Wildwood in City of London, Westminster

The service here is fantastic! From the moment you walk in the door till you walk out. The food is lovely with good size portions. Will defiantly go back on our next trip to London

Fast efficient friendly service, good food.

The service here is fantastic! I have been a couple times and on my second time the waiter reconsidered me and there has been a 6 month gap! The service was speedy and the food fantastic!

After a long hot day, sight seeing we landed on this place . We got seated straight away but others had reservations. We were welcomed by a lovely member of staff and drink orders were taken swiftly. We ordered the Philly cheese steak sandwicht and the sea bass . We didn't wait too long for it to arrive. The sea bass was cooked really well and seasoned just right. It was £48 for the meal and a glass of savigon blanc. It is not very accessible with tightly packed tables and stairs to the toilets and further seating. There were a number of children in the restaurant fresh from seeing the frozen musical which is just around the corner, so the venue was child friendly.

Rumy and Tarek were amazing! Super friendly and approachable!

Great food and ambiance service from Tarak First class Would highly Reccomend when in Covent garden Food tasty and really good quality

In this restaurant full of nice accessories you can enjoy delicious food in a cozy location. This restaurant is ideal before a musical visit, as it is located near many theaters.

Nice restaurant, delicious food. Staff could be a bit friendlier. Otherwise great. Quality of the food was good.

Really nice service and really delicious food!

Terrible service, the food had no taste ! Run away

The food was amazing. In central London, at a sit-down restaurant, our pasta was £8. They offered lovely infused olive oil and grated cheese on top of jt. Definitely come here to enjoy the warm atmosphere, interesting decor, and delightful food.

Honestly amazing. I went here to have some dinner before a show and it was amazing.

The seafood linguine that we were given had fish that was not fresh and smelled like very old seafood. It was covered in red chilli pepper to probably cover the taste and smell of the old prawns and mussels. Absolutely disgusting! The pasta was also overcooked and soaked in water. We told the waitress about it and at least we got it taken off our bill. The whole experience was bad and we will never come back again.

Amazing service and food.chorizo calzone is to die for

Tasty simple meals at ok prices.

Best food and service in London outstanding price also excellent

What a gem of a find. This restaurant was amazing. We went as a group of 8. The food was made to perfection, no request was too much. Waiters were fabulous and very attentive. It was the nicest food I've had in London. Will definitely return

Love the detail that has gone into the decor of this restaurant, which provides a unique atmosphere. Staff are very welcoming who serve you in a relaxed manor where no request is a burden. Menu selection is great and not overwhelming. Food is cooked fresh and presented with care. If you are looking to eat Italian food, then you will not be disappointed.

Everything is excellent! The food was incredible and so was the service that Samir gave us! Thank you

We had a very good time at this restaurant. We ordered the roasted sea bass and pizza, they were both delicious and well prepared. The service was friendly, the atmosphere was nice and relaxing. The price was reasonable considering the area. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a nice meal and a good relaxing time.

We booked as a group of 10+ and were delighted at how accommodating Wildwood were. The group enjoyed the varied food options and complimented the service as being very friendly and helpful.

Below average. It's way too expensive for what you get, especially the burgers (the burger tastes and looks like an 3£ burger). the atmosphere on the lower floor is horrible. garbage and dirt on the floor, the door to the kitchen is opened with a trash can,... I won't go there again.

We went there for our team 2023 Christmas lunch. The food was lovely and well seasoned. The service was really good and fast. The staff were really friendly. A nice place to eat.

Great service, atmosphere and fantastic food, all at a reasonable price considering the excellent location.

Great service, varied and good menu - not too pricey and a good atmosphere.

The food was not very good and the prices were worrying. Also, they charged us more than it said on the menu. Bit weird 😦

Nous sommes tombées sur ce restaurant par hasard et c’était un régal ! Je ne suis pas particulièrement fan des pizzas en général mais j’ai grandement apprécié ! Petit plus : la qualité du service irréprochable

Had a meal at a very busy time just before going to the theatre. Of the 4 meals 3 were ok but one was dry and couldn't be finished. The serving staff were working hard and being helpful but it did appear chaotic. We had a seat by the kitchen and the area was dirty the food waste bin was in the restaurant and buckets of dirty water were leaving the kitchen. We did see a number of meals being returned. As I said it was a very busy period.

very helpful particularly kid friendly nothing too much trouble

Decent chain restaurant well placed for pre-theatre or early evening dining near Covent Garden

Excellente pizza à pâte fine comme en Toscane et garniture parfaite. Nous sommes tombés par hasard sur ce restaurant italien...bonne pioche ! Quant à la torta de la nonna...un must !

