Sorry to bring these reviews to order but the web link is to an mail ordering site?…read moreMaybe they provide this ,but surely its the shop that is the focus?

This place hasn't been around for 40 years for no reason. Some of the best Italian food I've eaten…read more I'm here all the time and have pretty much tried everything. 5/5 all the way!

Oh this place is just fabulous. Their lasagne is the best I've ever had. Anywhere, including…read moreItaly. Their Italian cheeses should be in heaven, the Gorgonzola is about as perfect as it can be. Only dissapointment was that they serve coffee in cardboard cups! They wouldn't get away with that in Bologna, Flotence or Rome and it lets them down a bit.

Best Italian deli in London! You can find amazing vegetables, fruits, cheese, hams and lots of…read moreunique Italian products.

Ordered both the papardelle with ragu and the fettucine with cobble lane cured anduja. The…read morefettucine was my favorite pasta I've ever had!! Just an incredible restaurant experience. Service was also so kind and attentive.

Solid pasta but not unique flavors. - Like the parpadelle…read morewith ragu. - Bruschetta was excellent. Very affordable and delicious wine by the glass. The seats by the bar is a bit uncomfortable - too close to the bar and your legs are squeezed between the bags and coats hanging under the counter. Toward the latter part of lunch, they open the door wide and it was cold.

Come here many times and each time I have been impressed…read more Food is always up to par and the staff is very welcoming and happy to explain any part of the menu. Pizzas are cooked very well as well as pastas. Highly recommend!

We live right down the street and we were so excited to finally try Valentina. We buy some things…read morein the shop downstairs and have always been happy. The olives are amazing and the panettone for Christmas was delicious. To begin with, the service was very slow. From the beginning, even just getting wine and water seemed to take too long. Then we had to wait 30 minutes to order food and then another 30 minutes to receive our appetizers. By this time we had been at the restaurant for over an hour. The main course took about 30 minutes to arrive, as well, which would have been okay if we weren't already a bit annoyed with the slow service. I'm not sure if they were understaffed (it was fairly busy, especially for a Wednesday night) but the staff just seemed to disappear sometimes. The food itself was also subpar and a disappointment. Italian food is wonderful and full of great flavors - all the food we had was bland. We had fried calamari that was chewy and, although the calamari seemed fresh, the batter didn't taste of anything. It seemed like neither the calamari nor the batter had been seasoned. My partner's fish was okay but again, seemed under-seasoned, and my pasta was also just bland. Everything lacked any sort of distinction and, considering how good the items in the store are, this was a real disappointment. I think if we hadn't been there with a 50% promotion we would have been really upset. We were hoping to find a new neighborhood spot but this, sadly, won't be it.

Had a bit of a concerning experience here and only giving two starts instead of one because the man…read moreworking was really kind. I came in for a pre-dinner drink and asked for a gin martini (which, for the record, is on the menu for a whopping 15 pounds). I asked if they could make it with Tanqueray and the man said sure. He said they didn't have any olive brine which I said was fine. He then asked if I was American (I am but just moved here) and he made a comment about how much Americans love martinis. I was like okay sure, but this can't be that strange here given London's reputation with gin. Anyway, I'll spare the details, but basically he makes me a martini. While he's making it, I notice he puts in a bizarre amount of dry vermouth (a lot) which I took as a miscommunication because I had asked for it dry and maybe he doesn't know that means light vermouth? I taste it and I KNOW it's horrible wrong. It occurs to me, several sips in, that he thinks Martini and Rossi dry vermouth = a martini....I'm drinking straight dry vermouth. I didn't finish it, overpaid for my glass of dry vermouth, and left. I've had a hard time finding a gin martini in london given the prevalent pub scene but this place had one on the menu! I wouldn't fault them if they didn't, but come on....that's pretty bad. Man was lovely otherwise this would be a hard one star review unfortunately.

Very good pizza and pasta. Huge menu! You will definitely find something you like. Classic and…read moreold-school Italian restaurant. I had the Spaghetti Vongole. It was loaded with fresh clams, garlic, and tomatoes. Delicious. My husband had a pizza with prosciutto and olives that was fantastic. We also shared prosciutto and melon that was really good as well. Had to look up the meaning of La Figa. And yes, it goes with the logo that is all over the restaurant. Not sure if the name is appropriate for the times.

