La Saporita in Islington

This is my second review and this time not 5 but 4 stars. Reasons: worse service, food not that perfect. Possibly I will not come back... I want the same standards(or higher) when I am back to the same place!

First of all service is second to none Food is to die for, the steak is unreal cooked to perfection the way it should be Deserts are outstanding and so tasty On top of all that the price is unbelievable for London Every time we visit London we have to come here So busy tonight as it was Mother’s Day but still squeezed us in at the last minute

I love this place. It's a great mid-market Italian restaurant. Does excellent Pizzas, some very nice pasta dishes, and also some meat/fish dishes. On this visit I had my favourite dish on the menu - Arancini - for a starter, and then followed that with an excellent Pasta and Sausage dish. The sausage was really flavourful. As ever, the service was superb: Francesco is friendly, warm and efficient, which is a rare combination. The prices are very reasonable too. I've had pizzas here many times and they're the best pizzas in North London, much better than any other pizza restaurant in Finsbury Park. I'll be back in 2024.

Having Italian friends and co-workers, and as not an Italian (who are very patriotic and saying that everything Italian is great...) I must admit that I was impressed with the great customer service in this place. Food and wine was very nice too, but the service is more than that. And I will be back. And I will be coming with Italians, so maybe a next review will be posted here soon;) The wine - if anyone is interested is Nero Davola (from Sicily - these grapes grow on Etna soil, been there - but read in internet).

My daughter and I were in the area and having a Tastecard we thought we'd give this restaurant a try. Reviews looked good and the menu reasonably priced too. Although reviews looked good, there hadn't been any recent reviews so we wondered what it would be like. We really didn't need to worry. From the moment we entered, we felt welcomed and valued as customers. Francesco was really friendly and charming. He spoke to both my daughter and I as individuals which was great. Sometimes when we go to restaurants, we both don't always get equal service. Francesco truly is a credit to this restaurant. At times the food doesn't match the service and vice versa. Here, the food was excellent too. We shared each course. We had sardines and arancini to start, followed by gnocchi and pizza, then we couldn't resist the tiramisù and caffè affogato. It was all very tasty and presented well. It was also great to know the chefs are Italian too. Having a Tastecard too, the value was wonderful, although even without one, the reasonable price definitely is worth the quality of food and service. I'm sure if we lived locally, we'd visit regularly.

My daughter found this little gem. The main waiter, Francesco, is delightful and nothing was touch trouble for him. He was busy but managed to cope with everyone. My risotto was perfect and the pizzas were declared magnificent.

Lovely authentic local Italian. Amazing thin crust pizza. An oasis from busy central London and normal prices! Francesco our waiter made us feel very welcome.

Het eten is simpelweg geweldig. De pizza’s zijn super. Erg gastvrij personeel en goede bediening. We zijn de volgende dag weer terug gegaan om andere gerechten te proberen. Die waren ook erg lekker maar ons favoriet blijven de pizza’s.

Fantastische pizza’s, goede service en aardig personeel. Absolute aanrader. Pizza Americana 16 inch is heerlijk……………….

Food was absolutely stunning. The chicken with mushroom sauce was stunning. Camembert cheese sticks aw wow. Honestly 1 of the best I’ve tried. Francesca the waiter what a lovely polite man. Would highly recommend this place not a problem.

Excellent service and close to Finsbury Park station and the Park Theatre. The food and service were both excellent and I can see why many local Italians eat there. It was also excellent value.

What can you say, superb host, very clean, food superb and the prices are just as good. Cant qait to go back.

We went to this restaurant on a Saturday night during a short trip in London and we loved it so much that we went back the day after for lunch...Francesco is the soul of this lovely place, very friendly and professional...and the food is great! Highly recommended

A clean establishment with attentive and friendly staff. The food was delicious and good portion sizes. Very reasonably priced. A hidden gem and will definitely return when we next visit London.

Very good pizza, thing and very generous with toppings. Even the salad was so tasteful! Bravi 👌

Very good pizza, thing and very generous with toppings. Even the salad was so tasteful! Bravi 👌

Been going to the restaurant for years, their takeaway is no different, great restaurant, great people 👍

Been going to the restaurant for years, their takeaway is no different, great restaurant, great people 👍

Really good quality tasty pizza.

Really good quality tasty pizza.

