Coco di Mama in City of London, Westminster

Seriously! I know how fast, easy and cheap it is to make an excellent carbonara from scratch with everything starting cold, so how it takes you this long and result in a product so bland and devoid of flavour is quite beyond me! Have not heard of salt and pepper before? Get you act together for christ sakes!

I’ve been coming here for lunch for nearly five years due to its proximity to work and a corporate tie-up, but it’s consistently disappointing. The pasta is mediocre, often just plain boiled with barely any sauce, and the staff almost always gets my order wrong. I’ve paid for extras that never made it to my meal, and takeaways often reveal mistakes too late to fix. Even with self-ordering kiosks to streamline the process, errors persist. My colleagues and I are fed up with the subpar food and service, especially given the high prices.

Always enjoy my midweek pasta hit at Coco di Mama! Food is always freshly prepared and exactly to my liking, based on my bespoke ingredients using the naked pasta as a base. Staff are always efficient and friendly and it is good to eat in.

Going through a very cold rainy day, just go there and warm your heart with delicious pasta. Unfortunately, when we went there. They were almost out of the specials and most delicious dishes, but I took the mushroom with white sauce and added sun-dried tomatoes with chicken. I also had garlic cheese bread. The food was nice so give it a try

Pasta ok but not much sauce, half the pot I was eating a plain pasta

Good recipes but pasta are overcooked

Just been served by Tara, excellent customer service!!

To avoid . Sandwich ordered at the terminal, I thought I was eating a good fresh sandwich. In fact it is already prepared and placed in the fridges. The bottom of the sandwich bun is wet. I report it to the cashier but she can't do anything about it. So I only ate the top of the bread. I will not come back to eat here Very disapointed And no toilet either.

Friendly service as always from the team at this branch & delicious food!

The Alfredo Salmon was amazing today! I have been impressed by the service and the lady with the red hair was extremely helpful! Thank you for the smiles, it made my day brighter. Will be back! Xx

Very good drink in a nice setting

Great example of this small chain. This shop in particular has greatly improved recently and I love coming here now.

Every morning I try to go there before work. I go there at there opening time 7:00 and it is never open until 7:15 making me late for work and making me stand outside in the cold.

Tasty and hot no-frills pasta aimed at on-the-go and for ease and convenience in the heart of corporate East End, but I found their portion sizes and their meat distribution to be questionable (only received about 5 meatballs in my pasta bowl as shown). I liked the sauce, flavours and the freshness but cannot recommend them this time sadly.

Arrived before 3. Door open. Food on the shelves. Suddenly had staff shouting we’re closed. Ok well close your front door and stop shouting so I can ask if it’s ok to buy take away. Rude. Walked straight out.

The whole concept of the place was amazing considering i spent 1 hour walking up and down the area looking for food to satisfy my big appetite. Food was great i ordered the meatball pancheta pasta but i wish i tried the ragu 12 hour. Everything was awesome just wasn't that peaceful as the manager who was calling the order names out would scream to the top of her lungs if they weren't responded immediately. Bless them they were so busy amd obviously me being dressed like a builder they weren't aware of a very well seasoned chef amongst them. Ill definitely come back to try that ragu.

Used to be our favourite place to get coffee / breakfast in the area. Recently has gone very downhill since new staff started who act like they don't want to be there / make zero effort, which is reflected in the quality of product.

The new lady who works at the till is very unfriendly and sometimes even rude. They constantly overcharge me and then claim their prices have changed even if they display old prices, no apology or refund provided once they overcharge you.

Long wait time at the lunch rush. The food was ok and the staff were polite

Really really average pasta. I've tried a few of them always end up disappointed. The pancetta baguette is good at breakfast, but would avoid pasta from here, never worth the price. Cheesy garlice bread was also neither cheesy or garlicy.

The pasta with mushroom is amazing!

Had Coco di Mama for the very first time. I went there for lunch as I did not get time to cook the evening before. The food is alright, nothing "wow" about the pasta. My pasta carbonara taste way better. I can teach you if you pay me. The service is fast though.

