Bocca di Lupo Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are awesome and helped us get our food quickly to make our theatre deadline."
• "Katia gave us the best service she could, she was really focus in the job and professional."
• "Staff are so friendly and relaxed."
• "Service was friendly and professional."
• "Spectacular service."
• "Received and cared by Damiano, the dinner was a great experience of very careful service and excellent food."
• "Service is friendly and quick."

Cons:

• "The waiters were a little bit too keen to upsell everything, and clear plates whilst people at the table were still eating."
• "Service was a bit clumsy."
• "The service was poor, the staff genuinely seemed more interested in having fun than working their tables."
• "The service was so slow that we ran out of time and were not allowed to order a dessert."
• "Service was chaotic."
• "The restaurant was clearly overbooked. The staff were all too busy for you."
• "It was noisy and crowded with constant waiters walking past our table but also hard to get anyone's attention."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was aaaammmmaaaziing!!!"
• "The food is fantastic. Even the bread and olive oil merit a mention. The pumpkin risotto was well executed and was delicious."
• "All the food was really nice and tasty, focaccia specially."
• "The food was beautiful."
• "The highlight of our meal was definitely the steak."
• "The food and wine was excellent."
• "Arguably the best pasta in London."

Cons:

• "The Baba was not great, with wrong texture and tasteless cream filling."
• "The pappardelle with hare was decent, but not remarkable."
• "The cuttlefish wasn’t fresh again… and it was overcooked."
• "The portions are meager, I paid £18 for two calamari and two prawns, and £28 for a little plate of pappardelle."
• "Every course was cold including our pasta which included a barely set, raw egg and pork belly that was slimy."
• "The primi (pasta dishes) lacked flavour and were not memorable."
• "The main meal, we were served half a Partridge. This course was awful."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The venue is perfectly lit and decorated with tall floral arrangements."
• "The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere - it was busy, but the table also felt private."
• "But what we’ll really remember for a very long time is the joy of the staff and atmosphere of the place."
• "Atmosphere was great, although seating area can get very loud."
• "Perfect for an intimate dinner / pre-theatre."
• "The restaurant was full of what looked like regulars, always a good sign."
• "The atmosphere is always buzzing, whether you're propping up the bar or seated for a more formal lunch or dinner."

Cons:

• "Unless you're wedged in by the serving area like we were."
• "The ambience was nice when we walked in but as soon as we sat down at the back, it was incredibly loud."
• "A little bit noisy, is a tiny space with many tables and is a little bit hard to have a chat."
• "Busy atmosphere, enjoyable but a little noisy at times."
• "It was extremely loud in the restaurant - it was very difficult to hear my partner and made the meal less pleasant in my opinion."
• "Space is VERY cramped and sort of noisy."
• "There’s simply too many tables crowded into small space resulting in a loud and claustrophobic experience."

Value

Pros:

• "You definitely get great value for money."
• "Prices are reasonable for London."
• "Absolutely delicious and amazing value."
• "Having returned from NYC this week where you drop £100+ for a meal in the blink of an eye, it was extremely refreshing to have such good food and a carafe of wine so reasonably priced."
• "Fair priced considering the quality."
• "Bill came under 100 which is not bad for central London."
• "The pre theatre set menu which was very good value @ £15 for 2 courses."

Cons:

• "Portions can be considered small if you are coming from Canada or the US."
• "All things considered I don’t think this restaurant is worth its steep pricing and the long booking waiting list."
• "Extremely small portions and the first Italian restaurant that I’ve been to that asks its customers to purchase their own truffle for certain dishes on the menu."
• "Price wasn’t cheap vs food."
• "Portion sizes are miserly, including for the very average bland lamb skewers, and the tiniest chicken thighs."
• "£25 for a burnt & watery (?!) lasagne with several bones for main."
• "Considering better choices of the same price level elsewhere in London, I’ll probably not come back anymore."