Received the wrong dish instead of something I ordered. Live Chat offered to credit my account rather than a refund..even if the wrong dish was not something i will consume...the pizza was lukewarm..overall not overly happy

Received the wrong dish instead of something I ordered. Live Chat offered to credit my account rather than a refund..even if the wrong dish was not something i will consume...the pizza was lukewarm..overall not overly happy

Went to this Restaurant last night ( Thursday ) for the first time, as live around 12 miles away , having gone past it few weeks ago Lovely ambience, really really friendly service, and lovely food too Would thoroughly recommend ....

Food arrived two hours after I ordered after the time being pushed back twice. Food was cold, bland and way too oily. Didn’t even finish it.

Food arrived two hours after I ordered after the time being pushed back twice. Food was cold, bland and way too oily. Didn’t even finish it.

Fine or regular Italian food it’s all done well and served in friendly and warm atmosphere. Our local never lets us down.

It took 45 minutes for my lasagne to arrive and once it arrived it was burned all the way on the top. Not going to order this again

It took 45 minutes for my lasagne to arrive and once it arrived it was burned all the way on the top. Not going to order this again

Love food from here it super tastey and full of flavour.

Love food from here it super tastey and full of flavour.

Love La Saporita. Great pizza and great to eat in too.

Great food and a homely Italian atmosphere, the latter being due to amazing Francesco who genuinely enjoys attending to the guests and seems to be at all tables at the same time! His professionalism is beyond doubt, and he might get head-hunted one day though, selfishly, I hope not. Very good and balanced menu, giving lots of choice. Each time I have difficulty not ordering their excellent Tiramisu at the end.....

Delicious italian pizzas. We "traveled" to Napoli when we were eating here. So tasty. Great atmosphere, good service & for good price.

A Londra per festeggiare un compleanno di 50 anni cercavamo un locale italiano raccolto ... non una ristorazione di massa. Leggendo le recensioni ci siamo fatti attirare dai positivi giudizi su location, menu e servizio.Entrati ... subito siamo stati accolti da Francesco che ci ha messo a nostro agio e ci ha fatti sentire al centro della sua attenzione e coccolati. L’amore per il suo lavoro e la cordialità che lo distinguono hanno reso la nostra permanenza piacevole e la cena di livello per piatti serviti.Giro spesso per lavoro e per viaggi di piacere e devo dire che il locale non ha tradito le recensioni lette.Mi unisco ai già lusinghieri giudizi che non posso che confermare. Ringrazio Francesco per l’accoglienza e se di nuovo a Londra non mancheremo di ripetere l’esperienza cenando ancora presso La Saporita.Lo consiglio vivamente per menu, qualità dei prodotti e servizio.

Delicious food at reasonable prices, great atmosphere and fantastic service from the friendly Francesco who had an excellent understanding of the menu and wine list!

Intimate but quite a roomy restaurant too, very welcoming and homely. Excellent choice of wines and very reasonably priced too. Extensive Italian menu and very tasty pizzas- not the crispiest I've had, but very good. Gets busy, so booking might be advisable.

Excellent as always. For fresh and delicious food please go to La Saporita. Also clean and friendly atmosphere.

We took our twin girls which was made to feel extremely welcome the food was amazing one of our girls eat the lot and we ordered her the meal again she loved it that much

Visited here based on the reviews on Tripadvisor and wasn't disappointed. Really tasty pizza, brought to the table in a friendly and timely fashion. It looked like they use tiny pieces of the processed kind of mozarella on their pizzas, rather than using fresh, which I would normally prefer, but the overall taste was very good and the pizza base was thin and not greasy or soggy.The staff were incredibly friendly and hospitable and we were offered a complimentary limoncello at the end of the meal which was delicious and much appreciated!The toilet was lovely and clean with a changing table for babies, so two thumbs up there.They lose one star because it was quite hard to get their attention when we wanted to order and when we were ready to pay. Also, both side salads we ordered (simple green salad and rocket and parmesan) were on the salty side, so didn't complement the pizza as well as they might have. Finally, we were disappointed that there was no Peroni on draught, as this was something we had been looking forward to.

So pleased we found this hidden gem. Superb food, amazing, friendly service. Highly recommended. A great night at La Saporita.

Always a wonderful time in here, friendly staff and the pizzas are always tasty and full of toppings....also the only local Italian with peroni on draft......going again next week as just love it!

Estivemos 2 dias seguidos na Pizzaria, que é uma jóia escondida num bairro residencial de Londres! É um lugar íntimo, aconchegante, onde se vê poucos turistas e muitos moradores locais, que nota-se serem assíduos! Os preços são muito justos, a carta de vinhos reduzidas, mas com bons rótulos italianos e a surpresa é um delicioso Limoncelo ao final! O proprietário é uma pessoa incrivelmente carismática e carinhosa! Não saia de lá sem um abraço!