Rubbish! There’s a pathetic dribble of sauce at the bottom and about half a gram of beef in a bowl of tasteless pasta tubes. Better off getting a £2 microwave meal from Tesco opposite.

Avoid in the morning, 20mins for a porridge

I go here often and everytime i go there the customer service is amazing the food good at a good price

I prefer Al dente pasta! Staff amazing thou!

The coffee was ok but I payed for a pump of caramel & couldn’t taste it …the coffee was already almost £5 . The door was open so we were freezing, on top of that they dint have a bathroom available to customers .

Muy buena comida a un buen precio (Para ser Londres). ¡Muy recomendado!

Would be nice if they learn how to pick up the phone. Called 5 times this morning.

The breakfast pots are class! Good value at the moment £4.99 with a coffee. I love the condiments with the truffle/chilli oil etc:

Been here twice now and both times the sauce was way too salty and served with well over cooked pasta. Below average and needs improving.

Das Chilli Pulver ist sehr scharf

Great service and some of the best value lunch options.

You got my order wrong... This is unacceptable. I have to come back when I have time during my busy day for a refund

Delicious food and good options, the servers were really lovely as well, atmosphere is pretty good the one I went to had a view seats but was more of a take your food to go place

Great breakfast rolls and yummy pasta pots for lunch. Nearly 5 star.

Delicious food and good service as well

Great food and staff are very friendly and patient. I had an order served wrong and they quickly served the correct order and were very professional about it. I cant blame them, when its packed during lunch time it is understandable such things can happen. They have my vote for good service. Xx

Top notch coffee served to particular order in fantastic crockery. Sandwiches looked fantastic and very reasonable priced. Definitely a keeper for London visits.

Very impressed with this place!! Quick and convenient lunch. The mushroom pasta was delicious!

First time trying Coco do Mama and wasn’t disappointed!!! Had Zizzi the day before and this was farrrrr better! Couldn’t recommend this enough. Will be back without a doubt.

The spicy chicken pasta is restaurant quality!!

Entramos de casualidad y salimos encantadas

As ever, good service and excellent food.

Excellent coffee and excellent pasta pots... Highly recommended if you are looking for a quick Italian lunch while in this part of the world.

Not enough sauce on the pasta. And some grizzly unpleasant bits of meat in it too 😬

Ordered a carbonara, paid for it, and 5 mins later they say there is no carbonara left. They asked if I could order something else from the menu, from which the only other thing that is priced the same was also sold out. Ordered a Spicy Pollo, which is Italian for Spicy Chicken, and it literally has no chicken pieces in it... It's just a chicken soup with pasta and it's not spicy at all. Not to mention the prices in store are higher than the images on Google maps suggest, so yeah, pretty horrible experience. Don't go here if you're looking for a good pasta for lunch.

Trouvé par hasard mais délicieux. Pâtes fraîches avec beaucoup de goûts 🤤

We were struggling to find anywhere in the vicinity that offered gluten free options, so was pleased when we saw this place. Despite the fact there were a lot of people queuing, we were served quickly and our food was ready within five minutes. Decent sized portion for the price, and it was tasty too. Can't fault it.

Really nice place, kind of a fast foods pastas. We came at the end of the day so he was out of most meals, yet he was really kind and the food was really nice.

Desafortunadamente, la pasta cocida en exceso no es un gran sabor, necesitan viajar a Italia y comprender esta noción clave. . . .

Have been here for breakfast. Coffee is delicious and service is pleasant. Have tried the hot baguette the salmon egg pots and the decadent porridge all of which would recommend. Only place where they lose a star from me is the price. The large coffee size is about the size of a medium in other nearby places. Overall though will return and really like this place.

Really good pasta to take away - tastes authentic.

Grande caffè espresso per essere a Londra e servizio super veloce!

Only after Taylor Street Baristas this is the best coffee in town :)

Una buena parada para dos jóvenes fanáticos de Harry Potter. Exploramos el mercado y encontramos este lugar ubicado dentro. El brownie de caramelo salado y el estallido de muffin de chocolate fueron un sabroso manjar. Las opciones de la tarde fueron tentadoras y valieron la pena la visita. Gracias al personal por su servicio amable y servicial, tuvimos una buena tarde.

