Giacomo's in Barnet - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Home made Italian food brilliant

Delicious food. Delightful decoration. My 102 year old friend thoroughly enjoyed her lunch visit, as did I.

Excellent food, excellent service by the staff. Really friendly and inviting. I recently visited northern Italy for a road-trip holiday and honestly this restaurant is definitely the closest vibe to what I experienced on that trip. Was with members of my extended family who are regular world travellers and they were super impressed this place existed. Plan to visit again soon and as often as I can when passing the area.

What a gem this place is. Tucked away yet one of the best and most authentic Italian restaurants I've come across in the UK. This doesn't do your mass-chain Italian food and no pizza here, though the dishes here are delicious and the atmosphere like many of the little bistros I ate during my travels across Italy over the years. For me as much as I like classic pastas, oh my that steak sauce with the rib eye steak...Friendly staff, seems to have a good set of regulars which is a good sign for more of that community feel. Superb!

Very authentic Italian cafe, I am always surprised when leaving that I am on The Finchley Road and not in the Italian Alps

Absolutely amazing food, price and service.

One of the great secrets of Hampstead. Truly exceptional food at scarcely believable prices (this is London, after all), Giacomo’s is consistently excellent, and run by some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.

Beautiful dining homley experience 👌 ✨️

We live in the neighborhood and have often seen this place packed on weekdays and weekends while walking by. So we were naturally curious to visit once. We can understand now why this place is so successful 😊 Cozy place with amazing food and atmosphere and very welcoming and warm hosts. We ordered avocado prawn, melon ham, ravioli with walnut sauce and one green pasta with mushroom we forgot the name, accompanied with house wine. The food was simply amazing and very generous portions. We were totally full but still went for dessert. We ordered the Tiramisu which was again amazing. Highly recommended. We would definitely visit again.

Friendly family atmosphere. Great food with specials in addition to regular menu. Never disappointed.

Beautiful food - one of the best Italian restaurants in this area, serving quality food, quickly. I would definitely recommend eating here. It is a niche place, with only about 10 people so it serves as a nice sanctuary from the bustling Finchley Road.

Great place to eat, food and service were wonderful.

Cozy and warm place. Surprisingly tasty dishes (it exceeded my expectations by a lot). You should try ravioli gorgonzola and pate's Maison! If you are up for a dessert tiramisu is a must, it is homemade! Really friendly staff. I would definitely try it again.

We ordered the spaghetti pesto and a tagliatelle with mushroom and sauce. By far the best pasta I’ve had in a long time. The service was lovely and welcoming. This was our first time here, but we’ll 100% be coming back again!

Quality traditional Italian fayre.

This very friendly, family run business offered us very good value. The menu is huge and it is all a bit 1980’s but it tasted fine and was well presented. It is a very small restaurant and the tables are very close together but it seems to be hugely popular, many guests being regulars. This was my first time there but it is definitely worth a return visit.

Delicious food and creamy pasta

This family run restaurant is on Finchley road. It looks like a tacky restaurant from outside. Must book. Mostly locals visit this restaurant. The owner is the cook. Try their pasta dishes and their Cotellat Milanese . Also their zabaglione is excellent for desert.

It's simply like just coming home! Nice and tasty food, hot in heat, generous portions and a nice vibe!

Giacomo’s is a hidden gem serving heartwarming Italian dishes in a cozy, taverna-like atmosphere. Ideal for a delicious dinner that feels like home.

Lovely meal with tasty home cooked freshly made food in a peaceful atmosphere. A place that has been unchanged for decades (in a good way)

We had a lovely experience here, with impeccable service and brilliant food. It was also very well priced, which surprised me for a restaurant of this quality in London! We will be back.

Always a joy to eat here. Always full with locals who know how good it is. We visit two or three times a year (from 150+ miles north) and are sure of a welcome. The food is consistently delicious. Ravioli, veal, chicken, sea bass, lemon sole are all perfectly cooked. We would also recommend the Zabaglione, the best I have eaten, hot, alcoholic and beautifully blended. Complimentary biscotti, unique to Giacomo’s are put out at the end of the meal. They are soft, fruity, spicy and incredibly more-ish; be sure to leave a little space. The proprietor often does the FoH on her own with astonishing efficiency and an unenviable work load, however all is still prompt and timely. We like to spend a whole evening soaking up the busy and sociable atmosphere. Looking forward to our next visit.

my favourite restaurant in london

First time there and loved everything about the place. We will definitely go again

Excellent quality and value Italian fare as Mama makes! Definite vibe of the 70s decor 👌

Food was excellent, service was excellent in traditional surroundings. Delicious home cooked Italian food at its finest.

Easily the best pasta in London!

Had a lovely dinner. The food and service were excellent. Will definitely come back.

Been going here for almost 30 years and it's a fantastic local Italian where the food is made with love 'home cooked style' - always leave full and never dissapointed. Always have to book in advance. Prices reasonable and in truth our family favourite.

