Mama Lan Clapham Common in City of London, Westminster

Delicious fresh pasta, we chose to have the set menu selection that was £35pp. Consisted of three starter dishes, three main dishes and tiramisu desert. We enjoyed all the dishes and felt it was good value and nice to have some variation. Would be 5* but the service was a little slow and the atmosphere in the downstairs dining area didn't feel the same as the main area with the open kitchen. There is also some seating outside.

Fabulous food and friendly staff.

Great food, attentive service but downstairs area was so loud it was hard to have a conversation!

We’ve been a couple of times now. They never seem to have enough staff. It did take a while for someone to come to take our order but the staff were really attentive, lovely and made it a personalised interactive experience. The food we’ve had has always been a little bit different, something we wouldn’t have at home and cooked well. It’s great that they change the menu but keep some classics. Excellent drinks, I really like the seasonal cocktails. The staff had made good suggestions for wine pairing each time.

Outstanding food and service - infact the best we've had for a long time. Our waiter was incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating. Such a refreshing change in London. We had an amazing night and will be back!

AMAZING FOOD!!! Heard good things and it didn’t disappoint. We basically ordered the whole menu but the best starters were the ricotta and artichoke. Lemon sole ravioli and the crab linguine were the stand outs for the pasta but all phenomenal. Would come back in a heart beat! Cocktails lovely too, wine on the more expensive side (cheapest £37) but good

Have been here on multiple occasions, the food is always so consistent. It comes out quickly and never disappoints. It can get quite busy sitting outside in terms of people walking past but not surprising due to the location. The service has always been good even on a busy Saturday evening. Would recommend the truffle pasta or the lamb ragu both are phenomenal. The strawberry and hibiscus spritz is also really nice.

Excellent location. Lovely meal, looked after very well by Matt.

Ate here on the hottest night of the year - the kind of evening where no-one would want to be working or cooking - and the service and the food was impeccable.

Super delicious, just make sure to make a reservation!

First class Italian food and wine in Clapham! Great lunch with my Uncle and Cuz! The service was great and the wine waiter very knowledgeable.

This is the second time we've visited this place. The service, food, and atmosphere are excellent. The variety of food on offer caters for most tastes, including vegan and vegetarian. The service is very friendly and prompt, always with a smile. There is some seating outside and more inside. The pricing is very much in line with other places nearby. It's not overly expensive. We will definitely be visiting again.

Solo diner ignored by all servers. Wasn’t even offered water whilst I waited for my order to be taken unlike other tables around me. Dreadful - if you are a solo diner, avoid this restaurant at all costs. Such a shame as have been here before with friends and had a great time.

Decent pasta but tiny portions given the prices. A plate of pasta is barely enough for a main. Restaurant is quite small and cramped

Food was delicious and we had the loveliest waitress, Monique who was so genuine and kind! Will definitely be back.

Riccardo was great. Engaging, relaxed with a style. The Burrata Ravioli was amazing.

Second time here and again an excellent service, food and atmosphere. Thank you so much, Ricardo, for making us feel so welcome and well attended!! The best italian place in Clapham!!

Delicious pasta - really beautifully done. Portions are a little on the small side.

Delicious food, portions just right and really perfect waiter who managed the balance between friendly in a real way, attentive but not in-your-face and helpful. We came for a special occasion and left happy.

Can be a bit busy in the evenings but great food like the other sites, I recommend the crab linguine! Riccardo was great and was running the place very smoothly even with short staffing!

Manuel makes me hard , excellent service this lunch . Thank you Mr Manuel

I’ve been to Lina Stores in Clapham twice now and both times I’ve loved it! The food is SO delicious and the service is great. Super friendly staff, deffo will be returning again! :)

Totally recommend! Great food, value for money, well located and fantastic service, always. The consistency is dependable and I love it! Monique was our fantastic waitress, she went above an beyond to accommodate dietary requirements on our table, without compromising the quality of our experience. The cocktails were great too! The slight mark down on atmosphere is only for the downstairs area, it does get very loud when full.

