Noci Battersea Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

• "Delicious vegan pasta and butter bean hummus with mullet!"
• "Cheese was delicious."
• "Best focaccia in the world 🤤."
• "The food was gorgeous and very filling without feeling heavy."
• "Their flavours were all beautifully balanced."
• "Great food and great ambiance!"
• "Fantastic food; the reviews I read were spot on."
• "The food was incredible."
• "The food was delicious, the ambiance and atmosphere was brilliant."
• "Simple recipes done amazingly and cooked perfectly with a love that only a few places nowadays can say to have."

Cons:

• "The silk handkerchiefs were way too sweet for my taste."
• "The pasta portions aren't big but good to share."
• "Slow cooked beef shin, this is a bit boring."
• "Octopus salad was good but a small portion."
• "The pasta tasted very fresh, and all the dishes we tried were very flavorful. There was a good variation among the dishes and the portions were perfect."
• "Unfortunately I received something unexpected! It doesn’t take much to do a quick google search on what 'torta fritta' is, when I ordered this I was expecting fried fluffy bread but received an Italian twist of samosas instead."
• "Not sure there was any cheese in it. The pasta itself was good, but the whole dish was bland and lacked any significant flavor. Portion was small."
• "The veal and pork ragu with beautifully salted and delicious house focaccia. Not the largest of portions but then again you don’t want to roll out of the restaurant."
• "I had to ask for my table to be wiped as it was sticky. The bottle of water was dirty."
• "Found the food to be extremely bland."
• "The portion size of my dinner was a starter size so left hangry after dinner."
• "The Cacio e Pepe had no cheese, just lots of butter."
• "It tasted like caramel, with mushy lumps of cheap Parmesan."
• "My friend was offered cheese to go with his pastas despite not being originally included on the menu."
• "Dishes were cold."
• "They put spring onion and chili oil on the pasta to replace pasta sauce."

Service Efficiency and Friendliness

Pros:

• "The service was incredibly attentive and personable."
• "Quick and very attentive service from Annalena, friendly too."
• "Lizzie was an amazing waitress, was really attentive and friendly."
• "Staff were great as we had an issue with our order but they rectified it straight away."
• "Outstanding customer service from Jess- I believe her name is & the lovely curly haired manager who always remembers us despite seeing 1000’s of customers."
• "Had a fantastic evening and will be coming back!"
• "Nice Italian restaurant hidden within the Battersea power station."
• "The best was our waiter, Alejandro, which was a warm and efficient waiter who made us feel like we were human beings."
• "Our server Chris was humorous and described the dishes like we were at michelin restaurant, A+."
• "The waiter Prosper explained the dishes to us in detail and the pasta was exceptional."
• "Service is very warm and professional and the ambiance is relaxed and welcoming."
• "The staff are amazing and clearly well trained."
• "The utterly handsome and professional supervisor, Nick, couldn't have done more for us."
• "Chris; honestly an amazing guy that every time he had a chance was coming to check up on us."

Cons:

• "The service was slow in the beginning as no one came to get our drinks order for a while."
• "Service was hit and miss."
• "Service was okay but got the feeling she was quite new?"
• "Service could be better, staff felt a bit distracted."
• "Aside from our drinks order at the start of our meal, we had to call waiters over at every moment to order either food, drinks or the bill at the end."
• "Booked for a Saturday night for my sisters birthday. Initially the table was not available so seated at the bar which is fine, but ordered drinks which didn’t come until we were seated at our table."
• "Service was poor."
• "Not impressed."
• "Very poor communication and customer service."
• "The service was slow, friendly but very slow."
• "The lady at the front desk seemed so annoyed when she saw the 2 of us asking for a table."
• "The server didn't tell me they were out of my drink until the entree was out."
• "Dishes were cold."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very reasonable prices for London."
• "Prices were fair!"
• "An absolute must - will be back next week."
• "Paid £45 each for sharing starters, main each and 2 cocktails."
• "Pretty reasonable."
• "Food is tasty. Price is what you’d expect considering the location."
• "Prices are reasonable for the quality of food and service."