Collina, La in Camden

Great food, lovely atmosphere and fantastic service. We have pasta which was beautifully cooked. Easy relaxed ambience. Good portions.

Great food, great wine, great staff and a very authentic vibe. Nothing to dislike about this place. If you like Italian food and are in the area, it’s definitely worth a visit.

This is a friendly, warm and busy restaurant with a great atmosphere. Authentically Italian. Excellent, fresh flavoursome food clearly fully prepared and executed by competent chefs. Service excellent. Menu not huge, this being a good thing. Definitely recommend

Lovely small neighborhood restaurant but something was missing?! Service was good but no connection with its customers. It has no soul. Could have been amazing but ruined with their personality of staff. The icing on the cake was a £2 additional charge for grated in a bowl parmigiana on the eggplant appetizer. Seriously condiments are really extra here. Glad we didn’t ask for more ground pepper! Buyer be aware!

This local restaurant was very friendly & family run. The Quality of food was Great. I was even made a dish that wasn't on the menu. Superb service. Would highly recommend this restaurant & will definitely be returning on our next visit to London

Lovely evening at Collina - I booked the wrong day but even though it was a Saturday night staff were super accommodating and squeezed us in despite my mistake. We had steak tartare and salmon for starters both of which were lovely quality and very tasty. Both of us had pasta mains which were simple but very well cooked - I particularly liked that the pasta was slightly al dente as most places over cook it. Great desserts and as it was our anniversary the manager gave us a shot to celebrate. Lovely homely / romantic atmosphere and will definitely return (but booking correct day next time),

This is a hidden gem in London and one well worth going out of your way to visit. With so many chain restaurants pushing out mediocre fare, finding a traditional, family run trattoria type of restaurant serving excellent food is a big win. Run by a husband and wife team, the menu is a perfect mix of traditional Italian, with daily specials that complement the main menu. The pasta is all made by hand and is always perfect, with deeply balanced sauces. Main courses of fish or meat are always perfectly cooked and it's rare to ever be disappointed when coming here. The wine list is small as it has to be for a place like this, but is always balanced to the menu and changes regularly enough to keep it interesting. Patrick the owner is charming, affable and always ready to help or recommend something and to adapt where needed or possible. There is an outside patio for summer dining as well, with heaters available, although some blankets on hand would be a good idea. This is one of those places that you feel at home in immediately and will want to go back time and time again, as much for the welcome and the atmosphere as for the honest and well thought out menu. Additionally it's dog friendly if that's something important to you.

This is the second time we have visited La Collina and both times we have had delicious food and attentive service. They are very generous with expensive ingredients - when they say ‘with truffle’ you get loads, and lots of fresh porcini in my mushroom pasta too. Exceptional Tiramisu - delicious!

Dreadful and surly attitude from two members of staff. At the end of evening there was a tremendous disturbance in the middle of the restaurant from the waitress who claimed a dog had attacked her. The management lost control of the situation. Guests became involved in the argument between waitress and the dog owners. There was a lot of swearing which almost culminated in a pub style brawl. The staff were rude and lost control of the situation. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

We visited the restaurant for lunch on a Saturday and everyone commented on the exquisite food, the attentive staff and asked how we had found this jewel of a place. It’s a lovely neighbourhood restaurant which even has a terrace which can be used when the weather is nice. We hope to visit again.

This aims to be an upscale neighbourhood Italian restaurant, not exactly a disappearing species. Unfortunately the food was disappointingly down scale, even if the prices were not. As examples, a whole sea bream (approx £30) was dry and unappetising, and the tagliatelle alla pesto (about £17) was basically a bowl of pasta swimming in a very unattractive soup of thin pesto with a lump of buratta on top. There are very many good local Italian restaurants but on this showing, this is not one of them. Go somewhere else.

Good food, useful in the area, which otherwise has few restaurants other than ubs. Is dog-friendly, but better for small dogs than large, as there is not much space between tables

My wife and I have been going to la Collina for many years. It used to be good, now what is served up is very poor. The chicken Milanese was tasteless and resembled cardboard in texture . The menu is sadly limited in comparison to what used to be on offer. Our feedback to the manager received barely any acknowledgement Very disappointing!

