La Fortuna Italian Restaurant in Kensington and Chelsea

Delicious food but in limited quantity for the price.

Excellent service and food!! Highly recommend :) the best tiramisu I’ve tried

Small intimate home atmosphere. We were welcomed as special guests/friends. Staff were warm and engaging. Direct contact with the one who prepared the food- wonderful experience. Look forward to a future visit.

A lovely small Italian restaurant. Great food. I have been a few times and will go again.

Great awesome food. Atmosphere lovely and quaint, friendly and helpful staff advising on food and wine. Chef very hospitable and inviting. If you want a evening out with good Italian food then this is the place to come to. Even when I spilt red sauce on my shirt, chef came out and cleaned it off for me so it wouldn't stain. What an awesome chef!

My favorite spot in London! Brilliant food, made by an incredible chef! The staff are lovely, and I always feel welcome and at home. If I could give them 6 stars I would!

We paid £170 for 4 pasta dishes, 2 tiramisu, a 1/2 bottle of house wine, and a couple of bottles of water. The pasta dishes were good, but nothing exceptional. It's an overpriced place that is better to avoid. I'm very surprised that they have a lot of good reviews. I'm even wondering whether they included something else in the bill but we haven't taken it to check. Not a great experience for a price we paid!

Very friendly service. It's lovely tasty food, and the best thing is the owner came out and said hello and makes sure that we had a good time . Before we leave, she gave us a hug and thanks us for coming . I am so grateful to be there.

I had a lovely dinner, the service is warm and caring, and the vibe is cosy and authentic. The food is made from the highest quality and freshest ingredients. Would love to go again soon.

Exceptional food! We had the veal and the mushroom pasta which were both incredible! Thank you! We’ll be back.

The food was excellent! We tasted the buratta pasta and the chef’s salad with mango dressing and it was one of the best salads I’ve ever had! Recommend it!

We loved our experience at La Fortuna, we brought our 2 year old with us and the entire staff was very friendly and accommodating and treated us like family. Our food was just as amazing, everything house made from scratch from pizza to pasta. We will be back on our next visit.

Absolutely loved this place, amazing service and so cute and cosy. The chef is brilliant and we had a lovely time. It's a bit more expensive than other little Italians but definitely worth it. The calimari was the best I've ever had!

Delicious! The salad with shrimp is the most delicious I have ever tasted. The pizza has delicious cheese and above all the atmosphere is so cozy!

The chef is from the Lake Como area. She knows her way around a kitchen. I began with a variation on a caprese salad with pesto instead of balsamic. The tomatoes and cheese were wonderfully fresh. He had the saffron and Parmesan risotto and I had paccheri Lombardi—a pasta with sausage fennel and a white wine sauce. Had a lovely bottle of Prosecco too. Portions huge so took leftovers back to flat. Very good service. Small place so recommend reservations

Loved our dinner here on our last night in London. A must go if you’re in the area! Food was fresh and portions perfect. We hope to come back again one day!

Great authentic carbonara and linguine from a real Italian chef I rarely rate Italian places so high but this one deserves it

Delicious food in a lovely relaxed atmosphere

We had a lovely meal! Salisa is a fantastic server and steered us to a fabulous wine, delicious specials and we ended with affogato and cappuccino. Great little neighborhood find

Wonderful food and people. The soup of the day was out of this world.

Location, food, service, ambiance all good. Salisa, our server, was excellent. Well informed sboit the menu.

We found this place last minute on a Saturday evening and they had a free table without us needing to wait! We got the seafood linguine, calamari and la fortuna pizza which were delicious and very flavourful! Tasted very homey and fresh. Our waitress Celissa was also super friendly, helpful and attentive! Would come back again.

We live only 10 minutes away by car but only discovered La Fortuna recently - wish we had come earlier. The food was very delicious with warm home feeling - the pasta was freshly made, the daily special grilled tiger prawn was super tasty, and another special osso buco was tender off the bone with 6-hour slow cooking. The owner / chef was very friendly to our kids, and the waitresses were very attentive and efficient. We highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely be back soon.

We made a booking an hour before arrival and walked from Knightsbridge just to make it on time before we all got hungry. Upon arrival we were told there was amistake and the bookings wrmerent closed. We didn't just accept and of course 15 minutes later we got a table as people were leaving. Then we were left alone for ages because the same waitress was chatting at the table across and even after getting her attention she wouldn't come asap, knowing we were almost turned away, then made to wait for 15-20 minutes for our table. She also messed up the order, the first round almost everything in regards of the drinks. They ran out of one of the starters, one of the sauce for main, the pasta was overcooked, risotto on the salty side. On top we got an eyeroll from another waitress (can't remember what for) even though we took the bumps fairly well. Had to request the fan to be turned off twice, while the place was full of people with jackets on. Took another good 10-15 mins to get an espresso and the bill.

