Le Cochonnet in City of London, Westminster

A lot of hard surfaces, which makes it rather noisy. The toilets are horrendous McDonald's old sinks and childrens toilets. No grab rails or disabled equipment. The wine is delivered by tesco, and what they charge for a class, you could get a bottle and have change. Soft drinks just don't bother. The female manager really needs to be sent on a customer service course. The rudeness was uncalled for. Will not be booking a table again. The rest of the staff were very nice, they work hard. Nothing is too much trouble.

I ordered a Parmigiana, and it was supposed to be a main meal. But the meal was the size of a tiny starter.

This restaurant is allowing kitchen staffs to leave the working area to throw some pieces of cucumbers to an Asian young lady customer. I reported this to the manager but they did NOTHING but saying it was just a joke, and that pasta chef was laughing. I felt bullied and disrespected. This is not acceptable at all as a joke. Disappointed with how rude the kitchen staff was, how carelessly the management showed, as well as the hygiene issues as they were playing with the kitchen ingredients.

I ordered a Parmigiana, and it was supposed to be a main meal. But the meal was the size of a tiny starter.

This restaurant is allowing kitchen staffs to leave the working area to throw some pieces of cucumbers to an Asian young lady customer. I reported this to the manager but they did NOTHING but saying it was just a joke, and that pasta chef was laughing. I felt bullied and disrespected. This is not acceptable at all as a joke. Disappointed with how rude the kitchen staff was, how carelessly the management showed, as well as the hygiene issues as they were playing with the kitchen ingredients.

Good basic Italian and British food but great pizza. Friendly atmosphere. Great place to go when the fridge at home is empty.

I’ve been going to La Coch since I first moved to London from Ireland in 1996 and pure luck saw me living around the corner from what was to become my fave restaurant in London. I have been at least once a year, since as I haven’t lived in London are very long time, and was there with my pregnant wife on Sunday. The food, vibe and service were off the scale as always. My wife left her jacket there and was quite upset as she only remembered when we got back to Manchester the following day. All it took was one call and they posted the jacket out to us and refused to take any money in return. A big shout out to Juliet, the manager who was so helpful when we rang up. You guys are great and I look forward to my next visit.

I can honestly say I have experienced the worst ever customer service, extremely rude manager, members of staff got upset when called them to order, the food is very average but over prices, please don't go there if you have small children, managers are not kids friendly, also they do not care about customer service, when I raised my issues with the lady manager, she didn't care at all.

Very cozy little restaurant with astonishing food and fantastic service! The restaurant’s staff were very helpful and polite.

Lovely little place. Went there on a Monday afternoon for lunch hence wasn't crowded. Ordered a pizza which proved to be more than enough for 2 adults. The taste was brilliant as was the service.

I've been going here for a decade. Love the place staff vibe & food.

Always great - my go-to pizza place in London. Great atmosphere & service and the pizza never disappoints. I like sitting in the front and watching the world go by.

Pizza with burned crust, wine of the cheapest quality and all overpriced. Not really a good experience, especially when the curly hair waiter brushes off our concern over the quality of pizza. Small business that operates as if there's no consequences for poor service. To avoid at any cost.

It's too expensive. Service was not the most attentive or polite. To put it mildly. Doubtlessly overpriced. One should not pay over 100 for pizza dinner for 2. Actually 1 pizza and 1 unimpressive salad niscoise which was too heavy and full of mayonnaise. Pizza base not crispy enough. We drank 3 x small bottles of beer and had 2 x bruschetta as starters. Although the atmosphere may not be as good- quite honestly, the pizza at pizza Express is better and half the price. Disappointing. Next time pizza Express

Sadly, I couldn't agree more wholeheartedly with Ezma. We've lived in Maida Vale for 25 years and been regular customers of le Cochonnet, frequently recommending this establishment for excellent thin-crust pizzas and specials. Over the years the standard has been consistently high, but our family lunch on 17th March was nothing short of dismal -- pizza toppings well below bog-standard supermarket offerings, and indistinguishable. Service bordering on surly -- never our experience here hitherto.

Chefs arguing and yelling at each other while my friends and I were trying to enjoy our evening. Surreal atmosphere to say the least. We had to leave the place before the situation escalated to something worse, as we didn’t feel safe.

Its so sad whats happened to this restaurant - the pizzas are absolutely awful, its regularly empty, where once it was busy and fun. Its probably one of the worst value for pizzas in West London - £44.00 for two moderate sized badly cooked pizzas. Stay away theres so much better elsewhere.....