Absolutely amazing! Saturday evening, we were staying in the area and just wanted some nice food after a long day of sightseeing… We came, we were 5, had no reservations, it was fully booked, we still have been accommodated! Amazing home made food, so comforting after such a long day! I can only recommend this place, but make sur to book in advance to have the full experience! It is a very small place, which is probably why the food is so fresh and amazing! Thank you again!

Wonderful food, great service. Still a place that me and my partner talk about going back to all the time!

Lovely family restaurant. Delicious Italian food. Service excellent

The service a bit slow, I think is worth giving 3-4 stars As I am in a good mood today, I will give it 4 The main dishes are reasonably priced, but I think the deserts and appetizers are a bit overpriced

Very nice and clean place, staff very nice and friendly. Food is fresh and well served. Will certainly recommend you try there food. Also they have a good menu.😃👍

Everything a local bistro should be. . Family run, small , intimate , good pasta choice plus excellent very large schnitzel, plus daily specials. Prices are fair as days of bargain meals in London are over , now been half a dozen times always good .

Great local restaurant, family atmosphere and very tasty food.

Great food and service, loved it.

Lovely cosy Italian family restaurant with attentive, caring staff who offered GF pasta and selected vegetables to fit my restrictive diet. The kindness and attention to detail made me feel like a treasured friend rather than just a customer. Good old fashioned values you don't see very often these days. 🌟

I didn’t know spaghetti carbonara and bolognese can taste this special - incredible!

It was like travelling back to the 70's!! Small,intimate old fashioned good quality food,steak with pepper sauce,avocado vinegrette, etc ,truly wonderful fulfilling food!

What a lovely family run italian restaurant, great food, great grappa, London prices but good ones.

Very nice small restaurant, that has a good local clientele, food tastes very authentic

Consistently excellent food, a little local gem!

Happened to find this little gem of a restaurant whilst in the area for a meeting and was pleasently surprised by the family atmosphere, cosy decor, quality service and top-notch pasta. I had the penne alla puttanesca and it was absolutely delicious and perfectly Al-Dente. My friend had the penne with meatballs and we both enjoyed it very much. We shall be back for sure!

What an experience!!!! If you're looking for authentic italian food, this is the place to go. The owner couldn't do enough for us from the moment we phoned to book a table from the moment she gave us our coat to leave. The food was cooked fresh and the portions were perfect. There was plenty of choice and the homemade desserts were unbelievable. The next time we're in London, we'll definitely come back here.

Fantastic family run Italian. Amazing food, wonderful atmosphere and friendly staff

Amazing pasta, superb - I suggest sticking to the simples because they are THE best and really get the best out of each ingredient. You appreciate every ingredient for what it is. And the lady is lovely and super helpful in guiding your choices.

The food was nice and fresh! We had starters and pasta and everything was tasty and cooked well.

Great little place. Good food. Lovely staff. Really enjoyable evening.

Another wonderful meal last night. 3 of us ordered a different pasta each, all were delicious! Love the glass of Montelpuciano with it! Welcoming owner, thoroughly good experience!

Wonderful food excellent value and very friendly service - David 👍👍👍

Very affordable, tasty food, simple and good menu, and wonderful service.

Excellent Italian Restaurant !!!!!!

What a pleasure to eat in this small,friendly and excellently run restaurant. All 3 of courses were of a consistently high quality,served promptly with a smile.This is not haute cuisinebut the classic dishes are of generous proportions and full of flavour.The prices are more then reasonable and the overall level of customer satisfaction put many grander west end establishments to shame.The restaurant has been going for many years and last nights meal shows that it will continue for many more years to come.A thoroughly enjoyable night out.Thankyou Giacomo's.

Excellent food and great service

Like being with family - homely good food and atmosphere, reasonable prices

Delicios food, very good wine. The service is very good too. The main courses are nice and right si è. Torta di mele amazing. Higly reccomnded!

Close friends who live in London who we were staying with had recommended this restaurant to us. The food was excellent the service excellent and the atmosphere truly Italian, Antionella who knew our friends was so welcoming it was a true family run Italian restaurant.

Authentic Italian food with helpful service and reasonable prices

It's perfect for what it is. A small traditional Italian restaurant. Old fashioned favourites rather than TV competition cuisine. The food is always very well prepared and fresh. House red by glass is multipulciano.

Nice iltalian restaurant has a homely feel and atmosphere. Really enjoyed the pasta felt like home cooking. The people very very friendly and very helpful. Will go again for sure.

Proper Italian food. We loved it.

A small authentic family style Italian restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is fast and staff are friendly. I enjoyed a mushroom green pasta dish and a free side of bread. Good size portion and reasonably priced. Great little gem! Really enjoyed my meal.

A small authentic family style Italian restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is fast and staff are friendly. I enjoyed a mushroom green pasta dish and a free side of bread. Good size portion and reasonably priced. Great little gem! Really enjoyed my meal.

