Reviews Villa Etrusca

We visited this charming Italian restaurant in the heart of Chiswick for dinner and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Steak Tartare was absolutely lovely! I had tagliatelle and it was the most authentic pasta I've had in London! The highlight of the meal was the dessert; lime & pineapple carpaccio which was heavenly! The best thing about this place is that the whole restaurant is dog-friendly and it's just perfect for someone like me who loves to bring my fur baby anywhere! The service was amicable and unpretentious too! We'll surely be visiting again!

My oh my! This restaurant is THE BEST restaurant I’ve been to in this city. To the Italian readers out there reading this, I’ve always been told that I have “il palato sopraffino” so this post is based on this premise. That’s why I refused to go to any restaurant because I know how BAD the food is in this city, in this country! Every time my husband would tell me to go out, I would refuse because there’s no point in spending the money on food that I don’t like. One day, for our civil ceremony, I made such in depth research because I wanted to find THE PLACE. The place that would take me back to my country, Italy. To its flavours, to its architecture, to its cuisine, to its art, to its passion, to its camerieri, to its wine, pasta, to its FOOD! I’ve booked this restaurant and it did not fail my expectations. From the entrance a cameriere would attend you and guide you to the table. This restaurant has live cooking, so from our table we could see inside the kitchen, how I’ve missed this! We’ve ordered fabulous octopus carpaccio (God, that lemon zest on top of it it was from another planet!), delicious pasta con le vongole and amazing steak and supper di pesche e amaretti. At the end they surprised us with a small “congratulations” sweet, served on a personalised plate. At the exit from the restaurant, someone expected for us and asked for our feedback. She was so nice and sweet and the simple gesture of asking “how was it” made us feel so good! With our bellies full (at that time), and with having all fresh memories in my mind I can assure you that abbiamo mangiato da Dio and you will enjoy it as much as we did. p.s at the end, I could find some sand in my mouth, from the vongole, although they were cleaned, having no shell.

I fully enjoyed their lounge area when we had our aperitifs. It’s so comfortable I could easily had our dinner there. The team is warm and polite. Their burrata is en point, as does the boar ragu with pappardelle. The pappardelle is well executed. As for the spaghetti vongole, I requested for a substitute pasta as they are unable to remove / lessen the chillies from their chosen pasta. The substitute pasta was slightly over cooked, but my date enjoyed it. As for the steak tartar, I wish they let us know in advance that we can optionally add egg yolk. *perhaps put optional on the menu? The steak is of high quality but it is too “clean”, which is rare for me to comment as such! The missing egg yolk and capers makes me imagine the dish to be best served to someone who needs it straight after a workout. It feels too fuzzy to request a remake when I’ve already asked for substitute pasta for the main course. I will return to try it again, and see whether the added egg yolk version is comparable to my favourite place Maison François in St. James,or another Italian restaurant, Olivo in Belgravia. Since I relocated to this part of the town, I am trying to explore local businesses instead of having to keep going back to W1/SW1, and I hope this to be my local go-to. 😊 Lastly my date really enjoyed their wine list.

Amazing! Just Amazing! Me and my partner love Italian food and this was our best! Loved everything about it to the food to the deco and vibe of the restaurant, service was excellent! Definitely will be going again

There are many wonderful restaurants in London but this is an exceptional one. Try their own Chianti Classico 2017, delicious.