100/10 recommend! The food was outstanding, but it was particularly the warm hearted service and the kindness towards our kids that made the experience really wonderful. The tuna salad and the truffle linguine were incredible!

I dined solo - thank you James for making me feel so at home! Amazing service. I’ll be back! Also so tasty ❤️

As multi venue operation, my expectations were not the highest but Lina Stores Clapham Common really looked inviting. Let's say the service was exceptional and the quality of food was everything you could ask for. I would have no hesitation returning as I consider this one of the better value for money experiences at a London restaurant I have enjoyed for some time. Thank you and see you soon.

Thank to Emanuele and Josè, food was amazing and service outstanding

Given my prior experience working in the restaurant, I understand the challenges that can arise during busy periods but the service that I receive during my visit was unacceptable . It's true that I been without haven't any reservations but I made myself available to wait patiently and opted to sit outside on the patio to avoid inconveniencing the staff, However, I was left waiting at a dirty table outside without any form of acknowledgment or service without even a glass of water for half a hour. When we approached the general manager, we were informed that your restaurant does not provide table service outside. While we ultimately decided to leave due to the lack of service, I sincerely hope that you will take steps to address these issues and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future, to uphold the reputation and standards that your restaurant is known for.

Our first visit, we’ll definitely be back. The food and service was excellent. Would highly recommend.

Delicious food and great service, what more could you want?

Amazing good, amazing atmosphere. Moad was amazing!

Amazing food. Thanks Moad for a great night!

AMAZING! Best restaurant / dining experience we’ve had for a long time. Incredible food, drinks and service. Lovely ambience. Faultless. We ordered the set sharing menu for four people with the wine pairing. Every single dish was outrageously good. I can’t say anything else except “perfection”. Also reasonably priced, especially considering the quality. I hardly ever leave reviews, but I thought it would be rude not to in this case! Highly recommended.

Great gluten free pasta! (And normal, but I’m gf)!

What a lovely dinner this was. My partner and I didn't have such high expectations for Lina's stores before dining here. However, we quickly reconsidered our prejudice. The decor is delicate and pleasant with a cosy atmosphere featuring their signature colours everywhere from the plates to the walls. We ordered a selection of delicious starters, namely the burrata, the carpaccio, and the deep-fried ricotta-filled dough balls (gnudi). For main, we shared a plate of picci with sausage and mushroom (special shoutout to this; they were so creamy) and pappardelle with lamb ragù. It's clear that the quality of the ingredients here at Lina's is incredible as even the most simple of starters had an outstanding fresh flavour. All this with great value for money too. We'll be back for sure.

Always really good food and good value for money, although the service was quite slow as they were fully booked and probably not quite enough safe. But lovely lunch nonetheless

Positive: The food was excellent. Pasta taste and texture was fantastic, like being in a nice Italian restaurant. The pasta mains are great value for money, although I’d like to see them offer larger portions for an increased price, as I was still hungry afterwards. They weren’t small per se, but as someone who is 190cm tall and weighs 100kg, I needed something a little more substantial. Neutral: The staff were all friendly, however, everything was slow to come out and we did have to ask twice. We also said that we didn’t want salami because they’d ran out of the focaccia but, maybe in a bit of a translation issue (no judgement, I speak zero other languages and think it’s incredible that others can), they brought some over anyway. We didn’t kick up a fuss, ate it and paid for it. Negative: It was extremely noisy with groups dominating the restaurant. We asked to move once and were then placed downstairs with even noisier groups - for context, this was a Monday night (we’re not party poopers but we wanted a quiet, peaceful meal after a heavy weekend). Secondly, they didn’t have any focaccia, which was pretty shocking for an Italian restaurant. Neither did they have any lager whatsoever - after about 5-6 minutes of waiting the server came back and said they had ran out. For an Italian restaurant to have no focaccia or lager on a Monday evening is poor. Anyway, they lost out in this regard as we opted for water and didn’t replace the focaccia with anything else. We may give it another go but with so many great Italian restaurants close by, it won’t be soon.

Really good food, hit the mark. Portions are small but taste is really amazing.