Authentic Italian food, Elsa the chef puts her heart and soul into her flavoursome dishes. The atmosphere is very cosy. My favourite restaurant in London. Don’t hesitate to visit

Amazing food and amazing service! We had various dishes and all were perfect and on point! We will definitely come back to more of this great experience.

Amazing food and wonderful service! The homemade pasta was the best I ever had! We can’t wait to go back the next time we’re in London!!

Went for dinner and had a lovely time, both of us had the homemade pasta and it was the best we had since being in Italy. The service was great and the waiter was extremely helpful and pleasant. I was a bit underwhelmed by the pistachio cake but everything else was fantastic. Highly recommend checking it out if you're looking for some quality pasta and service.

So good! Service and staff were very friendly and welcoming. The food was top tier Italian, very authentic. A must go if in London!!

My favorite Italian restaurant in London. Simple and scrumptious (everything!!!!!) 🤤🤤🤤 Thanks for hospitality and “food travel to Italy” 🫶🏼

Food was great, service was very attentive, but stay for the dessert! It was the truly one of the best we have ever had. Also get the limoncello spritz!

I do not understand why this place has such a high rating. The food was average - pizza was ok, but the pizza base didn't have salt. Diavolo pizza was just pepperoni pizza with olives. But prices for the food are almost twice as much as in other places with better quality food.

Lovely restaurant, with lovely staff and lovely food. Felt like I was in an episode of The Sopranos. Ravioli special was excellent.

Friendly stuffs and very delicious foods!Today’s special menu was so nice,I love that rocket salad.The pasta tasted like hand made 👍And you have to try the desserts!!!

Exceptional food and service. Beautiful authentic fresh Italian food made with love. Have eaten here many times. Highly recommend!!!!

Authentic Italian food. Family run restaurant. Fantastic atmosfere. Amazing service. Came back twice during a 3 day visit.

We had a long flight and hadn’t eaten for awhile and walked by this gem of a restaurant on our way to our airbnb and immediately returned for dinner and were so lucky we did. The place was so charming. The food was spectacular, so tasty, and I wanted to try it all, but we managed two pasta dishes and a pizza and ate every delicious bite. Everyone was so friendly, and the Chefs hands must have been blessed by a Saint! So delicious!

I had the mushroom dish which was a little bland. The other vegetarian dish with tomatoes and pesto was delicious though. Interiors is very beautiful and cosy.

It felt like we were eating in someone's home. Quaint and decorated as I said like it was someone's home. The food was done in a style that you would expect in northern Italy. The pasta was fresh and certainly homemade. The specials were tiger prawns with shrimp garni. I had the special ribeye and substituted the carbonara for the roasted potatoes. I asked if it was possible to do that and the waiter said why wouldn't you want it that way! Loved that! Mushroom pappardelle was woodsy and wonderful! Get the poached pear and Mango gelato which is a great way to finish without going over the top, This restaurant has a 120 out of over 15,000 available places to eat. Need I say more...

The chef was absolutely incredible, the dishes that she recommended were absolutely delicious. This is our second time here. If you are coming to london it is a musttttt. Also she had my little brother help with the pizza which made him so happy

They did a great job making my daughter's 18th birthday special.

Our waitress was the BEST. THE FOOD WAS TRULY AMAZING. Best meal we have had in london!

I just loved this place, the food was completely delicious! Genuinely italian, great portions and my husband and me received a lovely treatment since we arrived. For sure is a place to come back for our next time in London.

This place has a good, authentic atmosphere. The food was just decent and the wait times for some items was very long. Ordered a few non-alcoholic beers but they weren't in the fridge so they were warm and were served with a glass of ice. Staff were smoking at the entrance to the restaurant. I probably won't return.

Have been coming here for a while! The chef curates a list of specials each day made with incredibly fresh ingredients. The food is always amazing and never disappoints! Had the linguine with Tiger prawns and mussels + the risotto, everything is always cooked to perfection; there is a large selection of food on the menu, so many things to choose from. The restaurant has a lovely and homely touch! Definitely recommend if you want to have a proper classic Italian meal

Risotto was undercooked, with every bite sticking to your teeth. I’m Italian and have had risotto in Italy, and never had it undercooked like this, yet I was told this is how it’s supposed to be. There’s al dente and then there’s undercooking and they seem to be confused. Made no attempt to make it right. The pasta was also overcooked. Lots of restaurants in the area, I’d skip.

