Che Cosa in Islington

This restaurant shut down months ago.

Is this place ever open? I used to go regularly, since it changed hands I only managed to go twice (food was still great) because they are always closed - even on days they are supposed to be open, with not as much as a notice outside. I’m afraid I found somewhere else locally.

They cancelled order after 1 1/2 hours of waiting. Chaos!

The shame of Italy, terrible quality, arrogant staff

Gotten food from here twice, ordering online. Both times went there to pickup my food at the specified time and waited 20+ minutes inside for my food. 3 minutes later when I got home, food was stone cold. Don't bother getting takeaway.

We've been here to eat a few times and it's always been lovely food and friendly service, but the most recent time we went was particularly delicious. I think perhaps the chef/menu has changed. Really tasty, authentic food. 100% recommend.

It is a hidden gem in London. Definitely worth the visit, food is excellent, made out of fresh Italian products which makes you feel as if you were somewhere in a small Italian village. Tagliatelle with truffle is just divine! The place itself is small, but very cozy. Definitely coming back when possible!

really very good restaurant, good welcome and kind staff, I took a very good truffle pasta, the only advice is to take the large version because the small one is not enough, I took a cannoli which was also delicious

Fab pizza great service...top place

Cute little space and great pizza! Quick and nice servire:)

Change of ownership since my last visit. The whole place has had a revamp and I liked the look they are going for. The most important thing is the food and that was still great - the garlic bread with mozzarella was good, and the marinara pizza was great. The new owners have kept the same kitchen staff and maintained the same quality ingredients which means that my food was as great as I remember it...will definitely look to go again

This is the best food I have ever had, and will be going back for sure.

Very authentic Italian food! The staff are very friendly and nice. The pizza is great!!

Ambiente familiare e cordiale.Selezione fatta in casa di piatti tipici della tradizione italiana.I dolci tutti ottimi

Delicious food would recommend. Really kind people

I’ve been here several times and it’s always an amazing experience. The food is amazing a big shotout to Manuela does amazing pizzas but her best masterpiece is the cheesecake! Has blown my mind! The atmosphere and is very comfortable and cozy. Maria the waitress is always so nice and polite. I will definitely come back again and again!

A pleasant surprise! We stopped by by mere coincidence and what we found was genuine Italian cuisine. Questo commento è fatto da un italiano.

Simply the best pizza in London (and I'm Italian sooo).

I was informed that the pizzeria changed management, however the pizza remains spectacular. The menu did change along with the decoration and I do miss the bruschetta which was my favourite starter. Please, please, please add that back on the menu <3

Lovely local place with delicious food and good sized portions

Celebrated a birthday lunch last weekend - a cosy and intimate space with attentive, organised and polite staff. Food was delicious and affordable, tiramisu was the star of the show! Will definitely revisit.

I would like to say the service was top notch from start to finish and being a fussy eater I was cater to with different options to eat.. Definitely will return again.. I was here for afternoon brunch for a friend birthday and enjoyed myself and kudos to all the staffs.. Definitely recommend for yall to visit

Amazing service and food. This cozy little Italian restaurant was perfect for my daughter’s birthday. The staff were so helpful and genuinely wanted to make sure we had a good time. Can’t recommend them enough.

Was with quite a large group and staff were super accommodating and friendly. Owner was there too and he was really attentive. You can tell they take great pride in what they do. I had pasta and Parmigiana, both were delicious and really good portions.

Under new management refurbished tastefully and still the same top quality chef pizza maker excellent little place highly recommended proper pizzaria

Love this little Italian restaurant 💗 the food is very authentic & tasty & importantly freshly prepared. The service is good as well. It's my local go to :) I recommend having a beer instead of the house-wine.

Food was very nice, it was a Tuesday early evening so nobody else in so no real atmosphere but the staff were friendly.

Cute, cozy restaurant. So easy to get there from Archway station; literally less than a 5 minute walk. The carbonara was so rich and filling. The staff are so sweet ( special thanks to Shelly the waitress; so friendly and welcoming). The chefs were lovely aswell and made great dishes. Definitely recommend!

The food was absolutely delicious, I got their norcina pizza, which I would definitely recommend! All the staff were so lovely, especially the waitress by the name of Shelly. The vibes were so cozy along with the great music selection. Everyone must seriously visit this place!!

Legit Italian. Come for the brick-oven pizza, stay for the incredible burrata. * Ignore the 1-star reviews for delivery. Stop ordering delicious handmade food, and then getting surprised when it's not as good after it's put in cardboard, cooled down, and bumped up and down on speed humps!

We went there for a dinner with a couple of friends, everyone liked the food. The place has also really nice vibe - London is missing places like this.