Great place! We came for a causal Friday night dinner and were so pleasantly surprised - yum pizza, great wine and such lovely staff! We will definitely be back.

I met my wife in the street , yes in the street! just around the corner from this place 25 years ago in Elgin avenue , we had our first drink here. We returned yesterday to mark the occasion and low & behold it was still there ,same owner ,now that speaks volumes in its self . We got served by a lovely guy ( Pepper ) he was extremely attentive and he was blown away by our story , we even sat on the same table we used 25 years before and enjoyed 2 glasses of Prosecco ,we did not eat as we just had a huge breakfast before . We will return as we saw some wonderful dishes being served and this place has a special place in our hearts as it was instrumental in the change of both our lives . We had our own Bistrot in France and are well aware of how hard it is constantly trying to keep everyone happy , to have survived all this time in this competitive tough business is remarkable. Well done Le Cochonnet , keep up the great work as long as you can . Thank you Pepper it was emotional...

Another visit what a delight to start with chicken liver bruschettas and beetroot goat cheese salad for a main the superb seafood legume great place consistent good food.

Fantastic bruchetta, really relaxed environment and friendly staff. Service was prompt and the N'Duja tasted great. They have a bar and will definately be stopping back here. Really cool spot, worth travelling for.

Very nice expérience ! Thank you for all !

Salad was overly oily, bread was advertised as as warm and was cold, service extremely poor

Loved their no frills food and service! The English breakfast pizza was 👌

Local restaurant I have been dining here for many years always great service and pizzas are excellent!

Deliciosa pizza, buen precio, apto para ir en familia. Comida vegetariana

Superb food, simple pizzas were fantastic. There was a good selection of quality wines available. There was a friendly atmosphere and the food quality was exceptional. We will be back.

The seafood pasta is de-lish! Order a nice bottle of Sancerre and enjoy the upscale friendly neighborhood vibe. Service was outstanding! Ask for Alessandra. Lovely and speaks Italian beautifully.

Very friendly and accommodating staff. We’re able to boil my Gluten-free pasta separately and I had the best gluten-free carbonara I’ve ever had!

Really lovely Italian food - absolutely amazing pasta!

Great place to eat and meet friends but I’m afraid it’s seen better days , it’s needs a good revamp guys .

This place is amazing. The food is Great. The beer and wine is fantasic. The crew here is unbelievably kind and professional. 5 stars. I'll be back. Chris from sweden. (Gary's friend)

I am going to be honest, this is a place to go if you want a good portion pizza and pasta AND also ones that taste nice. It’s a nice little local restaurant in Maida Vale and I am glad to have this place as my local. The pasta dish I grabbed was so good- I asked it to be with fusilli instead, which is different to what is written on the menu, but they didn’t mind. The pizza is always freshly cooked, with nice seasoning as well. Only downside is the price point. I still don’t think, while the food is delicious, the price point they are charging is justified.

It has a buzzing atmosphere, but it's more of a bar that serves an attempt at Italian food, rather than a true Italian restaurant (think of what one would make from the supermarket bought, heat in the oven jobs). The wait staff are worked off their feet. Clearly needed one more person. Had to ask 5 times for water, and still didn't get it.

We requested to have half pizza without cheese but they said that they are too busy to do it! So one person couldn't have pizza....not very customer friendly

The best pizzas in London! (And usually I don't like pizzas...) viva la cucina italiana!

Le service très sympa et les pizza sont top!!! Par contre un peu cher je trouve par rapport à chez nous.

The restaurant was very busy, almost noisy. The pizza was below average, I paid £18.5 for a Bufala pizza and was very disappointed. Friendly staff though

Fantastic place. The atmosphere is amazing and takes me back to fun, quirky mid-2000s vibes

Nous sommes tombés par hasard sur ce restaurant proche des studios d’Abbey road 15 minutes à pied. La cuisine est très bonne les personnes sympa et surtout des tarifs raisonnables. Je recommande 😉

It is only one word to describe this amazing place perfect 10... The beautiful roman pizza reminded me of going to this place as a teen 30 years ago.......I think they ve been operating since mid 80's....highly recommended

Best pizza in town and wonderful / charming staff (especially Lucas on his 2md day). Just love this place!

Came here for brunch, beautiful sunny day, all the doors opened back. Had a delicious eggs royal with a latte. Lovely atmosphere, staff were friendly. Look forward to returning in the near future!!

