Sorella Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Attentive service, at least during the week."
• "The waiting staff were very attentive and welcoming."
• "The service was really friendly and professional plus they look after us very well."
• "Solid service and above average wines helped seal my 5 star rating."
• "Service was excellent, wine paired deliciously with the food."
• "The service is amazing, staff are attentive, friendly and knowledgeable."
• "Great spot, bright setting, friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Service was appalling all evening. Took half an hour to get any drinks, every time we ordered them."
• "We weren’t asked how our meal was and servers weren’t very attentive."
• "The weitress serving us had no manners at all and kept on slamming the plates on our table."
• "Service a bit slow, as we were tucked out of sight, but a great place for a relaxed, leisurely lunch."
• "Service wasn't great but then they got this simple thing wrong not once, but twice."
• "Service was inattentive - we were left for 15 mins."
• "Experience with the staff was not very positive as well, quite inattentive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food, on the other hand, was quite enjoyable. The arancini and burrata were particularly delicious, and the starters like focaccia were good too."
• "The food and drinks were so delicate and rich in flavour; extremely tasty!"
• "Exceptional food and professional yet friendly service."
• "Fresh ingredients with good contrasts of flavours and textures."
• "The pasta were... well, proper Italian pasta and cooked perfectly!"
• "The truffle balls, all four kinds of primi pasta and tiramisu are a must order."
• "Dishes were very creative."

Cons:

• "The Denver steak was chewy."
• "The food was tasty but nothing wow."
• "Dark chocolate and malt tiramisu wasn’t great."
• "Although small plates, £12 for two small pieces of lettuce, approximately 15 kernels of corn and a blob of miso bean puree is not a great value."
• "Seafood linguine; lovely sauce but the pasta tasted and looked more like noodles."
• "The peculiar 'leaf' ice cream was just odd."
• "Chicken skin was way too sour and chocolate mousse too salty."

Ambience

Pros:

• "A delightful neighbourhood Italian with a cosy atmosphere."
• "The back of the restaurant has a high ceiling and glass roof meaning there is a lovely light."
• "Cozy ambiance, great staff, good drinks."
• "The ambience is great."
• "Classy yet rustic italian food in a warm welcoming setting."
• "Buzzy atmosphere in a low-lit room with an open kitchen & bar."
• "A wonderfully cosy restaurant perfect for any occasion."

Cons:

• "Was warm and loud on the night we visited so I recommend dress accordingly and sit closer if you want to have a conversation."
• "So good but ridiculously hot in there…."
• "The restaurant itself was very humid and poorly ventilated."
• "Also the acoustic is not the best and sitting in the back of the restaurant is impossible to have a conversation."
• "Environmnet misses a bit of privacy and cosiness though."
• "Not great VFM, unfortunately."
• "Tables too close to each other - that’s really using every inch of the space."

Value

Pros:

• "We had a great time with the taster menu and the wine flights and in comparison to some places where we have had this quality of food and service, this place was a bargain!"
• "Great value for money and most of all - Dog friendly!"
• "Please eat here but don't tell too many people so that it can continue to be London's best kept secret!"
• "It's very fairly priced."
• "Overall, a great package at a reasonable price."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "Great value for money along with beautifully balanced textures and flavours."

Cons:

• "Disappointing all round."
• "It is horrifically overpriced, more misses than hits on the menu."
• "Not great value for money."
• "It's incredibly overpriced."
• "Portions are small and it's incredibly overpriced."
• "Overall, this is yet another overpriced restaurant in London. Second visit: extremely unlikely."
• "They are charging £17-20 for a very small plate of pasta that isn’t as good as places like padella, flour & grape, pastaio that cost half the price."