We had a birthday party here. It was amazing!!

Found this little gem on Google maps, reviews looked good so we booked and I'm so glad we did! Definitely the best Italian meal I've had outside of Italy. The restaurant feels rustic and authentic. The quality of the ingredients are noticeable which have been prepared perfectly. As for the service...you arrive a customer and leave feeling like a friend! La Fortuna has made me miss my time living in Italy. Will definitely return!

Friendly service, but the food was very bland. Also very limited selection of wine available to buy by the glass. The people running this place are not Italian.

Lovely Evening, great food and service. Delightful owners and staff. Charming setting.

Beautiful food, service excellent, the best desserts we have ever had!!!

This little place is a gem! Great food with great service! They don't disappoint.

Amazing Italian place! Great specials, homemade pasta and lovely staff.

Amazing lunch! One of the best ever in London!

Very intimate seating with friendly staff awaits you. The food was outstanding. Fresh pasta with many choices of sauce, including sausage and fennel, bolognese, and tomato. The langostino salad was excellent. Chef owned and operated. She’s a marvelous person who puts her heart and soul into presentations. Decent wine list, full bar service. Not far from Churchill Arms. Prices very fair. Would highly recommend.

Excellent food quality and atmosphere!

I came here by chance and have returned over and over. The food is authentic and excellent, portions large. Pasta dishes are like being in Italy. Everything is fresh - salads, fish, etc. Chef Elsa turns out original, delicious specials every day. The service is attentive and friendly; the staff are always smiling. It is a delightful alternative to the "factory food" of nearby places like the Ivy. Highly recommended.

My first night in London and my local friends took me and my husband here for dinner. It was chef’s kiss delicious! We had pasta, calamari and the pistachio cake dessert and all of it was incredible. Would highly recommend if you’re looking for some great Italian food!

One of my worst experiences in Italian cuisine. The orders Pizza Margherita Risotto

Orders: pizza, gargita and risotto The experience is very disappointing Pizza has nothing to do with Italian In addition, the taste is very ordinary and the prices are high

Lovely, friendly service and delicious homemade Italian food. I also had a chance to meet the chef and owner who was very kind and welcoming!

We had a fantastic meal at La Fortuna - flatbread pizza, carbonara, bolognese. It is in a great location off Kensington High Street. We sat in a table on the street and enjoyed great wine and friendly service. Will definitely go back!

The food and service was lovely!

Amazing!! Some of the best Italian food I have ever had coming from all four of us being Italian. Everyone was kind and funny like being at home with our grandma. Would come back!!

Wow! Best Italian food in London! So fresh and so delicious! Specials were amazing! Would highly recommend!

Ordered calamari, carbonara and linguine modo mio, all are very good. Their pasta is home made, must try. Also the Manger is very friendly.

Such an amazing restaurant. Elsa the owner and cook is exemplary and will make you whatever you would like - and I guarantee you will LOVE it! It is so hurtful to see a bad review from another person purely based on vindictiveness for not being given a table when they had not booked. This person then plays the race card as the reason for not being granted a table. This restaurant and its owners are, based on my experience, the most cosmopolitan, welcoming and non discriminatory restaurant I have known. It is therefore mean-hearted at best when an over-privileged person of colour spoils it for the rest of us by vocalising their indignation at not being given an impromptu table at one of London’s most desired restaurants purely based on colour - when in fact it was because they were fully booked and they had not booked. C’mon guys… take the higher ground and apologize for your vindictiveness.

Really cute atmosphere, incredibly kind staff, and amazing food. Would absolutely come back!!

One of the best Italian meals I’ve ever had! The owner makes her own pasta and it is out of this world! Thank you Elsa and staff for a wonderful meal and making a new friend Soffice😉

Holy cannoli this place is really, really good. I had tagliatelle Picasso and *chefs kiss* 🤌 the staff is really friendly and the paintings really make this place a unique and special place.

The best Italian restaurant in town. We dined at “ la Fortuna “ yesterday evening. The dishes are a piece of art, full Of flavours transporting us directly to Italy. Chef Elsa and Michael are lovely. We ve booked a table again for next week celebrating our daughter’s birthday! Thank you La fortuna

Horrible people! We are people of colour and the manager didn’t let us in!!! I can’t believe even an Italian person could do this!!! Don’t go there if you are not white! My husband and I have seen this restaurant’s good reviews on Google. Reviewed their menu today on site, in Kensington. We wanted to eat there but the manager (female at 50s) at door didn’t let us in. She asked if we have a booking. We said no but we would appreciate if there is an available seat for TWO PEOPLE. She refused us by saying that it is fully booked. I said OK. She answered so weirdly and repeated my answers. We felt that weird energy and left. Then a group of 9 WHITE PEOPLE CAME. Of course she let them in! This is nonsense. I don’t even believe that their Google reviews are real. Don’t go this place if you don’t want to face with discrimination and humiliation.

