Al Forno Wimbledon Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Amazing spot in Wimbledon for a classy night of food and drink."
• "Cozy internal decor."
• "Cosy, welcoming and lively restaurant."
• "Fantastic atmosphere."
• "Warm and welcoming atmosphere."
• "Wonderful atmosphere and good old fashioned Italian food."
• "A lively and energetic Italian restaurant."

Cons:

• "Very bright lighting! Loud music."
• "Plonking chairs on tables whilst singing to loud music in far too bright lighting was NOT a restaurant experience we expected."
• "The place was decorated beautifully for this festive season."
• "Visited on Saturday 29th May. We were seated upstairs and it was ridiculously over crowded."
• "Very busy and loud, no surprise first Friday in December, so good atmosphere."
• "It was more like school dinner lunchtime, people were all so loud, shouting and over one another to be heard."
• "Not very socially distanced inside."

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly staff!"
• "The younger wait staff are warm, funny and really attentive."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."
• "Staff are always so lovely and have a good laugh!"
• "We were well looked after."
• "The staff was very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are always friendly and the food is always good."

Cons:

• "Obviously the service was non-existing, never checked back or asked how the food was when they cleared my clearly not eaten dish."
• "Waitress upstairs just Sitting behind the bar staring into her phone."
• "Service from our waiter wasn't great."
• "We were quick to be seated and helped straight away... Drinks were served and we placed our main meal order."
• "We waited at our table for 20 minutes before we were asked if we would like to order a drink."
• "Service was a bit slow."
• "The service is awfully bad and some of the staff members are so arrogant."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meals were lovely, kids said it's the best pizza they've ever had."
• "The food is always superb!"
• "Pizza was pretty good... Just as good as those in Naples."
• "Very good Italian food - huge pizza, great lasagne and tiramisu."
• "The food itself came out piping hot and tasted superb."
• "The food was some of the best Italian I've seen in London and executed seafood dishes perfectly."
• "The veal Milanese was extremely delicious!"

Cons:

• "They list mozzarella in the ingredients, but that’s NOT mozzarella!"
• "The veggie pizza had next to no cheese, undercooked and everything was cold."
• "The food was cold, my starter in particular (like not cooked cold) and the main was 90% a ready made meal."
• "The food here was pretty disappointing, it was well presented but very lacking in flavour."
• "This is EXTREMELY OVERPRICED and the food was awful."
• "The sauce was lumpy and curdled with bits of egg white visible."
• "It was mediocre, plain and I would cook it better."