Unico28 in Richmond upon Thames

One of the best places I have eaten in all of London… if not the best. Even though it's far from my house, I never hesitate to go eat, it's worth it.

I make it a habit not to write negative reviews but our experience was so appalling, I feel compelled to warn others. 3 of the 4 mains that we ordered were inedible (one dish was so salty, it posed a health risk). It took over an hour between starter completion and mains being served. We sent the 3 dishes back uneaten and they still appeared on the bill without any acknowledgment of our dissatisfaction from the manager / owner. When we queried the bill we were met with antagonism and aggression. The manager made the point that no one else was complaining, however, everyone else seemed to have ordered pizza. My pork escalope dish with soggy, watery mash and cold, grease coated undercooked onion ring’s didn’t resemble anything one would expect from a qualified professional chef and it made KFC look Michelin Starred.

We come to this restaurant every year for our sons birthday, Food is always good. Service a little slow but there was only 1 waiter on who was polite and efficient how ever for a weekday evening, the restaurant was quite busy.

Pretty great pizza when lucky,they might have different chefs as sometimes the pizza is 10/10 and sometimes 6/10

Amazing restaurant! The pizza and lasagna were 10/10, the starters were delicious, and the service was exceptional. Highly recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Lovely food and service was first class!

Fantastic service, the pizzas were stunning, and the wine was crisp. The perfect meal!

A very lovely dog friendly restaurant with great food! Staff helped accommodate my whole family (including dog!) last min and were very attrntive. Goats cheese croquette was delicious

Great place for pizza! I tried their special which had solid cuts of pork belly and nduja too!

Very good service, friendly waiters and incredibly delicious and authentic pizza!!

Authentic Italian food and very friendly service!

Excellent pizza, great service and nice place.

Gorgeous place in Hampton. Lovely fairy lights, tasty pizza and really great service!

A lovely Italian restaurant with freshly produced food in generous portions. Most of our party went for pizza last night and had large platefuls of loveliness and the garlic bread I had to accompany my lasagne was almost the same size. A lovely glass of Primitivo accompanied very nicely.

Delicious pizza and attentive stuff

Great place and venue, food excellent but the restaurant was vibe-less. Will go back in the evening to see if that changes things.

Wonderful food. Great wine. Highly recommend

Great little spot on Hampton high street...lovely food.

Our Italian friends took us this hidden gem as they had a good experience before. I must admit. pizzas were all great. Would come back again.

The best pizza I've ever had... amazing and can't wait to go back!

Cozy place. Friendly service. Nice menu. Good wines. We were greeted well and seated at a nice table. A very nice young Italian lady waited on us. Wine was good, and the 500ml carafe is the best value. The goats cheese croquettes were delicious. My wife ordered the baked aubergine starter which came out cold with hot spots. Sent it back. They brought it back piping hot and a mush. But good flavour. That's what happens when you send things back due to temperature...they nuke it. We ordered pizzas for mains. Beautiful crust well baked. An abundance of toppings. But alas, no flavour. No salt, no oregano, no basil, no pepper, no sharp cheese...bland. Note to chefs in London: it's not about how it looks, it's about "sapore...il gusto!" Overall mediocre. Not bad, but not memorable enough to come back.

This restaurant offers a pleasant take on modern Italian food. The service was fast and friendly and the food good. I tried a starter and pizza. My bruschetta starter was nice, but the tomatoes were a bit bland for bruschetta (that might be a seasonal problem). The pizza was flavourful with a good texture. The La burrata pizza what well balanced with the creamy mozzarella ball complementing them salty meat and fresh tasting rocket. Overall, this is the second time we’ve been back and both times we’re good. I’d recommend Unico28 if you’re looking for a good alternative to the other Italian restaurants in the area,

Pizza was glorious, children loved it

Too quality pizza made by Italians, what more can you ask for.

By far the best pizza in the area. Authentic, good range of pizzas, well-priced.

Exceptional is the only word, we have been regulars since Unico28 opened and every time we visit it gets better and better. Tonight was no different. Nothing is too much for the team, we are treated like family every time we visit and the food deserves a Michelin star. Probably the best Bruschetta outside of Milan, the pizzas are perfection, the freshly made pasta is out of this world and the effort the chefs put into every single dish they make is second to none. A very very special restaurant owned and run by the nicest people you could ever meet. Thank you team Unico28, we cant wait to come back...

