Great food and great service! Even my picky eater 6 year old daughter loved the risotto! read more

Goodfare Restaurant - Risotto - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

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Excellent Italian food and menu options and friendly happy staff. All staff wearing masks and sanitising tables inbetween visits as well as hand sanitiser in the tables. Good wine choices and coffee and if you live Tiramusu you won't be disappointed. Seating outside on warmer days too so you can people watch read more

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I went there after seeing nice reviews here. This place is crowded during the weekend in Camden. The price is reasonable. Seafood is good and delicious. read more

Goodfare Restaurant - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

We had wanted to try this place for a while. It's really close to Camden station and on a lovely side road. The interior is chill and nothing terribly special but the wait staff is really nice. We ordered the bruschetta, octopus main, and a pizza. Bruschetta was fine. The pizza was very good and the octopus dish was delicious. The octopus was like a stew and had been cooked perfectly. It was so tender and really flavourful. I'd definitely stop by again, it's a fun spot. read more

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In a prime location on Parkway, just off Camden High Street and very close to Camden Town Station. Been here since 1959, a local stalwart of Camden providing adequate wholesome Italian dishes, pastas and pizzas. Always seems to be busy, so now they have expanded next door with an adjoining thoroughfare via the back of the cafe/restaurant. The original keeping the retro checked table cloths, whereas the new annex next door is just with wooden tables, no table cloths. The bolognese was ok and of good size. Had tasted better. Both my companions said their carbonara and lasagne were good. At around £9 for a pasta dish, it is fairly decent. The side salad was simple and again adequate. I tried the apple and almond crumble with custard. When it came, the almond aroma was strong, but disappointed that the crumble was soft! The apple was good though, soft and not sour. Will go back and try other dishes which look quite good. read more

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The best little cafe in Camden is situated just off the main roads, which means less people clamoring to get in, though it is always fairly busy and has many regulars. Run by your typical Italian family with the matriarch running the shots this place offers a wide range of sandwiches and meals to eat in or take out. The place is great on Sundays when recovering and with a local newsstand nearby why not gran the Sunday papers and take it easy. I thoroughly recommend the all-day breakfasts with chips and their panini's are great. Also good is the price and service. There are seats outside and as the adjoining road isn't so busy it's not too unpleasant to sit outside when sunny. read more

Goodfare Restaurant - Goodfare with owner - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Don't order garlic pizza bread if you want to enjoy this for the next three days. :) it's follows you cause you regurgitate it. That said the grilled chicken is nice and my friend loved the spaghetti bolognese. Service is funny. read more

This is my favourite cheap and cheerful place in Camden! It's been there for as long as I can remember and is popular with locals as it is on Parkway and not in the direction of the more touristy parts of Camden Taahn! It's not haute cuisine but it's better than the price and if you fancy a pizza this is the place to go. They have an extensive menu of traditional Italian and also English food and are happy to make alterations to the menu. There is some nice outside seating and plenty of room indoors too and warning.... It gets packed! It's also one of the few places where you can just grab a coffee (not talking chains) without it being an issue. The service is quick and there it's got a great ambiance. I've been going there for about 40 years and some of the patrons probably for much longer is it predates me by an additional 25 years. You don't last that long and stay that busy without good reason! read more

Goodfare Restaurant is a delightful, Italian family run eatery just a short walk up Parkway from the main junction in Camden town. The outside is painted green with touches of red, and a few wooden tables with iron chairs are placed around the exterior. The food isn't exactly top Italian delicacy, but it is good value with a wide range of sandwiches, rolls, ciabattas and focaccias, omelettes, pastas, pizza and salads all for less than £6. Rather than having the lunch or evening options, I called into this place for breakfast the morning after a rather heavy night. I opted for bacon, eggs and beans for £3 whilst my friends went for similar variations (adding mushrooms or toast). It was delivered swiftly by a charming young Italian waiter and the food was great, perfectly hitting that self inflicted sore spot. The atmosphere of the place was really warm, and it was pretty full of customers enjoying a morning coffee and chattering away. The staff are incredibly friendly (the younger son especially so!). Touches like the proud collection of family photos on the wall, and the odd hug or 'disagreement' between family members behind the counter make this place more personal. So although I wouldn't describe the food as exceptional, the fun and relaxed character of this place is what makes it great. read more

My husband and I had a decent lunch here. It's not gourmet, but it's decent food for the price. My husband had a pizza, which was pretty nice and I had the carbonara, also pretty nice. The carbonara came with a nice portion of Parmesan, which I appreciated. Freshly ground black pepper or something resembling pepper would've been good (not sure what was in the shaker on our table, but it didn't seem much like pepper) but overall the meal was fine. The only low point aside from the pepper was the strange gunge in my glass, which I hoped was soap. read more

