San Giorgio in Barnet

Great traditional Italian restaurant. Good menu choices and very welcoming staff

Mucho para gustar pero también algunas quejas! Música demasiado alta para el espacio y la acústica, y no añadió al ambiente. Servicio muy amable, la red un poco lenta en llegar. Comida tradicional, nada elegante o imaginativa, pero perfectamente cocinada y tamaños de porción sustanciales. Los precios se dispararon desde que fuimos hace 2 años. Así que piensa £ 11. 00 por bruschetta simple y £ 9. 00 para el vino de la casa de cristal dan una idea. Las pizzas de mediados de los adolescentes, pero cualquier cosa más sustantiva esperan pagar £ 50 - £ 65 cabeza por 3 platos inc vino y servicio, así que más de lo que normalmente esperaríamos incluso para un buen italiano local auténtico como este.

Amazing place Staff very friendly helpful and professional To return for sure

The place looks great, the servers are very attentive but formal, as it should be for a restaurant of this class, but the food is not my cup of tea. As an italian myself, pizza did not taste great, the toppings were not so bad but the dough is chewy and no cornicione on it. The paccheri al ragu napoletano were not bad, but it severely lacked salt, which for me was a big no no. Passable

Great place! I recommend! Great food, impeccable service. I will definitely be back!

Will have to say goodbye to my favourite restaurant in Barnet. I understand that with new management comes fresh eyes. However, the prices went up, the portions got very small, the new menu is much smaller not having different unique options comparing from other Italian restaurants in Barnet / Whetstone. The "today's specials" are not advertised anywhere and quite pricey for "today's specials". No lunch menu, no kids menu anymore. The wine you advertise on the menu is not the one you bring to the table and it's very expensive still. The desert doesn't come with the scope of ice cream anymore. I don't see any difference between you and other Italian restaurant in our city to make me come back. Table very close together with huge seats in between tables. Regretfully, not coming back.

“My wife and I recently visited this fantastic Italian restaurant in North London, and we were thoroughly impressed! The food was incredibly fresh and delicious, with authentic flavors that truly stood out. The staff were not only cheerful but also extremely helpful, making our experience even more enjoyable. They even surprised us with a complimentary treat, which was a lovely touch. I highly recommend visiting this gem for anyone looking to experience the real taste of Italian cuisine in North London. A must-try!”

Primero probamos este restaurante cuando su restaurante hermano en Whetstone, Alfresco, tuvo que cerrar. Llevábamos más de dos décadas siendo fieles clientes de Alfrescos. Mi marido es italiano y nosotros Me gustó la buena comida y la elección por un precio moderado. Estábamos buscando un restaurante italiano de precio moderado, y esto fue recomendado. Cuando fuimos por primera vez, su menú era casi idéntico a Alfresco tanto en variedad como en precio. Porque ambos eran muy buenos, volvimos. Más recientemente, aunque la comida es muy buena, los precios han subido, por lo que ahora está más cerca de un restaurante de precio más alto. Esto significa que visitaremos menos a menudo, pero aún así lo recomendaría basado en la calidad y el servicio de los alimentos.

The best restaurant I have been for a long time I have met the owner who I have known for thirty years, the food was outstanding. With a very warm atmosphere shall be going again. Went back today and left even more impressed as were my family The restaurant has a new owner and he and his staff have turned the menu and place around the food is even better than before, better ingredients are being used nice table cloths and linen napkins also a nice ambience and great music in the back ground.

Fab night last night. Went here years ago and that experience was absolutely fine. Last night was definitely on a different level. We normally go down to Whetstone restaurants, when in fact this place knocks spots off them. Much happier, friendly staff... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

¿Conoces uno de esos restaurantes donde desearías que la comida fuera mejor? ¿Dónde te gusta la gente y el lugar pero la comida era tan abrumadora e insatisfecha? Aquí está. Pedí tantas cosas en el menú. Pero a todo le faltaba condimento y se sobrecompensó con el parmesano. Enormes porciones que se sentían imposibles de terminar por la falta de sabor. Calidad sobre cantidad por favor!

EXCELLENT LOCATION. EXCELLENT FOOD AND PIZZAS…

Most humble service and brilliant Italian food. This is our new favourite. Service is impeccable, always fast. We've been here 5 times now and they've never disappointed.

Thank you for taking such good care of me and my dad (Tony) yesterday evening, as you always do. Your care and food: both excellent!