Had a lovely dinner here, the pizza was absolutely stunning, 10 out of 10! I had the burrata and parma ham pizza. My lemon custard and pastry dessert was nice enough, but nowhere near as lemony as I would have liked, it was more like a hint of lemon. The gelato on the side was also not creamy enough for me.

Nice Pizza, popped in on Friday lunchtime. It was empty, but pizza was served quickly and was nice.

The only restaurant that has prioritised the kids food over the adults. Most places bring the kids food last even when asked! Pizza was delicious! We will be back.

Went for lunch and really enjoyed our time. The goat cheese croquettes were delicious and we ordered a pizza as well that was authentic Italian pizza. Will come back!

Excellent service! Pizza was delicious.

Best Pizza in town. Great service, very efficient!

Really nice, friendly and cosy atmosphere. Good food, excellent quality, for me thr selection is a little limited but what I did have was awesome.

Intimate venue with some interesting dishes. Update: 04/07/2020. Just visited for a post COVID-19 dinner. I'm not sure if it was eating home cooked meals for 3 months or if the chef was blessed by the gods; the food was divine. Update: 12/05/2023. New dishes on the menu, you have to try the fried courgette flowers and octopus stew starters.

My favourite pizzeria in the area! Great pizzas and attentive service. Have eaten here at least 10 times and have never been disappointed

What a lovely evening spend with my wife here. Definitely worth a visit, the pizzas are to die for a small but lovely selection of wines. We both a starts of arancini and calamari with butternut. Mains we had a beef pasta ravioli and a beautiful burrata pizza. And we shared a lovely strawberry ice cream with a disoranno.

Lovely local eatery! Great pizza, various topping choices - different from your typical pizza! Delicious wine and lovely staff. Interior is decorated nicely.

Good food. However only one vegan option and no alternative milk so could not have coffee after the meal.

This is one of our favourite local restaurants in Hampton! Delicious pizza and pasta, very friendly staff. Always a warm and inviting atmosphere. Couldn’t recommend highly enough!

Lovely friendly and relaxed restaurant with great service and delicious food.

A great choice of different and interesting food, as well as good quality, delicious pizzas. Highly recommend the Frittatina starter! The staff were polite and friendly and the restaurant itself has a very relaxed atmosphere. I will definitely be heading back soon to sample more of the menu.

Complimenti a tutti , pizzaiolo for the delicious pizza , camerieri for the lovely and welcoming service, il posto is very lovely! I will be back for sure

A great setting and easy location to get too, but what let down the evening was very slow service and no apology. It took 30 minutes for anyone to come over and take our drinks order and that was us calling them over. The food arrived and it was cold as there was a mix up over our order whereby two waiters disagreed right in our ear shot. The only saving grace was value for money and variety of menu choices.

Popped into Unico28 with my wife for an early evening meal....we had no booking but they quickly found us a table (I would advise you book if possible as the restaurant filled up quickly) I had a pizza and my wife had the risotto both were very good, we had a sharing cold meat platter as a starter that too was very nice....I would certainly recommend Unico28 without hesitation.

Great to eat with friends and family. Atmosphere is delightful and chilled. Lovely staff and service. And we will keep going back. Third time iv been when visiting in the area

The first time we went there A very lovely place and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was really tasty. But my pud was to die for Warm chocolate and pistachio fondant, so lush. I would differently come again.

I been for a birthday there first time ever I loved everything, from food to atmosphere staff are very kind one of best pizza in uk I’ve had, but not only about pizza the pasta was out from this world was a joy to eat it !!! From the aperitif to the end everything was just perfect I could not recommend it enough thank you everyone to make that night just amazing !!! Looking forward to be back.❤️

Lovely pizza and great desserts too. Very friendly staff. Service was great. Surprised to see how busy it was on a Monday but that shows it's a good restaurant.

Absolutely loved the food. Beautifully cooked and presented. The flavours were really good. Staff were laid back and friendly. Definitely recommend.

We sat at a table for 10 and every part of the service for each one of us was perfect, will definitely return .

Lovely place with good food and friendly staff. Will be back

Always a pleasure eating here ...

Amazing staff, great food and very enjoyable evening - bravo!

