This is the third or fourth reboot this restaurant has undergone in the past few years, and it's…read morefinally hit the mark. It now looks like a proper, neighbourhood Italian - we've been three times since it re-opened and have something at the very least properly tasty and at its best genuinely delicious. Ingredients are excellent, seasonal and fresh, the cooking absolutely spot on and service and prices respectively excellent and affordable. Polenta with mushrooms, salsiccia with lentils, pizza with dolce latte (new one on me), wild boar ragu, mixed antipasti - all excellent. Alessandro is more than happy to talk over the menu - giving me a detailed description of the sausage and lentils dish I had for their special the other day. Simple, warming, satisfying - I'm not sure it gets any better.

Lovely, busy, local restaurant with authentic food and great service. The chef/ owner is happy to…read moretalk you though the menu and goes out of his way to ensure you are happy. Very relaxed atmosphere (they are not in any rush to get you in and out) which I personally like. The dishes are seasonal and change regularly.

Beautiful intimate restaurant with great service. I got the ribeye, potatoes, bone marrow butter,…read moreand lemon merengue pie. Everything was delicious. The ribeye was cooked perfect and cut like butter. The flavor on it was also perfect. I liked how the potatoes were cooked but they could have used a little more seasoning. The lemon merengue pie was absolutely delicious too and came along with a nice presentation. I highly recommended this place.

We had reservations for two at Macellaio RC tonight, and the food completely surpassed all of my…read moreexpectations. I don't typically like to go out to restaurants for steak as I feel like I can cook a pretty great one myself at home, but this place was highly recommended by my girlfriend's coworker. I'm very glad we came, because this was arguably the best steak dinner I have ever had in my life! We ordered the Steak Tartare, Liver, and 700g of the T-Bone steak to share. (This was way too much food for two people, but 700g is the minimum order for T-Bone). We ate so much meat today, I feel like I need to go vegetarian for a day just to balance my body out. Still, every single item was fantastic. The Liver with the roasted onion puree may have been the standout. It was incredibly tender and flavourful, and I don't normally even like to eat liver. The T-Bone steak was also amazing, buttery smooth such that I felt like I could have cut it with a spoon. Service was great as well, with the wait staff being incredibly attentive and kind. Will definitely be returning to Macellaio RC in the future!

One of my favorite restaurants in the area. The place just feels authentic, run by a very nice…read moreItalian family. We usually order the Capricciosa pizza, which is fantastic. I also really enjoy the Mussels in White Wine Sauce, although it is only sometimes available from their daily specials menu. The Spaghetti and Meatballs here are pretty great too. I don't have too much else to say about Buona Sera. The food is great, the family and staff running the place are super friendly, and the restaurant itself is clean. Pretty much the perfect spot for a sunny weekend brunch on the patio!

This place is amazing for authentic Italian. We came in for lunch and were seated by the open…read morewindows inside. The interior is big and bright with pretty lime green tables and chairs. We were a party of five and the amount of food that was brought out could have easily served 8! We started with some tomato/garlic bread and simple garlic bread (which comes in the shape of a pizza--cool with me). I could have eaten that whole thing and called it a day. Then we shared the guazzetto, a bowl of fishy things: prawns, clams, mussels, in a soup. I'm still working my seafood muscle so went easy on these. For the main course, I had the potato gnocchi, so delicious but so filling; I had to take some home. For dessert, I had the Soufflè al Cioccolato, chocolate souffle with vanilla ice cream...um AMAZING. And I also got a nibble of the Mango Tropicale, mango sorbet with coconut ice cream, topped with fruit. The presentation for this was superb! Also got one little taste of the Limone Ripieno, lemon sorbet served in...A LEMON, whodathunk. More points for presentation with that one. To close it up, we had the limoncello, which was really strong. I took a few tiny sips and left the rest for hubby...eh, I can't do alcohol. The service was great and the food, so good. At one point it started to rain outside and I thought we'd close the windows, silly me. This is London. The people sitting out on the patio didn't even blink when it started to drizzle. Within minutes it was over anyway. I love London.

I really really wanted this one to work. It got a Zagat 23 (according to my iphone App) for food -…read morevery high for Clapham/Battersea so I solo'd it this past mid august weekend before trying to impress. It was a Sunday , in august and so crowds were low - even better though they were out of a few things I was interested in. The salad starter was fine, the house wine, predictable but fine for the price but the main dissapointed. It was a pasta (the sort that looks like sea shells with a funny italian name), brocolli, anchois, and garlic. Interesting. Sadly the pasta was flavorless, the brocolli water boiled, short on anchois, and long on garlic. In fact if I had to bet they had no anchois and subbed in some tomato. I am still feeling the garlic today. Probably best not to judge a restaurant by its August food but I expected much better. If a restaurant of this rating can't perform in August (on a sunday) they should not serve the dish or should just close like the french and italians do. To finish, the cheese, some parma , also underwhelmed. Just not the sharpness that I expect. So, I am still in search of a great italian in Clapham/Battersea. Or maybe I have found it and just need to order something more than pizza from Pizza Metro and Donna M. But that is hard because the pizza is just so good there...

I recently enjoyed a very pleasant Saturday lunch here prompt and smiley service, and an…read moreinteresting menu further enlivened by an array of tasty-sounding specials. Two particualr highpoints were a roast leg of rabbit and porkbelly with cabbage; man-sized portions of loving prepared, high quality meat. I wouldn't bracket the Osteria with the likes of Strada or Carluccios; this is more ballsy north Italian cuisine, untarnished with the commeditisation which always seem to creep in with chains. Very nice coffees, too. A main, drinks, and coffee came to about £25/head, and I'd say it was worth every penny. Highly recommended, particualrly if you can sit outside on a sunny afternoon but don't plan on doing that if you only want a coffee, as you'll be shooed away promptly.