The sheltered outdoor area was a total and very welcome surprise. Had a super friendly greetings and attentive friendly service throughout. A small well chosen menu choice that satisfied the four of us. We would happily return.

A friendly welcome here at one of our “local” restaurants that we frequent Outside to eat in their pretty courtyard something we won’t be doing for much longer thanks to English weather which doesn’t seem to be affected by global warming so far . Peach Bellini , a rather good one here up with the one at browns hotel bar Pre it’s makeover . Then pappardelle con fungi with black truffles - I love truffles with that unique Smell delicious and perfect then both of us pan fried monkfish in pancetta and once again the black truffle to finish tiramisu ricotta and orange tart . A lovely meal served by friendly young waiters .. This is a little haven that we appreciate greatly .

I had heard great things about this little Primrose Hill restaurant. That plus the prices led me to think we were in for a treat. However the greeting on arrival and service was cold, the food underwhelming and lacking in taste and the atmosphere lacking ... all in all very disappointing and I will not return. Perhaps it was a bad night for the chef. I don’t know but a real shame.

I'm confused about those good reviews, sorry but the food is bland, no flavour/cuisine (the main dishes - fish & lamb - were grilled with no flavour or sauce, not even a drizzle; the scallops were over salted and dry). The waiter didn't seem to care much either about our experience. Not impressed.

La Collina has been a fixture of the Primrose Hill dining scene for many years which says something about the food and service in an area which has numerous places to eat. Situated on a small street near the Engineer pub we had an outside pavement table. The garden is preferred at the rear of the property by most people (it was a period of very hot weather so no one wanted to be inside) though we were fine on the street and it was nice to see life walking by. We found the food very good and enjoyed all the al la carte options we choose. We both had fish mains (note it is exactly as per the menu so select a side if you are hungry) which were well cooked and great flavour. Desert was a fruit tart which lasted about 3 minutes. The is a good selection of wines though prices do climb quickly and for a neighbourhood restaurant we did not find it especially cheap though the standard is good and it made a welcome change. Service was friendly and relaxed - we will go again.

Been coming to la collina for several years a reliable local venue for us just 10 mins from hampstead. Sitting in their garden sipping a bellini contemplating the menu we thought how pleasant it was to return here after that long break . All we had was very good , tasty scallops ,papardelle with ragu di ossobuco followed by passion fruit cheesecake and tiramisu . Welcome back la collina and all the pleasant staff. i

Thank you Collina, delicious as ever. The walnut salad and mozzarella was amazing. So happy you are doing such a great takeaway menu.

Don’t go there !! So rude and unprofessional !! We decided to go for dinner after a nice day and we booked a table trough Opentable. When we arrived the waiter told us that he has given our table and that we needed to find another restaurant !!! Unacceptable !! Specially on a Saturday night at 20:15 when everything else is fully booked !! So please avoid that horrible restaurant there are some many nice options in London !! Villa Bianca in Hampstead is so much nicer for example !!!

One of my favourite local restaurants. Great quality authentic food at reasonable prices

Came early for dinner after work on a Friday. Can’t recommend the food- and the service- enough. And I asked the staff to suggest a wine and they did. Padres from Sardinia. Great meal. Thank you.

Birthday of my partner. Really lovely quiet evening at Collina. Service was attentive and respectful. Quiet enough to talk properly AND to enjoy the great atmosphere. Wine was very good and my wife’s food (mainly fish) was superb.

Second tome we have eaten here and still great tasting authentic food.

We had a family lunch on a Sunday. This is a gorgeous small restaurant with a focus on really great food. Fantastic wine selection. It’s bright and airy with simple decoration yet comfortable and really pleasant. Service was impeccable. We’ll certainly be coming back.

