APULIA in City of London, Westminster

Fire but burrata being 14 for a small amount of food was not ideal

Good atmosphere for after work drinks or a meal, our meal was tasty and came nice and quickly.

We had a nice dinner here, staff was friendly and attentive. We enjoyed the buratta, pizza, and the ice cream cake.

Delicious above average Italian food with friendly and attentive service. No loud music so we were able to enjoy conversation. Lovely decor and atmosphere. Recommend this restaurant 100%.

Lovely food, excellent service and convivial atmosphere

We had 8 of us during a busy part of the evening hence why it was a bit noisy, but everything else was perfect - the table, food, drink, service, ambience. Highly recommended.

Nice food and I appreciated the classic orecchiette with cime di rapa. Maybe it's a bit expensive but the service is good and friendly

The food was really nice here. Seabass And seafood bisque

One of the best place i have ever been and highly recommend this place per un piatto italiano favoloso. Waitress was excellent friendly and very professional. About the taste was so yummy and delicious!!! Imagine i went there as a single person and ended spending £43 and still was thinking for something else. Thanks again Apulia Restaurant and next time will surely come with numerous family and friends lol.

Rustic and amazing Italian food with great flavours

Service can be more attentive surely. The restaurant seems incredibly understaffed. We waited 20 minutes + for the bill, and we had a concert in 30 minutes. Food was amazing, seafood was as fresh as it could be.

Fabulous true Italian restaurant- ALL the locals eat here - very popular- great wine list - honest Italian cucina like your favourite grandmother (Nonna) would cook for a special family dinner.

We went there to have dinner before a concert. We had 'orecchiette al ragù' (orecchiette pasta with meat sauce), the risotto, and the ravioli, with focaccia to share amongst us. Service was quick, friendly and helpful. Food was fresh, good-sized portions, and the food was delicious, above all the orecchiette.

I had dinner with my colleague, reflecting on the visit at Bari in Italy. I felt as if I had been in Bari as all foods and wines were very nice.

Food was all under seasoned and wine somewhat pricey, but tasty nevertheless. Service was nothing to write home about but also not objectionable in any way.

Enjoyable lunch at Apulia - food well up to the usual high standard.

Had a lovely meal at Apulia. Food was really authentic and delicious. Lots of dairy free options for lactose intolerant foodies which was great! The pasta I had was really fresh. It was a tad too hot in the restaurant but it was a busy Saturday night. Would highly recommend 👌

Outstanding, delightful, and charming Italian restaurant. Excellent pastas, pizza, Branzino and specials. The Pork Loin roast was a great Sunday Roast in London on a Sunday. Was so good we went twice!

Wonderful menu, great service and overall a fantastic experience

Great eats, a bit noisy as a large group came in a few minutes before us. Friendly team.

Got there at 5pm...hadn't booked but we're told it was ok to drink outside and could have a table at 5.30....got to that time and asked if we could eat. Table arranged and then had one course. At about 6.30 we were asked if we wanted some desert. My friend had gone to the bathroom, so I said leave the menus there and we will decide. About a minute later a host came and took the menus, I said we only just got those. He said "I need the table" I said when , he said "now". He then left and came back and said "it's ok you can stay , until 7pm". Obviously we decided to leave, I mean it felt like he was doing us a favour to take more money from us. Of course I understand that we hadn't booked but all he needed to do was say "we are happy to have your custom but unfortunately we have a booking for this table at 6.30 so will you be able to leave by then ? " This is a busy restaurant and I have been in the same position before, where I was told BEFOREHAND that there was a booking and would need to vacate the table by a certain time. Had he said this all would have been fine and we would have had the choice to comply or go elsewhere. The food itself was good and the waiter staff polite and efficient. The actions of the host though left a bitter taste in the mouth (pun intended).

If you want surly slow service with good food this is the place for you. Turn up and the maitre'd won't even bother to look up from his computer and you'll find your own table, thankfully because your friends are already seated. They shoved 9 of us on a table for 8 but did move us downstairs to a better one when challenged. Get up and help yourself to tap water bottles after sitting without attention for 15 minutes. Then get up again to find staff to order some drinks. Risotto with Argentinian prawns only just made the plural with 3 prawns! And when you're done you don't need to ask for your bill, they'll bring it before asking if you've finished as they want to leave well before closing time. Younger staff were fine. Older guys were awful, impolite, churlish and lazy. Never going back.