We went to Le Cochonnet and immediately we were seated, the service was extremely quick; our pizzas arrived in no time at all! The pizzas were absolutely amazing, we ordered blancas: pizzas with garlic , cheese and no tomato. (We only tried the pizzas so we cant comment on any of the dishes but they looked amazing from what we could see.) We would definitely return to this restaurant again , on the off chance that we were seated further away from the bar. The bar was decorated beautifully and the atmosphere was lovely, however I can’t help but comment on the fact that we felt like the chefs were staring too much . We are two teenage girls and we could constantly see the staff non welcomingly staring at us , and when we hinted that we were uncomfortable, they continued to stare at us constantly most of the time we were eating, so much so that we got takeaway boxes and decided to eat the pizzas in a local garden. Other than this issue, we had a lovely experience.

Great local pizza restaurant with happy staff.

Delicious seafood dish. Top class. But £10- 20 per person is unrealistic. I couldn't find anything for £10 on the menu and if you have a couple of beers that's £10. So it's more like £20- £30

Lecker, gemütlich und tolle Bedienung!

First time I've been there, only popped in for a coffee with my partner. Appears to have a great atmosphere, polite, friendly staff. Food smelt great so we will definitely try over the next few weeks.

We had a bad experience, we were outside watching the waiters pass in front of the entrance-door 3 times and the 4th time we were invited in, but they did not try to open the door for us, very weird. Then the waiter did not have us in the hand-made reservations list (we booked 3 hours before our reservation) so they had no idea we were coming and we ended up having a table with smell of cigar. For some reason the waiter let my girlfriend sit but didn't let me sit until she had given us the menus, it is quite weird to receive the menus while standing. Then when she took our plates to the table she asked who would have my plate and decided to serve me before my girlfriend, this is basic hospitality training you always serve the woman first, the plates were not heavy so it would have taken the same effort to serve my girlfriend first rather than me and I find the fact that the waiter served me first rude. When I finished eating, the waiter took my plate away in literally less than a minute, usually I like this, unless my girlfriend is still eating which was the case and is rude against her. Then when paying the bill, the waiter came and banged the bill infront of me and then stood up looking at me, like waiting for a reaction... Positives I always order take away from this restaurant, because their pizza is always good and this occasion was not the exemption (+1), the barman and Male waiters were polite and extra attentive (+1) on the contrary of the waiter who served us. I probably should have given less stars, given so many things went wrong in my customer experience, nevertheless my girlfriend didn't take much notice of these and we still manage to enjoy the food and our company.

Nice meal at Le Cochonnet, 2 adults shared a pizza and some fries, and we ordered a kids penne pomodoro for our 1 ½ year old. Pizzas are a great size, chips were very tasty, as was the pasta which was also pretty big for a kids portion. Not much of a kids menu, just 3 pasta dishes offered at a smaller size, but that does the job at a pizza and pasta place! Price wise, it wasn't cheap but an expected London price, we paid £47 for our meal, which included a 'service charge', though we were still asked if we wanted to leave a gratuity. Kid friendly place and overall we'd go again for a quick, tasty meal!

Lovely restaurant and bar. I know them for their pizza, mainly, so I cant comment too much on the other dishes. But the pizzas are great, they have a nice thin, chewy (in a good way), and tasty crust. The tomato sauce has a delicious sweetness to it, and the cheese tastes good without overpowering. I only remove 1 star because I think the prices are a little bit on the high side. I would not recommend getting Le Cochonnet pizza at these prices purely for the pizza. But as an experience to go out and have a nice meal on a charming parade of shops, with a wonderful, welcoming, and friendly staff, it is worth it!

An amazing Italian restaurant with a brilliant atmosphere. The staff its super welcoming and helpfull . Food super tasty... Highly recommend

wonderful pizzas and lovely service

Excellent service with courteous staff. Pizza, pasta and beers. Thank you .

Been coming here for 20+ years but really feel that the quality of food is below average and does not represent good value for money. It used to be a default option for the local area but there are better options. Staff and service good.

Lovely meal before visiting BBC Maida Vale studios for an afternoon recording, a 5 minute walk away. Friendly welcome, good service and delicious food was provided for a tired and hungry visitor. Thank you. Recommend the Puttanesca Pizza, Earl Grey Panna Cotta and a full flavoured espresso.

Great and authentic italien Food! It was perfect. Thank for the great evening ❤️❤️

We went with some friends and the food was very mixed. The pizza is ok but stay away from the pasta. There was a puddle of oil at the bottom of the dish and was inedible. The service was ok but nothing great. Will only be sticking with the pizza in future.