It was a sunny afternoon and I wanted something tasty to eat. I'd spied this little Italian cafe many moons ago and had always thought how quaint and homely it looked. Today was the day I was going to find out how good their food was. I ordered a spaghetti carbanara and was surprised how quickly it arrived. It must of been no more than five minutes. A little perturbed, thoughts of microwaves spinning through my mind, I tucked in. It was good. My serving was creamy, with enough bacon and a large helping of parmesan. I so should of bought garlic bread to go with it but I didn't. At £6.50 I was happy with my choice. For dessert I went for cinnamon apple crumble with custard. It tasted good, but I didn't get the satisfying crunchy crumble I so craved. It was mostly soft. This though is a personal preference and did not distract from the overall experience of the Goodfare. I would definitely recommend this restaurant/cafe. read more

Pretty good Italian restaurant. The place looked clean and it was set up like a typical Italian restaurant. We had the calamari starter, which was ok, but I think they overcooked it as it was a bit rubbery. I had the Goodfare speciality main. It is a rigatoni pasta with avocado sundried tomatoes and pesto sauce. There was a load of sundried tomatoes and avocado in the pasta. There was tons of pesto as well, but it made the dish a bit oily. Thre rest of the table had the carbonara, which got 2 thumbs up, and the chicken with veg. The chicken looked very tender and I heard all about how good the roast potatoes were all night. The best bit was the chocolate cake at the end with ice cream. The cake was warmed up a bit and it was so moist! The service was very nice as well. Pretty good place with decent food and nice atmosphere. read more

We popped in here for a bite while in Camden, ordering two pizzas and a beer. They were decent (though not the best we've had), and we appreciated the large size. There was seating both inside and out, though neither was very comfortable. Outside, the seats were quite hard, and inside, there was very little ventilation so it was a little stifling. If you're eating in, please just be aware that an additional service charge may be added. read more

Wow, Goodfare also does breakfast! Wow, it's about as good as any corner caf... ...only more expensive. Wow. Don't think I'll be coming back for the breakfast. read more

Decided to try Goodfare late one evening and was not impressed. Actually observed a mouse in/around the kitchen area. No stars due to presence of rodents (mice) in the kitchen area. PASS! read more

A real neighbourhood place that serves a good all-day breakfast and some more traditional Italian fare. Nothing fancy, but bright and cozy with a bubbly staff probably hopped up on their rather decent espresso. Perhaps best of all is Goodfare's corner location on Parkway and Arlington Road. If you grab a seat by the window, many happy hours can be passed with a cappuccino at this prime people-watching spot. Worth visiting over your standard cafe as it tries to be a bit more like a restaurant and a bit less like a canteen. They do have a take-away counter for the times when you can't sit staring out the window. read more

Goodfare Restaurant - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Totally Standard Italian. We were served pasta dishes scarily quickly - felt like two seconds after we ordered. They were fine, nothing to write home about. I do like the Standard ambience with the red-check tablecloths and candles in wine bottles. Apparently the restaurant's been around for like over 50 years so that's pretty cool in a neighbourhood where everything feels new. Feels nice and homely. read more

I had the sea food pasta. It taste ok, no enough flavor, very little sauce. For the food I'd like to give three stars. But good service and staff. Ps: quite dirty toilet there. read more

delicious well priced food in a nice setting with cheery efficicient staff!! A real gem with a nice view out onto Parkway in Camden Town!! read more

Came here for dinner and to do some work. They messed up my food order but I didn't really care, it seemed like a cool restaurant. Then, it wasn't quite half ten and I still had a glass and a half of wine left, and they started very quickly closing up around me. They brought through all the rubbish, turned on all the main lights, killed the music and opened the front door, clearly trying to get me to leave! I felt so uncomfortable that I left, left my drink and waited for my cab in the rain in the street. I tried to speak to one of the waiters about how uncomfortable he made me and he suggested a takeaway cup for the wine I wasted, which really wasn't the point...I get staff want to go home but it was a fifty quid bill (inc SERVICE) and just making customers so awkward they leave is really poor. read more

We popped in here as we really fancied some Italian food and this place looked like a casual, friendly place to go to eat. The service was very quick and I had a lovely lasagne to eat. Can't complain at all! read more

Popped into this restaurant as was passing by on the way back to the Tube station from London Zoo. A nice atmosphere, with friendly staff. Food was good and reasonably priced. A good selection on the menu and the daily deal for 2 or 3 courses was good value. Also enjoyed a nice chilled bottle of rose Pinot Grigio, which was a fair price for a restaurant. read more

Classic Italian fare. Love the indoor/outdoor seating options. They serve solid no frills Italian and English breakfast.