La primera vez que probé la saporita me quedé en Finsbury Park más veces de las que puedo imaginar debido a mi amor por el arsenal. Sin embargo, lo encontré sin mirar y tengo que decir que la comida era absolutamente excepcional. El servicio también fue inmenso, sin duda volveremos.

Non sembra di essere a Londra ma in Italia per la qualità del cibo e la cordialità di Francesco che è molto simpatico e ti consiglia al meglio. Abbiamo mangiato la pizza e degli antipasti i niente male.

Lovely pizza, good surroundings and great welcome by the staff. Definitely one of the best pizza places in north London.

Una vez más llevé a mi hijo menor, una vez más, la comida y el servicio fueron muy buenos, a diferencia de la última vez, fue genial ver el restaurante lleno un miércoles por la noche. King Prawns para comenzar, costilla para mí y pescado a la parrilla para mi hija como platos principales, sabroso y abundante. Muchos otros comensales tenían la pizza que parecía increíble. Este es un encantador restaurante local y vale la pena una visita.

the best italian food i have ever eaten!! the staff is very friendly and helpfull and the waiting time is excelent! I would give more than 5 stars but they dont allow

Fabulous and intimate little Italian. Great welcome from Fancesco and Daniella. Amazing pizza, the large is very large! Generous portions, very drinkable wine. Great value! A really enjoyable evening and can’t wait to return.

First time in North London and we come across this little gem. It’s a small restaurant, very quaint, fantastic menu choice and chef was willing to amend dishes due to the fact I’m vegetarian. The whole atmosphere, the decor and the feel of this restaurant was excellent! The food was delicious, freshly cooked in front of you and perfectly sized portions! I would definitely recommend if you’re around Finsbury Park!

There are lots of reviews on here that recommend La Saporita. That’s how we found it. We were standing about 20m away but had to look a little harder because this restaurant is very low key. You could assume it’s just another pizza place. But... it’s not. The staff are very friendly and helpful from the moment you walk in. The menu is typical Italian. The wine choices are good and well priced. The pizza is exceptional. Sauté potatoes tasty. Salad, simple and nicely dressed. Service throughout great. Very good value too. Will be back.

Popped in last minute for some dinner, welcomed nicely and sat down. Great environment and lovely restaurant. My pasta dish was lovely, had such good flavours to it. House red was a lot nicer than expected so would definitely order that again. Will definitely return.

Always a friendly welcome from the staff and always look after us. Very reasonable prices for pizzas that are certainly authentic and very very tasty. I never bother going to other Italians since we found this little gem.......

I have been going regularly to this restaurant for several years now. The food has consistently been excellent. Everyone that I brought (including my Italian friends) absolutely loved the restaurant. The freshness of the pizzas and quality of the pastas never fail to impress. The service is always friendly and the restaurant over the years has gotten this great 'buzz'. Highly recommended for good food and eating in a nice setting.

Was undeservedly quiet. Very well priced food (and we had a voucher to bringcost down further) amazing standard and great service. Would recommend

Visited on a Saturday evening with friends. Service was impeccable and the food was delicious. Really recommend the gnocchi with gorgonzola and the pizzas are amazing. Decent bottle of house red too!

Read some great reviews for this lovely restaurant and I’m pleased to say the positive comments were well deserved. Both my youngest and I had delicious king prawns to start, she then had the mixed fish which she thought was excellent, while I had a nice rib eye steak. The owner who looked after us couldn’t have been nicer, all in all really good andcomes highly recommended.

First thought was very friendly and welcoming. Great service great food great price. Defo be back when in london in a few months time

The delicious food combined with the friendly service from Francesco make this place simply brilliant. We went for the pizza but will go back for everything else!

My brother and I took mum for a midweek meal treat and we were able to to use our meerkat 2 for 1. We ordered a couple of pizzas and a fish dish which were all prepared well and fresh and finished off with icecream and a panacotta. These too were delicious. Service was friendly and efficient and the waiter gave mum one of the roses from the table, which really made her evening. Definitely will be back for a family gathering.

Ottimo ristorantino italiano. Ambiente gradevole piatti da primo premio. Il personale gentile e soprattutto Francesco ti fa sentire a casa interpreta i tuoi gusti e ti rende felice. I prezzi sono comodi e Torneremo presto.