Great local place with friendly service. Menu varied and great.

Taste is inconsistent, depends on who's in the kitchen.

One of the best restaurants I’ve eaten in! Highly recommend, the food is always great and service always lovely!

Chilled out place friendly staff. Been there a couple of times.

Excellent service and food ! Thanks to the waitress “Bianca,, the service was excellent!

Don't go hungry. Place has a rustic trattoria vibe. Football playing and men smoking outside. With this in mind we imagined the £20 mains of wild boar pasta and £18.50 Ravioli would be substantial. I went with my partner. I'm 6,4 and a big chap. She's slight and a 5,2 woman. We both agreed this was ridiculous portion size. If they had given it as a childs portion you would have complained on behalf of your child. My partner counted 6 tiny ravioli on her plate. Wish I had taken a photo. We had to stop for a halouomi wrap on the way home. *Giving 2 stars as the minisule amount of food there was tasted pretty good and I'm not about tanking a small businesses ratings.

Simple and good food. And the service was really nice.

Just came to get a pizza and had to change my previous 5* review. The pizza I just got was terrible. Barely any toppings and the top looked like it was just tomato sauce. A once great spot which was always busy but now not. Not really a surprise it was completely empty

This place would get 5 stars - its a great location, food is delicious etc. I gave it three because of the unpleasant and incompetent waitress, who seems to feature frequently in these reviews. Her colleagues were clearly embarrassed and made a significant effort to compensate for her.

Wonderful Chianti and super friendly and courteous service. Nice atmosphere.

The staff is amazing and super friendly. Great pizzas too, 5 stars!

Our favourite neighbourhood dine in place with incredible people. We go for the margarita pizza once a week

Very good food,long waiting time despite the fact that restaurant wasn’t really busy.

I think the menu has improved and the food is quite decent now. They have a wide variety of pastas, pizzas and other Italian food. That said, the pizzas could be a bit better - especially the dough. The toppings are quite good. (Turns out they keep changing their chef / pizza chef... Would be great to have some consistently good pizza, otherwise it's hit and miss) Service is usually really good; well done to all the lovely staff. 👍🏻 Will definitely go back.

Good atmosphere, great pizzas and wine selection. But they never seem to crack the service!

We stumbled upon this place over bank holiday weekend and stayed for the good vibes and generous portions. It has a neighbourhood feel being nestled amongst the side roads but only a few minutes from a tube. The restaurant aesthetic is clean, bold and bright, with almost a beach bar feel and perfect for summer evenings. There's a range of seating with booths, tables and outdoor options so this works for groups, couples, families etc. They were only serving pizza that night which was pretty perfect for us. The staff were really friendly. Big thanks to Eddy who made sure I could get a vegan friendly option. Only rated 4 not 5 because its on the expensive side as pizza places go (but there's a bigger menu on offer usually)

Been coming to Le Cochonnet for nearly twenty years.... Still a great pizza.... Highly recommend this restaurant...

Nice place and atmosphere but extremely low quality customer service! Waitress was playing on her phone. I had to go to the bar and ask her to take my order even that were seated front of the bar. She didn't had any idea about the soup of the day or what is the beers served in the restaurant. As a new residents in Maida Vale we were looking for cozy regular place for lunch or dinner. However we are bit disappointed from that place

Decent pizza, but service was lacking - insufficient number of staff on a Saturday.

Great pizza, great atmosphere. A wonderful venue!!

This local restaurant is great. I've eaten here loads of times over years.

Lovely place to stop for a quick lunchtime pizza and salad Lovely little place for a quick glass of wine. If you're hungry they also do food! My favourite is the Honolulu, but controversial as it has pineapple on!. I tend to go when it's not busy, that way service is better, as when full inside the service can be a little slow. I have frequented for years, mainly due to the staff whom are lovely!

Ok! Absolutely lovely staff! They smile and are polite ! It’s not a given ! Food is amazing, coffee is perfect, prices are fair! Wine collection is fine. A lovely place at a lovely spot for Italian food lovers. Missed it terribly during covid.

Pizza and food were great, its just very expensive for what it is.

מקום נחמד וטוסס, אוכל טעים ושירות טוב.