Portions a bit small Seafood Pasta lacked seafood Pizzas were good Prices far too high for quality Waitress excellent Sadly ‘grump’ was on duty at front of house.(see other reviews)

Congratulations!Great dishes!The service though needs to be better (the girl turned her back onto almost our faces in order to talk or serve the couples beside us. Moreover she made lots of noise with the cutlery and never smiled. Why not smiling. It's so nice meeting people while they visit your store..).

Lovely Italian. Lovely pasta, pizzas and other Italian fayre. Nice atmosphere, good service. Good for the Barbican if visiting .about 10min walk. Recommended

Great food and lovely atmosphere. Service was a little hit and miss.

Always a very reliable spot for lunch. Always seems to have a busy vibe and pizzas are great.

Nice food, pleasant staff, comfortable dining room.

The service was excellent as was the food, which was fresh and flavourful. Their pizzas and focaccias are delicious, and the pasta perfectly cooked. Very highly recommended.

It's always one of my options for business lunch. Never disappointed. Good service and food.

Food was tasty but: Pizza quality is not that great - bloating instead of feeling light afterwards like some other quality Italian restaurants No caprese, unusual Dessert never came for some!

Loved the food, the service and everything, apart from the noise - we couldn't really hear each other, but appreciate little can be done about this!

I booked Apulia very last minute for a large group. The staff were so accommodating and the food was lovely. I've had great feedback from my lunch guests and we'll definitely return. Thank you Francesco for looking after us so well.

Delicious food, friendly and polite service, spotlessly clean and a good ambience. I requested a quiet corner and prompt service as we were going on to the theatre, and that is exactly what we got. Perfect.

We had a very pleasant meal at Apulia. The service was very good and friendly. The food was good. It was rather noisy in the restaurant (which was pretty full), which made conversation a little more difficult (but not impossible). Somehow, even with the set lunch menu, the price added up, so that the meal, while not extortionate, was reasonably expensive. Overall, we enjoyed our meal and would come back.

Food was delicious and service was very friendly

APULIA has got the formula spot-on! Warm welcome, tasty Italian food on the reasonable set menu, generous portions, and attentive service. They are showing others how to do it!

Very delicious, friendly/welcoming staff and just all around a great experience.

Authentic Italian cuisine in the city. Waiters were attentive and service was quick! Great place to share a pizza when exploring the City of London area. We shared the Polignano pizza but the pasta did look fantastic. I’ll try that next time I visit.

Had we been able to eat in the upstairs dining room, I would've given five stars across the board (assuming that our service was good). But unfortunately, we were seated in the musty dark basement under an air-conditioning unit that was not working and apparently hasn't been working for weeks during this very hot summer. They seated us under the air-conditioning unit with the cover hanging down and a bucket under it and right next to us to catch water - the unit leaks when they turn it on. Apparently the owner has known about this problem for weeks but has refused to do anything about it, putting his staff in a very uncomfortable position - not to mention the customers! This experience made what would've otherwise been a great meal rather disappointing.

The service was courteous and and quick. The food was delicious. Overall, the experience was great value for money.

Underwhelming. Based on previous reviews I expected good quality and Imaginative Italian food. We found neither. No special flavours, no flair, nothing unusual. Bland and could have come from a chain restaurant. Service was slow. We waited 30 minutes for our main course. The maitre d’i on arrival could not have been more disinterested. Offhand and unengaging. I was concerned that I was bothering him to do his job! We will not be repeating.

Excellent past and ravioli dishes plus a really good salad between th two of us. Splendid bottle of Salice Salentino slipped down a treat. Affogato with ice cream to die for, extra cafe Expresso and chilled golden grappa. Just lovely. A bit busy so staff initially stretched and some lively parties less noisy when they had food before them!