We had a disappointing experience at Wildwood on a Saturday evening. The atmosphere and design of the restaurant was nice, but the service was a huge let down. The food was reasonably priced, but the quality was about the same as what you would get at Wetherspoons. We ordered the classic burger, 2 pizzas, and 2 lasagnes for mains. However, each dish was brought to our table with a 10-minute delay each, which meant that we ended up eating separately. The lasagnes were brought out last, and it was clear that they had been rushed in the oven to try to get them to the table quicker. This resulted in them being cold in the middle. To make matters worse, the restaurant had completely run out of beer by 6PM, which I have never experienced in any restaurant, especially in central London. We opted for other drinks however we were disappointed. The waitress was not apologetic at all about the inconvenient delays, and she huffed at us when we asked to have the automatic 10% gratuity taken off the bill because we were unhappy with the overall service. Once the bill was paid she threw the receipt on the table, huffed again and walked away without a word making it clear she was unhappy. Overall, we would not recommend Wildwood. There are much better restaurants in the area with better food and service.

Wildwood bills itself as having 'the best Italian food'. However when I came here at 5pm on 30.11.23 it didn't provide me with a hot meal, and the staff were efficient but not particularly friendly, so it is nothing like an Italian restaurant (such as Ciao Bella down the road, which has excellent food, is run by Italians, and the welcome is off the scale). I was eating alone before attending a ROH opera nearby. I was seated near another solo diner who was working - no problem in itself, but it might have been nice to have been asked where I'd like to sit. One feels conspicuous enough as a solo diner without being bunged in with other such, which they had to make space for suddenly as a huge party had just left. And then the wife of the couple who were later seated next to me hummed intermittently during their meal, which was grating. I got the impression the staff were up against it and could have done with some more staff, but they themselves did well to accommodate diners and their orders. They (including the manager) checked on me during the meal but in a 'how quickly can I do this' type of way. Not genuinely interested. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere of very pleasant, low lighting, and quite a nice layout. The drawback was random pop music (not even good hits) in the background (light jazz eg Diana Krall would have been much nicer and more appropriate after 5pm), which inexplicably they turned up after 6pm - just as the families were leaving and more adults were turning up. That was very annoying. But it had a good mix of all ages in the restaurant, which I think is a good sign. I had already been hankering after a burger so that's what I chose. I had the tempranillo wine (turned out to be the house red), which came at a perfect temperature and very reasonable price given the location. The food and drink were served in good time. However the room-temperature water I'd requested came with ice in it - I was barely looked at when the waiter (Samir) took my order so I didn't feel I mattered. I was one of the many people they were trying to process. I wasn't asked how I'd like my burger. It took about 15-20 mins to arrive (perfectly normal) but the (nicely crispy) chips were barely luke-warm (absolutely not hot) and the burger tasted very average to on the dry side. I couldn't see any gherkins or other goodies in there either. I'd say I'm a skilled cook so can say with confidence that all this meal lacked was some love in the making. It may also have needed the waiter to serve it sooner - I don't know whether the kitchen or waiter was at fault for its temperature. I hadn't ordered the (extra item) Monterey cheese in the burger but it was provided as 'complementary' - interesting, given I may not have felt like cheese. I ate it anyway. I was asked about condiments but I prefer someone just bringing ketchup and mayo to the table as those are normal accompaniments. I didn't have pudding but the espresso was delicious: a perfect temperature and flavoursome. When given my bill, I was (slightly pushily) asked to review Samir using a QR code on the receipt but I dislike such things, and usually review on here. I also had to get to the Opera House. If the food had been hot, the staff had been genuinely friendly and listening (not being just as quick and efficient as possible), and the music different, I could easily have given this place 4 stars. As it is it must remain at 2 because the food wasn't juicy and hot, and I wasn't listened to about my water - simple tasks when someone is paying for a meal. Oh, and I don't think a service charge was appropriate but one feels unable to say anything, right?

Great food, friendly staff. Good pre show dinning.

Busy, vibrant restaurant. Great service despite how busy it was and the food was excellent. Great value too, especially for Covent Garden.

Ha sido una experiencia encantadora, la comida estaba buenísima y los camareros eran amables y simpáticos, totalmente recomendable.

