Bottega Prelibato Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Authentic Italian at its finest - I come here at least twice a month as the food is superb and the menu changes frequently."
• "Absolutely the best Italian food in London! Chef Thierry creates super creative and tasty menus…pasta dishes can’t be missed, especially truffle dish and the seafood platter."
• "The fresh seafood marinara starter is outstanding - perfectly cooked seafood and the tastiest tomato sauce I have had for a very long time."
• "Top quality pasta dishes, generous portions, and knowledgable staff. My gnocchi were delicious, one of the best I have ever tried."
• "The food is AWSOME !!! Very creative, seasonal, fresh, well presented, generous and tasty."
• "The food is 100% Italian and delicious."
• "One of my favorite restaurants is Bottega Prelibato because of the amazingly prepared pasta."

Cons:

• "The pasta was very salty and the Ragu sauce bland and tasteless."
• "Completely tasteless food, absolutely nothing in common with Italian cuisine."
• "The food has nothing to do with Italian cuisine."
• "Very disappointing and over priced for the standard of cooking."
• "Pasta was extremely overcooked and gnocchi sauce was basically water with mushrooms."
• "The food was nice but I find it a bit insulting that the pasta which was described as gnocchi with wild mushrooms and truffle only contained champinoins and had no flavour of truffle."
• "The food was disgusting."

Service

Pros:

• "The food is amazing & the staff are very welcoming and make you feel very welcome."
• "The owner Philippe was also super friendly and even came by to say hi and check in on how things went."
• "The team are a joy, especially everyone’s favourite Massimo."
• "The service is quick, waiters have always a smile serving the tables, we love the atmosphere, we just love this place!"
• "Staff were very helpful and courteous."
• "The staff are all super friendly and welcoming, Ali was our server and he was brilliant."
• "The manager is very friendly and her staff are considered."

Cons:

• "Service was very poor. Entrees were good, main dishes were nice but not warm."
• "The owner managed to come across as hostile and unaccommodating as soon as we arrived."
• "Terrible service. We waited for 45m to even get the menu."
• "Service was a little slow, they could have been better."
• "Waited ten minutes standing at the door to be attended to before leaving."
• "We were pretty ignored the entire night. It took almost 15 minutes to get their attention to clean the table and bring us menus."
• "The service was terrible, the waiter rude."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For around £15 per person for such a good lunch, I found it well-priced too."
• "Thank you for a lovely evening. The food was exceptional. The portions were generous."
• "But overall it is still worth the money for the quality of the food you get, despite the bad service."
• "Plenty of original Italian food choices, at mid-range prices...highly recommended!"
• "Probably the tastiest plate of pasta you've ever had this side of the Channel."
• "Their portions are absolutely GIANT and offer great value for money. I had the vegetarian mushroom gnocchi and it was beyond delicious."
• "Best takeaway pasta in this area. For £6 you get a generous portion of proper italian pasta."

Cons:

• "Food not worth the price. It's definitely too expensive for the quality."
• "The insult to injury was a bill of £94 for two starters, a bottle of wine and two pasta dishes, with a 12.5% service charge."
• "Prices too high (even for central London) and staff doesn't know basics of what they offer."
• "Pricey and the bill included a service charge (for the poor service)."
• "Completely tasteless and outrageously expensive. Wouldn’t recommend at all!"
• "Way over priced."
• "Over priced for the local clueless folk."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Really cosy and atmospheric setting."
• "Nice ambient, would definitely recommend this place for a romantic date."
• "The restaurant has a nice, cozy atmosphere."
• "Fabulous food, a good atmosphere and a real buzz..."
• "Food was really great, the portion size was perfect and the atmosphere is really lovely."
• "The decor is homely and warm."
• "The atmosphere is warm, inviting and buzzing with the space featuring about 10 tables spread across two levels and a patio area for outside seating."

Cons:

• "On my visit, however, the atmosphere was unpleasant from starters to the bill, and not in a way that would solicit sympathy."
• "This place has become a victim of its own success... I was slapped with a 'discretionay' 12.5% surcharge. Never. Again."
• "The atmosphere is rich but not overbearing."
• "An overpriced joke 🤷🏻‍♂️"
• "The mafia feel is one thing this Italian joint could do without."
• "Frighteningly expensive for the lack of any real quality."
• "Mediocre food, ok service, unremarkable atmosphere... given this is central London, and there are countless better options around, this was fairly lame."