Un amigo cercano que no había visto por un tiempo me invitó a cenar en La Collina, ubicada en la famosa zona de Primrose Hill.No ordené, ya que se lo dejé a mi anfitrión, el ambiente era amable, el servicio muy bueno al igual que la comida y el vino. Volveremos . . . . . . . . . . .

A small restaurant with a great ambience, situated between Primrose Hill and Camden town. The food is Italian, of course, and it is simply excellent. The burrata is great and would highly recommend the seafood taglioline. Everything on the menu was attractive. You know when the food is good there is not much conversation!A small excellent wine list and very well priced - always a welcome surprise for a London restaurant.Would thoroughly recommend.

Local family restaurant in Primrose Hill. Friendly and good Italian food with fresh ingredients. Portions are large and prices are accordingly a little elevated no doubt to reflect that. Proper linen tablecloths and napkins. Altogether a good experience.

I have been to La Collina a few times, always a friendly warm welcome. Food is always well presented and tastes great, my favourite is the lobster linguine.

La Collina always gets it right. Food always a delight, envied my mate her sea bass, beautifully cooked. Tried the lunch special, the veal saltimbocca. Moist, flavoursome, and loved the rosemary potatoes.

The reason this restaurant has flourished in a quiet, out-of-the-way spot is because it's exceptionally good. A much-loved local. Maitre d' Patrick is a real pro and the food is outstanding. Simple but stunning Italian food - upmarket yet totally comforting.

Really disappointed in this lovely neighbourhood That a restaurant can be so cold and the food veryAverage. The staff were like robots with no interaction. It’s was like they were doing you a favour. Probably the most overpriced Italian for poor food that I have been too !!!!!!!

Excellent Italian restaurant nestled in Primrose Hill area, came with good food, service and ambience. The crab pasta was fabulous, highly recommended.

I believe it is necessary to compliment restaurants where compliment is due if you also feel obliged to criticise where standards fall short. I seriously fail to see what people find so good about this restaurant. Granted, we have high standards but this restaurant was highly recommended. What disappointed us most was not the bland tasteless food (which was not cheap I should add) but the ignorant way in which our comments were handled. I mentioned at the end, politely and as constructive feedback, that the main meal was most disappointing, Three out of the four of us has the pollo milanese (which a proper italian shouldn't get too wrong) but it was simply a piece of oily tasteless battered cardboard. I didn't say that by the way. The so-called assistant manager shrugged his shoulders and walked off. He returned with the bill - no apology or recognition of our experience. No attempt to suggest that the food was in fact meant to be any better than it was, indeed he didn't seem at all surprised, Obviously there was no adjustment made to the bill (£160 for the four of us for two courses) and so I suggested that he removed the discretionary service charge. He did without an argument but, even as we left, he made no attempt to pacify us or apologise in any way whatsoever. I can only assume that the food was meant to be like that and, if thats the case, go to a local Prezzo - at least you know to expect what you're going to get.

Fabulous place for a birthday celebration. We sat in the walled garden at the back. Super atmosphere. Just right for a hot August night.

The garden was a fabulous place for our evening. The food and atmosphere on a hot summers night was magical. The starters salads seafood and pasta all delicious. Little touches take one back to sicily from nw1.

Lovely local Italian restaurant serving great food

Excellent food, elegant ambiance, lovely walled garden. Feels like Italy, tastes like Italy - would wholeheartedly recommend.

Sabía cuando pasé junto a este magnífico restaurante y que valdría la pena aventurarse adentro para almorzar y el viernes lo hice.

We went to La Collina on a warm summer evening to enjoy dinner in their sheltered and private garden. As before it was a lovely evening. The food there is of a high standard- I had perfectly cooked lamb cutlets preceded by delightful pasta. The wine list is varied and not overly priced. Service is always good. Thank you.

Hija había sugerido aquí para el cumpleaños de la esposa ya que había escuchado cosas buenas. Entonces llegó la fiesta de 6 más bebé de 1 duky. Un poco preocupado al comienzo ya que estaba completamente vacío aparte de nosotros a las 12. 15 en domingo. No debió haber sido como más tarde se llenó.

