Piada, in Islington

Mi marido y yo hemos comido aquí hace años, y la comida era deliciosa, así que cuando un amigo me dijo que estaba en el barrio pensamos ir allí para un bocado ligero.

Had a lunch meeting here and grabbed a bite to eat. Good fresh food and great coffee. Staff very helpful and friendly. Not much more to say really, it is what it is.

Desde un horroroso personal, con atroz modales, este agradable restaurante pasó de un respetable indios a un hortera y cliché 'italiano'. La comida estaba mal hechas y demasiado caro, el personal era vago, desorganizado y grosero, el ambiente era muy ruidoso, odioso y atractiva. La decoración estaba sucio y tenía el atractivo de un complejo turístico barato. Si el lugar abre de nuevo, espero que para una nueva dirección. Si ve el mismo personal, yo recomiendo ir a cualquier otro restaurante en Upper Street, hasta las tiendas de Kebabs sería una experiencia mejor.

We went early on an Arsenal match day because we thought finding anywhere without booking for four adults, two children and a baby would be tricky. But we should have taken more chances. The service was sweet and prompt - which was easily the best thing about the restaurant. Second best was a thin margarita pizza, which 5yo really enjoyed. But the pasta was really not good. Sprinkling some chilli flakes over slightly over-cooked pasta in a thin tomato sauce does NOT make a penne arrabiata. I’ve only ever had better ones. The pasta with the Milanese was limp too and the meat over-cooked. 4yo disliked her tomato pasta and she never does so. The salad leaves weren’t great either.

Went here for dinner on a Saturday evening and oh my goodness it was soooooo delicious!! I had the Fettuccine Alfredo Al Tartufo and I cannot recommend it enough. My mouth is still watering thinking about it. So cheesy and delicious! Also had the garlic bread with fiordilatte mozzarella + honey and the courgette fries as a starter - both were very yummy. The garlic bread had a subtle garlic flavor that matched well with the honey. The courgette fries were more tempura like than the style I’m used to, but still quite nice and not too heavy. My friend go the Smoked Truffle Carbonara Maccheroni and was very pleased with it, but admitted to having food envy over my pasta. We both did the ice cream with coffee as our desserts. Would happily come back here! Such yummy pasta!!