La Pizzica - Italian (Apulian) Restaurant & Pizzeria in Hammersmith and Fulham

Pains me to say it, but sadly left this highly rated italian quite disappointed. I frequently have italian food all over London, including several places throughout the Fulham area, and unfortunately this was the first time in my life I have had to complain about the food. We started with the Arancini (£10). It was OK, although a slightly strange taste, not really what we expected and we ended up leaving over half of it. For mains we had the Seafood Pasta (£22) and the Grilled pork neck meat & potatoe puree (£20). The pasta was just OK, no problems necessarily but nothing particularly special, a slight disappointment as we came with high expectations. The grilled pork neck & potatoe puree was not up to scratch, in my opinion; it had a strange taste and was very salty. The pork was not up to temperature in the middle and was very pink, I ended up leaving over half of this. In addition to the above, the mains were brought to us completely out of sync, with the pork arriving quite some time before the pasta. Not a huge deal but worth mentioning. The staff were generally nice and accomodating, and they did offer to provide me with another main course, however, I declined this as everything I had eaten up to this point was disappointing. It's worth noting that I only made a comment in regards to the grilled pork main course, and didn't mention our dissatisfaction with the starter to our server. When the bill came, the staff had charged half price for the pork main, which was appreciated. That said, the bill still came to £83 (including a £25 bottle of wine) and we both left hungry and disappointed. I ended up picking a pizza up from another italian on the way home. From the sound of the other reviews, this sounds like a one-off and/or the dishes we selected they were having issues with. That said, our server said the grilled pork dish is one of their most popular dishes, so who knows. I'd consider returning and giving it another shot in the future to see if we just got unlucky.

Perfect Italian food, As a regular of the deli I wanted to see where the magic happens and oh boy does it happen. I went for Mother’s Day, I had a crab pasta with chunks of real crab so good you could taste the sea, my mum tried the special pizza and it was incredible. The tiramisu was devoured in about 2 minutes and had us fighting for it ! The service was lovely, the owners were present and super welcoming. A lovely experience for sure!

Such a warm welcome fabulous food charming staff we went next door first a wine bar but glad we didn’t stay owners were rude .the evening at this place was 10/10 good food quite busy a delight. Came again today best focaccia bread in Fulham and once again staff and owners were so charming and friendly this little Italian restaurant is such a oasis in Fulham road again 10/10

Very nice fry calamari and seafood pasta we really enjoyed our dinner out on our day off thank you guys

I loved eating there I was there with my aunt and my uncle and Danilo for serving me I recommend this restaurant and thanks again to Danilo 🫶

A charming, family-run Italian restaurant that feels like a home away from home. The warm, welcoming atmosphere is matched by the authenticity of its dishes. From handmade pasta to rich, flavorful sauces, every bite is a testament to generations of culinary tradition. The staff treats you like family, ensuring a cozy and memorable dining experience. Don’t miss their signature orecchiette pasta dish. If you’re looking for authentic Italian comfort food with a personal touch, this is the place to be! Grazie!

I can't recommend enough la Pizzica restaurant. The food's unbelievably good, and you can tell they use only premium grade ingredients. Everything was delicious and topped up with an impeccable service, the guys are so friendly and energetic!! Super thumbs up for la Pizzica !

Fantastic place lovely staff good food great relaxing atmosphere 10/10

Looking for a friendly local Italian then this is it. We stumbled in, on a very busy Saturday afternoon ahead of watching a football game at Craven Cottage. The staff couldn’t have been more friendly and went out of their way to accommodate us on a very busy Saturday. Pizzas came out very quickly and we made it in time for the game. Will definitely be back.