La Collina has become my favourite local restaurant. It has been great to eat outside so many times this summer. The food is very consistent and always tasty. There is a reasonably priced wine list. I regularly recommend it to friends and it doesn’t disappoint.

Había leído críticas de este restaurante y esperaba algo especial. La comida era buena, pero no más que eso. El servicio fue bueno pero no particularmente acogedor o servicial. La factura era reasobaqle pero no teníamos vino. Compartimos un entrante y un postre y tomamos un plato principal de pasta cada uno y llegó a 27 por persona. Siempre trato de ir a los clásicos cuando pruebo un nuevo restaurante, así que tuve el parmesano de berenjena (parmigiana di melanzane) y pasta alla boloñesa. Ambos eran muy ordinarios. Si quieres una deliciosa berenjena, debes ir a Florian 2 en Crouch End. El Tagliolini al Grancho de mi amigo era muy delicado y sabroso. La mejor parte de la comida fue el postre, un cálido pastel de naranja y arándanos servido con sorbete de limón. Lo hubiera preferido con una cucharada de nata fresca. No es una mala comida en general, pero ninguno de nosotros tenía ganas de volver allí.

Una mesa en una tarde de verano en el jardín de La Collina,. Bajando por una escalera de hierro forjado bastante complicada [si eres anciano] pero vale la pena el descenso. Es cierto que las mesas quizás están demasiado juntas, pero ¿y qué? El servicio es bueno y está bien supervisado, la comida es igual de buena y los precios no son razonables para esta parte de Londres y los vinos también están bien seleccionados y tienen un precio. En general, excelente ambiente y una delicia estar fuera a las 10. 00 de noche.

Always a pleasure having a meal there: from the very friendly staff to the amazing quality food. Just a joy

Just perfect - great food, friendly staff and pretty garden! We can not recommend enough and we will definitely go back!

It was lur 40 th wedding anniversary and Patrick made it the most perfect evening for us. We always love coming to La Collina, with family, with friends, dogs but this evening was something special for us. Thank La Collina and Parick

I booked at La Collina after it popped up in my inbox as one of the 'best restaurants with outdoor spaces in London'. Well, I haven't seen outside but indoors is slightly more crammed than my dining table at my tiny flat. As I opened the menu, I noticed that prices were much higher than advertised on OpenTable - clearly it's out-dated and deceiving of the value. Never mind - I thought I'm in for a delicious plate of pasta so it doesn't matter. Oh boy... My pasta arrived and it was WAY UNDER-COOKED. (trust me, I'm Mediterranean and ate pasta in Italy several times) - hence know what Al Dente is - and this wasn't. The sauce failed to blend in the pasta as hard as it still was - I could still see a raw line of hard pasta in the middle. So I called the waiter/owner/barman/doorman altogether, and politely asked him to check my pasta as I think it was severely under-cooked. Without glancing at it, he said "that's impossible, the chef has been making it for X years and it's always 7 minutes in boiling water" suggesting I'm either a liar or a dumb that doesn't know how to eat good pasta. Anyways, I stopped eating - I couldn't stomach it or it'll make me sick. Waiters passed by several times noticing my full plate of pasta on the side - they even took the plate off my table and no-one even bothered to ask what's wrong. In the end, I wasn't charged for my dish - yet no one communicated anything at any time. All good money wise but all I wanted is a nice pasta dish and memorable experience. I guess I got the latter in one way or another.

Experience was very easy, the food is really good. I’ve been a few times and usually get the bolognese which is really good. I noticed that the waiters were really helpful to people around - they opened the back up to allow an elderly couple in and had preprepared their table with champagne and wine for them which was really nice. As with all restaurants, must check the bill before paying in case of any additional unexpected items

This is a very special spot! Great for everyday dining and special occasions! The food is spectacular and the people who work there are incredible!!!! ENJOY!!!

This restaurant is incredible. The quality of food is outstanding and the service is impeccable. I would definitely recommend it to people who are fed up of all these fake Italian chains and want to try authentic Italian food.