This place is lucky that it is a) cute and b) located on my stumbling path between the pub we go to after work and the tube. It always smells amazing when I'm drunk, and immediately I think about how delicious a fresh, warm bowl of pasta would be right that second. It's not bad. The service is always a little confusing for me, but it's comfortable, affordable, and convenient. I've been here a few times because I'm a predictable drunk. I've never left disappointed, but have never left raving about it and dying to go back, either. read more

Italian cafe on the corner of Parkway and Arlington Road with a few little tables outside and plenty of room inside. Friendly staff, cheap wine and a wide selection of food. Our starters were great. The garlic bread was crisp and buttery but could have been a bit more garlicky, antipasti was a generous size and the salad was fresh. Mains weren't so impressive. Lasagne was a bit too red and tasted a bit spaghetti-hoopy. The ham in the pasta was cheap and a bit like SPAM, apparently. But big portions and filling. Have been here a couple of times before and would go again. read more

Really great service. Great prices. Had coffee and dessert. If you order coffee you may get an Americano FYI. Still Yummy tho.

This place should just be renamed with a giant sign that says HANGOVER CURE THIS WAY. A busy Italian cafe on the corner of Parkway and Arlington Road, it has been there for yonks. Serving breakfasts, lasagne, pastas, eggs chips, tea - all the essentials. its the sort of place where you enter head in hands, squash yourself amongst a bustling packed cafe at simple chairs and formica tables. Your order is taken by the italian woman who encourages you to eat more, and finally a glimmer of hope of becoming normal again enters you. This fast, fesity cafe always seems warm and cosy, pop in for a takeaway sandwich too, they have a huge selection and massive ciabattas, sometimes an argument will take place behind the counter, sometimes there are smiles all round, it's just that sort of place. A gem that when I worked and lived in Camden, I couldn't do without. read more

Felt like I was on holiday when I went into this place at the weekend. Friendly staff and nice informal vibe. Had a beautiful starter but the main course was a little disappointing. I think the ham might have been from a tin or very cheap! And the lasagne tasted a bit like heinz spaghetti hoops. But the atmosphere really made it and is really cheap! read more

Reading everyone else's reviews, clearly I went here on an off day: the dinner I ate here was one of the worst meals I have ever had. I never, ever leave food on my plate, but I ate about four mouthfuls of my bolognese risotto (read: runny cat's vomit on some reheated Uncle Ben's rice) and had to push it aside. And we could have picked up a frozen pizza at the Co-op if that's what the wife had really wanted rather than forking out for one here. Granted the antipasti was alright, but I'm pretty sure it all came out of a packet. I can't believe we even paid for our food, and figured everyone else had learned their lesson because there was noone else in there - on a Friday night. I had been thinking for years I should have nipped in for dinner here because from the outside it looks like a right cosy treat but now I've been I think I'd have preferred keeping the mystery alive. read more

As an Italian restaurant on one of Camden's premier streets I expected a lot more than I got in this place. To cut to the point- I ordered chicken tagliatelle, and what I got was a clump of old pasta with a dribble of tinned tomato puree, a few pieces of rubbery chicken and some slices of warm avocado. My friends all ordered pizza, these came out as soggy, warm, microwave style pizzas, the kind that when you take a bite you pull all the topping off the slice too. The side of chips we ordered was basically a small bowl of cheap fries from iceland. On one pizza we found a delightful strand of curly, black hair. Upon showing the waitress, she simply backed away and said "oh". We thought she might go and tell the manager or someone more superior than her, but she didn't. So we then had to call over the man who showed us to our table, he picked up the plate, inspected the hair, looked at all of us around the table to ensure it wasn't our hair, the turned and took the pizza away without even apologising. Little more than 5 minutes later, he literally threw a new pizza down in front of my friend and walked away. The whole atmosphere was hostile and unwelcoming, it was deemed as atrocious that we would complain about a hair in our pizza, and frankly for serving such dreadful food all-round, the manager should have been kissing our feet. All of the things that make an italian restaurant; the welcome, the service, the music, the ambience, the authentic food, the wine, this place had NONE of it. I certainly won't ever be going again. read more

This was the absolute worst restaurant I've ever visited. They served my food by accident to an old lady who started to eat from it. When they realised their mistake they proceeded to take the food back to the kitchen. They put some pees on the plate and served me the food that she had been eating. FROM THE SAME PLATE. When I called the waiter out on it he lied to my face and had the audacity to say "no this is not the same, this is another plate". By this point I was quiet pissed and said " then I would like you to bring out the other plate with food as well". DISGUSTING. read more

Ate here tonight with my boyfriend and it was terrible. The drinks order was wrong, then we waited an hour and twenty minutes for our food. Mine arrived ten minutes before his. My prawns were lukewarm and flavourless and the rice was classic boil-in-the-bag. We then asked for the bill from 3 different people over the space of 30 mins before someone brought it. Someone from another table walked out before their food arrived as the service was so slow. There were 6 staff on duty but no one seemed to be doing anything. It's a shame as I like to support local businesses but the service was terrible, the food was terrible and the attitude terrible. Avoid, avoid, avoid. read more