The food was amazing The waiter was very warm and welcoming Just the kind of food you would get in a super expensive Italian restaurant in central London for half price 5 stars place

En el camino a Alexandra Palace para un concierto, yo y 3 amigos buscábamos un lugar para comer algo rápido.

Habíamos parado para una comida. En ruta al palacio de alexandra y un concierto. Tripadvisor tenía algunas buenas críticas de esta pequeña joya de un italiano. Desde el momento en que entramos nos quedamos encantados con el entorno y una cálida bienvenida.

Hay un montón de italianos alrededor de Finsbury Park, pero esto se ha movido a la cima de mi lista. Tener familia italiana Tengo un gran amor por la pizza italiana de masa fina adecuada y este lugar es ideal. Soy bastante poco imaginativo con mis opciones pero he tomado amigos y familiares aquí y las opciones de pizza más inusuales en el menú siempre han sido un éxito. Hace mucho tiempo probé su pasta y, aunque está bien, PIZZA es lo que este lugar sobresale en su elaboración. Tienen dos tallas. N. be. el tamaño más grande es enorme. Piense en el tamaño de una pequeña rueda de bicicleta. Intentamos ordenar uno entre dos de nosotros y todavía me llevé algunas rebanadas a casa. Muy buena relación calidad-precio, personal encantador (especialmente Francesco) y un ambiente relajado. Altamente recomendado

Entré con mi hermana antes de ir a Ally Pally a un concierto, ya que estaba en la misma ruta de autobús. Muy contentos de haberlo hecho. El servicio era excelente y la comida era la misma. Compartimos una botella de vino tinto de la casa, una porción de calamares y ambos tenían la ternera. Gran valor y pude ver por qué las críticas de La Saporita (que es lo que nos llevó allí) eran correctas para calificarlo tan alto.

We have been a couple of times and shared a giant pizza and a bottle of house wine, good pizza, great value and friendly service.

Piccolo ristorantino fuori dal caos della City in zona Finsbury Park...che dire, dopo un po' i soliti hambueger e junk food classici londinesi stonano un po' e se si cerca una cucina sana, con una buona italianità, La Saporita fa al nostro caso. Locale modesto ed accogliente ( raccomando la prenotazione ), con un grande maitre di sala italiano doc..la differenza la fa lui. Abbiamo mangiato sia la pizza che i primi rischiando forse ( si sa, la pasta all'estero è rischiosa ), ma rimanendo comunque soddisfatti. Pizza leggera, digeribile, ben cotta e sottile. Prezzi molto onesti per Londra, in due circa 20/22 sterline. Lo consiglio vivamente sopratutto per il personale di sala.

Good ambience, relaxed, full but not too full. Quite a few Italians eating there.

Personnel très accueillant et très gentil faisant l'effort de parler français quand on ne comprend pas ! Les pizzas sont préparées sous nos yeux ! Elles sont copieuses et excellentes, on recommande vivement cet endroit et on y reviendra à notre prochain voyage à Londres !

These guys are amazing, this is a family owned business, they are Italians and what delicious pizza they prepare. I go here every Friday for my after work pizza dinner. Friendly staff, cheap and gorgeous food.

Yo quería encontrar un tranquilo restaurante acogedor para mí y mi madre para satisfacer cerca de Finsbury Park. Este fue el lugar perfecto! La comida era deliciosa y raciones muy generosas por no mencionar los precios muy razonables. El restaurante tenía un ambiente encantador y el ambiente y lo mejor de todo fue nuestro maravilloso camarero que era tan amable, alegre y atento y realmente hicieron que nuestra comida y la experiencia más encantadora. Sin duda volveremos y lo recomendaría a otros. gracias por una gran noche.

so happy and lovely service , and great food , i loved the pica , and chef hes so good , i miss that place , if i have my home there i will be there every day

Hay un montón de restaurantes italianos en la zona, pero nuestra hija recomendado y con buena razón. El propietario es muy amable y acogedor, sin exagerar. El servicio es impecable y rápido sin ninguna prisa. Teníamos una mezcla de platos de pasta, y todos estaban llenos de sabor y cocinado a la perfección.

A lovely restaurant. Been a few times and the service has been consistently great. The pizza oven belts out piping hot and fresh thin crust Italian style pizzas. My favourite is the Bolognese pizza. It’s delicious! I highly recommend the place, which is busy throughout the week.

Over priced and poor service. Food is not better than papagones which is also cheaper and good service.

