Following a very hearty dinner nearby, my friend and I ventured over to the station area in search of dessert. Fortunately Carluccious was still open at the bleak hour of 22:00, which is apparently very late in London. A quick peruse of their dessert menu and we were set. The two of us ordered their Lemon Tart and Bread Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream. The tart was very refreshing after a savory meal and the banana pudding was spot on, with the vanilla ice cream really kicking it up a notch. During our dessert time, we didn't feel rushed at all which made it a nice way to end the evening. If there is space, try to grab a seat near the large floor-to-ceiling windows. It made for great people watching for us. While we only ordered dessert, I would have liked to try some of their other main dishes. Everything was around £15 which seems pricey but the restaurant itself was spacious and had excellent mood lighting for a good night out. read more

Carluccios - Bread Pudding - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

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Quick service, decent food. I came here with a large party (over 15 people). The waiters were super quick and the drinks were dope. I had a seafood pasta with mussels, clams, and prawns. Was amazing! Delicious and the clams were especially good. I also got a truffle mac'n cheese that was quite good (but pretty pricey). The drinks are expensive but quite good (I would recommend the sour, it's awesome). The bread basket is quite cool since they put a large variety of different breads to try. Its not very quiet and gets quite busy during dinner. read more

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I stopped by Carluccios because it is a super convenient location when working in Canary Wharf. My thoughts: Love that they are open late! Decent service and reasonable prices. I was surprised in the poor quality of English from all the servers and I was also disappointed that not one of the staff knew the name of the street they were actually located on. The food was tasty, I had the mushroom risotto and focaccia and don't really have complaints about either. The portions were much larger than I expected, they say American portions are large but this plate had me feeling like I was state-side. read more

Carluccios - Focaccia with garlic - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

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This is the best breakfast I have found in London for under a tenner. It's a real Friday treat for me! You get a full English (bacon is pancetta not bacon bacon but still delicious). You get a coffee and orange juice included. Really quick servcie here and you get the inpression that the whole outfit is really professionally run read more

Carluccios - Best breakfast in London for under a tenner - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

We went for the first time on a Sunday so it was a bit busy. However, the wait wouldn't have been bad if the food tasted good. My husband got the Chicken Milanese which came with a salad. The salad was drenched in a salad dressing which had mustard seeds in it. You couldn't enjoy the fresh green salad because of all the dressing. Chicken itself was bland and the batter needed for flavor. I got the Insalata di Ricotta Zucchine which tasted pretty good except the zucchine was fried in a lot of oil so it was a bit too oily for me. The food could definitely be cooked with more flavors and less oil. I am not sure if we will go back to try other dishes since there are many great restaurants in the area. read more

Try the hot chocolate it's great! The staff was very friendly as well. read more

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Not very happy with this restaurant. Noisy, tables too close one each others, slow service. The ravioli with spinach and ricotta from the menu was average. And the pasta as a starter is more an apetitizer than a starter. The best is the situation and the area. Probably will not repeat. read more

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This big Carluccio's caffe is located right by Canary Wharf tube station. It has a nice ambience (pretty much like all the others), but can get quite busy in the evenings when all the City folk get out of work, so you may have to wait a little while for a table. The view when you come out is really pretty as it is right on the river. The staff are polite and friendly, and the food is consistently good - I particularly like the pan fried calves liver, and the chicken milanese is tender and delicious too. The portions are filling, and something such as the spinach and ricotta ravioli or a nice salad is perfect for lunch and will only set you back just under £7. I think overall the prices are reasonable, and there's just something about this place that I find relaxing and chilled out, yet it still feels like a bit of a treat coming here. I would particularly recommend going for a leisurely stroll on a Sunday morning and ending up here with a newspaper, a big cup of coffee and the breakfast bread tin, which is filled with different types of toasted bread, breadsticks, jam and a croissant. Perfect. read more

If I were in Canary Wharf, I would just head to Gaucho's or Nando's. But say I overdosed on beef and chicken and was looking for a carb alternative (but let's be honest with ourselves, there is never a perfect alternative). Enter Carluccio's. We ordered garlic bread, house salad, and the trio of pastas for 21 quid, which gave us a tasting of the beef tortellini, the putanesca (with capers, anchovies, olives, and tomatoes), and pasta with butter and truffle. Everything wasn't bad, it just taste of chain. The garlic bread was a big soggy, the tortellini filling was a bit mushy after a while, and the pasta with butter and truffle was tasteless. The best thing there was probably the putanesca. Panna cotta and lemon tart were okay. Don't come in with high expectations, and you'll leave satisfied. read more

