Va Pansiero

Wedding anniversary yesterday. Recovering from chest infection so not well enough to go into central London, get tickets for a show and have a pre-​show meal. We agreed a meal nearer to home would be good. Brother-​in-​law suggested this restaurant so we booked a table for tonight.
Menu’s not bad, ££ but then you expect to pay a little more for a restaurant that’s menu is up-​market and, of course, you’re celebrating something special.
Was happy with my tricolore salad. Husband ordered Mozzarella in carrozza which is deep fried mozzarella in bread crumbs with a touch of tomato sauce. Quite a LOT of tomato sauce, actually and he couldn’t eat it all, saying it was rubber-​y and difficult to eat. Waiter enquired when taking plates away and manager told us they wouldn’t charge us for it.
Mains were Sea Bass Fillet grilled with chopped Tomato, Mushroom, Leeks and Squash in a Pesto and Cream Sauce for him and Pizza Fiorentina for me (my favourite pizza I always have this when we go to Prezzo). Both dishes were fine. I’d asked for chilli oil for my pizza expecting to find the chilli oil bland like it normally is when we eat out. To find the chilli oil bottle filled with tiny red and orange chillis and that the oil was fiery was nice! Couldn’t actually face anything else to eat but had a liqueur coffee whilst my husband ate his Hazelnut and Pistachio Pot which the menu told us was: Hazelnuts and Pistachio Ice Cream topped with Chocolate Sauce and chopped caramelised Praline. It looked like a ball of ice cream which had been rolled in nuts but I was informed that it just tasted like vanilla ice cream. On the whole it was a disappointing meal. There was music playing in the background but the restaurant was noisy when we arrived even though there was only a few other tables of diners. Just as we were waiting to pay, the two young ladies who’d been seated on the table next to us asked for their bill — and the staff promptly moved them to a different part of the restaurant — complaining how noisy it was! Not a restaurant I plan go to back to in a hurry.

This restaurant is slightly up market of Belle Italia etc. The menu has lots of tasty options. I like that you can get most pasta dishes as an accompaniment to your meat dish.
Staff as polite and attentive (it was not busy when I went). However, as this is a reasonable price the customers don’t feel reserved in behaviour and therefore will be loud.
The quality of food is good, the pasta was delicious. My prawns were over cooked however, so my rules are that I knock a star off if I can cook it better.

Some time since I have eaten here, from time to time I do pop in for a drink. As they expanded the food quality and portion sizes suffered. Can get a bit noisey but still a great buzz in here.

Lovely food and venue but very very noisy

Fantastic Italian restuarant! one of (if not) the best in surrounding london, the food and location is fantastic and very well priced also! knocks most other restaurants such as your asks and prezzo’s and also pizza express out of the water!
Would strongly recommend everyday of the week!