In Parma by Food Roots in Camden

Loved this small restaurant. Great food with unique dishes. We were a family of 5 (3 teens) and all of us enjoyed the meal very much.

Always a pleasure, food was good as ever and my dining companions were impressed by this little gem of a place. The Lambrusco and starter a must do with friends

Lovely little restaurant - savoury food was good, portions on the smaller side. Dessert was okay

Ho prenotato con anticipo, richiesto un tavolo appartato. Non l’ho ricevuto, come non ho avuto lo sconto del 20% promesso prenotando tramite questo portale. La pasta era buona, ma non si riesce a dialogare dal rumore. Cena scomoda su degli sgabelli e tavoli appiccicati.

Fabulous service, excellent quality, simple food and the place to go for a decent lambrusco from the region. I been before and would definitely recommend it, both as a date night for two and for a larger group as they did a mix of food and just kept bringing it out.

Great food at a great price! The staff is really friendly and attentive

I'm from Parma and eating here simply brings you back home. I saw the staff preparing the fresh pasta downstairs and this is clearly reflected in the quality of food, which is outstanding. I strongly recommend the anolini, they are unique and they taste like ones made by every North Emilian grandma!! Good selection of our wonderful cured meats, ranging from pancetta and coppa piacentina to the world famous Parma ham The lambrusco served in ceramic bowls is the definitive signature of authenticity ;)

This restaurant is lovely and the food was delicious. We had the tasting menu which included the perfect amount of food, at a really reasonable price. However- the service was not great. We were only given 2 hours for a table of 12, and were rushed out when we hadn’t finished our drinks yet. As paying customers, it’s not our fault if you book tables too soon after each other. The waiter wasn’t flexible around payments for the group, and made us feel like we were being difficult. It was a shame as the overall experience was lovely, and other staff members were lovely and professional.

Least known place for fantastic pasta dishes! Everyone that has dined with me there has loved it.

My previous visit was on a quiet Monday night, whereas this time it was an exceptionally lively Thursday. As before, great hospitality and food and definitely pleased to have come back again.

Dishes are small so we were advised to get few to share. We got 5 to share between 3 and it was plentiful. Two options for dessert, we had Tiramisu and we were not disappointed. Service was friendly and attentive. We have also tried the local sparkling red wine which was interesting. Small restaurant and tables are quite close together. This was not a problem for us. All in all we have had a lovely meal, at a good price and in a perfect location. We would definitely be back and we highly recommend it.

Excellent pasta!!! The girl serving is very kind! Go and you won't regret it!!

Fantastic place for adults and children. My tween son rated it 5 stars. He says “very charming quaint little place. The staff are excellent and very nice. The food is absolutely amazing especially the Bologna pasta. You should try it, it’s the best!” Adults loved the meat ravioli in broth, salami, amazing bread cooked fresh for us. Great vino. We came with child free friends and it was enjoyed by all.

You eat like God!!!! Finally. Superlative fried dumpling accompanied by exceptional quality cured meats, what can we say about the excellent tagliatelle with meat sauce and the pappardelle with mushrooms which are beyond words, the ravioli with ricotta is excellent... I recommend that if you want to eat typical dishes from Emilia Romagna you cannot miss going. Highly recommended.

Amazing food and very attentive staff. Highly recommended

Dishes and food from Emilia Romagna, a great food region in Italy. Some things, like gnocco fritto, are so difficult to find in London! And here they do them very well, alongside some delicious cold cuts. The pasta dishes are also very nice. Highly recommended.

What to say? I'm from that region in Italy and it was just like being in my home town! The Gnocco Fritto tastes like my grandma's! Pasta is fresh and the Parma Ham is probably the best I have ever tasted. I'm looking forward to visiting next time!

The service was awful. Tables who ordered after us had their food serviced first. Whilst we were still eating dessert, the waitress started clearing our table and drinks. The restaurant was not busy, had plenty of seats and there was no one waiting to be seated. Therefore completely unacceptable to have unfinished drinks and food taken away.