2 x Bread pudding = (4.95) 9.90 1 x Prosciutto E Parigiano = 4.95 Served by Eril Dear fellow Yelpers Long time no yelp and am back and ready to review the places that I have been to recently. I'll start of with lovely Carluccio This little baby deserves 4 stars for the amazing customer service, location and decor! On one fine evening me and a friend met up after work and headed down to the land of the Corporate estate 'Canary Wharf'. Both of us had sugar cravings so we decided to have dessert! We hopped from one restaurant to another just to find a place to satisfy our sugar buds! After 45 mins and no luck my friend lost all hope: 'Ok Michelle I give up, lets just go here A** B** O*e' - says friend 'Oh hang on' (I turned around) how about here? 'Carluccio' - says I 'have you been here before' 'no' my friend replied 'lets check it out' As we walked in we saw a deli right in front of us and a plush restaurant on our left 'HANG ON!' I said aloud as I stopped her 'we are allowed to just order desserts.... right'? I whispered 'AH yes you have come to the right place'! Said the man and woman behind us, who works there. I loved the welcoming *tick* As she sat us down I couldn't help but soak in the warm atmosphere. I love the 'chef style' uniforms the waiters/waitress are wearing, its like as if you're being served by the chef themselves it rocks! Eril was our waiter for the evening Greetings Eril! (If they get to see this. I told him and the Deli manager about Yelp). My friend gave in and ordered Prosciutto E Parigiano as her starter. A starter that's she's never heard of and Eril was happy to explain what it was (parma ham wrapped grissini with slices of Parmesan cheese and rockets drizzled with balsamic vinegar that is served on a wooden copping board. Great combination) she was so impressed that she ordered it. I ordered 2 chocolate puddings (for me and my friend) with vanilla cream. I was a teeny disappointed as the pudding was slightly cold but that did not stop me from savouring every moment of it. I wouldn't mind going again. The thought of the bread sticks and pudding is making my mouth go all gooey like Homer Simpson dribbling over beer..mmmm 'Puddddddinggggg'. Prices are reasonable and all tips goes to staff! There is a 12.5% service charge for more than 8 parties. I am very impressed with the service they provided I had to tell Eril and he was so humble. Worth visiting again =D read more

My first time to this chain and I will be back ! The scrambled eggs and mushrooms are wonderful. Eggs are cooked and firm which can be hard to find in Europe! all on top of am amazing piece of Italian toast. I also like that they seat you and take your order and serve you. Not just a take away place where you battle for a table. Service was super friendly. I also went to the one in St. Albans and had another fantastic experience. read more

Arriving with a group after building a stand, we liked the atmosphere - you really get it when you enter the door into the deli. The friendly staff was able to seat us immediately even when we didn't make a booking and were quite a large group - seven. We opted for the menu, which gave us a choice for starter, main course and dessert. For me, the pate with toast was the choice - served in a small ramekin. Perfect! The ravioli of spinach with green beens (I would have preferred if they'd be served warm - now they were cold as a salad) making a good combination. As most of the table had salad or fish, we followed the advice for white wine which turned out to be a good pairing. Overall, we appreciated the experience, and the value-for-money was good. This dinner concluded in a nice way a day of hard work! read more

Carluccios is, I'm afraid, another in a long list of blasé chain restaurants in Canary Wharf. On the plus side it's in a great location right next to Canary Wharf Underground Station and boasts lots of outdoor seating. The service is usually quite friendly and succinct (in a good way), but the food here just doesn't do it for me. They offer a gluten free menu, which is considerate, but it's not great. The pasta is chewy and the sauce sort of tasted like generic salty cheese. Pasta on the regular menu is ok and decent value for the area. I like the vibe at this Carluccios, but I'll only go if I'm craving pasta and am too lazy to cook it at home. read more

I REALLY hate giving low reviews, but I literally had the worst takeaway coffee of my entire life here. It tasted like poison, and left me feeling sick for the rest of day. After ordering a latte and receiving a cup back that was less that half full, I nicely asked for it to be topped up. The server was extremely unhappy about this request (which I think was entirely reasonable - given the price of a coffee, I wanted to get my money's worth!). Now, I'm not sure what exactly she topped up the coffee with, but the result (which I only discovered after leaving) was a toxic disaster. Was it rotten milk? Was it something else in the coffee? I'm not sure, but my friends and I agreed it tasted like poison (actual poison). I threw it out, but felt sick for the rest of the day... read more

