Al Boccon Di'vino is Non Solo Vino in Richmond upon Thames

A really nice experience and the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion. Great food and service. Arrive hungry and preferably early.

I feel some of the negative reviews miss the point. I've been three times now and you go as a dining experience, you can't just pop in for a quick meal. With numerous dishes served over the course of the meal, each delicious but if not to your liking something that is will come along soon enough, when they see you've particularly enjoyed something they tend to quickly bring you a little more! We had someone in our party that wasn't eating cheese and the staff managed to accommodate them very well. All in all it's a friendly place, with delicious food. If you go there ready for the meal it's hard to be disappointed.

We visited with friends for maybe the 4th time in the past few years and were not disappointed. As usual we were very well looked after by the wonderful Simona and her team. The food is fantastic rustic fare, which keeps on coming but is never overwhelming or to excess, the house wines are £35-40 and a perfect match.

We were under the impression from earlier reviews that it would be a “package deal” of 10/11 courses including house wine. How wrong we were! The cheapest wine was a so-so Lugana, £40. We were offered Chianti at £125 !!! We received 7 courses and dessert. Most were quite good but only the last, roast porker, was excellent. Coffee was extra. Service was efficient if humourless. At £125 each including a modest tip we all considered it poor value.

Best meal I have had for a long time

Arrived at 9:08 and despite Google saying it closed at 11:00, I was turned away by the waiter saying everything was finished!!!

Our friends kept say ‘we need to take you here’ And - wow a warm welcome, beautiful restaurant, and the food!!!!, so f**king good. So sorry for me bad language, but it is everything and more. I will return ! And thank you Simona

Great food, loved all the courses, great experience. Thank you!

Just rude staff, left after the rude behaviour at entry.

Enjoyed a really wonderful night here. I’d spotted it some time ago and marked it for when I did find myself in Richmond with enough time to get a table. Didnt disappoint. Wonderful list of Italian wines including all the favourites. Our Primitivo was so soft and rich. All the courses were tasty, show stopper obviously being the roast pork. The team were kind enough to let us have the head so we could get the pigs cheeks! What a treat. Lovely hospitality as well. Thank you for a great night!

Amazing unpretentious food in a lovely relaxed environment. Course after course of deliciousness kept arriving at our table. I especially loved the scallops and the pumpkin ravioli. Perfect for people who love food and are happy for someone else to pick

Simona, Jonathan and the rest of the team make you always feel at home. Food is divine and atmosphere unbeatable!

Quirky multi course no menu restaurant run by same people for many years. Great experience. House wine recommended. Don't eat anything before you go!

One of the best Italian restaurant

We absolutely love this restaurant, but haven’t visited for a while. We decided to visit for our anniversary. It was even better than we remembered. Every course was perfection. Love the hosts and this wonderful experience

Quirky place. No menu. You get what you get. Simple Italian, liked it all except the pig. Good atmosphere but waiter we had was lacking. Not polite or very service orientated. We had a table of 14. £70.00 per head + drinks.

I couldn’t give you any of the stars , neither for food or service or atmosphere simply because I was turn down after quite some time spend with other customers in the queue. It would be nice to be informed that waiting has no point whatsoever because you can’t find table for 1 person and you are mainly booking only. In answer to your “what?”

Lovely food and really nice experience.

This is a different restaurant - is there a menu? No. Is there a wine list? No? You get given what you’re given, maybe 6 courses, and they were all great! Do not fill up on bread would be my advice. They will amend for vegetarians and pescatarians. Part of the charm of this place is not knowing what you’ll get!

Ambiente casalingo non si può pretendere quindi il mangiate come se sei a casa tua se non vuoi spendere soldi non ti lamentare

Wonderful atmosphere. Excellent selection of courses. And lovely hosts who made this dinner a unique experience.

What an absolute gem this place is. We are lucky to have spent a lot of time in Italy as we have family there (through marriage) and this is the most authentic Italian family-style intimate dining experience we’ve had outside Italy. Each course was a delight (the pasta dish has made the ‘last supper’ list for most of us) as were the wonderful wines. The chefs expertise was clear in every bite - combining and balancing fresh, quality ingredients perfectly. Simona and her team looked after us so well and we loved the theatre with the pig. Can’t wait to be back!