A really excellent "local" restaurant with a delightful team. Husband and wife are Maitre D and Chef respectively and have been running this establishment for a number of years. The quality of food (fresh ingredients, home made pastas, very good fish, authentic and well prepared), service and level of detail and attention are consistent and high. A super "local" restaurant. Recommended.

Absolutely loved our dinner. Sat outside on the patio. All dishes were delicious. House red wine was delicious

A superb London dining experience. We can’t wait to return!

I had lunch with a friend and this is the second time I've visited La Collina and it was a great experience. The Maitre d' was very helpful with regard to the wine, as we couldn't decide which rose to order - he let us taste the one we were interested in, and we ended up having two bottles! The starter of crab on avocado with black quinoa was outstanding! And then I had pasta with frutti di mare which was totally delicious too. Service was very nice - we probably outstayed our welcome with the second bottle, but the staff never gave us any hint that we should leave..!! :)

Really good Italian in a neighborhood setting. Pasta is amazing, fresh mushrooms and top quality ingredients. Love.

I simply loved this small family run restaurant. Six of us dined mid week and the restaurant was buzzing with atmosphere. It’s only small and tables are quite close together but the food is absolutely sublime. Great balanced menu with traditional dishes from Italy and Sardinia, all fresh and cooked to perfection. Probably the best crab salad I have ever had and the lamb cutlets and homemade minestrone were delicious. Service excellent too. Great wine list, all fairly priced. Will definitely return to this little gem.

The 2 of us had a place booked for us at 1930 hrs. We arrived early and were immediately shown to our table. Small number of covers which were filled by 2 parties. This however did not detract from the prompt efficient service with hot well presented food. We were looked after very well and will visit again when we are next in London if we can. Thankyou.

Vi var kommet et smut nord for Regent Park hvor vi fandt La Collina Restaurant.

This is a really impressive small local restaurant. Salads, main courses and tiramisu were all fantastic. Don't be frightened to order cheapest house white wine in 500ml carafe - it's really good. We drunk the Valpollicella Ripasso with main courses - really very good.

Very pleasant meal, maybe a bit pricey

Every aspect of dining in this lovely neighbourhood Italian restaurant is great! I go often.

Very nice friendly service. Pleasant ambiance and good food. Hadn’t been for a while but will definitely go back

Don’t have anything new to write. As always everything was perfect last Sunday and if possible my paccheri was even better. We love coming on Sunday evenings as it is so peaceful and though we miss Patrick , Luca is a really excellent replacement and he loves Jama the Labrador who also thinks La Collina is his favourite restaurant.

Great food and good wine. Very decent veggie options - although would be nice to have s choice of main courses. Love this place.

As always we had a great dinner at La Collina. Patrick was not there but Luca looked after us so well. What made it even more special was not only as always could we bring Jama the black lab in, but Koa the cocker spaniel came too!!!

Excellent as ever. Delicious food and peaceful relaxing interior. Walnut and chicory salad particularly excellent. And the ice cream!

Good food with large portions. LIttle gem in Primrose Hill. Their pasta dishes are the best. Need to book in advance as it gets busy in the summer

Terrific casalinga cooking, excellent value, lovely place all around.

La Collina tiene que ser uno de los mejores lugares para comer en Londres. Si tiene la oportunidad, camine desde Oxford Circus a través de Regents Park hasta Primrose Hill para disfrutar de un excelente almuerzo los domingos.

We had one of the best New Year celebrations at La Collina. The menu was amazing. The atmosphere very jolly. Patrick and his staff continue to amaze me at how such a small number of them cope so brilliantly

Lovely, small-scale neighborhood restaurant with excellent food (we went there twice and were only visiting the area for a few days) and super friendly service. Our group had pasta, fish and meat dishes and were happy with all of them. Reasonable prices. Not noisy! Wish we lived there, we'd go there all the time!

An excellent family Italian restaurant, very close to Regents Park. Food was delightful and the service was impeccable. Thoroughly recommended.