Overly costly for very small portions. Good Italian food ( I am Italian )

Given that I am from Parma and therefore I know a little about the typical dishes of my city.... I would have pushed more on Parmigianita', avoiding contamination with other typical Italian products but which really have nothing to share with Parma. For Parma purists, just seeing the Bolognese sauce is a small sacrilege. But I understand the commercial choice of having to satisfy Londoners and their idea of ​​Italian dishes in general. I repeat, I would have expected a more typically Parmesan menu as befits any trattoria in our city. However, I give 5 stars because the local dishes are well made. Mine just wants to be a starting point for a further leap in quality.

you simply can't serve cold over cooked pasta if your speciality is pasta. Hope it was an off day. I had told my guest to expect good food . usually very good here.

One of my favorite places to eat *in the whole world* . Looking forward to definitely returning!

The gnocco Fritto is amazing! Rest of the pasta dishes are good too (won’t blow your mind), small portions so order plenty to share.

Food was not good at all. Pasta was very thick and dry.

My fav cacio e pepe in London ❤️

Excellent pasta restaurant! Highly recommended if you fancy a pasta fix.

Very disappointing…. We will not be returning… such a shame as we had all been so looking forward to our visit.

Had a great time here. Lovely fresh pasta in a really nice setting. Service was friendly but a bit inexperienced and could have been faster at times.

We really enjoyed our visit. It’s a unique experience and very enjoyable. We loved the “sharing pasta” experience.

Friendly service and excellent food! Staff were very attentive and explained all the dishes.

BEST genovese pesto spaghetti ever. Seriously, their pesto is epic.

Great food, wine and service. Only issue was that the tables and seating were too close and crammed unfortunately, but otherwise everything else was worth it!

I'm not a fan of restaurants that ask you to scan the qr code to select your food/drink. They did provide a paper menu for the food but wine had to be viewed online. We noticed another customer also ask for paper.... Food was good especially the pasta but the menu was limited. Service was average, the soft drink served was not only in the can but it had not been opened. Only one option for bread which was fried - not what we wanted. It was ok but for us it fell short.

A great spot for authentic, fresh pasta! Plenty of non-meat options. The cacio e Pepe is delicious

new name new menu but still the same excellent food and service. if you love pasta this is for you.

Had a great evening which was my first time. Food was very tasty and quality of boards both meat and cheese was excellent. The focaccia took a little long to come out but was great. Service was friendly and well explained. Will definitely return.

Simply the best Italian Restaurant in London.

Romantic setting . Staff were fast and efficient, food was amazing, so fresh.

Very delicious. Some of the best pasta I have ever had. Loved having the small plates of different dishes so it was easy to try a bit of everything.

Rude staff - I had a booking and planned the whole party for 8 people but the restaurant cancelled the whole thing 2 hours before for no reason

I found too much criticism from the staff. They don't respect other people's work

Beautiful food! The spaghetti al pesto Genovese was my favourite, but the other dishes were delicious too. Service was warm and welcoming, and the atmosphere was cosy. The tables and chairs were a little close together, but it's expected in such a small restaurant.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.this places food is awesome and perfect (my child, age 11 - I agree though!)

I really like this place, can´t wait for the cold so I can go have their anolini in brodo, they are absolutely delicious!! Their charcuterie board with parmesan and prosciutto was also really good quality. The wine we had was also very nice. Would recomend :)

A wonderful spot for lunch or a fast casual dinner. The pastas are scrumptious and served in a lovely sized personal portion. We enjoyed the cappallacci di Zucca, tagliatelle rage and the tagliolini cacao e pepe. Do not miss the olives to share! Reasonably priced. We will return.

A great place with an amazing atmosphere

Excelente servicio, muy rica comida, lugar pequeño! Muy buen ambiente!

Ordered a pesto spaghetti, the stiffness of the pasta was good but it's way too salty for my taste. Pasta starting from £7 but the portion was extra small so I still consider that very pricy. Service and atmosphere was excellent though.

I had the gnocchi, and the food was so delicious! A little bit small in terms of portions, but they told us that. Very quick service even though they were busy! Highly recommended.