Having visited several times over the years . I’ve never been disappointed Jonathan looked after us very well with my favourite lady Romona. Beautiful food and the finest wine you could imagine . .

Very nice evening with selection of foods. My friend does not eat pork but they provided a superb fish substitute.

Having been here probably 20 times, I have brought a selection of family, friends and business colleagues along. Every time it has been superb and my family and friends bring other people and go back. Simona runs a great room and for three hours the great food just keeps on coming. The house Primitivo is hard to beat( thoroughly product tested). You normally end up talking to others in the restaurant as it's so intimate, unique vibe. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We were welcomed by a very hospitable lady who looked after us, along with her colleague, very well all evening. The food was delicious and served in courses family-style - salads, Parma ham, polenta with garlic mushrooms, prawns, scallops, ravioli, roast porchetta with potatoes and apple sauce, then panacotta with berries. The pork was brought out by the chef before he cut it to show everyone in the restaurant the whole joint, which was a lovely touch. House wine was £40 a bottle but they also have more expensive wine if you’re feeling flash. The food is £75 per head and if you don’t eat meat/fish they will adapt the menu for you. I don’t understand the recent negative reviews, maybe they visited on a bad day. It was a lovely experience and I would recommend it.

Absolutely fantastic, highly recommend

Best in the area, love everything about it! The food is amazing, a great choice of wine, service and atmosphere are lovely!

Another great meal - excellent food, fun service and only one cover a night so a nice place to focus on your company

Went there because of good reviews, and hopes were high. A multi- course Italian dinner of chef’s choises of the day - and the whole thing done similtaneously to all in that small restaurant - wonderful consept! Was hoping to have nice wines too for different dishes - but all they had by glass was inexpensive IGT wines. For bottles: no list, but some decent barolos and brunellos decorating their walls. Didn’t have a bottle on my own. About food - having lived in Italy for years I have to say there was little Italian in any of the dishes. 1) Starter salad with young prociutto, that no one explained where it came from and how was it matured 2) followed by (ok) pork sausace on spinache, but nothing complicated for a chef to do 3) prawns in tomato sauce - cooked until so dry I left them 4) plain scallops in oven, again over cooked (from frozen, both? why not have them really fresh when you know how many people are going to have this at this spesific day and time? Or then choose another ingredient, fresh? 5) razor clams in oven, topped with parsely and oil… nothing amazing, repeating my self but over cooked 6) ravioli with aspargus filling - would eat this without question over any casual lunch but no reason to praise chef’s skills. No finesse. Simple cream sauce. 7) whole pork was brought by applauze and I guess some people do enjoy pouring gravy and shredding their pork pieces - but sorry was not really the Italian experience I was hoping for 8) panna cotta with berries. Simple and easy to do also at home. Bill for 2 ppl including compulsory tip: 199£

A real disappointment. Average food, on a set menu, with no discernible links to Italy. Expensive, mediocre wine, with no alternatives. Indifferent service, with no love, care or attention. This place is unfairly living off the reputation of a once unique, convivial experience. Please don’t bother pandering to the piss-take.

Amazing food. Don't eat before you go!

Nothing like you’ve ever experienced. There is no menu. The chef just feeds you dozens of courses. I went many times when I lived there and I only saw it once but there is a Peach dessert which I would do anything to get the recipe for! (I lived around the corner and one night had 23 courses.) Everything is divine! Important note: the main course is served at the same time for all diners so if you get a 6pm reservation or an 8 pm reservation you will still eat the main when the main course is out of the oven. One seating per night. Make reservations accordingly. The best!

A must-try as far as Italian restaurants in London are concerned. Cannot wait to return, this place is special.

Don't even think of another Italian in Richmond!

Good venue, slightly pricey. Fixed menu, not a usual dinner place. None pork option is much better for main selection

Great restaurant with a family feel! All the courses are great - especially the showstopper pork! Service was also fantastic and they really made us feel at home. Not cheap, but not a bad value for the great food.