Not only was the food delicious, the AMAZING service was some of the best I've experienced at any restaurant. It was almost like they read my mind half of the time. They went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time.

Finally some delicious Italian food! It was like coming home. Perfect spaghetti with clams, I will definitely be back!

I don’t normally go for Italian but the food was incredible - highly recommend the crab pasta and salted caramel dessert. I would probably skip the focaccia. Staff were lovely. It’s probably better to visit when it’s not busy as on the ground floor it’s an open plan kitchen so when it gets busy there’s a fair amount of smoke. We went there on Monday at 6pm when it was very quiet - only got busy around 7.30pm.

All really nice, friendly and informative staff, tasty pasta, recommend the crab linguine which is excellent 👌🏼

Had a gorgeous dinner and service from Ernie made the whole experience. Loved it

Lively place. Ernie the waiter was amazing attentive, funny and takes his job very seriously. Would highly recommend going there. Kane the bartender was also very kind!

Loved our food for the most part. Really fairly priced here too. The service was a bit slow but the team were very friendly nonetheless. I come here often, strongly recommend it’s a beautiful spot

Really nice little italian restaurant with an open kitchen and unusual selection of italian dishes which are very tasty and not too large portions at reasonable prices, limoncello spritz and affogato also on the menu. Definitely worth a try!

Heard about this place from a friend, the food was amazing, me and my friends had an amazing time, Ernie was charming and very attentive! Will surely come back!

lovely place i will bring my mum here next time she would love our server ernie he was amazing

Absolutely incredibly service, Ernie was so respectful. The tiramisu was delicious!

Came in with my family, great food and great service from Ernie. Would 100% recommend.

Had an amazing time, great food and atmosphere. Our server Ernie was the best! he recommended the crab linguini! it was fantastic! will defo return again!

Ernie is the greatest server possibly in existence - he made our experience so special and so incredible. Thats Ernie McBurga

great food, wonderful service by ernie

Ernie provided exceptional service with attention to detail and a friendly demeanor, making the entire experience smooth and enjoyable.

i was yesterday eating with a friend the food was really good and Moab made our day .

I must say the food was amazing, first time in a while that I've had such great Italian food and Ernie was such an amazing server, happy, straight to the point and charming as as he brought us our food. 10/10 would 100% recommend to anyone that's looking for great food and service.

Best Italian food I've had so far, I got the best hospitality from Ernie he made our evening extra special

10/10 banging - Ernie and Kane what a duo front of house and great cocky’t’s

Ernie looked after us very well. Kane made fantastic cocktail on request. Pici alla norcini a Highlight, will be back

Ernie and Kane brilliant servers and bartenders

Delicious food, great atmosphere, and wonderful service from our waiter Ernie!

Such a wonderful experience! Moa was amazing serving us, gave us good recommendations! Great food for vegetarians!

Thank you Moad for your amazing service, you made our visit a 10/10. The food was delicious and I really appreciate your help with paring wine to the food we chose!!!!

Ernie was a star. Such a lovely, enthusiastic waiter. Food was delish!! Best GF pasta ever. Thank you!

Very good food great service from Moad!

Food was gorgeous and authentic, varied menu and accommodated my coeliac friend well. Ernie was a fantastic, attentive, and well-humoured server. Love the atmosphere at Lina and will definitely return, very good value for money & lush cocktails to boot

Absolute Gem, incredible food. Even better service. It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a well rounded dining experience. They were kind enough to fit us in without a booking. Great on price with fantastic attentiveness. Ernie was our server he guided us through the menu and actually ended up choosing our whole experience. Kane at the bar was really happy to help also and added personality and flair to our experience. Would highly recommend for a date spot. Will be back very soon.

Amazing experience and great service from Erni & Kane

Great experience made even better by Ernie’s amazing service!

Lovely food, atmosphere and staff - Ernie in particular was wonderful! Highly recommend!

5 stars for our excellent waiter Ernie, extremely attentive.

Ernie was amazing! Thanks for hosting our friends birthday party!

Thank you Ernie for your lovely service.