Terrible service and rude people! Never go there. The reviews are not real at all. All images are similar, all reviews are similar. Real reviews show that these people are not very nice to the guests. See the lowest rated reviews and you will see the truth about this restaurant.

Incredible food. Amazing service. Super friendly and homely. THANK YOU for making our visit so special. Great for children too. My daughters new favorite restaurant ❤️

Primero la pasta después un lugar acogedor con trato simpático y amable. Existe posibilidad de pizza y otras variedades que serán igual de buenas que las pastas. También los postres. Muy recomendable

These people care about what they are doing. They deserve their high rating. Food was great and had a really nice evening.

Excellent atmosphere, great menu, delicious food. We ate handmade pasta with mashrooms, fantastic ravioli with ricotta cheese and spinach and seafood dish. Deserts were tasty too. We will definitely come back!!! 🤤❤️

Great food at reasonable price for the area. The tiger prawn was absolutely amazing and everything else was great.

This was simply one of the best Italian food I had outside of Italy. Simple dishes yet alive and full of flavor. Fresh ingredients is probably why. Highly recommended. Grazie mille!

Heartly welcome even without any reservation. Nice Italian athmosphere and great homemade pasta - perfect!

I visited this restaurant with a friend a couple of weeks ago. The food was really delicious, the service was very good and there was such a lovely, friendly, cosy atmosphere.

Amazing freshly prepared food, daily recommendations and family-friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Attentive staff and more than reasonable prices.

Pretty average food considering the prices... Rather disappointed after reading all the great reviews £30-£40 per person even though the Google page reads "£10 - £20 confirmed by owner"

Great little Italian restaurant.

Fantastic experience from start to finish. Highly recommend this. Great service, quiet and cozy atmosphere, and incredible food.

Service and the food are absolutely outstanding. We'll be back!!!

Amazing food, staff and experience. Head chef came out to talk about the food with uz

Chef Elsa’s food was spectacular and the ambience was perfect.

We discovered the restaurant by chance and are absolutely thrilled. Service, food and atmosphere are simply great! We can absolutely recommend it 🥰

The best Italian place I've been in London. My third time there and it's my favourite Italian restaurant in the city. I highly recommend. The specials are really good. The risotto that I ordered was great as well. Don't forget to order the dessert. Pistachio cake is light and great. The owners are really nice and lovely. Recommend!

Our favorite restaurant in London, fantastic food every time we go there. Highly recommend their ravioli and the pistachio cake, so light and tasty! Amazing service as well, great suggestions and everyone that works there is very kind and attentive.

Delicious traditional Italian in London. Poached pear dessert made the meal!

Lovely place with great food! Their tiger prawns and pizza are mind blowing. Friendly staff and great service. Our team had a happy time at La Fortuna. Thank you!

The service was impeccable from the moment we walked in. The staff were attentive and friendly, providing excellent recommendations and ensuring all our needs were met throughout the meal.

Superb! Deserves all the credit, great food lovely vibes!

The atmosphere, the food and the staff and chef’s hospitality and service were exceptional and authentic. Very rare for London standards these days. Would definitely go back. Thank you very much for your service.

The owner waited on us, made suggestionswith recommendations. The salad was large enough for four people, we almost finished it. It had goat cheese with procieto, greens, shaved parmesan top off with a delicious mango dressing. For the main meal had linguini with calamari, shrimp, and a very light spicy flavoring over . VERY Delicious. With house wine which was also very tasteful.

I stayed in London few days with my boyfriend, we are Italian, and we had such a great experience in La Fortuna Restaurant. Elsa and her staff were so welcoming and sweet with us, we had both lunch and dinner many times there because we couldn't get tired of that amazing food! Pasta and pizza were so delicious (I mean, you can see it from the pictures). Thank you so much for being amazing with your guests! I felt right at home!

Wonderful experience at La Fortuna - we all enjoyed our meals and really loved the atmosphere. Thank you so much for making our London trip that much more special! The spinach and ricotta ravioli was out of this world!!

I had such a great experience there! I'm italian and all the dishes were so delicious!! Elsa and her staff are so welcoming with the guests and you can also ask for info or maybe changes for some dishes (like making it vegetarian). I had both pasta and pizza and I found them amazing! Would highly reccomend, I felt right at home!