We booked for six with two Tastecards for my daughter’s birthday no problem. The fairly non-descript restaurant frontage does not do justice to the place. The meal was made by a cheerful and helpful front-of-house ‘waiter’ who proved excellent at knowing when to serve and when to leave us to get on. The pizzas were very good, and the 16” pizzas huge. Bringing our own birthday cake and candles was, again, no problem. The prices here are £10 down per person on central London, even allowing for the Tastecards.

It's a pleasant environment with nice pizzas. The other options are less interesting and the latest menu is downgrade on their previous offerings. Nice in the evening.

There are a lot of lovely local places to eat in Finsbury Park, but La Saporita will always be my favourite. It’s cheap and the portions are huge, so make sure you are hungry! This doesn’t effect the quality though, it’s real traditional Italian cooking with beautiful ingredients! The waiter is also very friendly and we look forward to seeing him every time.

Best pizza in north London. Prices are very reasonable too. The fungi pizza is something else! Couldn’t recommend this place more.

Food was great as usual but forgot my drink :(

Huge pizzas! Friendly super fast delivery. Nice quality pizza

the calamari was under cooked and chewy. pizza was okay however 5 mins after I got it, it started to get cold

Prawn starter was good, juicy and fresh. No idea why peices of bread were in the same container, they were mush? Salmon main, bland. No green beans as described and plain booked potatoes disappointing too.

Delicious fresh food as always from La Saporita.

No hay oportunidad de visitar Londres, y no tener un almuerzo o cena en este restaurante. Me hace sentir cómodo, relajado y disfrutando de cada bocado de especialmente su deliciosa comida. El personal es tan amable bienvenida. Sin duda recomendable para todas las personas que...

Lovely place & delicious food!! Definitely i will go back to this restaurant :) convenient prices,very kind staff.

The driver was pleasant,food was hot and tasty,The pizza had plenty of black olives,plenty of cheese,lovely tomato base.The gnocchi was plenty and a lot of sauce base .I would order from them again.

I ordered pasta and on the description of the food it didn't list cheese as an ingredient, however when it arrived it was completely smothered in cheese to the point where I couldn't eat around it or anything. Fortunately I don't have a severe intolerance to dairy, I simply really don't like cheese on my pasta (I couldn't eat the pasta in the end, had to throw it out), however if someone was lactose intolerant I imagine I'd be especially annoyed to find my food covered in cheese when it wasn't listed as an ingredient on the menu.

I travelled to London last week and friends suggested me to try this italian pizzeria. OMG great pizzas, big, delicious...

Probé esta trattoria poco a pocos minutos a pie de la estación de Finsbury Park. En esta parte del norte de Londres, y elegimos aquí como el menú parecía más barato que otras opciones y nos quedamos encantados. Pan y aceite en la mesa de enseguida (gratis) y el vino blanco de la casa de £13. 95 era una ganga. Obsequiábamos con pollo empanadas con aceitunas y compartidos además linguini frites. Un servicio atento y una cortesía limoncello para terminar la comida. Volveremos muy, muy pronto.

The quality of the pizza was average and the fact it was late didn't help, the dough and the toppings became all too chewy. The annoying part is getting notified that the food was arriving 15 minutes earlier but it eventually arrived 30 minutes late. I gave the place a try because my usual one wasn't available but I don't think I'll order from this place again; a shame because the menu is quite interesting.

Lovely fresh food. We usually eat in the restaurant, however, the food is every bit as good as takeaway.

Comida realmente encantadora y una excelente selección de platos y el personal es servicial y amable. . . Ciertamente volveré

Super fast delivery (25 mins early). All very delicious! Thanks. :)

Buen ambiente, buena comida, compartida y una pizza enorme entrantes. Era muy cursi, como me gusta. Volveré

The tri colour salad didn't come but I was charged for it!

One of the best pizza in London and next to me :-)We tried also the grilled fish ..was really teasty and freshBut the best part of the restaurant is FrancescoWe'll be back soon

Lovely staff and lovely food....always a delight to go here! Worth checking out as every meal there has been a pleasure and they do Peroni on draft!!!!!

Love this restaurant. Food and service always great.

Nice restaurant not far from the Finsbury Park tube stop. My husband and I both had pizzas- the al Capone and the bolognese pizzas. They were wonderful. Nice and thin, very flavorful. I loved the chili oil on the side as well. Our friends both got lasagna, which the really liked. Also, in an attempt to get in more veg, I ordered the garlic spinach. This was incredible. So much flavor for a simple side dish. In addition to great food, they also have great service and prices. Definitely worth a trip!