While in London for the Bears vs Jaguars game, my friend Rhonda Flowers had a Football after game…read moreevent here. This place was huge, and they were well prepared. Set TV's up for other NFL games, and service didn't miss a beat. Had the salmon and it was cooked to perfection. And it was a lot of US there. Capeesh you did the damn thing.

Went here for happy hour, they have 2 for 1 drinks. They were strong and a little on the sweeter…read moreside, but the bartender was very pleasant

Very nice food. Finally got around to visiting & brought a…read morefriend with me for dinner. Reservations are easy and I recommend you do that because it's a busy place. Tables are also close together. Greeted & seated promptly but I asked for a table switch because we were right at the busy front door. Accommodated. We had one of the specials, charcoal tortellini stuffed with crab delicious. They even kept the cherry tomatoes out of my dish, as requested. I would order this again. Drinks were tasty and moreish Pleasant service & environment for dinner. I'll be back.

From the owner: Bella Roma Found between some of Lewisham’s greatest…read moresight-seeing spots, such as the London Sivan Kovil Temple and the Lewisham Clock Tower, is the enchanting Italian eatery known as Bella Roma. Every dish made by the talented chefs at Bella Roma feature only the freshest ingredients, allowing diners to savour that sumptuous, authentic Italian experience. Start the meal with a sharing experience, with special sharing dishes and starters making for ideal finger foods. Tantalising examples of these appetisers include the eclectic Antipasto for Two, a rich selection of Italian meats and mozzarella, the enticing Calamari Sale e Pepe, calamari bites lightly fried until golden, and the scrumptious Mozzarella in Carrozza, delicious deep fried, breadcrumb coated mozzarella. As expected from an Italian restaurant, there’s a plethora of pizzas, pastas and salads, such as the classic Caesar salad, the beloved Penne Salmone and the veggie friendly Quattro Formaggi. There’s also sections of the menu for less conventional Italian mains as well as a special seafood section, both of which contain delights like the delicious Grigliata Di Pesce Misto, an excellent ensemble of whitebait, seabass, sardines and cod, the succulent fillet steak, served with sautéed potatoes, and the hearty homemade hamburger.

Verdi's was recommended to me by a friend who lives locally and another friend who lives even…read morecloser confirmed afterwards she also rates it. We went for lunch and had a lovely, friendly server and while the food wasn't mega quick you get the impression that's because it's being prepared freshly (I think I spied an actual nonna in the kitchen on the way to the toilet) and in any case we managed to have negronis, some (very nice) courgette fritters plus our mains and wine in 1h15. The pasta dishes were great - the owners of the restaurant are aiming to bring the taste of Emilia-Romagna to London and in my opinion they are really succeeding. The pappardelle with wild boar ragu was decadent comfort food and my friend was equally delighted with her burrata and truffle tortellini (what a combo!). Prices are very reasonable for the quality of the food. Highly recommend and I will return at the next opportunity!

Italian food, lovely menu with everything you need regarding Italian food and drinks. Quality…read more The staff was superfriendly and price/quality wise it was 5 stars overal. We would certainly go again. I think tonight.

Value for price is good. Service was friendly and did their best but made several mistakes. Food…read moretook a long time to arrive. Limited menu. Starters were more exciting than main dish was. When the bill came it was wrong. Outside and inside setting of the restaurant was really nice and we liked the decor scheme. It was classy and quiet.

Maybe this place was good five years ago but now it's pretty bad. Like, I would take Olive Garden…read moreany day over this. The service was bad, the vibe was ok and the pasta dishes were mediocre. I tried the tomato short rib pasta dish and it had almost no flavor at all. The server forgot part of my order and showed up once in about 30 minutes. Stay away.