During our stay in Fulham, we had the pleasure of dining there on two evenings, recommended by our relatives. The experience was exceptional from every point of view. The place is welcoming and with attention to detail, with an atmosphere that transports you directly to Italy. The staff, friendly and attentive, immediately made us feel at home, a special greeting to Danilo. The menu offers a variety of typical Italian dishes, with particular attention to the quality of the ingredients. The pizza, cooked to perfection, with an authentic flavour. Even the first and second courses were a triumph of flavours, don't miss the meatballs in sauce! We thank our relatives for the advice: Pizzica is a must for anyone looking for an authentic Italian experience in Fulham. We will definitely be back! Eugenia and Luca

It is the best place in London It is one of the best places that but my life It has good prices, the pizza makes a very good dough then also One It is very good and for me I would go eat every day it has a great service a great atmosphere. Besides, performances can be done downstairs. The guys are too nice and it is a great restaurant.

The service is exceptional, the food is one of the best places I have ever been to in London and the quality is very noticeable, the price is reasonable. The cleanliness of the site, both the bathrooms and the restaurant itself, is also appreciated.

Fantastic place where you feel at home. The entire team and the owners were very attentive in everything and the service was very fast. I recommend the orecchiette made by Rocco and the pizza. Gianluca's desserts are a delicacy! We will return

Love it here. Always the most delicious food, and the staff are so friendly!

Place located in the fantastic Fulham district... Truly super cuisine where the quality of Italian raw materials make the difference. Rocco and Gianluca will make you feel at home. Fantastic value for money by London standards.

If you too have problems eating abroad... I highly recommend this restaurant, it is located in a beautiful area of ​​London. Nice and welcoming place, it makes you feel at home. Praise must be given above all to the friendly and helpful staff. friendly that highlight their 100% Italian cuisine. We went there every evening, an absolute must try. Congratulations from Lorenzo

Lovely local traditional Italian restaurant, southern offwrings from within the Puglia region Great staff and delicious food, plus a wonderful wine selection Will be back regularly for sure!

The food was delicious. Both Pizza and pasta. Service is good but could be a little better, slow at times. Atmosphere, we liked due to being busy.

It is a very warm and welcoming restaurant close to Fulham Palace with a welcoming staff. The food was amazing and the staff was very helpful in choosing. The wine selection is versatile and of high standard. Everything was delicious.

5 star service. Amazing food and great people. Highly recommended!!!!

I love this place. Food is faultless. First rate Napoli pizza and a proper cheesecake. You won't go wrong here and they're good people.

Loved the place. It’s the best Italian in the area for me so far

It was really a pleasure to find this genuine Italian restaurant, where you are greeted warmly and served well with delicious Italian food! The place is simple but don't be fooled, after an hour or so it was full and we were very satisfied with the specials and the wine. Recommended!

Easily my favourite pizza in London.

Really nice place. I went with my team last night, and had authentic Italian food and really good service. Everyone loved food at this place. I really recommend to visit once if you never went there. I am sure, You will be keep finding reasons to go there.

Best italian ever!! Genuine food and people! Highly recommended! Grazie Gianluca for everything you do!!

This is Italy. Convivial Italian staff. Italian food to die for. OMG, so love this place. If I had to eat here for the rest of my life…. Life would be perfect. Been here a few times….late lunch and supper. Fungi Trombetta is my favourite. The owner loves a chat and is the most passionate foodie I’ve ever met. Fab gluten-free labelling on menu too. Thankyou

Great vibe great food, Pasta is insanely good and so are the pizzas. Best Italian in Fulham.

Really incredible food and lovely service. Love the setting too! Highly recommend.

Outstanding fresh Italian food kurbside tables and open windows

Great restaurant, very welcoming, attentive staff despite our difficulties in English. Two very enjoyable meals for us at reasonable prices.

Amazing local restaurant with reliable food, service and atmosphere .

I booked for my birthday, for a big group (10), and all of the food was absolutely incredible! Some of best Italian food that we’ve tried in London. I definitely want to visit the Puglia region of Italy now. The pastas we had were particularly good - and freshly made- and they had so many specials/interesting wines. The staff were also so friendly and patient, even though quite a few of us arrived at different times, and we took a while to sort out our orders. I couldn’t recommended a better place if you’re trying to book for a lot of people, it had a great family feel too. (Plus all the food arrived warm and pretty much at the same time!). They also let me bring my own cake! (Always good to know!)

