Really good food and close to our hotel. Nice service and fair prices. Would gladly recommend to both visitors and locals.

Great food and atmosphere. I had lasagna and a coffee while my friends enjoyed pesto linguine and gnocchi.

Food was probably the best Italian food I've ever had. But service was very slow. They were so busy ... I get it. But we were probably there an hour more than we should have. We probably waited for our check for a good 30 minutes after we asked for it. Our waitress was not very nice and she probably forgot about us many times. read more

Have eaten here in the last week and have enjoyed the food, service, and ambiance. It's a great treat while traveling.

First night in London and found this gem nearby with help from Yelp. Started with garlic bread that was yummy but more like a garlic pizza. The men enjoyed the lasagna which had homemade layers of pasta with melted top layer of gooey cheese. Nice sized portions too. I loved my creamy carbonara My sister said the spaghetti and meatballs had good flavor with tons of noodles. Could easily be shared. I finished with panne cotta that was so light and creamy , Rhoda and Chris had with tiramisu and Jon had gelato. All were excellent!!! Another great find with Yelp and a wonderful start to our European vacation. Clark Griswald- eat your heart out... read more

Pepenero - Carbonara and lasagna - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Awesome!!!!! Food was delicious. Service was personable and friendly. Wine was delightful.

OMG, thank you for amazing service. Came in at closing on a Sunday, asked for a pizza to go. They were very accommodating, and there pizza is amazing, Coming from the U.S. It is hard to find pizza with good flavor. This pizza is awesome. I actually ordered a pizza with a few different ingredients and the owner or manager took excellent care of me. They are next to the Holiday inn express, must eat there. read more

Pepenero - Amazing Pizza - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

See all

Near the Holiday inn express! I was just walking and saw lots of people at the pepenero rest. Lets tray ro eat and spend time , I thought! I ask a CARPACCIO for star great choise and a pasta ... and I sow lots of people whith lovely pizzasssss. OMG read more

Pepenero - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

I have never experienced such a wonderful & warm welcome from a restaurant before. The food was absolutely fantastic and the service was second to none. I will definitely be recommending this restaurant to everyone I know!! read more

Came here (3 times actually) while in London for an exhibition. It was near my hotel and after 2 long flights I needed something close and the menu looked appealing. there were board specials not on the regular menu and The food is very good and the staff is friendly, accommodating and the prices are very reasonable for the quality of food they turn out. I've had seafood, pasta and pizza and they were all worth coming back for (obviously). I would definitely recommend them to anyone staying in the Docklands and or attending an exhibition at the Excel Center! read more

I was sitting outside the restaurant and the manager came screaming that he did not have enough staff to do the service outside. All the customers were shocked looking at me and the next table said they couldn't believe how rude he was. It was the most embarrassing situation I ever had in a restaurant in my entire life. I'm a neighbor and used to go to this restaurant a lot, but I was never served by the manager. I went there to celebrate an anniversary with my partner and we left the place after that sad and unbelievable situation. read more

Food is good, but for god sake tell your staff to smile a little bit! ....especially the guy with the glasses. We felt like we were being served by a robot the whole time. Again food is good, nothing wrong with the food, but at least pretend that you are happy to have customers read more

This food is UNBELIEVABLE! Wow! I was blown away by the freshness of the pastas, cooked perfectly al Dante and more importantly, the depth of flavors in all of the sauces! I had the carbonara, the prawns in white wine and oil, the pesto pasta and the ravioli in a tomato cream spinach asparagus sauce. The ingredients were fresh and the sauces were just the right weight and consistency. I was BLOWN away by all 4 of these. This restaurant knows FLAVOR. This was just as good as eating in an authentic little Italy restaurant in NYC or Boston and maybe as good as being in Rome! Also, the portions were extremely generous and I was completely satisfied across the board. Wow, this food was done right. Even more impressive was the service here. I ordered these via uber eats and Uber couldn't find a driver, this restaurant delivered the food to me when I called to inquire about my order. They were great! read more

Great little Italian restaurant close to Canary Wharf. Reasonably priced and great food. Would go again!