Thank goodness Olive Garden was open today -Storm day Sunday Jan 25! Great decision to the…read moreManager! After shoveling - we needed a hot meal and Olive Garden was open to satisfy us! They are true Troopers - while every other place was so scared to open up! Daniel was a delightful server and bus boy - he wore many hats and did a fantastic job! Daniel was great and the food came out piping hot and was delicious on this cold day!!!! thank you Olive Garden for staying open and being a lifesaver! Such a great decision!

The service was slow and they did not ask for anything to be refilled. Never came back after we got…read moreour meals. She came back at the very end to see if we needed anything. One meal was ok but the other stuffed marsala had burned cheese on top. It may be a long time before considering to go back.

I'd never been to Parsons Green before, but my friend had her birthday dinner here and it is one of…read moreher favorite restaurants. We had a long table of about 15 people, and there was only one other group of diners there on a Monday evening. I liked that aspect, that it was low key, not stressful, and we had the full attention of the staff. It's so refreshing, compared to the constantly busy and packed restaurants of central London, where it is a struggle to even find someone to take your order. I could hardly believe that this was London! We ordered some wine and starters for the table, and for my main I got the squid ink risotto with scallops. Everything was delicious and incredibly well priced. There was a lobster spaghetti ordered by a few people in our group that looked amazing. And despite the fact that we were a big group, all the food arrived together (another benefit of nearly having the restaurant to ourselves!) I think everyone had a great time... I just wish I lived closer so that I could be a regular!

This place never fails to please me. It seems just a fitting…read moreplace for a second or third date, a family/friend's birthday or a catch up with friends over great food and wine. The decor is simple and unstated, yet offers and ambient atmosphere for a lovely relaxed evening. Every time I walk in the owner always greets with such glee and a welcoming embrace, which is followed by a great meal with wine recommended to suit the food and mood. The price is reasonable, reflected by the quality of the food and I'd always recommended this place for friends and family looking for a relaxed dinner in Parsons Green.

I came in around 6 p.m. I wanted to eat some pizza, but I was told that the oven is not ready and I…read morewould have to wait approx. 1 hour. I decided to order some pasta. It didn't have any taste. I was disappointed. Plus this place doesn't really look nice and I had the whole place for myself. Felt creepy. The only asset was the service, they were really nice.

When we walked in, the smell was so amazing, I felt like I was in Italy. This is truly an Italian…read morerestaurant. Wait staff and chefs are Italian. The food is mouth watering. If I lived in London, I'd be a regular. The waitress was so sweet. She was Italian and spoke with an Italian accent. My husband walked up to the kitchen with our 1 year old, and true to the Italian culture, the chefs all called out 'bambino!' They were so nice. They gave him a bowl of olives to eat as he had eaten them all off the pizza. The restaurant is not in a fancy part of town, nor is it a fancy restaurant, but it's as authentic as you get. If you like Italian- go here. You will love it. This place is a little gem.

After two weeks of eating in Paris and London, I can say that this was, without a doubt, the best…read moremeal I had on this trip. I ordered the scallops aglio e olio linguine and my friend had the chicken tarragon. The scallops, crayfish, and the cherry tomatoes were superb. The linguine had a sweet sauce that was divine. I could not stop eating it. My friend called the chicken tarragon fabulous. My only regret is not finding this place sooner, I'd have eaten here multiple times. As if the quality of the food was not enough, the staff was very friendly!

Great service and food. Quick but excellent ingredients. A really nice local option.read more

I know, I know, shut up about Pizza Express you groan, but I must say that this one's even better…read morethan the one on Wandsworth Common. Small, boutique-ish and up-lit, this restaurant oozes cool, and what else do you want when tucking in to the best Salad Nicoise you could ever eat. Isn't it? Maybe I haven't travelled enough? Anyway, I just wanted to say, don't write off a quick pizza just because you don't like chains. It can be a great experience.

As far as Pizza Express locations go, this one is tops. It's also en route to the cinema, so that…read moremakes it even better. We nearly always have excellent service and the staff are friendly and fun. On one occasion, when we we out celebrating my ability to eat and leave the flat after a week of being really under the weather, we had a horrid experience. I made a complaint and the restaurant management called me to apologize. Excellent service. (I also noted that the problematic waitress in question didn't seem to last long there). Yummy food, cozy location, pleasant staff. Yay!

We had dinner there last night with some friends and, although the food was tasty, my husband spent…read morethe whole night with vomiting and diarrhea. Absolutely unacceptable. I'll be reporting the restaurant for food safety concerns.

Very serviceable neighbourhood Italian- it seems like it's been here forever. Excellent pasta…read moredishes, and lots of seafood. Extremely popular with families , couples, and indeed local business people, you'll rarely see the place empty( particularly on a sunny weekend). I particularly enjoyed deep fried artichokes as a starter, and the ravioli al tartufo ( white truffle ravioli) was also excellent on my last visit. One of the few restaurants I know of that still has a dessert trolley( welcome to desserts c 1981 - think tiramisu and profiteroles). As other reviewers have noted, the waiters are in the classic stereotypical mould- expect to have all your menu choices pronounced "perfect". Expect to leave £30-40 lighter per head for three courses , excluding drinks, ut with a sense of cosey well being. If I had one gripe, it would be that there isn't a wider range of wines by the glass( house white or red only, both passable Sicilian ones as I recall).