Alecco Bar & Restaurant in Epping Forest

A small unpretentious restaurant on Queens Road Buckhurst Hill, serving truly authentic Italian food. The menu is relatively short but each dish is put together using quality ingredients resulting in dishes that are bursting with flavour. The spaghetti Genovese made with real pesto dressed with extra Parmesan and Pine Nuts toasted to perfection was as good as you will get in Tuscany. Garlic bread, olives, salamis etc is all of a superior quality and the small open kitchen aims to please and succeeds at every level. The service was professionally discrete, efficient and timely and we can’t wait to visit again.

We booked Alecco for a birthday lunch for parents and children. I spoke to Alex and Sabrina in the days leading up to it and they were, as always , very accommodating and warm. I know Alex takes great pride in his work and when he said he would be freshly rolling out the dough on the day, I knew he meant it. On the day itself, Victoria looked after us wonderfully as our server and the pizzas went down well with everyone. Lovely little place well worth a trip to Buckhurst Hill for.

Great restaurant, we didn't go for a while after it opened but so pleased we have now tried it. Wonderful service and food fron this Italian, the chef is from Sicily and has worked at some top London restaurants and you can tell by the quality of the food. Servie is also top quality. Highly recommend giving this place a try.

This was our first visit to this restaurant. We managed to park right in front of this eatery, which was a bonus. On entering, the place is small but cosy and inviting. We were greeted and shown to our table of choice. The decor has a rustic hint with pleasant prints of Italian locations hanging on the light-coloured walls. Armed with a couple of Aperol Spritz, we made our selection from a small but relatively varied menu which should suit most palates. The background music was pleasant. We soon made our selection. Our starters consisted of spicy calamari; avocado and prawns; and Italian mixed meats, cheese, olives, and bread. The presentation and preparation were faultless and the flavour and texture were good. Molto buono! Our mains comprised of one Linguine marinara, and two grilled monkfish with guanciale with sides of broccolli and chips. Again, the marinara had a lovely flavour; while the monkfish was tasty, but a teeny bit salty - that could be because of the guanciale. This culinary splendour was baptised with a pleasant Suavignon Blanc. Two found room for desserts: a delicious chocolate cake and a tiramisu. We concluded this gastronomic indulgence with tea, cappuccino, black Americano, Amaretto, and two Sambucas. The chef and proprietor then found the time to have a chat and to share some laughter with us. You can tell that he truly loves the adventure of cooking. We look forward to repeating this delightful experience soon. So, until then, ciao and keep happy.

We popped in mid-week on a whim and were really pleased we did. The warmest of welcomes, lovely ambiance, really delicious food which was fresh and hot - always appreciated. Definitely going back and highly recommend.

Visited on a Friday evening with friends and had a fabulous meal. The seafood pasta was so so tasty. We were made very welcome by the lovely Sabrina and will definitely be going back to try the other items on the menu.

Went here for my grandsons birthday. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Great service and excellent food. We will be back! Thank you so much for a lovely time!