I wish I could give them 10 stars!!! What an amazing experience I had last night after an extremely unpleasant experience with the previous owner. I am so happy to see that this place is growing and that the new manager really cares about his customers. The food is superb and the service we had from Jose and Paulo was outstanding. This is definitely the best Italian Restaurant in the area. Thank you, guys. We will be back soon.

Great authentic Italian restaurant. Really pleasant and welcoming staff and lovely atmosphere there. Excellent food and drinks selection. Highly recommend a visit.

Unbelievable food, amazing pizza and pasta. Atmosphere was warm, relaxing and service was fantastic. New management are brilliant and great fun. Would definitely recommend.

We go to this restaurant most of the time, and I really enjoy the food. The service is fantastic, and the atmosphere is pleasant and very friendly. I definitely recommend it.

San Giorgio es un restaurante muy cálido y acogedor! Tuve un tiempo maravilloso en San Georgio, con mis colegas Emanuel e Irani siempre encantado de conocer a los viejos amigos Manuel Afonso y Carla! Disfrutamos mucho de la comida. Excelente servicio como de costumbre. Gracias a Manuel Afonso, Carla y todo el personal.

Amazing food and a wonderful welcome. Menu is excellent. Looking forward to our next visit already…

Went to San Giorgio for an 80th birthday party. It was very good. Service and food first class.

La comida, el servicio y la elección era vino fue uno de los mejores que he tenido en bastante tiempo. Creo que está bajo nuevos propietarios y él es un personaje real que lo hace especial. Pasó mucho tiempo recomendando y explicando sobre los platos. El servicio era muy suave y fluido. Sin duda volvería a visitar con la familia y amigos. Un restaurante muy cálido y acogedor

Good service with a smile Menu has been updated which is good There is a mixture of casual dining- pizzas, pastas etc and an excellent fine dining menu too Would recommend this for all types of events

Food is good overall but could have a bit more flavor to it. The ratio of leafs to meat in the carpaccio was leaning too heavy on the leafs. The deserts were home made and nice overall, but nothing too exciting. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The music sounded too much like elevator waiting music and a bit too loud.

Best place to eat in whetstone guys, authentic Italian cuisine and atmosphere with plenty of al fresco options. Staff are amazing and friendly and the way they talk about food you know it's a passion.

Everything was amazing the food and hospitality number 1 spot

First visit to this lovely restaurant. Good food, especially the salmon in a cream and peppercorn sauce. Nice vibe in the restaurant and good service too. Will definitely return.

Excellent service. Fabulous food. Quite possibly the best steak I've ever had! Friendly and welcome. Couldn't recommend more!!

One of my favourite restaurants in London, I have been several times with friends and family. A large, traditional Italian place, clean and well-organised, presided over by its (new) owner Paulo (Giorgio himself moved off in early 2024). I’ve only ever ordered pizzas – because they are so good! One of my friends says the pizzas are the best he has had anywhere, and while I think that may be taking things a bit far, they are excellent. There is a long list of pizzas, and a much longer list of traditional Italian dishes, with and without pasta - enough choice to satisfy anyone. My friends who have ordered traditional dishes say they are very good. Paulo and his staff are friendly and efficient, though maybe don’t choose this venue if you are in a big hurry. Finally, it is good value for money. I’ll be back there is a few weeks’ time!

Our family had a great time my little boy found out how much he loves spaghetti (he’s 1 & 1/2) Great wine to go with delicious food! Pizzas are fantastic but the whole menu needs to be tasted for sure! Service is alway amazing here so much love for the staff

Amazing good very authentic, the staff all know what they are serving and are very helpful when choosing. As a whole an amazing experience and the atmosphere is lovely.

Have just had a wonderful evening there. Everything was perfect. Love this restaurant.

Visited last night with a group of friends. We were very well looked after, the food was good, we had a variety of dishes. Would recommend.

Extensive and interesting menu. Explained to the waiter that I was intolerant to onion and garlic and ordered a modified version of the halibut. When it arrived it was missing the ‘bed of spinach’. I asked for the spinach which was brought eventually. Took a mouthful and it was full of garlic. Took a while to get the attention of the waiter who replaced it with plain spinach, by which time the fish was cold. No apology. One of our party of 5 was still waiting for her main dish as was brought something she did’t order, and had to wait for the correct dish, which was incorrect yet again when it arrived. The more senior waiter came to check and I explained that despite my telling them my food sensitivities, I was brought something with garlic, which would cause me to have an upset stomach. He joked and asked if I needed an ambulance. No apology. Didn’t seem to care.