Amazing food and concept. Had about 7 dishes - no menu , just turn up and enjoy delicious food and wine!

An amazing experience. A full course meal that is delicious and versatile. The full hog roast is divine and the wine and the wine options of a high quality. Highly recommended but book at least 1 month in advance

Most enjoyable experience, but you need to be aware of the way things work here. There is no food menu nor any choice. There is no wine list though lots of choice. Everyone sits down at the same time, you choose your wine with Simona and then the plates of food start to appear. Our evening comprised six courses ... a salad with parma ham, melon and roasted veg, prawns in a tangy sauce, scallops, ravioli, sucking pig and finally strawberries with Panna cotta. The restaurant was packed and so quite noisy, but we are told that earlier in the week it is usually less busy and so a bit quieter.

Disappointing second visit. We last visited here about a decade ago, when getting a table was near impossible. The experience then was madly enjoyable - with an eccentric guy who made you try eclectic things and made you laugh. The atmosphere then was buzzing. Fast-forward to now and it is formulaic and mundane. Food still great but atmosphere very flat and service lacklustre; didn’t even tell you what half the dishes were. Food was still lovely. However, left feeling very full but overcharged for an average experience

This is the numero uno Italian restaurant in London. I always give it a huge billing to family and friends when I take them for the first time and they agree- without exception - it lives up to my hype. The food is fabulous, it's varied and Simone, who runs the place, is a woman of singular warmth and generosity.

An amazing "Private Kitchen" Italian; some of the best Italian food that we've had, anywhere! You really need to book in advance, and it's a 7pm start; everyone in the restaurant eats the same menu, at the same pace... for about 3 hours. It's maybe too much food for a regular visit; we were served 6 appetisers, 2 seafood dishes, a ravioli, a roast pig and a desert. They were each excellent, and quite generous. I don't think I need to eat for another week! As others have pointed out, the one downside is the heat! Even with the door wide open and the aircon "on", it must have been nearly 30 degrees in the restaurant; and that did make it harder to relax and enjoy.

This is the best Italian restaurant we have been to outside Italy. My girlfriend and I eat there maybe 6 times a year. We are never disappointed: fantastic, authentic Italian dishes and great Tuscan wines. Simona is a lovely, entertaining host.

This is now my favourite restaurant in London. The family atmosphere is incomparable, the food is exquisite, the staff make you feel at home. I couldn’t recommend a restaurant more highly. It’s more than than a meal, it’s an experience!

The concept is clever. Fixed menu that they do not advertise on the website. The first few courses were all underpinned by hard as wood crusty bread. All the sea food was overcooked. The price per head is ridiculous. I honestly think one of the worst dining experiences i have had in London

Everything is over cooked and rubbery, completely overpriced and crap. We didn’t even wait for desert as we had been waiting there for 3 hours.

This is one of the best culinary experiences I’ve had in ages! But be warned, come hungry! It’s an absolute feast! Started with antipasti (prosciutto fig rocket salad, grilled vegetables, heavenly artichokes drowned in garlic olive oil and bread to soak it up!) then prawns in an incredible tomato sauce with a kick of spice! Scallops so fresh and baked in their shells, more garlic and olive oil simple and delicious. Then, the best ravioli I’ve ever had filled with light creamy asparagus, tossed in cream and fresh parmesan. We actually thought that was it… and then… the pig is brought out! With baby potatoes and a sweet mustard sauce, soft and succulent, crispy and perfectly cooked. The dessert was a perfect ending fresh strawberries macerated, a scoop of light and creamy panna cotta - thought I’d gone to heaven! As for drinks - there’s no wine list but the house wine is outstanding I had a cold rose and the others had a red. No wine by the glass only bottle or half bottle (go with the flow!) our server was Jonathan he was absolutely incredible and I couldn’t fault anything, we thought he’d been working there for decades but he said only a few months - an asset to this establishment, as is the host we felt so relaxed and welcome! This is definitely something I will do again and take any visitors as well. Worth every penny, come with an open mind and easy going attitude and you’ll have the best time.

