Da Mario Kensington

What an AMAZING experience tonight! Fabiana made us feel like we were home!! She was so cheerful and lovely. Best “hidden menu” carbonara we’ve ever had. It was my birthday and they played “happy birthday” over the speakers and the whole restaurant sang and clapped for me! We’re already planning out next meal there ❤️

Highly recommend! Telephone number not working so email to reserve! We had limoncello, tiramisu and Rigatoni da mario. I enjoyed the main more than dessert as the flavours were strong and complementary. Staff were very friendly and attentive. Restaurant was clean with Mario's (founder) and Princess Diana pictures framed on the wall. The photography added to the ambience if that is of interest! Prices are reasonable for the location I highly recommend 💎

200% recommended! Talking about bringing you to Italian with food, they are professional! The squid ink spaghetti just slap the sea smell right on your face, not to mention the giant 300g king prawn. Ending with the mean with the homemade Tiramisu is without doubt the best choice. Next time in London, I will for sure visit again! Side tip, remember to get a reservation ;)

An authentic Italian restaurant serving tasty classics in a lively, atmospheric dining room. Nicely busy on a Tuesday evening. Great option before events at the Royal Albert Hall. I had the seafood pizza. Generous serving of seafood on top of a thin-base which was well cooked. A touch on the smaller side but that was the only minor negative. Tried my friend’s pasta (Da Mario special) which was also good. House red wine excellent and value for money at £21. They have several tables outside on a partly-pedestrianised part of the street.

I am a big fan of Princess Diana so thought I must give this place a go. I know there's usually a queue at peak hours so I went after a bbc prom at almost 10 pm. I was offered a table straight away. I can tell this is a restaurant that is earnest to serve decent food, but it unfortunately falls short of Italian standard in terms of flavor. I ordered the classic seafood spaghetti. Upsides: 1. the spaghetti is thinner than most restaurants and I like thin noodles. 2. There are lots and lots of seafood, especially given the relatively modest price of £18.5 Drawbacks: 1. There were sands in the mussels, multiple of them 2. The king prawns were a bit overcooked and therefore dry 3. Most importantly, you'd expect the spaghetti to absorb all the flavors of the seafoods and tomato sauce and therefore full of umami. However somehow the spaghetti felt oily but doesn't have a lot of seafood taste. Maybe they were cooked separately and mixed together too late? The atmosphere feels nice and homey with many celebrities pictures on the wall. Price was also very reasonable. It's a shame that the spaghetti wasn't as good as I expected, otherwise it'd have been a perfect restaurant to go to after every prom!