Decent takeaway coffee (by Aussie standards) one of the best chain coffee places (by English standards). Great that you don’t have to pay extra for soy/oat/hazelnut milk! Good breakfast options and salads which are always fresh and tasty. Good and quick customer service always.

Undercooked chicken salads and overcooked salmon. Eaten here quite a few times but have been put off the non-veg salads off late. I have tried multiple times to give them the benefit of doubt but still no improvement. Coffee is good but won't be ordering food from here again until I hear otherwise.

Great breakfast! Use to love their bacon baguette but now moved on to their other breakfasts - they're just as good!

When the Monument branch gets busy the place decends into chaos. Wait to order, then queue again to collect your coffee. Wait times can be several minutes. Worse still is the surly attitude of some of the staff when under pressure. When my sourdough bacon baguette was served without tomato ketchup I went back to the counter to ask for some. A simple request I thought and I was perfectly pleasant about it. A replacement was thrust into my hand, no apology, no eye contact, nothing. Worse still, it was prepared by one of the cashiers who went directly from the till to the food prep area without washing hands / putting on gloves. I could be wrong but I thought there were food hygene rules about handling cash and then preparing food? After the ketchup request I didn't dare say anything! Too bad. I've routinely used other branches and never had a bad experience, so this review is very much aimed at the Monument branch.

Very good service & food. Excellent pasta on the go.

Awesome service and delicious oat milk cappuccino!

a London eatery that finally gets it: normal-size portions at low prices 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 the chorizo mac&cheese is absolutely on point

Este lugar hace pan de soda increíble, así que sus rollos son geniales. Los colegas me dicen que sus platos de pasta son para morirse

Fast and friendly service. Good food and a convenient location. Great place!

Este es mi lugar ideal para tomar un café por la mañana. El café es genial, he desertado de Starbucks como resultado. Alway disfrutó de la merienda ocasional aquí, un menú bastante diferente de los Prets de este mundo. Siempre he encontrado que el servicio es muy amigable.

Great tasting food, quick and with a nice space to sit

Tasty chicken baguette - good value at £3.50 for chicken. A favourite of mine at lunchtime is the chicken milanese. Only critique is the quality of the baguette which should have been ciabatta instead of french baguette.

I used to love this place and come at least once a week but since about 6 months ago (coincidentally when it was bought by Venture Capital) the portion sizes have dramatically reduced whilst the prices have increased. Today's pasta had barely any sauce. Won't be coming here again, which is a shame. Cutting portion sizes is the one of the quickest ways of losing customers and I cannot understand the business sense in doing so.

Fuimos el jueves, sólo para encontrar un bocado en el camino, algo más que un sandwich. Disfrutamos de la pasta, el café es de primera categoría. Aunque no puedo decir lo mismo sobre el servicio, no muy atractiva, fue recibido en la entrada bien simple como servicio cuando en el mostrador, no había mucha gente y pensé que sería por lo menos intentar contratar más

Por 3 libras. 50 por un rollo de tocino (desayuno pancetta brioche) esperaba algo medio decente. Me dieron beicon fríos, un panecillo y una cantidad rancio desagradable de mantequilla (manteca y me gusta! ).No he probado el menú de mediodía, pero yo creo que pasa después de la experiencia!

Quick and easy lunch, downfall overpriced for the portion size of pasta.

Great food and great price got the pasta bolgenese which was Great

Mediocre coffee but very nice staff. Overpriced food and soggy pasta.

He estado visitando Eastcheap por años. Servicio siempre amable y rápido, aunque la rotación de personal es obviamente alta. Gran plana blanca y amplia gama de excelentes pastas. Hay algunas críticas negativas y no estoy seguro de por qué. He probado la mayoría de los platos de pasta y todos son buenos, especialmente teniendo en cuenta que se entregan muy rápidamente.

One of the best take out lunches I've had recently, not always easy being vegan and in a rush in the City !

