Artusi in Southwark

Really good Sunday lunch (excellent value, too, particularly if you don’t drink too much) The terrine, ricotta, pasta and chestnut cake were all outstanding, which shows that making each dish worthy of savouring is a good way to make a short set menu really sing,

Incredible food and lovely neighbourhood restaurant. Menu changes every two weeks. The chestnut cake on the menu at the moment is so excellent.

We had such a lovely lunch - relaxed atmosphere, excellent food - one of my favorite places in London without a doubt!

Amazing Tiramisu, keep up the good work !!!

It was fantastic! All of the staffs were very friendly and attentive, food was literally impeccable, great atmosphere. Would 1000% recommend and will be back as many time as possible + as soon as possible!

Excellent quality of food & cooking, great service and the atmosphere of a local restaurant. It’ll become in one of our regulars : )

Been here a few times and every time food, drinks and service have been amazing, their set menus are an incredible price for the quality of food

amazing food, amazing service. Down to earth yet quality dishes within a friendly atmosphere. Everything tastes amazing and good value for money.

Excellent, authentically Italian food. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Great restaurant, amazing staff and service! And of course lovely fresh food. Highly recommended, a great spot in Peckham

Excellent small Italian restaurant on Bellenden Road. At lunchtime, the menu usually has a choice of 3 starters and 3 pasta dishes from which one can select either a large or small portion. In the evening they tend to add two or three main courses. On our last visit we had a hispi cabbage dish and a lamb meatball for starters followed by radiatori with marjoram pesto and ricotta and tagliatelle with an anchovy and lamb sauce. All were delicious. Artusi also has a very good mostly Italian wine list with a number of wines of each colour available by the glass. Very friendly and helpful staff.

The food is outstanding; imaginative, generous fabulously flavoured. The seasoning is spot on. I don't have a sweet tooth but... here I can make an exception. So good. And hooray for discerning menu choice. Long enough to have choice, not so long you fall asleep looking at the options. A delight!

It's always an amazing experience to book and have a Sunday lunch locally at Artusi! The quality of the ingredients is great, and the way the food is prepared and presented is impeccable. Great selection of wines too and drinks made with care and with select products (from proper Italian vermouths to other beverages). Top quality-price ratio. Great staff and service.

Gorgeous food, atmosphere and service. Thank you so very much for looking after us all so brilliantly 💖.

An excellent neighborhood restaurant! We joined for lunch and were treated to the tasting menu which we thoroughly enjoyed - great dishes, superb pasta and a wonderful accompanying wine menu. The staff was very friendly and accommodated us even though we ran late. We definitely recommend this as a delightful neighborhood spot and will return soon!

Charming spot in Peckham, well thought out plates and warm friendly service. Best Italian restaurant in London.

Artusi is your favourite Italian place you don't know about yet. The food is destination worthy, but it is also a welcoming neighbourhood joint. Every time I come I wonder why I don't stop by more often. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the wine list incredible. Do yourself a favour and save room for dessert.

I have been to Artusi on a number of occasions and it never disappoints. Highly recommended.

Since my last review, I have started coming back here more regularly and have to say, I love it. Food is absolutely banging, the lamb sauce a few weeks ago was one of the best pasta dishes I've eaten, wow, just wow. The staff are all fabulous, happy, kind, attentive, courteous, service is quick without being rushed, just excellent. And they have avoided the temptation to cram in more tables, so layout and space just works a treat. Highly recommend, but book to be sure of a table.

Great food in great surroundings.

Thursday night visit. 2 people 3 courses all delicious, great wine selection. Much better than more expensive local and central restaurants - just really good.

Always tasty food and amazing staff :)

Just had an absolutely wonderful 3 course meal. The Sunday menu is a choice of 2 starters, 2 mains & 2 deserts. We chose different dishes so we could compare. Wow. I would have been satisfied if I had just told the waitress to bring me "whatever". Will I (continue) to come back. Mist definitely.