Muy buen servicio buena relación calidad-precio

The pasta was not as good as expected. The waiter tho was so friendly and helpful. It is not expensive but it’s not worth it. And it surely looks better than it is

The place is nice but the food is disappointing, it lacks taste… for an Italian place we were expecting much better taste for the pasta particularly.. we’ve never had carbonara pasta with more pepper than overall taste, the salad on the side didn’t have any dressing

Careful with the pizzas, they are huge and moreish Good service to boot

Super lecker italienische Küche, mega nettes Personal. Sehr zu empfehlen

Food and service were really good. They were busy and did all they could to fit us in. We'll be back

Good location, nice staff, fast service but the food was less than average. We had pizza and salad. Sorry to say but never had worse pizza, it was very dry, little cheese on top, basically no taste.

Great menu, good choice of drinks. Staff are amazing.

We had a pretty theatre meal here first time if trying and it was lovely we all enjoyed it 😊 they had a nice selection of gluten free options

Service was absolutely terrible, waiter was utterly rude to us and never let us finish speaking, gave us attitude and tried arguing. He tried to rush us and got angry whenever we wanted a change in something. Do not recommend

Great food, very attentive waiter and a surprise birthday treat - all made for a lovely lunch. There was a delay with one of our group getting their food but overall would recommend.

London with the kids and this place isn’t a ripoff. Decent food at a decent price. Thanks. Great for a matinee with the kids at Frozen.

Tarek var en meget serviceminded tjener. Skabte god stemning og anbefalede en rigtig god dessert

This is a chain very reasonably priced food is good nothing outstanding Pasta, salads and pizzas it’s very crowded you need reservations

Tasty food at affordable prices, nice service and place.

8 of us dined here and service and food were both excellent. Nice atmosphere and decor make for a pleasant dining experience.

Best Carbonara best bolongese and best service

Very reasonable prices! Nice outdoor seating patio. Waitresses were friendly and attentive. Bathrooms are clean. Loved the calamari and pizza (prosciutto, olives, mushrooms, basil and cheese), the mushroom chicken breast pasta and spaghetti carbonara! All priced around $15. Very delicious!!! I loved the calamari - the portion was slightly small but very tasty with the spicy Mayo sauce (I think!.) Location of restaurant is nice and quiet. Not on a Main Street. Quiet environment. Would come here again.

The restaurant where I love its amazing pizza and desserts.👍

Came to Wildwood for dinner before catching a musical. Place was busy, but we were seated and looked after very promptly. Great service. I got myself a cheese burger with a side salad. Both were good. Would definitely return.

Nice food nice staff. Just happened upon this restaurant. Happy to come back anytime

Very friendly waiter but without being intrusive.

Worst dining experiece. Food was awful. Mushroom aranchini tasted like it had been microwaved. Not fresh at all. Pasta was cold was sent back. There was also only 4 tiny pieces of chicken in it. Kids burger was charcoal black by child refused to eat it. Waiter was rude. Would not recommend or go back. Was dining pre show ruined our theatre night completely.

We had a lovely dinner, thanks to Samir who recommended very nice meals. We will will definitely come back 😊

Great for a family meal pre-matinee, good choice and reasonable prices for the West End. Garlic prawn starter was super and everyone enjoyed their meal. Staff were attentive and friendly and service was quick. Will come again!

Had a lovely meal here...food was obviously fresh and was delicious Service was friendly, prompt and attentive, but not intrusive! Our waitress was just lovely and very knowledgeable about the menu and ingredients. Will definitely eat here again 😋

Can't fault this place. Staff were incredible, food was served quickly, hot and fresh and was delicious. We had the bolognaise and the carbanara with a garlic bread which was delicious.

Food was good. Service was poor. Waiter pretended not to hear us. When we was placing the order she was almost walking away to rush us. And lots of other small unpleasant things. One thing I dislike the most when I come across bad service is the staff all of a sudden being nice when time for the payment arrives.

2nd time on a trip to London eating here and was just as good. Good location opposite The ROH and away from the hustle bustle around the corner Lovely spot to eat before a show or even just wandering around Covent Garden We ordered the double Pepperoni pizza. Was fabulous, big portion very thin base and tasted scrumptious with a couple of glasses of red wine The server called the wine Holy water … love it

Excellent food, service, decor and ambiance. Pizzas in a very thin base, which we love (called romana at the well know chain). We didn't realised its a chain restaurant, and certainly doesn't look like one. Highly recommended.