The place has been recently refurbished, great improvement! Nice atmosphere

Delightfully cosy, intimate space with a great menu and service. The food was delicious, would definitely visit again.

Still the best pizza place I've been to in London

Very cute, local Italian restaurant and cafe. Very authentic! Food was very tasty. Very kind service too. Love coming back!

Fruti de mare pasta was ok but not great

Worst pizza I’ve tasted took over a hour to arrive it was stone cold and cheese had gone hard, couldn’t eat it

The driver must have took a curve badly because all the pizza was slighted away from the crust and i had to" re arrange it" in order to eat it

Great pizza. Cosy atmosphere. Great staff.

Excellent pasta and very good pizza. Highly recommend and would order again.

Brave anzi bravissime !!! Cibo ottimo! Qualità prezzo eccellente !! Il posto molto piccolo e da sistemare, ma il cibo 5 star !! Consigliato !

Driver never calls/phones or marks order as delivered, so food ends up sitting at reception getting cold.

Fantastic as always. Love the Nutella and Coconut cheesecake. Literally only place by me that does it. Totally worth it. Thank you.

Wouldn't normally bother leaving bad reviews for places but after seeing the good reviews I placed an oder with just eat this evening. The food turned up about 15 20 mins at most after i had ordered. I have got to say it was hands down the worst thing I have ever eaten. The pizza was not cooked properly and was doughy and the cheese hadn't melted properly. The worst part about it was there a taste I can only describe as wet dog.

Wouldn't normally bother leaving bad reviews for places but after seeing the good reviews I placed an oder with just eat this evening. The food turned up about 15 20 mins at most after i had ordered. I have got to say it was hands down the worst thing I have ever eaten. The pizza was not cooked properly and was doughy and the cheese hadn't melted properly. The worst part about it was there a taste I can only describe as wet dog.

One pizza was a bit burnt, and both were cold. The main issue though, was that I think the delivery guy must have carried them in a suitcase. The toppings were in a dense, cold pile in one corner of the box.

I waited 1.30h for delivery. The food was ok but not worth it enough for such a long waiting. I wouldn't order again from that place!

I waited 1.30h for delivery. The food was ok but not worth it enough for such a long waiting. I wouldn't order again from that place!

Pizza was a bit cold but tasty.

I chose this small, intimate place by chance to have a late Monday lunch. Looking through the door, I was attracted by the impression it gave of being a simple, cozy, Italian family place. And it turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. Without exaggerating, I had the most tasty and succulent Italian hamburger dish, an experience I had only had once before in my life. Delicately served on a slate platter, combined with glass of good house wine, excellent service and friendly staff, this was indeed a wonderful experience. I'm glad I discovered this little hidden pearl. It fully deserves my attention and appreciation.

This place is an absolute GEM. It's the real deal, warm and welcoming. Late night, gluten free, vegetarian, vegan options. So excited to have found it and sad I don't live closer!

We ordered 2 pizzas with 2 dips and a cola. The dips were missing, there was no receipt, the food was cold and we found HAIR ON THE PIZZA. Finally, we didn't get a refund. The order was placed through deliveroo on November 25 at 22:45. We complaint to a deliveroo employee through chat and he informed us that he would give our feedback to the restaurant.

I just order from there the pizzas came cold missing two items and I found a big hair in my piece of pizza so I paid 38£ to throw in the bin. Disgusting

perfect sweet potatoes. good pasta.

Food came far but was piping hot. Best takeaway pizza I’ve ever had

The pizza was great, delivery was not

The mozzarella, goats cheese and olives were all nice, but other parts of the pizza were dry and lacking flavour, including the base and crust. I forgot I'd ordered a pizza with anchovies on it until the third slice in (there were only about 4 of them on the pizza). Sun-dried tomatoes had no flavour. Maybe accidentally overcooked on this occasion? This was my first time ordering... this place has good reviews so perhaps just a bad batch?

Pizza arrived really late and really cold :( No oven to heat it up. Disappointing all round

This place it’s disgusting.. I used to order few time and always the food was horrible , the pizza it’s uncook, cold. I tried to contact to the restaurant the manager for make a complaint she did not listen to me I will ask for the refund for sure. Im not recommend this place, unprofessional.

I moved out of the area 5 years ago and it was great. I was there this week and Che Cosa is still one of my best finds in London. Don't bother reading the bad reviews – they're either old or from people with no taste buds. Coffee will be absolutely smashing per i conoscitori.

Meh. Not as good as others for the price.

The BEST authentic Italian Pizza in North London, food always delicious & the restaurant staff & service is amazing, no regrets here! Enjoy!