Gotto Trattoria is a very new Italian restaurant opened by the same people who run Mele e Pere in…read moreSoho. It's in a beautiful location of Here East, in the new development along the Canal side near Hackney Wick where several other new restaurants have opened up too. The restaurant seems like a perfect place to dine in the Summer with it's al fresco dining, open front and the beautiful view of the Canalside. Inside was very warm and cosy with its low ceiling of exposed pipes and open kitchen allowing you to see the food being prepared Broad beans Complimentary fried broad beans to start us off. Simple seasoning but very moreish being crunchy and light. Sea bream carpaccio, fennel and chilli Quite a disappointing start. I couldn't taste any of the promised flavours here. It was quite lacklustre. I'm guessing the fennel came as a purée, smudged a long the bottom of the plate that barely attached to the sea bream. The chilli were too mild and didn't work well without a base to contain it in to allow it to release its flavours. Capers were too sharp for the delicate flavours of the carpaccio. At least the carpaccio was fresh so I did appreciate it's beautiful textures and silkiness. Burrata from Locorotondo This was delicious.The burrata was incredibly creamy, gentle in its milky flavours and light and elastic in texture. It was almost sweet in taste too. Simple seasoning of olive oil and black pepper just to add some flavour Pork and smoked pancetta bombette, cacio cheese sauce A must order! A lovely succulent piece of pork topped with a rich cacio cheese slice before rolled around pancetta and then grilled. The flavours were incredibly, rich in flavour with umami from the melted cheese. The texture was very satisfying, bouncy with each bite releasing its beautiful juices. A dip of of cacio cheese sauce just to give it an extra boost of cheesiness and creaminess Agnolotti with nettles, cimbro cheese, sage and rosemary I was almost shocked at how this dish came out. With Italy being the home to pasta I did not expect the pasta to be so hard and brittle. It was almost like they made these parcels and just left them out to dry so all the moisture evaporated from the dough. So instead of being soft and al dente, they were rough on the tongue. The filling was nice and creamy, with gentle earthy flavours from the nettle. However the buttery cheese sauce which was there to aid it with moisture was way too salty, overpowering all the flavours and herbs. Better to have without and eat it dry Rump of lamb, globe artichokes and seirass piemontese Nothing was wrong with this dish. The lamb was tender and sweet, served pink and juicy. Artichoke was creamy and buttery, carrots sweet and the seirass piemontese is referring to gentle milky grainy cow's milk cheese that resembled much like ricotta. However the dish lacked creativity. If I wanted a good lamb steak I would go to a steakhouse and not a speciality Italian restaurant. It lacked complexity and depth. Presentation didn't exactly made me mouth water, vegetables turned brown making it all seem quite dull Chips These were nicely done and came generously but a little creativity wouldn't hurt even if they just seasoned it with some salt and Italian herbs . Still I managed to demolish them with a bit of ketchup and mayo on the side as they were still pretty good quality. Tart of the day with custard pine nut pie This was okay and I very much enjoyed the thick consistency of the custard that was not overly sweet. However these qualities could not be enjoyed to its fullest due to the dry flakey crust that wrapped the whole tart creating a far greater ratio than the filling. It masked a lot of the custard flavour and made it dry. Pine nuts however were a nice addition added a subtle nuttiness and crunch to the dish Goat milk ice cream, blackberries, 25 years old balsamic vinegar This was probably the highlight of the whole meal. It was wonderfully creamy and smooth, rich in its milkiness without that sickly aftertaste. It was much thicker in consistency compared to ice cream, almost like gelato. Paired with lovely zesty blackberries and a light drizzle of balsamic vinegar just to balance out the sweetness and creaminess. The perfect ending to our meal I expected a lot more from Gotto but at the very most it was just an average Italian restaurant. Their only advantage is that they source high quality ingredients so even if nothing much is done to them (which is what it is like here), it is still very nice. Their starters definitely outdid their mains. Still some dishes were poorly executed and some over seasoned. The rest were not all that memorable leaving me not many reasons to return other than for their goat's milk ice cream.

Absolutely fabulous place to enjoy a meal. I spent three hours here today enjoying a delicious…read moremeal in a very friendly atmosphere. We order several appetizers - burrata cheese, shrimp, and meatballs. All were spot on. I had the paccheri all'amatriciana for my main - it was perfect! Finally, I finished with a vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries. So good!!