Cottura in Hounslow

This is such a nice spot to dine, whether you’re solo or with a group. Ambiance is beautiful, music is great, food is so delicious and the service is wonderful!

Very busy on a Friday night with a mixed audience from families with children to couples on dates. We were unfortunately squeezed in between 2 families and got noisy from 4 sets of handheld devices used for games or videos. I never stop to wonder why the parents don’t give their little ones headphones so the rest of the place can have a nice evening. Starters were really nice, grilled octopus and burrata. Can recommend both of them. Carbonara for main was not good at all. It looked like the dish had been sitting around for a while before it was brought out with the sauce starting to dry. Not a lot of flavour, lacking both salt and pepper. The guanciale on my dish was all fat. I know that cut is supposed to be fatty but lightly fried 0,5 inch lumps of fat was just disgusting! I told 2 members of staff who apologised and promised to deduct something from the bill. That didn’t happen… Not the normal experience but unfortunately the one I’m now left with and I’ll give it some time before coming back.

The food was disappointing and not as good as the reviews suggested. There were a few decent dishes and some that you would wish you hadn't ordered. Please be wary of the high review rate, as it does not reflect the actual quality.

Been twice to Cottura. I do think it’s good. Nice location, nice space. On our visit the other day, I had the bresaola and the pasta with crab sauce. The bresaola was lovely and the pasta was a good idea, largely executed well. It was just too salty. My mother’s mushroom pasta was also too salty. We’re not averse to salt or anything! I very rarely think any meal in a restaurant is too salty for context. The wine is also slightly too expensive for what it is. Also surprised me slightly that dogs are allowed in a restaurant of this style. I think we all are ok with dogs in gastropubs, but in a more white table cloth kind of place, it did kind of surprise me when the staff brought out a bowl of water for the dog (not an assistance dog by the way). I like the simplicity of the menu though and the food is certainly tasty!

Stumbled upon this lovely place last night, with my girlfriend, and we were blown away by the service, the ambiance and of course, the food - even the music was on point! It’s a case of when, not if, we’ll be back (very soon!). 10/10