Great tasting quick pasta. Good price.

Standard Coco Di Mama, good pasta and great coffee with quick service.

Sin embargo, la comida es buena, el servicio es muy lento. Especialmente en las mañanas. Una persona se sirve y dos funcionarios que podrían ser en el escritorio metálico contar chismes, justo en frente de usted.Su queso croissants son sin embargo mucho mejor que Pret.

Love this chain. Quinoa, rocket, chicken, bean and Parmesan salad filling, delicious, healthy, just superb. All their products are worth a try, really good, genuinely differentiated high street food chain. Recommended.

New menu is much worse and the prices are higher. Disappointed

This is NOT an Italian restaurant! Starting with the name, there's nothing called "Coco di mama" the right spell would be "Cocco di mamma". Do you want real Italian food? Then keep looking; there's nothing Italian here.

Me pida comida a Dubai desde mi novia, esperando tener un buen embalaje de presentación, pero era muy terrible. . . Los envases de fruta está bien, la comida es buena, pero no es un buen lugar para sorprender a algunos. Yo fui a Dubai donde pagas 7 libras y el embalaje está en punto y la comida es estupenda. Soy un diseñador gráfico, así que para mí la presentación es la clave en todos los negocios.

Slightly pricey but great coffee

Best fast pasta in London, great cookies too

He estado en el almuerzo. Pedí el pesto. Comida muy pobre, Sosa, y pollo carbonara no parece italiano (soy Italiana). Si quieres comer algo bueno Italiano, recomiendo más cerca de la estación de Scarpetta Cannon street o ir a Mangio, cerca de la calle de San Pablo.

Probamos el queso azul especial carbonara en la Tienda de la calle Victoria. Tenía un ligero toque de sabor a queso azul, y yo nunca he tenido una carbonara. . No sabe como una carbonara! El fondo de la olla era bañarse en aceite. De lo contrario, la pasta al dente. Debería utilizar la harina para hacer buñuelos de Nepal (Momo). Sin duda no es el Chanel de restaurantes de servicio rápido!

Love this place great food and very fast service. Coffee is great too. Will definitely be back here.

Top fast Italian food. Great for a workday lunch

The pasta was nice but I think you can get better value elsewhere (£4.40 for their small pot of pasta, which is enough for lunch). You can get a lot more for your money if you seek out Assenheims chicken sandwich or a falafel wrap nearby. Quite tasty though, just not particularly memorable!

Lunches are great, breakfast used to be until the scrambled eggs and bacon ciabatta were replaced. The crossaint also had tomato inside but not listed on menu. Head office acknowledged email but didn't respond to points. I recommend Scarpetta in Cannon Street now instead when asked.

Ordered the mushroom pasta. Was very quick to be made - as fresh pasta should be. However, I discovered the sauce had split which didn't give the pasta the nicest texture. The sauce itself was also incredibly rich and became a very sickly towards the end of the pot. The pasta itself was also overcooked.

Gran lugar para comer algo rápido, que es muy sabroso! Los tamaños de pasta podría ser un poco más grandes pero tienes la opción de tamaños cuando la orden. Su comida también es bastante buena. Sin embargo, el mejor es el café es sin duda mi favorito de café en la ciudad y he trabajado en la ciudad durante más de 5 años!

Pricey, but tasty food and coffee.

Quick service. Limited options which makes it easy to decide on what food you want to have. The quantity is little less in my opinion.

Best coffee in the city, great staff 👌

But it's not my claim. The coffee is OK but won't blow you away. Breakfast baguettes are good and contain Italian bacon and sausage.

Pasta is average. Not bad choice of salads and sandwiches. BUT such a noisy place. All I want is to grab my lunch and escape this hell. Poor hygiene, one of the staff picked rubbish from the floor and returned to till without washing hands. Will look for another place to have pasta.

Bon rapport qualite prix pour un take away le midi après une sauce du jour mais pas de choix dans les pates.

They have super fast service. Believe me you will take more time in queue or in deciding what you want than they take to make it. I will say it is the best Mexican lunch I had in central London.