The best restaurants serving Italian food in London

We have just had our wedding meal cancelled with less than two months to go via a copy+paste email titled to "guests" and with just a "we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this may cause". This all took place just after they'd posted over their social media to "book now" to join them. Best case they are incredibly incosiderate with poor customer service. Worst case there is something dodgy going on. Avoid at all cost.

Awful place, the fridge was dirty and had mould in one of the corners, i told the staff about it and they were rude and forced me to leave. Extremly rude and disrespectful who made my wife especially feel unwelcome.

The atmosphere here is amazing, great place to relax and chill with family and friends. The food is amazing, highly flavoured, fresh and very tasty also there’s a range of different drinks. The staff is friendly and welcoming with swift service. I highly recommend this restaurant, you won’t be let down 💯🔥

So disappointed in the service and food Still eating starter when main arrived. Rushed rushed rushed Could tell you about my carbonara but I don’t want to upset everyone! Only upside was that they took carbonara off the bill

Indeed the best specialty coffee in the whole Bexley

Lovely place with delicious food including quick and spot on service

We made an enquiry about whether they were available to take booking for 2 people, and they said they will, when we got there we found the lovely waitress had already reserved a table for me and my girlfriend. And the waitress was amazing in giving suggestions on what foods we would prefer based on our dietary preferences. And food itself was just delicious! The texture of my pasta and my girlfriend’s pizza were beyond excellent. I would defo recommend!

Muy buena comida. La experiencia se vio ligeramente empañada por las vibraciones del camarero cuando pedí pagar en la caja en lugar de a través de la aplicación que viene con un cargo adicional. ¡Lo habrías hecho aunque te hubiera pedido que te quitaras el cargo por servicio!

We walked in without a booking but were greeted so warmly by the staff who showed us to our table. We noticed immediately that the restaurant is so clean, and this was true of the toilets also. Everything from the staff to the food and drink were wonderful. Staff are very helpful and friendly and the food standard and value for money are excellent. Thank you for a lovely evening, and see you again very soon!

Gran restaurante, un grupo de 5 de nosotros comimos allí en una noche de amigos. La comida era absolutamente deliciosa y el servicio era excelente

the other reviews are correct. Had no expectation coming here. When we walked in the place was dim as there was no one else but us. We were greeted delightfully by who we think was the owner. We had pizza, lamb and dessert. Everything was delcious and the right price

Deliciosa cena. Tiramisu fue increíble. Gran servicio de Pedro y Krystyna! Vendría de nuevo seguro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really lovely meal at Vesuvio. Great, attentive service, very good food. Tucked away, but worth the trip. What a lovely restaurant, we will be back!

Very patchy food. Bavette steak was tough and the fries weren’t freshly cooked and while the salmon was ok the new potatoes were greasy and the tender stem wasn’t good. Maybe pizza is a safer bet The food came out very quickly to be all freshly cooked.

Good food, but shockingly poor service — not kid-friendly We were hopeful given the menu, but the experience quickly soured. It took over 20 minutes (and a reminder) just to get menus. Staff then seemed irritated that we needed a few minutes to choose. The real issue came when our toddler accidentally bumped her head and started crying — instead of offering any understanding, we were abruptly asked to pay and leave, even though two of us hadn’t finished eating. This is clearly not a kid-friendly place. Disappointing, as the food was genuinely good. EDIT (following owners' response): I can confirm that I did visit your restaurant on the evening of 2nd May 2025. I understand this may not reflect your usual service or values, and perhaps it was an off day — but this was our experience, and it felt dismissive and uncomfortable, especially given we chose your place thinking a family-run business would be welcoming to young children. I hope future guests are treated with more care.