Yeah, it was alright. The biggest plus involved the options - they have a note on the menu that they offer a vegetarian-friendly menu if you ask. I didn't ask, but I did ask if I could have the pasta e fagioli soup without the ham-infused olive oil topper. The waiter quickly asked if I wanted the strictly vegetarian version, which I received without a problem. The soup was overly salty, but otherwise rich and delicious. I do like the simple touch of including a bowl of coarse salt on the table, though there was no spoon in it. The thought of other people's fingers in my salt bowl is a big turn-off, and my whole party avoided using it. Another plus was the shop you walk through before the restaurant area - from tarts to go, to unique pastas and sauces, it all looked delicious! However, the tables were incredibly close together (making manoeuvring through to the toilets very difficult.... and making it a bit easy to lose focus on my own conversations, what with the overwhelming influx of voices from all sides!), the staff was very difficult to flag down once we made it clear we would not be ordering dessert or coffee, and the food - while good - was, as I said, salty. Still, regardless of how decent the food is, a bad atmosphere really takes away from it. My one line summary of this place would be: "Yeah, it's only alright-ish." read more

mmmmmm mmmmmm when I had my first bite of their seafood risotto was really really good veggies, crayfish mussel, shrimp, that rice is so tasty !!!!The wait or was nice and very happy!! OMG that was amazing. It was last summer I had some good risotto, brought back so many happy memories. yes read more

Carluccios - that risotto mmmmmm - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

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yeah, it's alright here. But unlike some of the places around here, Carluccios doesn't benefit from it's Canary Wharf location. Is it me or has this italian chain gone a bit downhill? Honestly, the place is a little bit plasticcy now. The shops are getting bigger and stretching more into the restaurant bit - at least it feels like that anyway. It feels more and more like you're being forced to shop. I was more inclined to do that when it was subtle. Now I feel like they're pushing it too much. They get angry if you don't order much food. I hate that. Sometimes, i just don't want to eat a lot. But frankly if I'm spending £30 on a bottle of wine I don't care and they need to lose the attitude. There's a lot of places to eat around here. You'd have to be really pushed to choose this place, but when you do you'll have an alright time. read more

Wow had the best meal here! Feels like you're abroad, sitting outside, drinking wine, and eating top notch Italian inspired food. Well priced cocktails, very reasonable food, service ok... Don't you hate it when they start clearing your table before everyone has finished, or is this a British thing? The food here is near perfect. The don't sell chips/ fries . My grandad says this signals a classy joint! Who can argue with an 80 year old ? read more

Carluccios is only good if it works, it is quite expensive for what it is and so if the quality and service is off then it is quite poor. When went there the lowlights were dirty plates, cold lasagne and a piece of growing medium (wood/bark/cloth?) in the mushroom pasta full price was still charged although there was an apology for the mushroom pasta. Highlights were the atmosphere, location, antipasti, good flavours and the seafood pasta although one of us got all the tomatoes another got much more pasta. They had run out of their house red and one of the desserts but apart from that the rest of the food was OK. I've been there for lunch and been impressed but last night a busy Saturday I would go again but make sure it was a lunch or a quiet weekday evening or maybe go to Pepenero in Canning Town rubbish location but great food read more

Still the great Carluccios menu and service, but OMG it's loud inside at lunch time!

Canary Wharf is such a funny place... I was meeting a friend here for breakfast before another meeting. It's nothing special, but given where it is, I really enjoyed the porridge (ample amounts of fruit!). read more

Usual meeting place at Canary Wharf, lunch box is a good choice. Coffee is our usual option in the afternoon. I also pack takeaways sometimes when I finish late. It's a nice place in the heart of CW, very easy to find so we all use it as meeting point. Especially the breakfast is popular:) read more

The food is good, but let's face it: it's most likely coming from frozen. The drinks are quite nice, and the service is friendly. But it does get crowded for dinner, with a lot of noise and might take you a while to find a table. If you want variety and reasonably fast service in Canary Wharf, it's a good place. But I'm taking down an additional star just because the servers didn't know how to use MasterCard's QKR!, which they advertise on the tables. Some training is needed from the managements side towards the staff in regards to how to use a product the restaurant itself is offering. read more