Authentic Italian Food , Very delicious and fresh . The ambience is perfect and cosy for little families and every time we visit is amazing service with lovely people . Highly recommend .!

Really lovely staff, delicious food and wine

Fantastic food, great service. Thank you, i'll be back

A lovely Italian restaurant, which has grown on me over the years. Food is really tasty and not too expensive. The staff there are polite and friendly.

Nice atmosphere and authentic Italian food. Great selection and you will be not disappointed

Great service, lovely atmosphere and amazing food.

Ottima cucina. Personale accogliente. Da provare per avere un assaggio d'Italia

Best Italian place for pizzas!🍕 Nice and modern bistro. Nibbles with food are really good. A part from the menu, there are specials every day. For people that could not eat gluten, there are gluten free options. My recommendation is the burrata pizza. It was delicious. The service was really good as well and staff was friendly. It is nice to be in a place where workers smile and help you with your order.There is wifi available as well.

Pasta really good, pizzas great, staff helpful, we had a good time and will be back!

Outstanding italian restaurant with beautifully made pizzas and fresh homemade pasta. Staff were really attentive

Our first time here and it was brilliant. So nice to have a local restaurant that welcomes dogs too. The food was great but the staff make this place something really special, they’re so friendly and welcoming! We had a couple of issues with errors on our bill which were sorted out rapidly.

Good honest wood oven pizzas. Easy place to relax and service prompt.

Good pizza, but the salami that came with it was not so good

The food was absolutely incredible, some of the best Italian food I’ve ever had, but the evening was ruined by the terrible service. Drinks forgotten about, had to ask for a glass, constantly ignored, gave up on ordering dessert. A shame, if the service was better this place would be amazing. As it stands, I don’t think we’ll be going back.

Tried this place for the first time as had been meaning to for ages - not many good pizza places in the surrounding area. Ordered two pizzas to collect at 1915. Pro- delicious pizzas and interesting flavour combinations (artichoke base with salami caramelised onions and nduja) and several more I wanted to try. Con - had to wait over 15minutes for them whilst sitting in the restaurant - they were ready at 1935. Would buy again as they were really tasty but probably not to collect!

Charming staff and attentive service. The food is delicious. Highly recommended.

By far the best local Italian restaurant I’ve ever been to. Fantastic service, ambience and food. Highly recommend this place (along the Hampton Hill High Street) as we would come here again and again! I’ll be referring this place to all of my friends and family. Everything is well presented, and priced. If you’re unsure of what ‘Nibbles’ to order, the Beef Arancini took us by surprise due to how well it was made and tasted. It’ll be so wrong to not order it 😆

#BEST Italian restaurant in town #private table experience🙌 #top notch service 👍 #family dinner sorted 🍝 #kids loved it! 👧🏻 #Easy parking 🚗 #nice drinks! 🍸 Shout out to BEST Italian restaurant, had loads of Italian mates, they highly recommended here, the outside seating turning to be proper lush in summer! Steve and other owner are absolutely been kind and amazing!! Took pasta and pizza serval times, had MAFALDA (hand made pasta with lamb) and RISSOTTO, MAMA MIA, too tasty! Do give it a go. Love the espresso martini and gin tonic, can’t believe everything is just so perfect!

Quiet Fiday lunchtime meal was very good; lovely pizza and the salmon was also very tasty - complete with purple potato puree! All in all very good. We will come again.

Unfortunately since my last review,the place has lost his sparkle ot we haven't been lucky twice...because this is the second time in a month that the service is very slow (50min to eat ..same for the kids)..food quality is not the best (especially the fish)...staff needs to smile more and be more kind (the girls look always bored ).For the first time in 7months we complained but I don't think the owner was very happy with that ...better be trained next time !!

Absolutely delicious food and delightful service, loved it!

Great pasta. First time tonight and really enjoyed the food. Will defo come back

Nice waitress..but was very dissapointed with the pizza..don't know why I expected it to be good...veryyy thin base..was more like a wrap in plate and sauce very bad. Won't be going again .