Superb pizza, fresh pasta and lovely staff

So I ordered food because it said 30 to 40 minute delivery. Then said an hour. Then delayed it by another 30 minutes. No food at all showed up restaurant refused a refund and said they had delivered food. Technically not providing a service and taking the money is theft. Awful service

Usually very good, this time pizza was not great. Should have cooked more

To charge 8 pounds for a little piece of cut bread, supposedly two pieces of focaccia, and a very small portion of vegetables is not what I expected from this order. It was merely two slices of very thin cut bread, less than a handful, which is absolutely not what a focaccia looks like. I feel disappointed and scammed.

it is the richest pizza in london congratulations to all that staff I recommend you guys very rich

Che cosa is my favourite pizza place in London (and my gf is Italian so I've had plenty!). It's just really good quality, not overpriced and a relaxed little place.

Amazing truffle pasta. Pizzas are good too especially the vegan garlic bread pizza! 🍕👨‍🍳👌🏻

Over an hour late for an ok-ish pizza. Not worth it, won't be ordering again. At least they were polite about it

The box of parmigiana was half full? The calamari was tough. The garlic bread was stale.

Fantastic pizzas - easily the best in the area and I’m really finicky!

Pizzas were very good. Would order from this restaurant again. The delay in delivery was understandable.

The pizzas were nice but it was over an hour and a half late. I only got through to the restaurant on the third call when trying to ask for an update.

Great pizza arrived hot and super quick. Will be going again!

I’ve physically been to this restaurant and also ordered from them before and I’ve always been pleased in general. This time around however I have a little grudge with the service because, despite me paying for extra ham and extra mushrooms I don’t feel the request was honoured and I got standard toppings instead. Additionally the sweet potatoes seemed a little overcooked/burned but overall their quality remains very good and better than most.

Pizza arrived messy with cheese scraped to the side of the box

Great little Italian pizzeria just outside Archway tube station. To sum up, it's a little gem. Half dozen tables inside and a couple outside. I had a the calzone and my wife the seafood pizza. The owners are Italian and it shows. No rush to get people out. Making us feel welcome. Offering a dessert menu at just the right time. I will definitely visit again when I'm in the area. Also, homemade desserts.

Romagnola was very dry, overall pizzas were okay, but nothing special really. Delivered barely warm as well.

Amazing little Italian restaurant. Family-run with authentic pizza & home-made pasta. Great service as well!

Real Italian in the heart of Archway. Cozy, tasty, reasonably priced!

Disappointed with the food, pizza only had olives on even though we ordered one with other toppings and they hadn't bothered to cut it up properly, onion rings were soggy and chicken wings tiny. Not impressed at all.

I love this place, best pizza ever, always super hot and generous with toppings! Do wish they'd cook their chips for about 5 minutes longer though, been a bit undercooked lately...

Pizza was decently tasty but was not properly sliced at all like they dont even care

Food was decent ..... but your side portions are ridiculous , nearly 4 quid for 6 small cheap onion rings is rip off.

Super good customer service and delicious pizza would definitely recommend!! Thank you☺️

Nice pizza overall. Proper Italian feeling, I will order again for sure

Best pizza I had in a while and the garlic bread was amazing

The restaurante is 150 m from the delivery place, and still took over 1 hour to get 1 pizza and 1 garlic bread. The food was good, however there are other better pizza places in the area.

Nice Italian restaurant with a small, but very cozy seating area, very kind service, and last but not least, delicious food served all day! I'd strongly recommend the pizzas, as mine was really good -- the dough, the tomato sauce, and the seafood toppings were delicious!

Very disappointed by the vegan pizza and vegan chocolate cake. The cheese on the pizza tasted like soap and was inedible. They put most of it in the middle of the pizza and same w the toppings. Also we got 3 different types of pizzas but they basically looked the same which was odd. The chocolate cake was very stale. On a positive the roasted veggie salad was good and they delivered early

Really enjoyed the pizza and garlic bread. The best pizza i think and loved the garlic bread too. I would definitely recommend

Lovely place, so simple and warm, Omar and Sabrina are the best!!

Stopped for brunch on our way out of the area and found this little gem quite by chance. Very friendly and helpful staff, the food was freshly prepared and very nice. They make their own bread on-site (and pizza of course), the cafe is small, clean and quite airy with the big windows open.

Visited here a few times while I was pregnant, the staff were so lovely and attentive / accommodating, I really wanted a eggs royale and the lady even suggested I have it fully cooked due to pregnancy etc but I was fine. Fresh food, LOVELY chocolate fudge cake. Atmosphere is comfortable as well.

Delicious coffee. Wonderful, proper Italian food. I’m always surprised by this place whenever I drop in- forget what a find it is!

Food arrived late and was extremely dissatisfied and would like a refund

You guys are the best in all region!!! Just in love! Frequently is my only best pizza option here.

Home cooked unpretentious artisan food. Nice staff

Super nice food, and delivery fast