Treated for a birthday lunch by my eldest daughter. I haven’t enjoyed such a delicious meal and lovely wine for a long time. The food looks and tastes like it’s prepared with love. The staff was very friendly and lovely to talk to. What a winner this place is! Grazie!

Artusi is never disappointing, always something to delight, so lucky to have a special and affordable restaurant nearby

Had a beautiful meal at Artusi last night. A great independent local restaurant. Food is delicious , service is great and a cozy atmosphere. Thoroughly recommend. The beetroot starter was excellent.

Always good. Will come back again and again

Fantastic place, delicious food and great service, thank you.

Had been wanting to go for months and unfortunately I think there was space for improvement: both pasta options looked like pasta in bianco with bits in them, and the veggie starter could have been made tastier. The chorizo starter was good, but I think it’s mostly because it relied on the taste of the meat. The staff was pleasant but took ages to take our order and the place was not that busy, as it was a weekday evening. Would give it a second chance maybe in the future.

Always a delight. I was a regular while living in Peckham and return as often as possible.

Great food at this local restaurant . Venison and Hake main courses were stars of the menu

Love Artusi! Never been disappointed there. The small menu changes regularly and the wine list is great ❤️

We had a lovely evening at the chef’s table, great food and wonderful service from the team.

Great food but shocked to have payment accepted and then without apology refunded because it was Amex and then asked for a different card. Restaurant employees sitting one table away on laptops was also distracting. But it was a Monday night and most restaurants are closed so perhaps the view was we should be grateful for a meal.

It's been a long time since we wanted to try Artusi, as the reviews are really good. However, the restaurant felt very cramped and claustrophobic, as it's a small dark room with waaay too many tables, so you cannot really focus on the conversation, as other people are so close to you and the staff doesn't really have any space to come and speak to you, so they're kind of doing that over your shoulder. The staff was kind, however, they didn't provide much information about food and were quite slow to offer another drink/clear the table after finishing eating. Feels like that's due to a lack of space and too many tables to serve though. The food was okay - the artichoke starter was really nice, but both mains (pasta and fish) we ordered lacked flavour and were way too salty, that was the only flavour you could taste really. Overall, it was a pretty average experience - it's not a nice or visually appealing venue but rather a black cramped room, and the food is just fine. Would be interested in trying it again in summer with a different menu, perhaps, but wouldn't recommend it at this point.

Been here three times over the last 18mths and it never fails to satisfy. Staff are cool (without being pretentious), food is bold (without being daft) and the atmosphere is modern but welcoming. Can't wait for the next visit.

Delicious food, fast service, great staff. Enjoyed the pork and the tiramisu

Amazing meals every time. Can't recommend enough...

Great little find. Excellent food. The highlight of it all had to be the tiramisu. Best I’ve had in a long while!

Exceptional Italian food with a contemporary twist and warm, personal service. Located a short walk away from the hustle of Peckham - in the village of Bellenden Road - we love this local gem of a restaurant.

Always wonderful, reliably good food. We really enjoyed sharing plates as a large group - thanks for having us!

Super tasty food. It's only a small menu so I would recommend trying as much as possible! Overall Score: 8.21 Food & Drink: 8.7 Experience: 7.2 Value For Money: 8.3

Fantastic food in a relaxed setting.

Lovely dinner and great service!

Brilliant meal at Artusi. Delicious chickpeas starter with a hit of harissa heat. Perfectly cooked lamb with celeriac and winter tomatoes. And an indulgent chocolate mousse. My first visit to Artusi and surely not my last!

Fantastic restaurant can’t wait to go back

Fantastic as always, it’s my favourite spot in London

Artusi always delights. The team are always friendly and charming and accommodating. The most delicious food. I’ve been coming here for many years and it’s always special.

Fantastic evening at Artusi, food was delicious and perfect atmosphere for celebrating a birthday. We benefitted from the free corkage on Tuesdays, which is a great deal. Will definitely be returning - thanks Team Artusi!

