La Porchetta Pollo Bar Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Jolly and friendly staff and pizzas to die for!"
• "Staff efficient and friendly."
• "Really friendly staff, reasonable prices."
• "The staff are really friendly and there is always a great buzzing atmosphere in here."
• "The staff were very welcoming and we found it great value for money."
• "Staff were great."
• "The staff was very friendly and kind."

Cons:

• "Wait staff was rude and difficult."
• "The waitresses looked put out to be serving us."
• "Terrible service! Staff was very rude and they have been ignoring us the whole time."
• "The two waitresses who were downstairs were very miserable and rude. They looked angry and unhappy."
• "Everything was amazing apart from young staff members that have no idea what customer service means."
• "Service? Could be better. We were one of the first tables to be sat and the last ones served."
• "The servers weren’t just disinterested but outright hostile."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It was authentic Italian food which didn't disappoint and was one of the best pasta/pizza I had in a while."
• "Good authentic Italian cooking. Almost had a home made quality."
• "The food looks and smells amazing. Tastes fantastic too!"
• "The food is delicious. We ordered three different pasta dishes and they were at least a 4/5."
• "The food is very good (I’ll give to the food a 4*, at least the pizzas we had."
• "The food was absolutely lovely!"
• "The food is amazing and so fresh."

Cons:

• "Genuinely one of the worst meals I’ve ever had."
• "They forgot my main course so I asked and it still didn't come."
• "Had a pizza with little to no flavour."
• "The whole experience was very disappointing. The bread was not as described on the menu. The pasta was so undercooked it was inedible."
• "The food was mixed... all the toppings just slide off and the centre of the pizzas were soggy."
• "The worst spaghetti alle vongole I’ve ever had."
• "Food was mediocre. Greasy and watery but not the worst."

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Ground floor has good ambience and you can see food being prepped."
• "It's loud fun and homey, a really cheerful vibe."
• "The restaurant makes you feel as if your at your nona’s (grandma’s) house."
• "Great atmosphere and great for people watching."
• "The atmosphere as soon as you walk in is such a good vibe, feels like you’re in Italy!"
• "Once you step inside, you’ve instantly traveled to Napoli, with all the music and the people."
• "The atmosphere is perfect."

Cons:

• "Food came after a very long time 3-4 tables that ordered after us got their food first."
• "Basement seating was cramped and was noisy to the point of being very uncomfortable."
• "Too noisy to share conversation with your table companions due to the flow of talk from excited diners."
• "It gets very busy in the evening and crazy loud. It might feel a little bit too much."
• "It is a very small, crowded, and loud venue."
• "It was heaving inside and louder than many metal bars, we couldn't hear a word the other was saying despite sitting right across each other."
• "But to queue for an hour and 10 minutes and get seated by the door on stools was a disappointment."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Best pizza in London, thank you!"
• "Very authentic and cheap Italian food."
• "Prices are super affordable."
• "The price was so affordable!"
• "Such excellent value for a restaurant in the middle of Soho."
• "Prices are exceptionally low for central London."
• "Great prices too which is refreshing in London."

Cons:

• "The moretti pint a bit expensive (£6.7)."
• "Food pretty average for the price."
• "The pros were that it was well priced for central London and big portion sizes, if you prefer that over quality."
• "Prices are super decent, although the moretti pint a bit expensive (£6.7)."
• "Food pretty average for the price."
• "The food was lovely; just a shame they tried to charge me £7.60 instead of £2.80 for an apple juice."
• "Prices however are still very reasonable."