Dissapointing food. The staff and atmosphere are very nice. Unfortunately have to say that after a second visit for business lunch and dinner I am left highly uninterested by all the dishes. There many Italian places in London offering much more interesting plates.

Pasta as light as a feather, small portions to share - they recommend 3 bowls for 2 people, just delicious authentic food. Nice wine, too. And very reasonably priced!

Nice meal with friendly service

We loved that their menu encouraged us to share. The flavours are simple but well balanced. Great place to eat.

Stumbled on this lovely restaurant while I had time to kill in London. The focus of In Parma is Cheese and Chacuterie. I loved the Menu, for someone like me who struggle's with a big choice, the menu at In Parma is just right. I had the Tortelli D'Erbetta, House White Wine and a Light Tiramisu. All Great! I truly enjoyed the solitary lunch in a nice quite but relaxing ambiance. The music and service was great.

Went today with mates..we ordered spaghetti pesto, anolini and the gluten free tagliatelle with ragu. We also order red sparkling wine (lambrusco la favorita) which was recommended by the waiter and it was a good value for the price. It was a lovely experience, nice atmosphere and would love to come back.

Very poor and minimal restaurant menu and over priced for what we ordered. I think it must have changed management since the last time we have eaten there.

One of the best places to eat italian food in London. I went there with some friend, we all thought that the service was eccellente, and the food Is real italian food. But, obviously the best part is the new chef. I loved this place, I recommend it <3.

Ristorante molto carino con piatti identici al sapore italiano 😋 vale tutti i soldi che ho speso, ci ritornerò sicuramente 🥰

I really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. The staff is amazing and professional. I'll be back soon!

First quality products, well trained staff and engaging atmosphere: absolutely positive experience . Recommended

It is clear that the place is facing difficulties as today we were basically the only customers for lunch. We have been before and is substantially worse than last time (circa a year ago) and completely a different place compared to few years ago. Today: - staff doesn’t speak Italian, they took ages to get our order because they were playing in the inside of the empty restaurant with their phone. Also the staff is probably the kind of server you can pay the minimum as they were clearly not professional or capable - focaccia (3£) was terrible and very old (probably few days old) - burrata (7£) was very cold and tasteless and super small - pasta (10 -12£ per portio) was probably 40grams of pasta. The taleggio pasta was tasteless, the bolognese was acceptable - meat plate. Only thing actually pretty ok, they have decent meat. - they managed to mess up even the water that they served warm on a pretty hot day. I feel that the owner gave up on the restaurant (maybe via Emilia is doing ok?) is very far from the old glory of the place and I speculate the place is going to close at some point. All in all very disappointing experience, mediocre and overpriced food most of which tasted old and taken out from the fridge. This is definitely the last time that we go - avoid

We came here upon recommendation from a friend. The menu looked promising and the restaurant is in a good location. We ordered the focaccia and bread and burrata to start. However, the focaccia was stale and the other bread seemed to be Sainsbury’s tiger bread. We ordered three pasta dishes. The pomodoro and pesto pasta were just fine. The ravioli was not good. I don’t eat meat, so didn’t try any of the meat dishes, and therefore can’t comment on those. The Lambrusco was good and we enjoyed the bowls it was served in. I’ve been to many great authentic pasta restaurants in London, and unfortunately would not recommend this one if you’re a big pasta fan. It’s a shame as we really wanted to enjoy this place.

This was really bad quality food, very pricey, super small portions and completely tasteless apart from the focaccia that was way too salty-almost inedible!! You had to have at least 3 pasta portions per person to have a normal size main course which ended up being 30£ only for a main. We tried almost every dish on the menu, very small variety for the starters. All pasta were below average. Burrata was also very small and tasteless. Very disappointing and had high expectations!

Food was nice but atmosphere lacking a little. Waiter could smile!

Delicious food with quick & friendly service. Will definitely be returning!

A taste of Little Italy in the UK. Absolutely delicious.

I've been to in Parma yesterday and I really enjoyed finding a place like this, I had cheese board and a lasagna and it tasted like Italy! I will be back soon and will suggest It to friends! Thank you to all the staff!