The food at this restaurant is amazing. It only has one sitting and there is no menu. You eat the dishes they prepare based on available ingredients that day. We had six courses including prosciutto ham and asparagus, beans, prawns and scallops, pasta and wild boar. The food was superbly prepared and delicious. It cost £65 each plus £30 for a bottle of house red.

A small family run restaurant in the heart of Richmond. A long 7 or 8 set menu. Delicious food, delusion everything. Great staff. Loved it. Dinner will take many hours £75 per head plus drinks. One of the best Italian restaurants in Greater London outside of Italy.

Al Boccon Di' vino in Richmond is by far the best italin restaurant in London for sure ! Such a charming ambience alomst transports you to Italy . This was my third visit and I must say they are so consistent with the food , the freshness of the produce , the flavors everything is spot on . It's a tasting menu so make sure you literally go there on a empty stomach because they serve generous portions and each course is so delicious . The service is amazing , litrally one waiter managing the entire service doing a great job . Simona the restaurant manager is the life of Al Boccon Di vino , she makes sure everyone is well taken care of by visiting each table number of times throughout the service pouring wine , chatting with all the guests making them feel so special effortlessly with a big smile on her face . she makes sure everyone has a fabulous experience .

Second time we have been here, excellent both times. I can highly recommend it!!😁😁

Absolutely stunning dinner! There is no menu; I think we had about 6-7 courses in total, and each was so special. The star of the show however was the roast pig, which was served as our main.

This is a dining experience not to be missed. The food and wine were exquisite.

A pleasantly unique dining experience

"This is the best Italian restaurant I have ever eaten in outside of Italy". That is quite a statement, coming from a man who will categorically slate any restaurant who offers mediocre Italian food. I am Italian, 61, and live in London. I consider my self a very good cook having learnt in Tuscany and Lazio in the early 80s to mid 90s from old wives, chefs and cooks alike. This restaurant is absolutely fantastic. It not only offers a set taster menu of supreme quality, but has the feel of a real authentic Italian restaurant. The chef Mamoon is from Bangladesh but for me he can be an honorary Italian if he likes. He has learned from a great chef the owner (can't recall his name) but he has learned so well. The paccheri hand made pasta with sausage was the very best pasta I've ever eaten in a restaurant outside of Italy. Cooked to perfection. The fagioli with pancetta was of supreme quality and he needs to teach me how to cook it. please, please... Any restaurant who offers both Ornellia (£100) a bottle or Tignanello (£240) per bottle is serious. I cannot afford these wines anymore, but recall drinking them in Italy and they are of exceptional quality. Their house red was excellent and smooth and reasonably priced. They decide what you eat. They ask you if you have any dislikes at the start and then they bring you out an 8 course meal of top notch quality. Antipasti of prosciutto, figs, rugola, asparagus in a lovely cheesy sauce, the amazing fagioli and pancetta, prawns in garlic and tomato, scallops, paccheri pasta with sausage meat and cream, with a grand finale of porchetta with oven potatoes. THIS RESTAURANT IS A TEN! Simona, the manager is lovely, attentive and welcoming. Mimmo the waiter work his socks off and is brilliant front of house. I cannot fault this restaurant. It might be pricy for some at £70 per head plus wine, but it is worth every penny. Will I be going back? 100%! So who is Tony Toast? Well he's my lifelong friend. It's not his real name just his alter-ego. We celebrated his 60th last night in this wonderful little restaurant and it was a night we shall all remember! Thank you Boccon di'vino you are divine! Giacomo Malvermi

love the place and the concept . simple food . gourmande no chichi just a good atmosphere . single menu for every one . little specialty 16 of them . antipasti - saint jacques - asparagus- risotto - shrimps -.... going up to the full pig roast and some succulent potatoes we where with a bunch of friends before the rugby match france-england . we have a great time .and a great result at rugby ;)

Food theatre. Amazing. And delicious.

A unique and relaxed dining experience. Great not to have to bother with menus and all that faff. Each course was a delight and cooked superbly.