I was really hopeful for some good quality Italian food. The menu is vast with plenty of options and they have a dedicated gluten free menu which is great. The service is fast but it's so fast you almost feel like you're being rushed through. The food is decidedly average. I had gluten free bruchetta and gluten free tomato basil pasta... I explicity said no onions as I'm allergic. Low and behold the bruchetta mix had onion and given how awful I felt after I'm sure the pasta sauce had onion in. If someone says they're allergic/intolerant you should check what's in that particular meal. It's not a preference, it's matter of health! My partner had rosemary potatoes which were nice and the veal which was average. Overcooked and very ordinary. Needless to say we won't be coming back anytime soon but for some it probably suits exactly what they're wanting. Cheap Italian food. read more

This branch of the Italian chain is a great place to have a weekend brunch in Canary wharf. Their 'Magnifico' breakfast is not a bad deal compared to others on offer in the area - around £7 or £8 but that includes a hot drink and freshly squeezed OJ. It is not your usual fried brekkie but thinly sliced panacetta fried with scrummy mushrooms great scrambled egg and grilled tomato on a slice of ciabatta. It may not sound too exciting but if you have been on the hunt for a non greasy brekkie round here at the weekend you will know it's a tough call! Be warned though from lunchtime onward it's toddler central with what can seem like every two year old in the vacinity choosing to come in here to chuck their spag bol at weary parents craving a vaguely grown up atmosphere. Having said that if you are the parent of said toddlers, it's not a bad choice - good kids menu and even free crayons whilst you slurp a nice big glass of soave and let the waiters pull funny faces at your little tyke. read more

Carb loading before race. Spaghetti carbonara & choc gelato were excellent, good service, and the grocery had great items from Italia. I'll be back! read more

Excellent Italian food, great location, very friendly staff. I've been there twice this year and both times I was impressed. I started with a salad, the mozzarella cheese with rocket lettuce, it was good. I ordered the spagetti and meatballs and the portion was so large I couldn't finish it all. read more

If you are a parent this is the place to take your kids in Canary Wharf. They were a little surprised when we rang up and booked a table for four on Valentine's night. They were even more surprised when two of our party were kids! However, they are true professionals and we had a great night. My kids are used to eating out so it was never going to be a problem but they didn't know that! Service is always good. If you haven't booked you may have to queue for a little for a table. You may also have to share a table but this is always fine. It's a happy place with great service and lovely food. Good kids menu. Great bread. Check out the specials. If it's a balmy day/night eat outside and watch the world go by. Not just the immediate world but by watching Reuter's big screen you can catch up with the whole world. Mind you, in these credit crunch times lets hope the share prices posted in ticker tape around Reuters don't put you off your food!! If you can't stay, or if you've not had your fill, then go to the Deli next door and stock up for home. Food fantastic. Also great for foodie related gifts and books. read more

For a chain restaurant, it's pretty good, much better than most of the upscale chain Italian places in the US. I found the service ok, the food was very good, particularly the milanese de pollo and ravioli. They also sell a lot of their own products so you can browse and take a look around and try your hand at duplicating their sauces. read more

Worst breakfast ever. The poach eggs were over cooked, the toast was completely burned. I asked for a squeeze orange juice and they gave me a regular juice. Unfortunately this was not the first time, but certainly will be the last. "Full me once, shame on you, full me twice shame on me...." read more

Lovely setting in an open plaza surrounded by the glamourous skyscrapers of Canary Wharf. Food is fresh, tasty and served quickly by cheerful waiters. Very popular during the week at lunchtime - expect to queue for a few minutes. Main courses £7-13 read more

I absolutely love this place. The food is great, the wine is great and the service is great. It has such a buzz about it every time I go and I have never been disappointed. Its a shame there is not one near where I live! Its the sort of place you could go to alone and sit there all afternoon and not feel out of place. The menu is great but it is always worth trying out the specials on the board. read more

Eaten here plenty of times... The pasta with spinach balls is awesome. Their starter platter is very decent if you have a group of people. Good brunch options as well and of course..they have decent coffee... read more

I think that I will go and eat at the Carluccious restaurant today. I don't really have much to do and I think that getting out will do some good. They have great food in the art located close to me. That means that I can walk a few blocks and be there in no time. I think I am going to order a sausage pizza. That is my favorite. This restaurant makes the best sausage pizza in my area. I tried to tell everyone that I possibly can to go there and eat because their food is that wishes and their staff always are nice to me. read more