Popped in for dinner, the starters were delicious and well presented but the main course was poor. There was hardly any meat (seemed like having pasta on its own) and bland. After complaining we had them redone which was better but then they tried to hit us with a service charge which we argued and had it removed - Beware if (like us) you don't like service charges

Had food before show at The Royal Opera House. Staff pleasant but food was very mediocre. Won't go again

Raw chicken. Missing multiple items. Bad music. No apology. Run away….fast…

Pretty cool, but was really busy at the time

Possibly the worst pasta dish I've ever had the misfortune to eat here. I had the Rigatoni Speck. It was dry, barely any sauce, the pasta was over cooked & had zero flavour. I barely touched it as it was so bad, but had to run to the theatre so didn't bring this up at the time, but frustrating that when my plate was taken, the waiting staff didn't even check if there was anything wrong. Italians would be outraged at the state of what I'd been served. Apart from the bad food, the restaurant is ok, but the downstairs was dirty and full of random food and cleaning equipment. This area wasn't being used for seating, but was on the way to the toilet. It looks messy and gives a poor impression. The toilets look like they need a deep clean. There are many other good Italian restaurants nearby that actually know how to cook pasta, personally I won't be going back here. *Update* After their response below, I did reach out via email but never heard back, so thanks for that...maybe they have too many complaints to deal with.

The service was great, the food wasn’t bad but the steaks were charred , kids pizza wasn’t tasty and left most of it. It has cool deco but very loud and busy with groups dining in.

A very good meal, with great service. They were great with my gluten free son and explained what was GF to him.

Covent garden, just opp the royal opera House, quick service and quiet cheap for the area, pizzas about £12 and steak for £20.. friendly staff, sign up before you go and you might get a free starter or desert?

Nice place... Great service... Best tomato soup I ever had while in England. Looking forward to lunch or dinner again.

Muy buena comida y buenos precios. La pizza y la pasta están geniales. Tambien recomiendo la cerveza artesanal.

The Panzanella Salad was lovely. At 13 pounds it was a bit too small. But great taste. I recommend. They also did get my order wrong though🤷🏾‍♀️

Lovely food, really enjoyed the visit! The staff that served us was so friendly and is one of the nicest we've ever had! Can't wait to go back again!

Food and service was very good, will definitely go back!

Food is sooooo good! One of the best italians I've had. We came across this place by luck and very glad we did! We have Tarek for our waiter and he was FANTASTIC! thank you for the great good and superb service! Will be back when next in London!!

Fajne miejsce, dobre jedzenie, kelnerki na luzie, bardzo sympatyczne

Arrived minute before kitchen closing, he accepted us with great treatment and smile The food was amazing, great music and great atmosphere Thanks We will be definitely come back!

Nice little find in Covent Garden. Good pricing. Food was very nice. Will recommend aswell as visit again!

It was quiet and service was very fast. Main was served as soon as we'd finished the starter, no delay at all and the starter arrived quick too. Certainly would recommend.

Arrived without reservation, friendly staff, tasty Italian food

The pizza was excelent. Very tasty. I recommend

A table for 4 ladies booked in advance. Great service, choice and reasonably priced. A great gluten free selection. Thank you.

Great value set lunch. Lighter option of pizza and salad is brilliant. Tiramisu really good.

Great atmosphere, very good food although not all the listed menu was available. We were a group 11, but service was quick, and the staff were brilliant.

What a great find. Great food, reasonably priced. I enjoyed the atmosphere too. Good service.

Amazing food, the lunch menu very good value. Highly recommended. Tiramisu is amazing!!!

Prijs kwaliteit ligt ver uitelkaar

Awesome food at reasonable prices.

Friendly staff, excellent service and excellent food. Very good value. Will definitely go back

Absolutely loved this place!! Just around the corner from the theatres. Food was amazing, best chicken burger I have ever eaten. The staff were lovely and friendly, would definitely go back again!

Slow service but the lunchtime menu is good value for London

En el menú de los niños entraba una bebida para cada niño. Han puesto una botella para los dos y me la han cobrado, después de 5 minutos intentando explicarle que no es lo que pone el menú he tenido que pagarla igualmente, el resto normal

Lovely restaurant. Attentive and friendly staff. Prices good for Central London. My pizza was huge

The welcome was a bit cold, but later the service got better. The risotto was good and the lemonade wasn't natural (I didn't know), it is made with some fizzy drink, what I didn't like because of the sweetness.

Had a lovely meal for 3 people at peak pre-theatre menu. We had a minor issue, however the staff and management were great in resolving the issue, and were given complimentary drinks to ensure we left happy customers. Great experience. Tarek was a great manager in resolving our issue.