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The service at The Italo's is rated 7.8/10 by TheFork users.

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The waiting time at The Italo's is rated 8.1/10 by TheFork users.

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The noise level at The Italo's is rated 7.6/10 by TheFork users.

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The quality of the food at The Italo's is rated 7.6/10 by TheFork users.

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The atmosphere at The Italo's is rated 7.4/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - The Italo's

Name: The Italo's
Address: 366 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7LQ, United Kingdom
Price range: £30 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 7.6

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7.6
of 10

153 reviews

Ambience

7.4

Food

7.6

Service

7.8

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Faruq R. • 143 reviews
20 March 2025
2/10
Careful. Prices are HIGHER at the restaurant. Overall 1/10 unfortunately. Out of all the restaurants ive been too, this will come in the bottom 5%. People I would not recommend this place Over priced dishes that are bland and are no way authentic italian. Poor portion and odd amount of food. Pizza was doughy ans tasteless and the burrata didn’t come with much of oil/sauce. I can’t believe I paid £12.50 for it. Tomatoes not cooked. Broccoli boiled to the point it was falling apart and soggy. Side dish of grilled vegetables were hardly grilled and were only a few aubergine slices amd 2 pepper slices. Waitress was kind but we didn’t see her 80% of the time, amd when we did she was not attentive ane always on her mobile. Was difficult to get ber attention. Food also took ages to come out, wasn’t impressed. Table needed some tissue underneath one of its let to make it stable.
Rob S. • 1 review
8 March 2025
7/10
it was OK, the lasagna portion was quite small and needed some salad with it. The pizzas were liked, the wine expensive. probably won't go back ....
Des C. • 3 reviews
16 January 2025
5/10
Lovely service however terrible food and really small portions!
Bev W. • 6 reviews
6 January 2025
5/10
Waitress pleasant enough but garlic bread dry and salads bland
Leonardo T. • 22 reviews
15 December 2024
6.5/10
It was Sunday evening and it was dead, we were the only ones there, so the waiter was almost staring at us. instead
Sue A. • 2 reviews
13 December 2024
9/10
A repeat visit for a pre-theatre dinner for a party of eight. The food was very good, as was the service. This time we were seated downstairs, which has less ambience than upstairs. But on the plus side, it was quiet Our The Fork discount wasn’t applied - though to be fair we forgot to remind them
Sally S. • 1 review
7 December 2024
2.5/10
Waiters did not know a very basic menu. The spaghetti bolognese tasted like it was from a bottle sauce and came with a minuscule amount of dried Parmesan. House wine not available. The staff did not know how to make up one of the desserts. Expensive and very disappointing- it says it is a family run Italian restaurant- from my experience of Italy no Italian family would put food out like that
Nicola E. • 1 review
7 December 2024
6/10
For tourist. Service too slowly
Carolyn G. • 33 reviews
29 November 2024
5/10
The food was fine but not in line with prices - glad we were able to get a discount through The Fork! We were the only customers at 8 pm on a Friday, and as soon as we got our food, they started closing up and then basically hovered behind the bar waiting for us to finish and leave. Not the most relaxing experience and we felt rushed out. Note - they are supposed to be open until 11 pm. We won't go back.
Janice Z. • 1 review
22 October 2024
3/10
Everything was bad. The server was very nice and tried but seemed not to know about the menu or wines. Perhaps a language barrier? He was the only one there. We ordered calamari, salad and clam pasta and told him we had an allergy to shrimp and lobster. The calamari was fine. The pasta dishes came with two different types of prawn and shrimp which my partner could not eat. The pasta was not homemade and the sauce tasteless. We left with our plates barley touched and went to another restaurant. They did not comp our meal. In all fairness, we didn't ask.
Katrina A. • 1 review
15 October 2024
7/10
Nothing wrong with the place. We went at 7 on a Tuesday so for the first part of our meal it was only us at the restaurant which didn't feel too nice, however, more people arrived later. The food we had was good but nothing super special. Overall enjoyed it but I don't think I'd go again
Anthony T. • 7 reviews
9 October 2024