La comida era muy buena, al igual que el servicio, pero ten en cuenta que es una comida bastante cara (ten en cuenta que es en Primrose Hill). Tal vez le faltaba un poco de ambiente (¡y lleve su abrigo para visitar los baños en invierno!), Pero no tengo ninguna queja.

As always La Collina was superb. On Sunday we brought noisy great niece and nephew and Patrick dealt with it in his usual calm and warm fashion. We think of La Collina as our family restaurant.

The rain started and we came without reservation at noon and got table for 1 hour. Wow that is all I can say. From burrata, prosciutto, ossobuco till creme brûlée with strudel. Definitely nice little place for delicious lunch. Red house wine really nice 🍷🍷🍷

Good as usual, great local find, been coming here for ages.

Great food, good polite service, goof value for money. Nice ambience

Meeting with friend emigrating. Very good service and adaptability.

Accommodating and helpful with good food and hospitality

La Collina is always brilliant whenever we go. Last Sunday we went with some visiting American friends. The food was amazing. For the first time I abandoned yummy pastas and had the veal chop with mushrooms and truffles. It was divine. Hope it’s on the menu again.

We enjoyed our dinner enormously, thanks to the outstanding quality of the food and the splendid, unobtrusive service.

La collina è un ristorante italiano al 100% ottimi i primi , fantastici secondi , raffinata pasticceria , adatto ad ogni tipo di occasione .....ambiente molto romatico ! Consigliato alle famiglie

This location, in its various incarnations has been special for me for more than 30 years. When we lived around the corner it was our neighbourhood go-to destination. We now live more than 3000 miles away, but visit on every London visit.

We had a great dinner and the service was outstanding.

This place has so much potential - amazing neighbourhood, cute/simple decor, very friendly and welcoming, clean, etc. The staff is very good too and really try hard to please. But it's really undone by the food. It's not that the food is bad or bad quality necessarily - just very uninspired. It's kind of the classical Italian menu you would expect to find on a high street with nothing out of the ordinary. With a slight kitchen revamp this place could really be something special

We have been to this restaurant loads of times as we love the food.

A lovely cool courtyard, prompt service, delicious food, I will definitely go back & would recommend it for good quality Italian food. I thought the price of the alcohol was on the high side but otherwise reasonable value for money.

The two of us eat at a table in the open air at the back and enjoyed a really good meal of tasty starters of Burrata and Parmesan, and mozzarella and tomatoes. We both followed with baked sea bass, filleted and served with small sautéed potatoes and veg. The service was excellent as was the wine, glasses of red and white chosen for us to go with the meal. The deserts were also very good.

Really great food, service and nice environment. Love it and will definitely come back with friends!

Very good local restaurant. Excellent friendly service and delicious food.

After almost 4 years in London, I’m sure I finally found the best Italian restaurant in the City.

Great neighbourhood Italian restaurant. Good food, decent price, attentive and courteous staff. We go here often and it’s consistently reliable.

A very pleasant meal, out in the garden on an extremely warm evening so very pleasant indeed

Mi marido y yo cenamos en este pequeño y bonito restaurante.

Un bonito restaurante local en Primrose Hill, con un servicio impecable y auténtica comida italiana auténtica. Un natural de 5 estrellas por su sencillez, autenticidad y un gran servicio al cliente. Lo más importante de todo, la calidad de la comida, los ingredientes y el ambiente es inigualable. Compartimos entrantes y cada uno tenía su propio plato y la entrega y el sabor de la comida era excelente. El queso burrata está muy bien y es la parmegiana con berenjenas. Pasta y pescado todo excelente. Impresionante lista de vinos y una gran variedad de rojos de Montepulcianos italiano, a Barolos Piedmontes y más allá. Gran restaurante. BRAVO!

As usual the staff is super friendly and food is amazing! they always try to vary the menu with seasonal ingredient, but still keep some of the starred dishes - so there is always the option of confy food as well

We ate great raviolli and pasta. But the price is quite high, 45£ for a pasta, raviolli and one beer is a bit much. Anyway I recommend it.

Fantastic. Excellent food and service.