Popped in a for a quick lunch and was really impressed. The pasta was fantastic (Pumkin ravioli) and service was exceptionally. Special shout out to our waiter Ernie who was charming and helpful. Will definitely return. Great value for money too!

Incredible food and atmosphere. Ernie was particularly kind and welcoming!

A lovely meal with friends. Ernie was a great waiter.

The food is fab and Ernie is amazing!

Amazing food and Ernie was great!

Ernie was great thanks for your excellent service.

Great food and service, thanks Ernie!

Food is good but portions are small - ideal however for sharing. There were three of us and we ordered 4 plates which was just right with a starter to share. However, it took ages to be served and to get the attention of a waiter for drinks and it felt like they were more interested in winding down than actually serving (our table was booked for 8:30). The restaurant is also so small that wherever you are sat you have people pushing past you and there is not a quiet space anywhere. We were sat at the very back of the restaurant where the waiters were cleaning cutlery and smashing it into the drawer, as well as dumping used glasses and plates. Good food, but for somewhere so hyped the service and restaurant was poor and I certainly wouldn’t come back to this restaurant.

We had a great experience at Lina Stores, the pasta was delicious, great portion sizes and the service was incredible. Ernie was a fantastic waiter and was particularly helpful with allergy requirements and menu suggestions!

Came with my friends had a lovely time, Ernie made our night he is so funny and helpful, the crab linguine was delicious would defo recommend visiting.

Been waiting years to get to try one of Lina Stores and they’ve opened in the south now 🤩 Exceeded all my expectations in terms of my tastebuds!!! We got a set menu for two and they had a vegetarian option for us even if it wasn’t on the menu 💚 Our server Moad ensured we were served with a smile and service was quick but at a perfect rate.

From the moment I walked in I was greeted with smile and warm welcome. My waiter was Ernie, what a charming and beautiful experience. He was attentive an courteous man that made sure our night was special even though it wasnt any particular event. The food was at a much higher standard then expected. The decor was perfect insta post, 80s dinner, so cute.!!! By far the whole experience was amazing. Wish every place had a Ernie.

The food was amazing, a great selection of dishes, and great service by Ernie. Definitely recommend.

Served by Ernie! He was lovely and suggested lots of different wines for us to try. Food was great and reasonably priced. X

Delicious food and great atmosphere. Our server Moad was very attentive and friendly. Thanks again, we will be back

My friend and I had such a delicious lunch at Lina stores Clapham. Ernie was our waiter and he was really lovely, friendly and his service was quick. We will most definitely be back.

We were served by Ernie who was very attentive, friendly and helpful. Lovely food and service, would definitely recommend!

Came in with the girlies, the food was lovely and Ernie made our evening with laughs and great service.

Came in with my boyfriend for lunch and the food was amazing! Ernie and James delivered great service, we'll come back for our anniversary!👌🏻

Lovely experience and particularly great service from Ernesto who made it a great birthday!

We took my mum here for Mother’s Day and loved it! The staff were fantastic - James took great care of our table. Three out of four of us are gluten intolerant and Lina Stores does an incredible job of catering over half their menu gluten free. The gluten free linguine was unrivalled!

Lovely dinner with incredible food and service with Moad was exceptional!

An amazing night, with great food and incredible service. Our waiter Moad was very attentive and made the night fantastic.

I had such a lovely time at Lina stores! Moad was the most attentive host, provided great recommmedations and helped us out with our dietary requirements. Plus as a special IWDs treat, me and my sister both received a mini bouquet of flowers! I can’t wait to visit again!

Moad was amazing. Great service and recommendations for the wine. Would definitely recommend Lina Store

This is a fabulous little restaurant in Clapham old town. The staff are very kind and friendly. Ernest was a fantastic waiter, he made my parents feel very welcomed and comfortable ordering. He gave excellent wine recommendations and he gave good advice about the dishes that were selected. We really enjoyed the meal, the delicious wine and the excellent service we received. We will definitely come back!

Great food and nice vibe. The staff are great, big shoutout to Moad and Ricardo who were very helpful. That was my 2nd visit looking forward to going back again.