Briciole Reviews Summary

Ambience

Pros:

• "Cozy and warm interiors."
• "Lovely atmosphere, really nice drinks and great quality deli produce."
• "By reading through the menu and sitting outside on a warm day, you could easily fool yourself that you have a day off in Italy."
• "A gorgeous Italian Restaurant with a perfect atmosphere for an evening with friends."
• "The main dining room has a warm, rustic feeling."
• "The decor is fitting for the place screaming cafe at the front and relaxed Italian restaurant at the back."
• "Ambience is kind of country house; wooden floors, wooden tables, fairly light and airy."

Cons:

• "So loud that on a six person table you can't hear more than one person away."
• "Something about the architecture makes it SO NOISY..like, crazy noisy you can't hear someone opposite you and everyone is shouting."
• "For some reason (wine is too good?), the place becomes very noisy with guests talking to each other and it can be hard to follow a conversation with the rest of your party."
• "It can get quite noisy at dinner, so recommend booking."
• "The restaurant was 99% empty. I felt discriminated."
• "All in all, it had touristy vibes to it."
• "Waitresses stands in front of the door blocking it without saying something until we ask if is open."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fast and friendly, just as if you were in Rome."
• "Service was really excellent."
• "Staff are very friendly."
• "They really couldn't have been more friendly, helpful or welcoming."
• "Service was fantastic and caring staff, and will answer any questions with the dishes!"
• "The staff were friendly and efficient without being intrusive."
• "Service was very kind but never too present."

Cons:

• "I think the service was slow."
• "It seemed that the staff, although very friendly, weren't very proactive."
• "Nobody checked on how the food was, and we could not recommend."
• "The service is not up to the standard other reviewers have mentioned."
• "Poor customer service!"
• "I am giving 3 stars because we were rushed throughout the meal."
• "Ridiculously overpriced, tiny portions and poor service for lunch."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic traditional Italian food, don't come expecting pizzas and simple pasta dishes."
• "The food here is rustic and flavoursome using top quality ingredients without the high end price tag at the end."
• "Excellent food."
• "The food is always very respectful with Italian origins."
• "Highly recommended the burrata and tiramisù."
• "Super authentic lovely fresh ingredients."
• "The food was amazing."

Cons:

• "The burrata on focaccia for the entre was pretty small for the price."
• "We both had the special starter - fried aubergine and courgette flower but it was as unappetising as it looked."
• "Very, very mediocre meal. Gnocchi with truffle was literally tasteless and the Spaghetti with Octopus tasted like it came out of a can."
• "The food was badly cooked."
• "The tirimasu was probably the worst dish we ordered with waaaaay too much creme."
• "The pork belly was not really up to the quality I’d expect from a deli/restaurant."
• "The food was like in a cafeteria, heated in a microwave."

Value

Pros:

• "The pricing is extremely high for the portion side."
• "Prices surely were quite fair considering the central area where Briciole is placed."
• "For what we ate and drank, we thought it was well priced too."
• "They are really following all the measures for safety during this Covid period."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "thankfully keeping prices low by eschewing fancy."
• "Although not so cheap, still cheaper than average London restaurant."

Cons:

• "I was disappointed to spend £16 on a main from the Specials board that consisted of a few pieces of meat ravioli in a strong cheese sauce - nothing great, a small portion and a high price."
• "Ridiculously small portions, high prices and average quality of food."
• "So a two course pre theatre meal with wine at £106 was a real shock to the pension savings for a real treat."
• "Overpriced for that taste. 18£ for a pasta that tastes average?"
• "Incredibly overpriced too, we paid £37 each for our meal and left feeling nothing less than disappointing and hungry."
• "Charged 12.5% discretionary service charge without being asked even when we had a poor meal."
• "It's a little expensive though."