I'm not sure if it's the fact I was super hungry, but this place was recommend by three co-workers as well as my friend (all native Londoners). Excellent eggs with ham, and the English tea was fantastic. Absolutely would recommend this even though it is a well known Italian chain in the heart of London. Just fantastic. read more

Situated in the busting Canary Wharf, this site of the popular Carluccio's chain has been designed to not look out of place among the ultra modern form of the business district. Walking into this 'caffè' the busyness of the outside is hardly muted, the atmosphere booming on a Saturday evening, resulting in us being forced to wait for a short while in the 'shop' that greets you when you enter the restaurant. This Italian Store pretty much just sells overpriced produce and ready made snacks to the loaded bankers who lurk around the area, and isn't necessarily in range for a modest budget bar the occasional treat. Once we're eventually seated we order a bottle of the Umani Ronchi Montepuiciano d'abruzzo, priced at £14.25 (available for £5.21 at Waitrose Wines) from our responsive waiter. I don't pretend to be a wine expert, but it seemed to match the Mediterranean dishes well and was nice and full bodied. We also ordered one each of both the meat and vegetarian antipasto which is often an ideal way to start an Italian meal and does serve plenty for a party of five. Unfortunately this was all rather overshadowed by the fact that our wine was served in slightly grimy glasses and we had to send back our plates that were covered in a thin film of grease. Once we got around to eating the starters it was a simple affair with generous portions of meat's, vegetables and bread presented on a rustic board. Most aspects to the dish were of a good but not fantastic quality, the Globe Artichoke's being the most popular part. To be fair it likely says alot that no more than a product from a jar stands out when eating this. The decor of the restaurant is plain and conventionally 'Italian', appearing more wannabe than authentic. I did wonder for a short while if the haphazard way the cutlery and paper napkins were thrown on the table were playing up to a Italian café vibe. I'm not sure if 'shabby chic' really covers the pieces of food and drops of wine in the salt pinch pots though... Our main courses arrived in good time again however one dish was promptly sent back to the kitchen after arriving cold and the rest were less than average with blatant flaws. The Linguine al Frutti De Mare (Frozen? Seafood Linguine) was heavy in garlic and the portions were unevenly shared between the two people on our table that sampled it. The lasagna wasn't dire the second time that it arrived but certainly nothing to write home about and the risotto 'special' was overcooked and weak in flavour. The strongest dish was the Pasta Con Funghi (Mushroom Pasta) with velvety homemade ribbons of pasta tossed in a buttery Porcini, Shiitake, Oyster and Button mushroom sauce, however the gritty lump of a bark-like substance found half way through did put you off a tad. After the partial disaster of the main course we decided against our better judgement to chance it on the desserts. Before this trip I was under the impression that Italians had some talent when it came to ice cream, this is probably true in Italy but those living in the UK maybe not so. I'm pretty sure I'd rather chew off my tongue than try the terribly bitter espresso flavoured one again and the grainy vanilla choice lacked any real flavour at all. The Tiramisù was a mix of overly sweetened marscapone and cake soaked in coffee that tasted like the dregs of some East End caff's pot. Frankly, all the desserts were a waste of calories. What I found interesting about this trip to Carluccio's was how it was so drastically different to the last time in experienced it. I did expect, as you do with a good chain establishment, that the food would be similarly generous and flavoursome but it appears standards are slipping. The food this time around lacked gusto and has led me to believe the chefs simply cannot cope with this kind of busy catering. The below par food aside, it's the cleanliness that worries me most. The stuffy toilets in this place are bordering on offensive with definite low levels of hygiene making you wonder what's really going on in the kitchen. My overall thoughts on this restaurant, and consequently the business as a whole, is that it is a chain that is starting to lose focus. The food is on a downward spiral and I fear if they can't begin to reverse it, this site may possibly go the same way as the flagship that closed some years ago. The essence of Italian food is hearty, generous and great for sharing, however leaving a meal thinking that you're food has possibly been prepared in a unclean environment is not pleasing on the mind, or ultimately the palate. read more

Quality, authentic Italian food. Little bit expensive - Antonio must be laughing all the way to the bank as this food in rustic Italy would cost half as much! read more

Food sent from heaven. Nifty staff who make the job of waiting look easy (and pleasurable).....A great experience which would be near on perfect were it not for the unflattering lighting! read more

Good food, convenient location, friendly but very slow service