Excellent trattoria with delicious food and friendly staff. The food is simple but very tasty, with a wide range of Italian specialities. It’s always tempting to think you could make this at home yourself, but you can’t! Our first time, but sure to be many more.

Wonderful! A great place to host a teenage birthday party. Beautiful atmosphere. The room downstairs was perfect for a gathering for 20 but can hold more. Gianluca was so helpful and accommodating. Food and drink was excellent. Staff especially Giovanni were lovely and professional. Will definitely come again.

A wonderful evening at this Italian restaurant. The staff were amazing. The food was wonderful. We had an accident with a glass of wine and this was dealt with so professionally and courteously. I will definitely recommend this to my friends who are here for the weekend. Thank you.

The La Ciciri e Tria pasta dish is *chefs kiss*

Excellent service and the food is of good quality qualities wi a few attention to the details this place could be a full 5 stars. Overall we had a good evening and good food probably we will go back .

I recently dined at an excellent Italian restaurant. The pizza was outstanding, and the staff were very professional. Gianluca, the owner, is truly remarkable. I'm grateful for the experience.

Great restaurant with great food. Pizza was absolutely superb. Recommended.

The best restaurant in London! We enjoyed very much the food and the atmosphere. Nice selection of gluten-free dishes for my partner. We loved the Funghi Trombetta starter (you must try it). My partner swears that the gluten- free pizza (Calabrese- 4cheeses - his favourites) is the best he ever had! I love all the deserts and the wine list has some very good labels at reasonable prices. The staff is friendly and attentive. They recognise us and great us warmly. We truly enjoy that.

Excellent food and service, in line with the (high) costs of London.

Friendly staff and neighborhood vibes.

Food good, service friendly to very cordial. However, there were two things that detracted from the experience: The staff were talking very loudly during our visit, at times we couldn't hold a conversation. In addition, a pasta-cutting machine in the dining room was cutting the whole time, which certainly had a romantic cuisine effect at the beginning, but after a short time was just annoying.

I enjoyed my gluten free pizza. Food tastes good and staff were friendly. Nice atmosphere too. Will go back again.

I was so impressed as was my dinner guest the food

Great atmosphere, great food and great price, would highly recommend

Great pizza!! We tried one from Parma and four formaggi!

Very nice staff, food delicious.

Mangiata un'ottima pizza italiana😍 Ambiente accogliente e personale gentile. Super consigliato!

A wonderful find. A nice variety of home cooked Italian with freshly made pasta. Charming owner, relaxed service and no doubt a nice atmosphere when full (we were eating at a quiet time on a Friday afternoon).

The best orecchiette and cime di rapa I ever had!! My mouth is still watering, thinking about! The staff and the people whom run the restaurant are marvellous! Great team! Thanks La Pizzica for the real Salentina experience in London!

A firm family favourite. Great food, great service and good value in Fulham.

What a wonderful gem! We had an amazing dinner. Impeccable service, great atmosphere and mostly, such a great, authentic Italian experience. 5 stars and more! My daughters are still raving about the pistachio desert and one of the best pizzas they ever had! Highly recommended!

Excellent in every way. Superb food - way beyond the staples of a standard Italian (the trumpet mushrooms were absolutely phenomenal). Friendly and prompt service. Dog and child friendly, but without that detracting from the atmosphere of just a great local restaurant. One to recommend to your friends, but only those you really like...!

Ambiente molto accogliente, l'energia e l'ospitalità del titolare ci ha fatto passare una bellissima serata.

This is a straight 10/10 restaurant. The food was both quality and quantity, the atmosphere was quaint and comfortable, and the service was impeccable. I would definitely recommend.

Nice restaurant, very welcoming chef and tasty pizza!!

Authenticity in food and genuine hospitality are cornerstones of our service, and we're delighted that both resonate with you during your visits. Great food and the staff were also very friendly my advise is to book before you arrive we’ll done guys lovely.

Excellent local Italian. Busy, vibrant with great food

Excellent food and drinks, good atmosphere, super staff and very family friendly!

Placed an order for collection the other day, really nice food and service when we picked it up, will definitely return.