One of my favourite restaurants - great food, reasonable prices. Only problem is that every time I look for a table they’re busy!

First time at Artusi. The food was fantastic. Would definitely recommend them and will be going back.

Warm and welcoming with good food in a friendly setting.

One of our favourite neighbourhood restaurants. Hits the spot every time. Small menu but always consistent great food. Friendly staff in an cosy setting. Must book in advance though as unlikely to get a table walking in off the street as it’s a popular haunt.

Artusi, is a little gem of a place, plates of delicious homemade pasta in Peckham

Always great tasting food and friendly service. Add a special deal for Monday evening in January and you have an unbeatable evening!

Food was stunning. Can't recommend enough. The polenta with whipped cod-roe was sublime, and the pasta was one of the best I've ever had.

We’ve been coming for a number of years and returned on Sunday for the first time with a new baby. Staff were very accommodating and the food, as always, was delicious. Lucky to have Artusi in the neighbourhood.

Compelled to write a review. A rare thing in London - fantastic food, with generous portions at reasonable prices. We had two courses each, with two drinks each and it came to materially under £100. I also loved the relaxed atmosphere which felt like I was eating at someone’s home. Relaxed staff but with great service - perfect for a modern dining experience. Please don’t change.

Delicious food made from great produce

Gorgeous meal and great service

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Some of the best Italian food I’ve had in a long time. Generous portions and delicious. The cavolo Nero pasta was AMAZING.

Great food, with generous portions and plenty of flavour. The meatball with red cabbage was particularly delicious.

Pretty disappointed with our food at Artusi. A very limited menu which usually means the few options they do have are done to a high standard. This unfortunately wasn’t the case last night. I ordered the Pasta e Fagioli, which was literally over-cooked pasta with a tin of cannelloni beans, no sauce, no seasoning, for £17. It felt like a dish I would have put together as a uni student. The service and atmosphere were good, however I won’t be returning or recommending.

Food was amazing but I didn't get a lot of it

Average food, slow service, big portions without the quality. Used to love it but left feeling a bit disappointed.

Perhaps a bit overrated this one. The menu is very limited - two pasta dishes, 3 starters and 3 options on meat/fish based mains. Some of the dishes we had were nice i.e. the courgette spaghetti (very fresh and light) but the paccheri was a little meh - nothing to really sing about. Some of the starters were a little underwhelming also. All in all it was ok, but no Italian charm. I probably wouldn’t return, only because there are far better options out there.

Great small, local independent Italian restaurant. Short menu but creative and interesting. Friendly service too.

Superbly amazing Mediterranean varied delights on the menu. Attentive, charming staff. Well worth checking out - we managed to sneak in without a booking.......but making a booking is highly recommended.

Delicious, friendly staff. Creative Italian menu that changes frequently

Lovely place. Been wanting to go for a long while and it didn’t disappoint. The service was quick and attentive. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was lovely. Would recommend. 10/10

A friend local to the area recommended and it was absolutely delicious food and wine!!! I particularly enjoyed the pickled vegetables, pasta dish, salads, and my partner enjoyed lamb dish. The menu changes every so often, totally forgot to take a picture of the menu board...next time!

Good value Sunday lunch menu. Although, we actually didn’t have the original menu as they had run out of every dish on the set menu and seemed to have improvised, but it still tasted decent

All about the food. It's fabulous

Dine in on a Saturday night, overpriced and the food was below average. Felt robbed. Not worth the hype (at least you are habituated to tasteless food and mini portions)

Outstanding food, wonderful service and kind staff. with an extremely positive comforting atmosphere in the restaurant, I felt extremely comfortable and look forward to my next visit to Artusi!

I keep coming back to this local place because it always has something delicious on its short but satisfying menu. Sometimes things aren't quite to my taste, the borlotti beans and samphire were lacking something to elevate them but the meatball starter was delicious. Again my companion's Ragu was better than my pasta dish but overall the meal was excellent. The Amaro spritz was delicious. It's a local restaurant worth returning to.