I was really impressed by Pepenero, it may be on the dullest road in London but the welcome was warm, the service good and the food tasty with big portions. They really take hospitality seriously here, the owner came and chatted to us after our meal and when we went back on a different day they remembered that we had been there before and greeted us like old friends. Most impressive was the food though, a total surprise and right up there with the best Italian food I have tasted in London and in my travels in Italy. The flavours are good and the servings are big - you won't go hungry here! The pizzas are awesome - I've never had a better Napoli, a pizza that sorts out the good from the also rans! Pasta was also excellent, cooked to perfection - the chef's linguine was great. The wine was fine and the Peroni......well Peroni really. I've been back four times since my first visit and I intend to go regularly, whenever the need for an Italian meal arises - see you there perhaps? read more

We were staying at the Crowne Plaza Docklands and luckily found Pepenero, as we don't like eating in hotel restaurants.....what a GREAT place! The menu is great and reasonably priced....I had the sea bass, sole, and filet mignon on separate visits and all 3 were excellent! The staff (waiters, chef and owner) were all very personable also. If you are at the Excel or Crown Plaza area, this is definitely worth the walk!!! read more

Pepenero - Sea Bass....AWESOME!!! - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

One my favourite place ! Great food, excellent service , wonderful atmosphere. Pretty small so can be packed sometimes tho. But if you want to try something different, this is it. Thank you for the rabbit pizza, it was beautiful! read more

The pasta is perfectly cooked and ingredients are fresh. The portions are generous. Be prepared to take some home. The pizza is also excellent. Thin crust which I loved because they got it perfectly bubbly. The service is attentive with very friendly staff. read more

Excellent Italian restaurant. Ignore the surroundings and enjoy a throwback to a weekend in Italy.

I've eaten here quite a few times since the first and I have learned that besides their pizza, everything else is fantastic. Appetizers, pasta, steak, dessert (tiramisu is very yum). The service is mediocre (depends on their mood) but since we normally get take-out or delivery, it's not a huge problem. read more

I have just a great meal at Pepenero. It was pretty quiet when we went in at 6ish but we were welcomed warmly and it was nice and comfortable inside. By the time we left it was full with a queue at the front door! We had a lovely starter and the pizzas were great. A mistake was made with my order but the staff were very apologetic and made amends immediately in a very friendly way. We definitely want to go back again some time soon and the only disappointment was not finding it earlier. read more

Absolutely excellent Italian food, delicate and robust flavors, beautifully presented, wonderful staff. Couldn't be more pleased. Plan to go back. read more

I try to support small/local businesses whenever possible, and I struggled to find a good pizzeria that delivered all the way to the North Greenwich peninsula on a Friday night for a big group dinner (37 people). Pepenero's was perfect!! So many small businesses aren't great with returning phone calls or replying to emails quickly, but the owner here was on top of everything I needed from him and I never waited more than 48 hours to get a response. I visited Pepenero's 2 days before the delivery to pay for the order and the owner actually sat down with me over a pizza lunch, talked about my group's needs, and made suggestions to alter my selections so that it was more delivery-friendly. In the end the cost per person was only about £15, everyone was STUFFED, and we had a ton of leftover food!! (Note that the "green salad" they delivered is quite large, not a small side salad as I had originally expected...we had a lot of salad left over in the end because I over-ordered.) I highly recommend Pepenero's for either dining in or eating out. One pizza pie could easily feed 2 people (it's thin-crust) and the mushrooms in butter & garlic sauce are to die for. read more

Great local Italian restaurant, great food, big pizzas. Good for couples, families or groups. Fair prices

After waiting for an hour to be served, the starter arrived accompanied with a lemon covered in blue mould. Not wishing to risk eating seafood after such an experience, we cancelled our orders and left to get takeaway from the high street. Our Valentine's day was a disaster as a result. It's a shame as I've recently moved into the Sphere and looked forward to eating here regularly but I won't be back after this experience. read more