10/10
Very attentive friendly service. Food good quality
J N. • 1 review
9 October 2024
10/10
Delicious food. Spacious dining area. Very friendly service.
Sue A. • 2 reviews
23 August 2024
9.5/10
We were a group of 7 having dinner before a theatre visit. The service was prompt and friendly and we all liked the food. One of us tried the pinsa pizza and found it really good. We didn’t encounter any issues with hygiene or cleanliness. We would go back.
Lisa H. • 11 reviews
22 August 2024
8.5/10
Service and pizza’s were great
Nicola M. • 1 review
22 August 2024
5/10
Not great , pasta came very bland , I asked for chilli in the dish it never came the waiter brought fresh chilli on a saucer to add . Disappointing
Loraine M. • 8 reviews
15 August 2024
7.5/10
I’d have given more stars but they forgot our bruschetta starter. They brought it with the main, kindly didn’t charge for it. However we wanted it to take the hunger whilst waiting for main Also like a lot of restaurants was quite noisy.
Pamela F. • 8 reviews
5 July 2024
7.5/10
Really lovely food. We had the beetroot gnocchi and a margarita pizza and both were delicious 😋
Jon B. • 1 review
13 July 2024
10/10
Good service and lovely food
Debora r. • 15 reviews
4 July 2024
7/10
The food is good but the service needs improving. We had to call the server over a lot of times
Jacek H. • 4 reviews
22 May 2024
10/10
Every was Very good 😊
Ginny E. • 35 reviews
3 April 2024
8/10
Good place for catching up with friends in this intimate restaurant. I enjoyed the service despite the error with the division of the bill which meant I got a free dinner.
Gary J. • 3 reviews
2 April 2024
9.5/10
Ideal for a bite before Sadlers Wells show. Great food and friendly efficient service
Darren S. • 1 review
16 March 2024
4/10
Hair on the pizza dough.
dawn b. • 1 review
10 March 2024
9.5/10
Beautiful little restaurant. Staff friendly, food was amazing and the price was good. Would defantily recommend.
Barbara B. • 1 review
12 January 2024
7/10
Nice little restaurant. Food was generally good but unfortunately our pasta dishes were served on cold plates, so our hot meals very quickly became only warm.
amaan a. • 3 reviews
3 October 2023
9/10
And authentic Italian experience with a full menu and great ambience. We ended up going here after another reservation canceled and it was quite a happy siprise coming here. As a vegetarian there are a good few options for me of both pizzas and pasta. Would definitely go there again to try other menu options.
Catrin W. • 1 review
21 September 2023
8/10
It was quite nice and good value! There was a new trainee who made a few mistakes with our experience but that can happen anywhere. Bruschetta was particularly nice.
Chris G. • 4 reviews
25 September 2023
9/10
Hidden away at the top end of Goswell Road, the unassuming front hides a beautiful little new Italian restaurant. Excellent sourdough pizzas, competitively priced drinks and super-friendly staff. We look forward to coming back soon...
Anmol M. • 1 review
18 September 2023
9.5/10
Really good food and service. Recommendations by the server was also amazing. Great value for money
Cici L. • 25 reviews
17 September 2023
10/10
The food are delicious and the staff are very nice and friendly
Eileen H. • 1 review
16 September 2023
9.5/10
The food and the staff at this small restaurant was very good and the relaxed atmosphere made for a pleasurable evening.
Maria Pia M. • 1 review
15 September 2023
9.5/10
Amazing pinza!!! Most delicious base I've ever had!
Elliot H. • 10 reviews
14 September 2023
9/10
The food was pretty good. We had 2 pizzas and the Salmon. Food came out as expected, and the pizza tasted fairly authentic.
Fiona F. • 4 reviews
3 September 2023
10/10
The service was too friendly, and the manager sister was very heartwarming because we ordered the wrong meal and gave us a pizza free. I also used a fork order discount of 10 pounds, and the final price was 41 pounds ????
Jeremy G. • 7 reviews
31 August 2023
8.5/10
We had a very nice meal. Quality ingredients , reasonable price and made special by the 2 front of house staff who were so lovely, efficient, and charming. They made our evening.
M C. • 11 reviews
30 August 2023
10/10
Great food: top quality spaghetti carbonara and pinsa pizza is a must-try!
Rachel W. • 1 review
29 August 2023
10/10
Great pre theatre service- lovely food - will be back soon.
Kirill M. • 89 reviews
9 August 2023
10/10
Absolutely wonderful! The food was really amazing - can't recommend it highly enough. Very courteous and friendly service. Will be back!
Kate B. • 13 reviews
5 August 2023
9/10
Authentic Italian food in a beautiful restaurant. A great find and ideal for dinner prior to a show at Sadler’s Wells nearby.