Il Cucciolo Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The best ravioli i have ever had."
• "Pizza margherita and lasagna are really good."
• "Delicious food, homely atmosphere, friendly and professional staff. Perfect place to dine."
• "The food. Oh, the food! Loved it!"
• "Food was delicious, staff were extremely helpful when we asked to go off the regular menu."
• "The risotto was quite good, though."
• "The homemade lasagna and spaghetti bolognese were good for the price."

Cons:

• "The food here is absolutely awful in taste and quality."
• "The worst pizza i have ever eaten in a restaurant."
• "Average food at London prices."
• "I don't think I will be returning to this restaurant as the cost of our bill was too much for the very lack lustre meal."
• "The rest of our food was pretty bland."
• "The food had no flavour at all."
• "The meat and pasta tasted processed."

Service

Pros:

• "The team of staff in there are great."
• "The staffs are so friendly and helpful."
• "Quaint restaurant with outstanding service."
• "Lovely food and great value for money in my opinion."
• "All of them very nicely presented and extremely well cooked."
• "The staff never stop moving but great service."
• "Service was attentive and fast - just what was needed before going to the theatre!"

Cons:

• "However, the head waitress is very rude."
• "The personal working there rolled their eyes, gossiped at each other in front of me."
• "What lost two more stars for me was the lady who greeted us and took our order."
• "The service was very slow and we felt ignored and had no check backs and had to call over the waitress multiple times to get her attention."
• "I had to wait a few minutes to order despite a waitress being available."
• "Service mediocre. Never once checked on me or the food."
• "Service was in my opinion lacking, they could do with an extra pair of hands."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Has a very authentic feel to it."
• "Delicious food, homely atmosphere, friendly and professional staff. Perfect place to dine."
• "Quaint restaurant with outstanding service."
• "Great quality, genuine Italian food with a local feel and a warm, friendly atmosphere."
• "A very nice authentic and peaceful Italian experience among the hustle and bustle of Soho."
• "Nice and cozy restaurant in a busy corner of London."
• "A great spot near the theatre district."

Cons:

• "Location is easy to get to by transport but no parking available."
• "The restaurant is small and gets busy so booking is recommended and it can get quite cramped."
• "The place smells funny.. not from food... something else... you know."
• "The atmosphere was awful. We were seated next to a table who must have been at least half baboon with the outrageous noises they were making."
• "We were walked past several nicer 'reserved' tables and sat at a back table near the toilets."
• "Our table was next to the walk way so not very private."
• "It can get a bit noisy when its full."