Food was great quality and well cooked, staff were friendly. seemed a little pricey ultimately

I don't have any photos but we were not disappointed. It actually took us nearly eight year's to finally get a chance to try this place and we loved it. Such a unique gem of an Italian with delicious food, great service and a wine selection to die for. We had a perfect evening! Thank you!

A wonderful experience in London that all must have. Sit back and enjoy the the quirky space, humble service and a little bit of Italy on your plate. Every course has no where to hide and simply delicious. Wines are pricey and okay this is the only fault I would have but in this venue just submit yourself and enjoy the experience.

Booked a meal here 10 months in advance with Uni friends who we get together with at Christmas. A tiny restaurant with proper authentic Italian, simple, tasty food. Each table is eating the same food at roughly the same time. The restaurant is not easily seen from the street and the door is locked when you get there. Lovely ambience. The service is great - typically Italian. Had a great evening!

A simple idea, done well. Will return. Enjoyed the food tremendously. Lots of it, so starve yourself beforehand.

Consistently excellent. We’ve been coming here for years and have only ever had exceptional food.

Huge portions, authentic traditional italain atmosphere: I felt like if I were having a Sunday lunch at home. BRAVO!

Fun hosts, exquisite food, wonderful experience. It was my first time on Saturday and it certainly won't be my last, thank you!!

A chic restaurant in the centre

My favourite restaurant in London. Family run restaurant and the the food is delicious! Book in advance, they’re busy!

What a feast. Unbuckle your belt and settle in for an absolutely fantastic banquet of wonderfully prepared food. Very wide range of dishes and exceptional quality of ingredients. A great place for a special celebration.

Fabulous place for a group....bring your appetite:)

Great. Unique. Fun night. Would return.

I had 16 friends in total over for a Birthday Lunch and everyone loved Al Boccon di Vino. It’s a different and refreshing proposition from the usual A La Carte formula. It’s a convivial ‘slow-food’ atmosphere, so if you intend to have a rushed lunch, that’s not the place. The relaxed and friendly service by Simona and Federico promotes a healthy eating pace and conversation in between the numerous courses and bottles of wine. Highly recommended for a super-friendly and high quality lunch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the type of place you either get or you don’t, which I believe is the reason for the mixed reviews. We were a bit nervous as one of our guests was a vegetarian, but it turned out that we had nothing to worry about. So…the house wine is £30 a bottle (and was good value in our opinion). We were then served nine courses:- Melon and prosciutto, grilled vegetables, asparagus, artichokes, prawns, scallops, pasta, suckling ping, strawberries and panna cotta. (Our vegetarian guest was offered an alternative to the meat courses, and some of his alternatives were divine!!) We loved the concept of no menu and a relaxed dining environment, where food just continues to arrive….the time flew as the experience took just over 3 hours. We certainly weren’t hungry when we left, and didn’t think £65 per head for the food was unreasonable. We thought Simona was hilarious, and can see why it’s not easy easy to get a table here.

Everything was delightful, the chef's menu was a well structured course meal. Definitely worth the travel

What an amazing experience this was. They are not kidding when they say they are giving you an Italian wedding experience. Food kept rolling at steady pace for more than an hour, and not a single dish was bad or mediocre. You don't order anything here, just tell them what you can't eat, but I guess it is best if you go here being able to eat everything as it is 65 pounds per head and I am weary substitutions wouldn't be as good.

Cant fault this place. Felt like I was in Italy. I don’t want to spoil it for you as you should go and experience it yourself. Go.

However the woman was very rude and made the atmosphere uncomfortable. No need, it ruined the experience.

Probably, the best restaurant this side of London. A foodies heaven!! Been several times, and each time just gets better. Don’t think about it, just GO!

It was an exceptional experience. My in-laws kindly took my husband and I out for our wedding anniversary meal on a Sunday. I absolutely love Italian food. All the dishes we had were delicious. Highly recommend it to everyone. It was not cheap but worth it and you won't be disappointed. Don't forget to book in advance if you do want to go. I see no issues with the service, they were friendly, attentive and doing their best to look after everyone which you have to appreciate so thank you to the team and well done.