We made a special trip to this restaurant after it was featured on the London episode of Searching for Italy with Stanley Tucci. It is a tiny restaurant, and the food is made to order, therefore food service is a bit slow especially if you have a large party as we had. However, our waitress was so friendly and attentive and the lovely lambrusco served in ceramic bowls allowed us to linger over our delicious cured meats and cheeses while we waited for the pasta to arrive. The pasta is freshly made (you could see it being churned out in the kitchen downstairs) and the portions intentionally small so you can try more than one. We went as a large extended family, but the restaurant seems ideal for an intimate dinner for two, especially since the portion size and prices made it feel like more of a splurge.

Pasta was very good but serving size would be appropriate to satiate a toddler. They suggest 3 dishes for 2 people but more like 3 dishes for one person. Very pricey considering you're paying for 30g of flour, water and salt- even if it's handmade that's really all there is to pasta. Bolognese dish was speckled with meat, we could barely see or taste the beef. Left the restaurant hungry and had to buy something else to eat as we hadn't planned on a +100€ casual lunch. Recommended only if you're going for an apéro but not for an actual meal.

My pasta was not cooked all the way through (not even in a way that gives you a bite but plain almost raw), and the burrata is practically flavorless. I will not recommend this place.

We stopped there for a nice lunch and it was beautiful. The food was good, the service was great and the whole outdoor dining experience was wonderful.

All food portions are very small as you are suppose to share. Very expensive for what we had. The lasagne hardly had any meat in & mostly thick pasta. The service was lovely, but don’t think I will come back.

Distinctly mixed. Ordered mortadella as a starter, thinking it would come with bread or something. When it didn’t, I thought OK, odd but fair enough, so I asked for some. Rather surprising answer: the last portion has just gone (this was 8pm on a Tuesday, with the restaurant still filling up with people). We make it on the premises and the next batch won’t be ready for two hours! Me: no bread in a restaurant, that’s crazy. Her: I know!! All very breezy, let’s all share the joke. No apology. Verdict on that: Not good enough! Bread is basic, not a signature dish (though of course it’s great to have a special one as an option- it needs to be available at all times in some form). Main was tasty and well-presented however, and staff were very friendly when approached, even if not all that attentive even when place was pretty empty. Think there was some training going on, which was good to see. But the response I got about the bread was from the trainer, not the trainee!

È un posto delizioso Il cibo è ottimo I ravioli alle erbette fanstastici I salumi ineccepibili La ragazza che ci ha seguiti empatica e professionale Il prezzo coscienzioso. Che dire Grazie , buon proseguimento e alla prossima

Cosy place with lovely sitting area outside Service is friendly and efficient The food is good

I was visiting London for a quick weekend and unexpectedly stumbled upon this restaurant and it was unexpectedly the best dinner I’ve had so far in London. The service was excellent.

We went for a birthday with 7 of us, lovely service and v speedy! Nice relaxed vibe inside.

In Parma became my favourite Italian restaurant in London, for its cosy interior and high quality food. It’s perfect for casual friends’ gathering as much as more formal meetings, it never let me down. The staff is so nice, and the different varieties of home-made pasta is delicious, the signature flavours from Parma region will take you straight to Italy!

Nice pasta, pleasant ambiance. The Aperol Spritz serve is the smallest I’ve ever seen though.

Sadly disappointing. After being seated we were forgotten about in the back of the restaurant. Had to request menus, and after being left awhile and made our choices, the waitress only then told us they were out of at least half of the pastas as well as a couple other items. Unfortunately the bread was then quite stale and it took awhile to get food despite the restaurant not being full. All around quite a shame as I know it can be great.

It was the end of the month and they were about to swap the menu so several items were out of stock. This limited our selection and made for an experience that wasn’t perfect. The food is excellent, but they should consider how they swap the menu. Also this was a Friday night so it seemed odd to swap a menu in a busy weekend.

