Absolutely amazing food and service. My friend and I came in without reservation for a late lunch, and had a fantastic meal & time. Our waiter was very friendly and took great care of us. The seafood was fresh and delicious, and the pasta portion was massive. The bruschetta that my friend and I split in 2 was definitely the best I’ve had in London, likely due to the high-quality ingredients. The prices are reasonable too! I will be coming back here.
A traditional restaurant with great taste and flavour to their dishes. We had lasagna, calarami, linguine with clams and cod fish. All of them are great, especially the linguine with claims which sticks to its roots! Highly recommend this restaurant to anyone happens to be in the Paddington neighbourhood!
We ate here on a Sunday at 3pm having tried unsuccessfully on Friday and Saturday evenings .. moral of that story - booking essential!
There is no parking so best be on foot, as we were. My first problem was settling on something to eat .. there was so much choice!!! And when the food arrived we all generally managed to not quite lick our plates clean 😅
The atmosphere is friendly and the staff great - very professional in that they will pick up on their clients' needs and be as involved in banter or leave you in peace as you require.
Basically, if you want Italian food in a clean and relaxed yet genteel environment, then come here!
Genuine Italian food, so tasty
Highly recommended homemade soups, and calves liver.
The queues outside the door and on the footpath, waiting for a table, says it all.
Enjoy!
This is a great place for Italian food. The food is cooked very well. There is good variety of options in the menu. The staff are very friendly. The manager Giuseppe is your go to person for anything you need and he is very friendly. He will even find you a nice table on the outdoor terrace if you ask nicely. Personally loved the vegetable lasagne. Also the desserts are very good too. All round, a great restaurant to dine out.
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Hotel staff told us that guests found it delicious and so off we went. Clearly v good within the 3 block radius as it was packed to the rafters on a Monday evening! A good mix of regular locals which added to its popularity. Service was brisk and prompt, servers all friendly despite the pace. We ended up going back twice for dinner! The food:
Starter - Baked mushrooms+ anchovies. Delish, should have ordered bread to mop up the salty goodness!
Minestrone - ordered on 2nd night as it was rainy and nice to have soup. Light, delicious with that homemade Nonna taste. LOVED IT. Some might find it bland but you can always add salt.
Pasta - Vongole, Prosciutto el Funghi and Bolognese. Huge servings all delicious! 2nd night had only 1 pasta as it was enough for both of us. Brava, brava, brava!
Dessert - Apple pie. I couldn't resist and omg, this was 10x better than Harrods! Huge chunks of apple, and yummy pie crust. Came w vanilla ice cream and lashings of chocolate which it didn't need.
Love this place...give it a go!
Great place for Italian Food
I just had pasta so can’t comment on other food like pizza or dessert
The Pasta are good. Good quality of food and ingredients
Great place for lunch or dinner next to Paddington Station. A few Italian Restaurants nearby but I would recommend this local one which eat since 1957
The food was very good.
Good size portion and price were reasonable.
Taste were so good, when I left the restaurant I already thinking when should I return to try the other dishes in the menu.
Glad I made reservation for dinner at 8pm on a Sunday evening. When I arrived with my boys, the queue outside the restaurant was pretty long and it was a chilly night in April. We were seated at the lower ground floor and restaurant was packed. However, our orders were taken promptly. The waiter recommended the grilled sea bream (not in the menu) which was fresh and I came back the next day for it. Kids had the Spaghetti Frutti di Mare, Spaghetti Bolognese and Quattro Fromaggi which was lovely. Ended the night with their delicious homemade tiramisu, lemon sorbets and some profiteroles. We came back the next day for lunch with friends from Portsmouth and they loved it too. The waiters were really warm and bubbly, kept my kids entertained. Generally, food is good with some hit and misses, staff is friendly and ambience is typical of what you would expect in an Italian restaurant. Reservation is a must. Will definitely come back again!
Popular Italian restaurant right next to Paddington Station.
Food was okay, with good portions for its prices. But taste was pretty average at best, but as said before, the portion makes up for it.
They have an extensive dessert menu, but after sampling 3 different types, it was rather mediocre.
6.8/10, not bad, but nothing great either.
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