Excellent, no real complaints at. Only small thing was that while it was pretty reasonably priced, my starter (which was asparagus with goats cheese) cost more than a main course! Otherwise the food was really good. My tortellini di zucca (pictured) was superb. A great local restaurant that deserves to be supported and definitely would recommend.

A little disappointing at the quality of the food, it was tasteless and bland which is a real shame as it used to be so nice? I’m not sure what changed

The gorgonzola pizza is highly recommended! The dough is delicious, the ingredients are high quality and the tomato paste is very good. For its part, the chilli salami pizza is too greasy, personally I didn't like it for that reason. The service is very good, the pizzas arrive very quickly.

So delicious 😋 loved everything about this place. Service was attentive and super friendly. Food was 10/10. Will absoloutely be returning.

Best pizza ever in London! If you want to have the real Italian pizza, here is the right place to go. Also, the atmosphere is nice and the staff is very kind and available. I really recommend!

Competitive prices, high-quality food, decent portions and good service. I will definitely be coming back to this restaurant.

Cassata. For 30 years I've used Italian restaurants, religiously asked for Cassata (even the ice-cream variant would do) and been told various reasons/excuses for them not having it. Last night at San Georgio restaurant in Finchley I finally heard a "yes" for the ice-cream variant. Good food, good service, good prices and good Cassata. Bravissimo!

My guest and I found this restaurant to be perfect for a relaxed dine-in experience for the following occasions: solo dine in, couples dine in/date night and small group gatherings. The staff were friendly and charismatic and the quality of the Pizza met our high expectations with ease. The music was tasteful, not too loud and created a relaxed atmosphere which allowed us to enjoy good food in peace. It was my first time here and I can confirm that this restaurant is worth another visit. I look forward to dining here again and sharing the experience San Giorgio offers with more friends/family.

Great food, service and atmosphere. The new owner has taken this restaurant to the next level

I was surprised by the service from the waiters, they were very polite and very kind, the food was wonderful and the dishes were hearty, a restaurant that I will definitely return to.

Lovely food and really friendly nice staff. Service is 10/10

Amazing food and really good service

Honestly amazing food and staff were so friendly and attentive. Very happy my first time going and would defo return

Really friendly, very Italian staff. They were attentive and unobtrusive. Food was good quality and portions were large.

מסעדה איטלקית מושלמת! שירות מעולה, אוכל איטלקי אמיתי, יין הבית מעולה.

Brilliant restaurant in every respect.

Very friendly staff, accommodating a large party of 10 people. The food was good, and protons were generous.

Meeting of relatives for lunch, 10 of us from different parts of the world. We had a great lunch. Wine was good and service great. We were placed in a part of the restaurant away from other diners which was great as we did not disturb other customers. The staff and owner were fantastic and they did not rush us. Everyone was very happy with the choice of restaurant and food. I would recommend this restaurant.

Good Italian .. veal Milanese is great dish

Excellent and authentic Italian restaurant in North London.

Had wonderful time at San Georgio to celebrate our friend Amanda's Birthday. Thoroughly enjoyed the food. Excellent service as usual. Thank you to the Georgio and all the staff.

Superb! We had a table of 9 of varying ages - and everyone commented how good it was. My favourite starter of Avacado and prawns was the best I've ever had - but all the meals were excellent - really fresh and tasty. Service was equally good - so made for a really enjoyable family evening. My first visit (despite have gone past there a zillion times) - will definitely be coming back!

Got to the restaurant and upon entry I was rushed, the 2 male servers rushed me and my guest all night, even dropping some cutlery as they were rushing.. I didn’t feel welcomed at all and the chicken was undercooked.. I’ll never be coming back again. Very bad service, even after paying the bill no one said thank you or good bye as we left!!

We always eat well when we visit at St. Giorgio and the service is excellent. My only slight criticism would be with the constant, irritating, salsa type music being played in the background. A slice of Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin would get my vote.

Excellent welcome, extensive menu, tasty food and good service.