La Pizzica è un'autentica gemma salentina. I piatti sono pieni di sapori tradizionali e autentici, trasportandoti direttamente nel Salento. L'atmosfera accogliente e il personale cordiale completano questa esperienza culinaria altamente consigliata

Excellent restaurant, very friendly staff, very nice food. Would recommend 👌

A lovely little Italian in Fulham. Very friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. The pizzas are generously topped making it great value. Can also recommend the arancini 👌

Gianluca top serveur !!Sono alfredo..Ciaooo

Delicious food, friendly & attentive service. Kid friendly. Their house wine is a true gem.

Lovely little Italian restaurant.

Amazing service brilliant food amazing great on a Sunday night, if you think about opening another restaurant Think of Nottingham Thanks

Nice cozy restaurant. Food was not as tasty as expected, probably because of the local ingredients. The atmosphere was vibrant so overall it was ok.

Arrived for lunch just on opening, welcomed and offered water until they were officially opened. Had fettuccine with seafood which was delicious followed by a beautifully simple panna cotta. Good bottle of wine to accompany. Family restaurant serving very good and authentic food. Recommend highly. Not cheap but worth the price.

Friendly staff, delicious food, family atmosphere, an unexpected find

Absolutely amazing place with very good and tasty food, vide range of good Italian products and super friendly team. Highly recommend :)

Toll! Der Gastgeber ( Besitzer ? ) unwahrscheinlich nett und hilfsbereit. Sind zum ersten mal in London und wir haben gefragt wo in der Nähe ein Supermarkt ist damit wir uns Wasser für den Abend kaufen können. Wir haben einfach zwei Flaschen Wasser zum Abschied geschenkt bekommen. Wir kommen wieder! Vielen lieben Dank.

Le polpette battono pure quelle di mia nonna...TOP

Einfach nur mega mega lecker! Wie waren spontan hier am unserem ersten Abend in London, und tatsächlich war dies mit die beste Pizza, die wir je gegessen haben! Vor allem die Carbonara und die Quattro Formaggi (die besser Death by Cheese heißen sollte) waren der Hammer, aber auch die Parma und die Capricciosa waren absolut top! Die Bedienung war extrem freundlich und zuvorkommend. Sehr gerne jederzeit wieder! Ach ja: die Pizzen sind so groß, dass wir am nächsten Tag noch was davon hatten.

Finally a typical Apulian restaurant in London. I'm from the region and can confirm that the dishes I tried are very well representative of our cuisine at honest prices for London. It is a very nice and familiar place, service is informal and pleasant. Ps. I was told you can watch Serie A matches of Lecce football team there as well which is a great plus! Will be back soon!

Gianluca and his team are running the best Italian in Fulham. Been coming here for years- and £15 corkage if you want to pack a special bottle. Highly recommend the carbonara pizza- Love it here

Brilliant. Best Italian around.

We came to this place for dinner after an event at Fulham Palace - what a delight! Our waitress Alex was full of recommendations, and made us feel welcome from the moment we stepped in. The fragola was delicious, and so was the special (wild boar pasta). Desserts were exquisite (proper gelato ice cream and chocolate mousse to die for). At under £30 per person (exc. drinks) for amazing Italian dishes/desserts, I highly recommend giving this place a try.

Every single dish was amazing. The chef creates beautiful flavors. I've eaten all over Italy and this kitchen is producing enchanting, flavorful, well executed dishes that compare to anything I've had in my travels.

What a lovely dinner! The roasted vegetables with goat cheese are amazingly good. Staff were gracious, and the chef was a delight!

Great focaccia 10/10. Calamari is good too. We had pasta which were average but pizza seemed to be definitely popular.

One of the worst experiences I ever had in this restaurant- I went to dine in today around 9pm and the restaurant was totally empty. I went and sit down while I was waiting for someone to serve me or bring me the menu. After a minute I was approached by the manager and he tried to give me a lecture on how I should have waited for him to tell me where to seat(the restaurant was empty) and that he was giving me some educational advise and I was asked by the same person if I ever been to a restaurant to eat before . At time point I was so shocked, disappointed and disgusted by the comments the manager made that I stood up and left this restaurant and I have promise myself that I won’t go or pass again .Very bad customer service and no manner to speak to customers. Disgusting !

