and got a table ready swiftly."
• "Our waiter was also incredibly friendly and helpful."
• "The staff went above and beyond when we went for a lunch at Lardo going out of their way to find a ginger beer for my pregnant partner."
• "service 12/10 - attentive, constantly topping us up, super warm and made us feel right at home."

Cons:

• "They also served our starters and mains together due to their delays but also their requirement of having a turnaround time. No compensation provided."
• "We were arrogantly told that outside was fully booked."
• "We were made to feel like a burden the whole time."
• "Waited almost half an hour to be seated despite having a booking."
• "Sadly giving 3 stars because service was extremely slow and the waiter serving us was unfriendly."
• "They were slow to take our order, then the waitress returned to say she did not have my choice of aperitif."
• "Very poor service. Walked in, staff are busy gossiping nobody is wanting to seat us, get seated and just waiting and waiting to be served and nobody even comes over to take our drink order."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Super great vibe."
• "The ambiance was great and the staff were friendly."
• "Lardo is cool. Laid back, smooth, never rushed."
• "It might be the hip new spot right now, but don't let that put you off - this place is really, really great."
• "The atmosphere is wonderful."
• "It's in a great location, and the open kitchen setup creates a very lively happening feel."
• "Hip place as you'd expect being just off London Fields."

Cons:

• "The decor means that noise reverberates around so don't plan a cost tete-a-tete!"
• "The toilets are outside the restaurant space and require you to go through a lobby, the flush was also broken on the toilet I visited."
• "We were asked to wait outside in the pouring rain while they got it ready."
• "Sat very very close to others, it was freezing cold as the double doors were left wide open."
• "Only issue is that music is too loud for the space - you really have to shout to be heard across the table."
• "Also the outdoor sitting is mega windy. Not nice."
• "The vibe of the place was off - won’t be coming back."