Such delicious food! The chicken was very well cooked and I loved the mushroom sauce, the garlice chilli spaghetti was so tasty as well and the tiramisu was the perfect end to the meal! Everything seemed to be prepared with care and the service was very friendly as well

Authenthetic unpretentious and very friendly. Highly recommended

Fresh local Italian. Small restaurant

Authentic Italian food by friendly , professional people... the ambiance is truly cosy and relaxing. The kind lady made her effort to give us 5 star service. Must try

Delicious food , great service taken for a birthday treat by friends, intimate and warm atmosphere

Fantastic family Italian. Would go as far as to say that tourists to Central London should go out of their way to visit here. Would recommend Giacomo’s to anyone.

Friendly good service, cozy, lovely food and great value too.

Delicious traditional Italian cooking

Always delicious and always friendly

The serving team is very polite and sweet. The food is fresh and tasty. Worth visiting to try the mushroom risotto and Bolognese pasta. My kids enjoyed the food and they got a lovely treat as a gift and chocolate.

Staff are so friendly and the food is great! Love coming here as a local and these guys deserve more business!! Excellent job

The food is delicious largish portions with pleasant service despite this we are infrequent diners here as we used to find the restaurant on the dim side On this visit it seems to have brightened up or my eyes have improved Lovely liver superb escalopes hearty soups four very contented diners especially our hosts who only recently discovered this gem small but always busy for that reason, and almost full when we visited on a mid week evening

Authentic Italian food. Simple decor, simple menu done well, good food.

Very nice and cozy place , follows guidelines for Covid , super clean , waitresses is so polite and helpful. Food is so tasty and healthy . My new local favourite ❤️

Food was excellent, staff really friendly, lovely little place.

Outstanding service and food. Now my favourite restaurant outside central London. Shocking inexpensive for the quality.

Amazing place . Great service . And nice staff . Food excellent

Our favourite local restaurant! Delicious and authentic Italian food and exceptional service that makes you feel at home.

have been going for years- the owners are amazing, food consistent & without doubt, the best Italian i have ever had - i could eat here everyday !

Lovely local Italian. Been here for 20 years. Chef serves the meals with his son. Great value.

My favourite restaurant: decades of West end quality at north London prices.

Small family Italian. Delicious food, friendly staff

We have been going to Giacomos for over 18 years, the staff are lovely and friendly, the homemade food is always superb and excellent value for money. It is our most favourite restaurant. Kevin & Yvonne.

Beautiful meal and drinks, Jon and Peter sigsworth. Excellent service, great place

We moved into the area and ordered during lockdown for our anniversary. We had starters, pizza and dessert. Ordering was easy but when the food came it was a huge disappointment. One of the starters was missing, so my husband had to go out again to pick it up. The prawn-avocado starter was an avocado cut in half with some prawns around it and with what tasted like a store bought sauce on the side. I could have done that myself! The pizzas tasted like they went into a conventional oven, not a pizza oven. We both did not enjoy them. The dessert was fabulous, but given that the rest was so disappointing we won’t order again.

For some reason this restaurant is not on Trip Advisor: perhaps that’s a good thing as it is already quite busy - or it was when I ate there with a friend recently. On a Saturday night it was full of family groups, mostly local regulars I’d say, but we were quickly found a table, given a menu, ordered food and pleasantly served, all with great bonhomie but no fuss. No starter needed, with crusty Bread on the table to dip in flavourful olive oil. Liver dishes seem to be a specialty of the house and mine was delicious, tender (£12). On the side I had asparagus with egg. The latter was served, untraditionally but still tasty, fried and laid on top of the spears. My friend had Giacomo’s own "pasta di casa", Tagliatelle verdi ai funghi, which delighted her with it’s unusual colour and combination of flavours (£9.50). To finish, we had a glass each of Amaretto and a chat with the owners; father and son. A lovely meal at a great price - highly recommended.

Si en la zona no se puede superar este restaurante por la buena comida italiana sana. Es pequeño y las mesas están juntas, pero hay un ambiente fantástico. La comida es muy sabrosa y las porciones son grandes. Hay ofertas especiales todos los días y hay una amplia variedad en el menú. El servicio es bueno incluso cuando el lugar está lleno. Reserva aconsejable

I often travel for business and sometimes you just want to eat like at home! And this was the case! First time I eat at the same place for two nights. Simple and right price

Excellent family run restaurant with excellent service and delicious, authentic, rustic Italian food. Always busy and delicious. Cannot recommend highly enough!

Lovely food and atmosphere. Will definitely go back

Lovely fresh Italian food served by a very nice family

This is our “go to “ restaurant for family get togethers. All the generations love it. We have always had fantastic service and great food and everyone is always happy. What more can I say! Thank you Giacomos!!

Proper, hearty Italian food. Better than any chain. Could not recommend this lovely place more highly.

Friendly, small neighbourhood restaurant.

Personnel très accueillant et repas délicieux à un prix plus qu'acceptable. Je recommande les yeux fermés.