Bella Italia - Paddington Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant London

Address: 16 London St, Tyburnia, London, W2 1HL, United Kingdom

Phone: +442077066555

Rating: 4.2
based on 128 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Fabio was so attentive and precise, ensuring our experience was one we loved."
  • "The food was good…but the service was excellent! I was served by Shkurte who was very attentive and friendly!"
  • "Service was extraordinarily friendly and accommodating, kid friendly."
  • "Fabio was amazing! Honest with the recommendations and made us feel at home!"
  • "Your waitress Tereza it was amazing."
  • "The service was great, and we came back again and it was as good as day before!"
  • "The staff were very friendly, (especially our waitress Tereza) and the food was served quickly."

Cons:

  • "Despite reserving a table earlier in the day... we were then completely forgotten about for a good half hour."
  • "Staff not very attentive, didn't come to check our table after we got food."
  • "Service very poor, staff rude."
  • "The wait time to order the food was long... waiting between 20-25 mins to order was excessive."
  • "Whole time I felt ignored, from how long it took to get seated, served and being forgotten about as waiters kept passing by without any inclination to inquire if I was okay or something."
  • "Service was poor, as we hadn't booked the server seemed annoyed to seat us."
  • "The staff was clueless and ran around like chickens with their heads cut of the entire time we were there."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The children's menu was exceptional value."
  • "Ate breakfast there twice! The atmosphere, food, and buffet were great."
  • "The food it was delicious. We really enjoyed the food and service."
  • "We ate 3 pastas: spaghetti with meatballs, spicy sausage and bolognese. All tasty!"
  • "Food was really tasty, hot and ‘big’ portions."
  • "The chicken Milanese never disappoints."
  • "Their pasta with shrimps and cherry tomatoes, with a zest of chilly pepper, was awesome!"

Cons:

  • "The menu is seriously limited for guests, I was eating omelette for days on end because of the lack of options."
  • "Not really good enough for £17 each! Can't recommend it at the price."
  • "Not really a bargain if your pizza is worth nor look like the one you buy in supermarkets."
  • "Was hungry for the 4 cheese macaroni, expecting a good cheesy macaroni. Got a bland pretty tasteless dish."
  • "The quality of the food was as mediocre as expected (standard large restaurant chain microwave options), and the set menu pizzas are definitely smaller in size than the regular."
  • "Perfectly ok bowls of pasta- not great, not particularly generous, nor particularly interesting."
  • "The desserts we chose were not perfect."

Value

Pros:

  • "The menu offers a good variety and the food quality is high."
  • "Excellent value, food was well cooked, portions were a good size and they have a great set menu."
  • "Price wise is not bad, especially if you have the Taste Card."
  • "The set menu provides great value."
  • "Good food, nice atmosphere and fair prices."
  • "Had a 2 course meal of Mozzarella Dough Balls and Lasagne for £17. Portion sizes were good and it tasted nice."
  • "The food was absolutely delicious and came in generous portions."

Cons:

  • "Very bad experience. It offered Jubilee kid meal offer at £1 but they finally charged us the full price for the kid meal."
  • "The price is a bit higher side compared to other nearby Italian restaurants and portions are a bit smaller."
  • "Paid 16£ for a lasagna, fries and sparking water... The chips were cold and hard and so was the lasagna."
  • "When asked if we could pay with voucher we was told yes then after buying voucher online was told we couldn't use it poor service from management."
  • "It definitely was not good value for money, cost and quality wise."
  • "The biggest surprise was that we had to pay £3 for the service but they never told us that it was optional."
  • "We were charged the optional service fee which I didn’t like because they didn’t ask."

Cleanliness & Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Nice inviting atmosphere, chic place."
  • "Cosy Italian diner in Paddo. Was a pleasant surprise."
  • "The decor and atmosphere was amazing."
  • "Great atmosphere, highly recommend."
  • "Pizza was excellent and the dim lights and Christmas decorations made for a warm feel."
  • "Clean, friendly, cosy restaurant with welcoming staff."
  • "It’s a lovely place well located."

Cons:

  • "The tables on the terrace were not clean and I had to seat at a dirty one."
  • "Table not well cleaned."
  • "A reasonable restaurant but doesn't have the atmosphere or quality of staff that it promises from the outside."
  • "They smothered the toast with excess honey and the fruits weren't washed, spotted fungus in my berries."
  • "Also small portion. Too expensive for what is was."
  • "The cutlery was not clean and I had to show him because he didn't believe me in the first place."
  • "Very strange layout with the hotel access via the dining area."

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