I was really looking forward to coming here but the whole experience was a total let down. We arrived and our table wasnt ready – it was finally ready 20 mins after the time we'd booked. Annoying but we thoughy we'd give them benefit of the doubt. Then it took forever to order and when my partner went to order something off the massive blackbkard in front of him we were told that was the lunch menu and not available (nowhere on the board did it say that and we weren't told) - so that was the second let down. By the time the starter arrived we'd been sitting down for 45 mins and sadly it was very average. Not once were we offered more drinks. Finally, 1.5 hours after arriving two bowls of pasta arrived. My partner's pasta (his second choice) was yummy, but mine was such a rip off. Essentially a bowl of oily pasta with parmesan and a few mushrooms sprinkled on it for £17.00. Overall highly disappointing. Food was very average for the price and the service was pretty bad. Too many bad things after another, which is a shame as i was really looking forward to my visit. Won't be coming back unfortunately. Staff were friendly though!

Such a little hidden gem very much enjoyed this first experience at Artusi 🙏 it's a short walk from Peckham Rye Station as well. It was a hot day, so it's perfect if passing by and heading to the common to chill out or look around. The food was fresh, especially the pasta, and both were large dishes, and there was a nice menu for lunch and enough choices for drinks too. It's quite a small venue but don't be put off by that. Solid A**** LDT x

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Basic noisy cafe style. Sunday lunch. 2 choices on menu...terrible service as so slow..don't go there hungry but food good when it arrives on sharing platters.

Overpriced and overvalued place. Tasteless gnocchi and 14 quid for a 4 asparagus plate, sharing a table where you can't barely have a conversation as it gets really loud. The service was good though. We wouldn't recommend. If you wanna try it, I wouldn't book the kitchen table, but that's a personal opinion. Salud

Menu seems seasonal but I had the best mackerel in my life here! The gnocchi was one of the best I ever had as well. My husband got the other pasta and my friend got a veggie dish, all soooo gooood! Drooling again remember the dish and it’s just a few hours ago! It’s a quaint little spot but the service was excellent they pay attention and being so kind and accommodating to us being a walk-in with a toddler!

A rare find. Our experience at Artusi was amazing. We had the lunch menu. There were several vegetarian options available, and the wine list perfectly matched the food style. Staff were extremely friendly. If you are going to visit, then bookings are must as Artusi does fill up quickly.

Delicious food, great service, reasonably priced.

Spontaneous lunch and this was one of the only places opened in the area on a Thursday! The girl who served us was lovely and the food was some of the best pasta I’ve had (Sausage Ragu). They also catered some of their dishes which could be made vegan.

Excellent food; roast squash starter with ricotta was amazing, gardiniera plentiful and tasty.Mains of lamb and bavette were beautifully cooked. Thoroughly recommend

Disappointing main course . Poor selection. No meat option- only one seafood which was very bland

We just had a quite a bad experience at this place. We had lunch after arriving at 12.05pm and the service was quite slow, which wasn’t a problem in itself but while having pudding the waitress already arrived with the bill saying we would have to leave the table in 10 minutes since our 2 hrs time slot was nearly over. Waiting time between dishes about 35 minutes. Please note, when I called to make the booking and also when I tried to do a test booking there was no mention of the table just being booked for 2hrs. The website also states that the place is open between 12-2.30 on Saturdays which wouldn’t allow for a second booking at 2pm. So we ate our pudding quickly (not a good experience) and when asking to have a coffee 6 minutes into the 10 minutes we were told that wasn’t possible. The manager of the day also told me that they mention the 2 hrs booking time on their website (not true) and that it is also communicated during the booking procedure (also not true). In fact, I had called to make the booking and was emailed a link to add my credit card details and on the confirmation email there isn’t any reference to “finish your lunch within 2 hrs and then we’ll kick you out”. I called later that day to tell them and the manager said I couldn’t see it on the test booking because they had changed the booking system a few days earlier (hahahah). Just another attempt to gaslight a customer. Must be great to work in a team with such nice colleagues that tell lies instead of attempting to save a situation. I will definitely avoid this place in the future and quite a few friends who have been customers and live in the area will also avoid it from now on.