Food was fine, but a bit of a mixed bag. Antipasti was underwhelming, pizzas excellent and desserts average at best. Wine, however, was very good. Pricing overall was a bit on the warm side for the quality. Service very patchy - cold at times, very much dependent on which waiter was attending - greeter in particular was ice cold, however the waitress was very good. Useful location for our later needs, but not a returner.

Love this place whenever I need to meet friends in the city - great wine & food & service always

First visit and quite confident I will return. Food was very tasty and the service attentive, which I do not take for granted. The atmosphere was noisy as it was fully packed and overall, this is a great restaurant to eat and fly away quickly, not to chill down there. Prices are high in relation with the portions, I have seen this strategy of pushing customers into small plates to raise the bill, if the portions were bigger it would be 5 stars

We were rushed through dinner - it was not relaxing.

I have been here many times, dinner, pre-theatre and most recently for a business lunch for 9. Excellent service and food every time!

Loved the atmosphere of the restaurant. The staff was friendly and polite ☺️ And amazing food! Loved the orange juice 🍊

Fantastic, buzzy restaurant serving delicious food. Service was excellent - attentive but not hurried

This is a gem, great food and service, best to book as it gets busy. The truffle ravioli was spectacular!

Fantastic food and service. Shame we had to sit downstairs where it was really hot.

Nice place. Had sea bass and fennel salad. Will go again.

Ottimo ristorante per qualità del cibo, suggerimenti del proprietario, qualità alta su tutti i piatti. Consigliatissimo

Delicious fresh pasta, exactly what we were craving. Nice relaxing atmosphere, good service.

Lovely place, food and service excellent! Would definitely recommend and I’m look forward to going back !

Food was fine. We were given a table downstairs in the basement, near the kitchen, that we found excessively noisy and the service was really patchy. Ten minutes after we had been seated and we had not even been offered water and when I managed to catch the server's eye, he did eventually come over and take an order, but even then the drinks took some time to appear. Food appeared promptly; there was one attempt to clear before one diner had finished and then not another attempt for some time. Dessert menus arrived quickly but we were left nursing them for some time before we were served again. I would only come again if i could guarantee a table on the ground floor; by then hopefully the servers will be better trained up.

Went in and gave our name to guy at the door. He found our reservation, took us through, sat us at our table and gave us the menus WITHOUT saying one word to us! So rude and if we weren't so hungry we would have left then. The rest of the staff were ok though. Ordered pizzas. They sounded amazing but were not. The bottom of the pizzas were very soggy making them hard to cut. The table we were on was not really big enough for us and our pizzas so we ended up with plates hanging off the table. It is very cramped and therefore very noisy. Dessert was just ok. The best thing was the peach bellini. Won't be returning, the food quality is better in much cheaper pizzerias.

Really very good, as usual. The lunch menu packs a real punch, high quality fare.

Great venue, brilliant food. 5 in party, all different dishes I had risotto, best Ive had. Highly recommended, only fault, a bit noisy, but hey ho it was full and everybody chatting away. I will go back

The food at Apulia is amazing - delicious and high quality. The acoustics are very poor though and hard to hear my friend - really needs something done to dampen the noise levels.

Very good cuisine in a lovely rustic setting and excellent service.

Authentic Italian food, warm and friendly service, highly recommended!

Excellent food (try the “Italia” pizza if you want such. And very nice wine.

We stumbled op this gem at 10:00 pm after a very long day of walking London, after returning to our pub-hotel and learning the kitchen closes at 9:30. They took mercy and seated us. Gin & Tonic was delicious. Rosé wine, too. Caprino salad was the best salad we had ever eaten. Truffle ravioli was delicious. Great place!

Really nice food and atmosphere..good value for money too

Enjoyable meal. Decent sized portions. Helpful menu for those with dietary requirements.

Fresh ingredients, great taste and well presented food. Good service.

Very good Italian food, and excellent and friendly service.

A nice authentic Italian, nice!

Really good food and a decent price for London. Will definitely be going there again.

The restaurant feels like a little slice of Italy in the centre of London. Staff are friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and I'll certainly be back.