Excellent place and food, the service is impeccable

The best Italian in the area. The pizza here made me think of "San Giorgio" as synonymous with "going out for pizza tonight". Amazing food, from pizza to pastas, and seafood starters that I've tried. The owner is a welcoming fella who makes sure the staff look after you the moment you step inside. Very good selection of drinks too, including non-alcoholic options. Wonderful place and I cannot wait for my next visit!

Lovely Italian restaurant superb staff fabulous atmosphere

I can’t recommend it enough. We’ve been visiting this restaurant for the past years and it is actually the best place you can go to for a good meal, celebrations and anything you desire. Food is amazing! Good wine selection and many more. These guys go extra mile for each and every customer who they treat as a family! For us it’s the best restaurant in the area! More than highly recommended! Thank you for your hospitality! Paula & Family.

Authentic Italian restaurant with authentic Italian hospitality. The Gamborini Venezia was delicious

The restaurant was closing at 11 and we did arrive at 10, they did served us but I preferred not to. They started to throw cutleries and menus at the table very roughly, asking straight away what we want, started to make “jokes” to let us understand we needed to eat a bit fast. Once arrive the food, they kept coming to check on our place while we were eating to see how long we missing to finish. Keep asking us everything ok? But the way it was asked it wasn’t certainly because of caring of the service actually was another method to rush us, they asked about 3/4 times per place, no even time to answer the waiter said GOOD! In a proper rude tone impossible to confuse. HE WAS NOT CHECKING TO BE NICE AT ALL!! once finished straight away removed everything from the table again with such a rough method in two people 4 hands! The way we felt uncomfortable is not easy to describe, almost unsafe. I would have preferred them to not accept us at the restaurant in first place. I couldn’t eat the pasta because of how I was feeling I left all of it personally. Also the fish was tasking the same taste as everything. was frozen and unfrozen but for sure tasteless. Really don’t recommend at all.

Amazing food and service, owner Giorgio and his team continue to serve some of the best Italian food that Nth London has to offer.. Five stars!

Delicious food and wonderful service. We are always treated very well and taken care of. We go fairly regularly and have never been disappointed. Would thoroughly recommend

Visited San Giorgio in the past week one evening and it was fairly busy.Great food but the rest is downhill absolutely no hospitality. Not what one would say acceptable behaviour and attitude by owner Giorgio very unprofessional . Observed rudeness to staff and not polite tone and manner to customers, we actually lost count how many times he raised his voice to two waiters who were absolutely rushing around in the restaurant while we were seated and also talking down to customers in a aggressive manner on occasion because he seemed completely stressed out, not exactly the type of hospitality that customers want to experience when you come to relax and enjoy and pay for a decent meal and service. We were recommend this restaurant by our friends who are well known in the football industry at the football association and FIFA and as I act as legal counsel on occasion for the football industry . They recommended the restaurant and informed me the the owner is well known to them for many years and normally have relaxing lunches at San Giorgio for privacy as it is convenient and local. Great food no doubt but we won’t be back and to see staff scared of their boss and absolutely micromanaged and being watched over every second is something i and my guests were shocked to see. The table adjacent to ours told us they are regulars and normally it is no such a tense atmosphere when busy and not as bad not as it was on our visit as their son is normally there and is more organised and calmer but unfortunately his son was off when visited . We won’t be back and nothing more to it. There are many great restaurants in London where service and hospitality is far better. No doubt great food at San Giorgio but that is the only great thing.Maybe because our friends our are well known in football industry the service and experience they receive must be as VIP clients. Service charge should be on the bill for good service and we should have choice to reward based on the service, food and enjoyment and atmosphere.

Great but slightly pricey Italian

We ordered a series of food and found it was clean, flavoursome, and well seasoned. The vegetarian options are to die for, and I'm a meat eater. The seafood options doesn't disappoint 🍕 options are bellissimo, divine 🍕 The owner uses fine good quality produce, which is evident when you take your first bite. Drinks - a lovely list of the usual (White & Red wine, Beer, Hot drinks, 🍷🍺☕️🧃etc); plus Cocktails & Mocktails 🍹🍸

Great service but with average food. Service was great - quick, efficient and attentive. They look after your table well. If your table is empty then they go check the status of next dishes, they top up your water and wine frequently etc. Food was average. Spaghetti con vongole was such a let down. It had WAY TOO MUCH grated garlic, you can see grated garlic coating spaghetti as if it was parmesan. All you can taste is garlic, overkilling flavour from clams. Overall 5 star for service, 2 star for food with huge disappointment on my pasta.