We just had a quite a bad experience at this place. We had lunch after arriving at 12.05pm and the service was quite slow, which wasn’t a problem in itself but while having pudding the waitress already arrived with the bill saying we would have to leave the table in 10 minutes since our 2 hrs time slot was nearly over. Waiting time between dishes about 35 minutes. Please note, when I called to make the booking and also when I tried to do a test booking there was no mention of the table just being booked for 2hrs. The website also states that the place is open between 12-2.30 on Saturdays which wouldn’t allow for a second booking at 2pm. So we ate our pudding quickly (not a good experience) and when asking to have a coffee 6 minutes into the 10 minutes we were told that wasn’t possible. The manager of the day also told me that they mention the 2 hrs booking time on their website (not true) and that it is also communicated during the booking procedure (also not true). In fact, I had called to make the booking and was emailed a link to add my credit card details and on the confirmation email there isn’t any reference to “finish your lunch within 2 hrs and then we’ll kick you out”. I called later that day to tell them and the manager said I couldn’t see it on the test booking because they had changed the booking system a few days earlier (hahahah). Just another attempt to gaslight a customer. Must be great to work in a team with such nice colleagues that tell lies instead of attempting to save a situation. I will definitely avoid this place in the future and quite a few friends who have been customers and live in the area will also avoid it from now on.

Great for groups with amazing platters of food. Staff were friendly and good atmosphere.

Was very disappointed with this place, after reading all the positive reviews we went there for a celebration. We expected exceptional food considering it is a limited menu (and also over priced). We expected quality seasonal produce and expected the ingredients to shine. Instead the warm beetroot and shallot salad was slimy and the beetroot lacked any flavour. The dishes had no depth or variety of flavours. The pasta was so al Dente it was sticking to my teeth and also misleading in what we had ordered. There was no balance in the dishes flavour, just oily and salty tasting. Unfortunately the place also lacked atmosphere but the staff where very friendly and and kind hence the 2 star. This could be so much better. Sorry I don’t like leaving bad reviews but purely over rated in my opinion.

Delicious Sunday lunch set menu with lovely drinks, a buzzy atmosphere, and friendly service.

Tasty food and great variety of dishes on the Christmas set menu. Sadly the service was wanting which would have made the evening a 5* experience, especially in a small, intimate setting like this restaurant. First couple of courses were pleasant (Gorgonzola arancini; cider mussels) but noticed a massive step up in quality with the chestnut & pumpkin ravioli which was perfectly cooked, followed by melt-in-the-mouth ox cheek. Excellent tiramisu. £50 a head set menu was fair value for 5 courses & a cocktail.

Very mediocre food. For such a small menu the dishes were all really average The restaurant wasn’t busy for a Thursday but staff were inattentive, avoided clearing tables, taking orders, etc. It felt like no one was that interested in being there - not the customers, staff or the kitchen

Thoughtful full of flavour food and wine selection. The Christmas set menu was really great. Good relaxed atmosphere. Service OK – slow and they got mixed up meaning long waits between courses.

Fresh ingredients, interesting dishes which change often and great service

Lovely restaurant on a gorgeous Peckham back-street. Feels like you've landed in one of the village-esque Hackney streets. It is expensive (£30 each for lunch, without drinks), but worth it nonetheless. While the recipes were fairly simple, the food was good quality, clearly well sourced & the flavours were balanced perfectly. There's clearly a good chef behind the scenes. Recommended

Nowhere near as good as it thinks it is. Very overpriced and average service. When charging over £25 for a lamb main i have high expectations

Beautiful small restaurant with wonderful food. Very good and friendly stuff. I really enjoyed the place. They changed the menu every week. So you can try very different and delicious meals. Wonderful place if you want some coffee with a dessert, lunch or dinner.