I’ve been yesterday evening at Unico 28 and it was an impeccable dinner. We booked a table which was very straightforward and easy over the phone. As we arrived we were greeted gracefully by almost every member of staff that we walked past. As we sat down our waitress Deimante was so incredibly friendly and very welcoming, talked us through the menu and through the specials give us some recommendations. She was the loveliest person throughout our dining experience with this restaurant. Such a friendly, smiling person, her service was prompt and efficient and I really can’t thanks enough for the amazing dinner we had. Food arrived quite quickly which was great. We ordered starters, mains, desserts, wines and cocktails. Everything was absolutely delicious and potentially the best Italian food I’ve ever tasted (hats off to the chefs). The team really work as one team and are so so friendly it makes you want to go back again. Highly recommend this restaurant, you won’t be disappointed.

I was there last evening with my family and everything was excellent . Amazing atmosphere, lovely food and the service was amazing as well . I will come back definitely.

Would 100% recommend. The food is delicious. Authentic Italian. The service is great as well.

Good service but the food was very lacking, would not use again!

Enjoyed the special 3 course menu for Valentines day with a group of friends. Food and service were excellent. Pleasantly surprised!

Excellent authentic Italian food and friendly service. A gem in Hampton.

This pizza place is delicious, average priced for pizza, interesting toppings and combinations that offer great variety! Lots of vegetarian options. Regular specials which are worth checking before ordering. The wine is nice too, the house is a good one to order. They also have pasta dishes. The staff are kind and attentive. Decor is relaxed. Recommend. During lockdown they offered blankets for the small number of outside tables. Good service.

Lovely place with great pizza! Highly recommended. 10/10

6 star waitress. She was very good. My only advice from this experience is keep her plus the French fellow 😅👍. The food was excellent. New chef now but the menu honestly bored me a little. Service was extra long but I'm not sure if that's because they could tell we were not in a rush, or if they were struggling to get the plates out. 4 stars because of the menu and my calzone missing my extra topping. Other than that the inlaws loved it and so did we. Will return and hopefully light up their last star! Vege pizza was nice. The goats cheese crochet is sublime and the calzone has just the right amount of 'stretchyness' in the cheese that you feel like your In a TV advert. Definitely try this

Beautiful place, shame about the ridiculous parking otherwise I thing they would be even busier. Food was lovely and the staff were excellent. Very much recommended.

I love Unico28! I’ve been twice and the experience is always great. Service is spot on and food is always 10/10. They never say no to any requirements.

Had dinner here and was very impressed. It's an excellent Italian restaurant. Pizza was as good as I've had with a great salad perfectly dressed and a great Primitivo. And all at a reasonable price too.

Wonderful little place, cute, romantic, with truly lovely staff and delicious food, both classic Italian dishes and some interesting specials. I can’t wait to go again!

Excellent pizza, lovely staff, and a great atmosphere inside. Definitely surpassed my expectations, and made for a good pre-theatre dinner venue.

Really enjoyed our visit.Light and airy atmosphere, good service and good quality cooking of generous portions. Will go again !

New,,,, have there act together. Food and wine, with no pressure.. Love the nooks and crannies. Staff good

Pizza was lovely, the gluten free base was better than a lot of the ones I've had in chains. The staff were lovely too.

Unico28 is a super restaurant on Hampton Hill High Street. An intriguing interior with some lovely nooks and crannies, nicely cosy and as intimate as you might want it to be. Staff were all lovely and welcoming, and helpful throughout our meal, but still politely discrete. We found the pace of our dinner to be perfect, not rushed through our courses, and with time allowed between pizza and pudding, always appreciated! Food was great, a super selection in the bread basket, wonderful pizza and pasta, and the tiramisu dessert was simply divine. Thank you to everyone for a lovely evening out, just what was needed to unwind after a stressful week. Cheers SailorBaeJon

Very good pizza. First time I had a proper marinara.

Excellent food and service. Super friendly and fantastic quality of food.

It has been so long since I’ve had a first class experience in a restaurant I felt I had to review this place. Even with our 2 year old who is programmed to ruin ours and everyone else’s dining experience, this place didn’t falter. Excellent, friendly, service. Wonderful food. Beautifully decorated. Local! I want to spend the next year working my way through the rest of the menu. Thank you to all the staff at Unico28

Very cosy place...service was excellent by Victoria & her team...food and drinks were excellent....will definitely recommend unico28...hopefully see you all soon

Delicious food that is always full of flavour. I can recommend that calamari starter as a favourite

Great dining experience, amazing pizzas and service! Definitely recommend.