Siamo stati a cena alla Pizzica e siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti per la qualità del cibo e la gentilezza del personale. Abbiamo inoltre ricevuto massima attenzione nella gestione delle esigenze gluten free e mangiato un’ottima pizza senza glutine. L’impasto era davvero gustoso. Consigliato

Excellent culinary experience. Great Italian restoration, with proper comfort food and genuine quality ingredients cooked like you'd get it cooked in Italy. The service was also very attentive to our needs and gave us millefogli on the house as a treat. Would recommend to a friend.

One of the best Apulian restaurant in London. Excellent food and impeccable service. We celebrated an event with set menu and Gianluca and Alex made sure everything went well from the beginning until the end. We had a vegan, a vegetarian, and not beef eaters- they made sure food wasn't contaminated and the right food arrived to the right people. Can't recommend enough!

Very nice and cosy, service is fantastic and staff are extremely friendly and helpful, great food too.

I have ordered a tiramisu for a dinner Easter Party and it was amazing! Not the first time I order some delicious food from these guys but this time I have to admit the Tiramisu was outstanding! Like if was made from my Grandma! Well done guys! Thank you so much! Highly recommend La Pizzica 🙌

This is our go to local Italian place. Authentic food from Puglia. Great specials in addition to an authentic standard menu. And the wine selection isn't too shabby either. Highly recommended.

Wow. We had just flown in from Australia to reunite with our daughter after a few months. The night could not have been more perfect. Apart from the food being authentic and sublime, the service was stunning. It will be a night to remember. Lucky we booked as the place was packed!! Clearly a favourite with the locals.

Awesome food service was quite slow and was very hot inside the restaurant but v nice overall.

Absolutely lovely place , with friendly staff , great atmosphere and delicious food and we ate lots of it :-)

Welcoming atmosphere and nice foods 😋

Personal ist sehr freundlich und die Einrichtung sehr schön. Allerdings ließ die Menge und der Geschmack des Essens zu wünschen übrig

Very good food and gluten-free options Excellent service. Friendly atmosphere, the owners are just great and friendly you will feel you are at home . To the brothers GO LECCE

What a treat! We discovered this restaurant in our first week in the neighbourhood and it's our favourite pizzeria since. It has a friendly family vibe, and the pizza is fantastic!

The food was absolutely amazing. Will definitely be back.

Authentic and delicious pizza! Great service too

I do really want to take my time to write the worst review I can for this place. I booked for a new year eve dinner for 2 people and one child. Let’s start with the number of tables that were over the max number that the room can contain. As consequence it was so loud that it wasn’t possible to talk on the same table. Now the menu. 2 fixed menus (and we didn’t know in advance that was a fixed menu). One lets called it normal and one for vegetarians. I took the vegetarians. On the menu they wrote 3 different starters as 3 different items. To save on the quantity they practically brought those things on a small plate with: a 2x2cm piece of aubergine, a sub-millimetres cut zucchini and some other 1x1cm vegetables. Entree: 2 pieces of 2x1cm fried pizza dough serve on a cup a bit larger than an espresso cup. Pasta: literally 3 ravioli with butter. (This is not a gourmet restaurant but a family run restaurant). Second plate: few pieces of vegetables and half aubergine stuffed with white rice. Then they wrote on the menu: lentils and panettone (which I guess are the unsold items to remove before expiration date from the deli they also have). I hate both of them and left both. How can you serve lentils? They said: tradition (which I don’t care). Price: £200 of which £21 service charge. (basically the customers paid the waitresses salary for the day). I’ve never complained in my life for a price paid on a restaurant, even the rubbish ones. We left as soon as we could and before the midnight. Here the problem is that they wanted just to rip you off and that’s it. They wanted to just get as much money as possible offering the less amount they could. (Welcome to the modern age). I should write a negative review about the quality not the quantity. I felt robbed. Never again I will put a foot in this place. PS in the attached photos £200 pounds worth of food.