Food was overcooked and tough Owner was rude to us by complaining that we shouldn't complain He gave us half our money back! You wouldn't do that if it was as perfect as he stated We will not go there again

Excellent food with very big portions

Cibo ottimo ambiente amichevole e familiare Da rifare

Amazing place, amazing food, amazing company & an amazing family of restaurateurs thank you for another amazing night

The Italian food was very good indeed

A really BAD experience. The service was diabolical 1 hour a d 45 minutes to receive our meals. No acknowledgement or apology, for this. The manager was extremely rude to us. We were a group of us and we all felt strongly, that we would never return. The food was mediocre. After waiting that long, the food was not even hot.

Manager rude. Table booked for 8pm and food was served at 9.45pm. No apology from the manager nor any of the staff. Will never go back. Plenty other Italian restaurants

Terribly rude waiter who brought out a dessert for an elderly relatives birthday and put it down in front of her saying “are you happy now”

Incredibly rude waiter who ruined an elderly relative's birthday lunch

Lovely, lovely and friendly restaurant! The food is good and reasonable price! I will highly recommend 👌 👍 ☺️

There is a sort of Italian intensity about this place that, being very English, I don't know how to deal with. The food is good, with a varied menu and good portions. But somehow I feel inadequate. Unable to be who I need to be to eat here. Sorry, this is a bit personal, I do apologise.

Nice family run restaurant,freshly cooked pasta, knowledgeable and friendly staff. Looks and feels like an Italian restaurant

Stake shume te shijshme♡ Spaghetti me sea food shume i shijshem ☆

the owner/manager called Lorenzo very rude. The worst service of my life. Food made in burnt oil! I wasted my time and money! On Mother's Day, instead of enjoying lunch, I was very upset.

I just absolutely love this wholesome restaurant. Hadn't been in a while and Georgio and his son welcomed us back with such warmth. Georgios son, also remembered my dads name (Andrew) and it's little heart warming touches like this that mean the world to us. The food was spectacular. Made with love. From the moment we sat. It was magical. Never change x

Food is always lovely. I ordered the steak last time though and it took ages like 45+ mins. Maybe they were looking for the cow, I don't know. Tasted good tho.

Been here a couple of times. Food is OK cod was tough don't think we will be back

The best Italian I have had in years .. Sea Food Pasta , just the best ..

Lovely authentic Italian cuisine. Food delicious and excellent service

Very gd service nice people reasonable price

Really good italian restaurant.Grest food,lovingly prepared.

Amazing food, very good customer service. Always nice to be back!

Visited on 13th November 2022 GREAT FOOD AND SERVICE ! We celebrated my wife’s birthday party here and 18 of us all had such a great time as the food and service was excellent ! Every single starter and main was so tasty and the portions were so large too , including the kids meals . The owner also gave us drinks and extra snacks on the house so all round a fantastic service and everyone who attended said it was the best Italian restaurant they had been to for a long time and we will all be going back again . Thanks so much to the owners Giorgio and Gianni and to all the waiters for making my wife’s birthday extra special !

Disgusting place DONT GO THERE TO EAT. They are so rude and disrespectful. Without finishing the food they come and take the plates. And pushing you to pay so you can leave as soon as possible. The worst experience i ever had.

The worst place to go and eat. Disgusting staff. They came and took the food from our table without asking us trying to push us to leave and also arguing with me in front of everyone that I’m wrong. One star is too much you deserve -0

Stunning food , best prawn and langoustine risotto i’ve ever had , extremely generous portions, wonderful kind staff and wonderful atmosphere and music !

Nice and cosy restaurant. Friendly atmosphere, excellent service, delicious food. What more you want from a restaurant. Well done guys!👍

Last night I went to San Giorgio for the first time, absolutely loved it there! A very pleasant atmosphere and the food was great!

I've been going to San Giorgio for years and have never been disappointed. I went with my wife and son who love this restaurant The atmosphere was great inside. The food was fantastic as always and the service brilliant. Cocktails were super. Really is good value for money. We were stuffed, not even room for a dessert. I had mentioned it was my wife's birthday and they shocked us at the end with a candle lit dessert and sang happy birthday which the other customers joined in. Thank you to Giorgio and staff for a great meal and night out. I would highly recommend this Italian restaurant above all others.