Unfortunately lots of food was brought out cold and then took ages to heat up so nobody got desserts before they had to leave. A bit slow for a lunch booking imo, may be better for a chilled dinner

Sloppy service and below average food. I came with a friend with a baby who needed a change. The toilets (inc a disabled loo), we’re down some very steep steps which begs the question how anyone with a disability was able to get down there. Including my friend who needed to change the baby. So she decided to do it on a corner of the restaurant. The waiter chastised us for changing the baby and that it was not the restaurant’s problem to provide changing facilities. He was incredibly rude. I would not recommend this appalling restaurant. DO NOT GO!

I feel like I’ve just been shamed for having a baby and bringing him to the restaurant! The place had no changing facilities and when I asked for a disabled toilet he pointed me down a steep stair case. The restaurant was empty so I chose to quickly change him but was quickly admonished by the waiter who told me this was inappropriate and not acceptable. As if women don’t have it hard enough already! I left feeling upset and ridiculed. On top of that the pasta was raw and the waiter dropped half of the wine of the table! All we wanted to do was have enjoyable lunch and left feeling really bad! WILL NOT RETURN HERE AGAIN!

We had really poor service here. The food was below average and the lunch menu options suck. We came here for lunch with a baby. There were no baby changing facilities and the disability toilets were down a steep staircase. What’s the point of that?? We couldn’t change our baby in a toilet so we had no choice but to change our baby quickly in the restaurant. There was no one else there so we thought it would be okay since we had no choice. The waiter said it was unacceptable and inappropriate. What exactly were we supposed to do when our baby was crying because he was uncomfortable? I will never go to this place again. Avoid at all costs. Whether you go with a baby or not. The food was rubbish.

Mini portions, in the platter to share for 2 there was half mozzarella and 3 slices of cheese, the ragù was watershed and anemic. Nice staff. I suggest to change name " In Lilliput"

Great platters of ham and cheese, and pasta. Lovely intimate restaurant. Nice street to sit outside. Definitely try the Lambrusco wine in the white bowls!

Ok place. Friendly service. The gnocchi were very good, didn't like the ravioli too much, dough was made too thick.

Seems to be a discrepancy between the ratings and the place/food. Was expecting authentic Italian food and what we got was very average.

Food was average, pasta was very salty. Biggest let down by this restaurant was being told the moment that we sat down (in an empty restaurant) that we had to leave our table in less than 1.5 hours. To which we were reminded of this seven further times during our meal. We weren’t quite sure whether they even wanted our custom? Then 20 minutes before we “had” to leave, we were reminded again (at this point there were only 6 seated guests including ourselves in the entire restaurant). The final straw was when they brought the card reader and bill over whilst we were still eating our dessert (again the restaurant was empty bar ourselves and one other table…) Hugely disappointing, especially as we were celebrating a birthday (just two of us). Would not visit again or recommend to others purely based on our customer service experience.

The concept would be good, and it's nice to recreate an experience you'd have in Italy, but many things don't work: you should include bread with your boards and not let the customer pay 2.5£ for a small bowl of it. Prosciutto and salami are cut so thin that at the end of the day the quantity in the board is not much. Anolini are definitely not worth £14, the broth is just okay but I had much much better cappone stock in Italy. Also, grated parmigiano should be placed for the table, to add to the dishes. The Tiramisu is instead a mascarpone custard with a thin layer of biscuit, there is no coffee flavour in it. That's a pity overall.

la vrai bouffe de Parme, a faire

One of the best bolognese I've ever had! Price-worthy

Best ravioli d'erbetta and gnocchi taleggio in London. Standards are always maintained

Just experienced the most delightful evening at In Parma! Delicious olives, pasta, meats, cheeses, pasta sauces, wines - and all excellent value for money! Unparalleled service from knowledgeable, personable staff made this a great night to remember!

Everything was nice, wine, food and dessert!

Loved it. Simple food beautifully done. Service was lovely and lambrusco in a cup is a special experience.

Great authentic food, just very cramped with tables and a bit claustrophobic

Reminded me of places I have been in small Italian villages, uncomplicated and friendly service, very efficient and everything is on the food it was make from scratch with care and lost of lovely flavor. We will be back.

One my favorites - should be higher than 4.3 stars