Amazing food and authentic Italian. The ravioli and tiramisu are a must have. Service is impeccable and the finest Italian wine. Highly recommend.

Great restaurant, food was very good, wine was superb. I will be back!

Very busy on arrival and a bit slow to sort the table out plus restaurant closed after we’d eaten and we weren’t allowed to carry on finishing our drinks. Food was very good though

What a such a nice beautiful place. Super cozy , delicious food, so good every flavor. The service fast and fantastic. Super kind and generous! Love this place! Highly recommended.

My friend and had dinner which included 2 cocktails, 2 main courses (risotto and octopus) and 2 glasses of wine. Cocktails were great but my rose was very bland and tasteless. The most disappointing was the octopus which was over cooked and chewy which ruined a perfectly tasty meal. For the price, I expected a lot more.

Food is great, wine expensive 35 quid for a bottle of rose plus 12.5% service charge!!

Once again the food was excellent but the noise level is overpowering sometimes. But well worth a visit for this unique Italian cuisine.

Food is fabulous! Wine is a bit on the expensive side. Busy restaurant and downstairs was a tad noisy.

Delicious. Unfussy and buzzy. Splendid food for the price. Good wine by the glass also.

Very nice real Italian restaurant, the waiters were very nice and the food very good

Friendly environment and amazing food! Probably the best in London!

Great food, service and ambience for a small team lunch

Staff and food were perfect Resturant was lovely there was 7 of us having food and drinks almost £460 bill my big issue was the £32 pounds charge for tap water nowhere on the price list or in the restaurant or menu was it advertised that there was a charge for tap water also it was not mentioned by the staff when we ordered that there would be a charge for tap water we approached the rude dismissive manager he was making an excuse that they do something special to the water out the back when my friend asked to see what they do he was totally dismissed shame on you we have eaten in 2 other restaurants over that wk end I asked in both restaurants about the water charge and the both laughed and said they have never heard of a tap water charge before in hindsight if I had of known that we could of asked to remove the £57 service charge I most definitely would of ! I would question any charges and be clear of what I’m paying for in this restaurant I learned a lesson here shame on you

Had a great time at Apulia, the food was delicious and it came out in a timely manner! It also had a very cozy environment which made the whole experience more enjoyable. Definitely coming back. If you're looking for a good pasta dish I highly recommend the Orecchiette con ragu pugliese e cacioricotta!

Really authentic Puglia food. Excellent selection of local wines. Service is very friendly.

Perfect early evening meal after matinee at the Barbican

Pretty good - not outstanding but not a bad experience at all

Disappointed with lack of service as it’s a favourite local restaurant and being put downstairs with larger parties so we couldn’t hear ourselves speak!

Good food, great selection, slightly overpriced for what we've ordered. Great atmosphere, great decor.

This has become one of my go-to restaurants for delicious Italian food, atmosphere (it has a real buzz) and general good feeling. Highly, highly recommended!

Always love this place. The food never disappoints!

Great authentic Italian food and wine a couple of minutes walk from the Barbican Centre. Good service too.

What a lovely find! Had a great dinner with friends. We all tried different meals and loved everything. Wine list is really good. Wine recommendation made to us was perfect. Lively, happy atmosphere. Attention to detail also really good and genuine, fast service. Strong recommendation! Edit: went for dinner again yesterday, and it was just wonderful. Great experience.

A great location, with charming service and delicious food- the pizzas were amazing! Will definitely return.

Family run Italian restaurant. A good menu with enough choice to cater for most palettes but short enough to be plausibly all freshly made. Everything was excellent. The wine list was good too. Plenty of gluten free choices too, this can be a problem in many Italian restaurants.

I'm Italian and felt at home :) Great food and service. Loved the focaccia Barese as an appetizer and the Orecchiette con le Cime di Rapa.

Relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Great service and excellent food. Recommended!

An intimate and personal Italian restaurant with very good and convenient location. Price is a little steep and food is a tad rich for me but for its location makes justice for that. The owner is somewhat approachable and lovely host. It was a business treat by a solicitor where she ordered for us the day’s special of lasagne with add-one of green salad and burrata to start. Lovely finish with homemade Limoncello❣️