Bedienung war sehr freundlich, haben sich sehr bemüht uns einen Tisch zu geben obwohl wir nicht reserviert hatten. Pizza und Pasta war Sehr gut, außerdem gibt es eine große Weinkarte. Die Preise waren für unseren Geschmack etwas zu hoch für eine Pizzaria, aber keine Abzocke.

Pictures below show the good quality of food and despite the bistro type feeling, the service has a lot to be desired. Lat time we visited it was explained as a shortage of staff. Since the Covid pandemic they have a lot of tables and chairs outside lining the pavement, which are difficult to service despite their usual staffing. On this visit approximately a month later, the service was still disappointing, noting staff chatting to the kitchen chefs without any acknowledgement that their were customers. I had to raise my hand for some time to get their attention 3 times. While this an informal bistro type of operation, and we are local residents supporting their business, they really to need to up their game.

We come here a lot. Very family friendly and a nice setting in the conservatory. My kids love the pizzas and the speghetti vongole is great. Love their cappucino, its one of my favourite.

They served my fiend, who has a severe and potentially life threatening allergy to eggs, lasagna made with egg pasta, even though the menu clearly stated it had no eggs and the wait staff confirmed this. Luckily in this case the mistake was realised early on but despite being aware of their serious error, they still have not corrected their menu since this incident although 1 month has passed. Clearly they have little regard for their customers.

Very disappointing experience. On entering the restaurant, my partner and I felt unwelcome with staff acting dismissive and treating us as a nuisance for asking to be seated at one of the many empty tables. After finding ourselves a table, I ventured inside myself to make some enquiries about the menu contents. The majority of staff were frankly miserable, as well as arrogant; as if they were doing us some great favour by allowing us to dine at the restaurant. We left shortly afterwards feeling quite uncomfortable and also upset, since we have been regular customers in the past. I am sure the food is still great but customer service seriously needs some attention.

Service was well below par tonight 14 May 22. Waited 40 minutes for food. Lack of staff and lesser quality of food. They got so many things wrong. Terrible shame but I won’t be going back unless the management improve the situation. Such a shame. Used to be a great place.

Awful service Saturday night! Forgetful staff, didn't get single thing right. Had to chase them for every thing. All waiters/waitresses were poor. The only reason giving 2 stars is because the aperols were nice, after waiting 20 mins for them to arrive. Absolute joke.

Beautiful family run restaurant. Delicious high quality food at very affordable prices. Sunny Terrance out front, discrete oasis outside at back. Close to Little Venice and Pad Rec. wonderful staff. Charming and friendly. Nice decor and ambience. Good place for celebrity spotting. Overall I would highly recommend this place over all others in London. The chefs in the open kitchen do an amazing Job. Pizza to die for but varied selection of food. Eggs Royal in the morning. French Italian inspired food. Wine bar in evening. Always interesting music playing and great conversations flowing.

Good food, friendly staff, accommodated a large group at very short notice with efficiency

Lovely restaurant. Tasty eggs with smoked salmon. Very friendly staff. Really nice place.

It's ok food but lacks in service. This greatly needs to be improved. Decor is nice, but could do with an upgrade. Cleanliness ok too. Would only get takeout or delivery next time.

Have been a regular customer but it was a very poor service today from a waiter who was half awake and not really interested in serving us. We ordered water in the beginning and it arrived after our meal. Had to ask the guy for everything including spoon etc. as it was not brought to the table. Sadly it’s getting worse although pizza is still fine.

Having recently moved to London from the US, we've been looking for our Friday night pizza spot. Can't believe we found it right up the street! The seafood pizza at Le Cochonnet is the BEST pizza we have ever had...and we've had a lot - all over the world! To round out the evening, the service, wine list, and music were all excellent. Excited to try other dishes which all looked great, but most excited to enjoy many a Friday nights eating pizza at Le Cochonnet!

Thank you to everyone at Le Cochonnet for helping to make our primary school picnic a success! Jane was so wonderful to work with and all the staff went above and beyond for our group, thank you! Once the pizzas arrived the conversation turned from how cold it was outside to how delicious the pizza tasted!

Best meal in five years. Lamp chops, Bolognese, tiramisu, and creme brulee were all wonderful.

The best restaurant in Maida Vale decaying. I have being here hundreds of time but lately less frequently. I visited last week and still the service and ambience was 5 starts, excellent as usual. Regrettable the food failed. We ask for a Lasagna that use to be fantastic and move to pathetic (no meat, no sauces, extremely poor quality and mega expensive). Fortunately the pizza still are Ok

Good food, buzzy atmosphere. Service can be horrendously slow at busy times.