2nd time here absolutely love the food, the staff

Exceptional food, wonderful service

This has to be the best restaurant experience ever! Outstanding is the only word to describe this and we will all definitely be back. The best way to spend my birhday and it is truly an unforgettable experience!!!! I wouldn't have missed this for anything. Thank you for awesome food and a superb evening!

Amazing experience! This restaurant has to be the best ever. Awesome experience.

Such a weird atmosphere… the woman was very rude and made it very uncomfortable also. Food average, not anything special and not worth price for what is delivered to the table.

The restaurant like no other. We went to this restaurant for our Sunday dinner, one of the best experiences in our lives. We have been greeted with a very simple and pleasant setting. The customer service was explicit throughout the evening and the food is of gods! Everything was made with one goal and one goal only, to make your taste buds dance. Every single bite of newly and freshly presented dish was something truly amazing and not knowing what will come next is a big part of the whole experience. Would recommend this place to everyone. Me and my wife are definitely coming back and are thinking of making it a once in a month treat.

This place was fantastic and the warm service from the manager made all the different. Ignore naysayers here - this is Amazing food and we certainly will be back - even if the menu doesn’t change!!

Stunningly entertaining... the best place to enjoy a leisurely lunch with friends, a celebration, or a superbly atmospheric dinner. Hosted by gorgeous Simona, this is one of thr best celebratory dining experiences in London. A dozen courses, fabulous wine, a fantastic hostess, and if you're lu lucky, great company! Book well ahead... it's popular for very good reason!

Excellent experience! Great food, great wine, great service! We actually ate what they gave us, so every dish was a surprise! Really great place!

The food is nice. Nice is a banale but acceptable word meaning satisfactory and that’s what it was. Really the meal, at £60 a head is a vehicle to charge a hefty amount for the drink. I think the house was £30 per bottle. Overall...

Had the worst food poisoning ever!! 3 days in bed…

Hot air and ultimately wine badly stored for the price of over 400 GBP the bottle!

Had dinner in a couple of occasions and lunch also... absolutely fantastic every time. The food, the presentation, the atmosphere and the way staff treats the clients. One of my best experiences dinning out in Richmond area. I will always recommend as it never disappointed me and will definitely keep going back.

Third visit. Every course excellent but have to .ention the artichokes and pork.

A wonderful restaurant where your job is to attend and eat course after course of wonderful food selected and cooked by the chef. For those who like to be surprised and delighted it is a treat. Everyone must come at the same time and it feels like a very special party. I was thrilled

A feast, and excellent, but to be honest, it’s too much food, and it’s a waste.

Everything is absolutely delicious - ambience and food and decor - a real treat - just make sure you book well in advance so you are not disappointed and cannot get a table

It's was great impression at the beginning of my visit to Richmond . Just book the place 2 hours before we dine in and luckily we got the place to sit for 2 for dine in. It's Wednesday night so Only 8 customer in the restaurant . But the atmosphere was romantic, beautiful and full of joy's. Food was great at the beginning , but I lost count what am I eating because there's no list menu in there . Wine price from House wine is £30/bottle or £8/ glass and also £40,£50,£60/bottle wines to choose.Set menu £65/person with service charge not yet include so you have to add Extra at the end when you're paying the bill. Food was great untill the meat course come and it was Not my favourite dish at all (roasted baby pig ) and it's too much,so put me off little bit . If you are fancy of pork than is fine . Good Italian dishes , Very tasty, definitely you will not feeling hungry anymore after eaten 10 dishes of foods in 3 Hours nonstop. Note:Best way to come with empty stomach and definitely worth to Try 😉

Probably one of the best restaurants I have been, the hostess is absolutely fantastic, the food is second to none, me and my family love going there, restaurant is not big so you will have to book probably weeks in advance, but you will not regret it.😋😋😋

Simply marvellous. A genuine, intimate & memorable dining experience. Enjoyed every morsel of the food and savoured every minute of the evening.