We just enjoyed a fabulous birthday meal at Symposium. An interesting and unusual menu - we both chose things we had never eaten before and everything was absolutely gorgeous. Great wine list too - by the bottle and by the glass.
Fantastic food and lovely people. The tasting menu evenings are great value.
Amazing food & even better service. Each time I walk in, Im welcome with such positive energy. I also highly appreciate the fine produce for sale for half price comparing to Borough market where I used to source them from. I think this establishment has become my favourite new weekend lunch place. " love my new zašívareň". :)
Fantastic place. Great food, wine, service and atmosphere. We will return (very soon)!
So happy to have symposium in our neighbourhood! Excellent food and deli, friendly staff!
Great creative cusine great wine explosive combination, wake up east london symposium is here.
Very reasonably priced; pleasant atmosphere, owners/staff are passionate about what they do; great rustic food; open from 10am-11pm....need I say more?
Espresso was perfect. Black Focaccia was very moreish and went well with their lovely wine!
We went here last night and had starters, mains, and shared and dessert and a bottle of wine. The food was incredible some of the best pasta I’ve ever had and my boyfriend said his dessert was amazing. The owner/ staff was lovely and so attentive and the restaurant itself was beautiful. 10/10 would red and would go again!
Super nice food and staff. We had a really wonderful meal there, and all of the food were carefully made and with excellent tastes. Also the staff were 100 percent friendly. Definitely recommend the restaurant.
The photos will explain the reason I recommend it too.
A slice of Italy on roman Rd. Good wine selection, excellent meats, always fresh ingredients.
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A good place they got one table outside slightly inclined but agreeable to be outside. Vegan food coffee ice cream vine etc... For sure you can pay with American express I counted 9 stickers on the door. See pictures
We had a lovely evening at the Symposium and will definitely come again! After a long tiring day of work we were greeted by little Stella, the restaurants number one employee, with a wagging tail. She escorted us to our table and dropped by intermittently for some pets (did not beg for food at all, just for love). The food was delicious and made with really good quality ingredients - my partner ordered another bruschetta for dessert because the one we had as an appetiser was just that good… vegetarian options were also excellent. A small menu, but 2/3 mains were veg - I do love options. The wine recommended to us, a Chianti, was very tasty! All in all, a great time.
Fantastic local Italian restaurant- food is home made and delicious, the wine selection is good and they do a great coffee. Everyone is super friendly. They also do a really nice quick lunch which is great value.
Great little restaurant with lovely staff and exquisite food. For real.. so good. The selection of wines is ideal if you’re into wines, but mind the price! That said, I am grateful London can offer this good food from Italy
Lovely restaurant where you can really feel the Italian atmosphere. The food is a nice mix of tradition and originality: the burrata had an authentic taste, my beetroot ravioli were delicious and the desserts were simply great. Wide choice of Italian wines and friendly service. Super recommended!
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Update: we had a lovely dinner at Symposium more recently. Thanks :)
We’ve been to Symposium twice and the experience has been inconsistent for different reasons each time.
1st visit: before the pandemic. Food was okay. The salt level in the food was very variable, a bit high in the dishes I had.
2nd visit recently: Food was excellent but there was some confusion about our wine order. We ordered a bottle of the house white (which we did not get: the wait staff gave us a more expensive bottle compared to the price on the menu, without clarifying this). We were then told that they would pour out two glasses for us since the bottle was not chilled enough for serving. But at the end of the meal we were charged for the bottle and also the two additional glasses of wine, which is not what we wanted or ordered - even though we raised both of these issues with the waitresses. (The waitresses were lovely - but mistakes like these made the meal about £25+service more expensive than we intended.) We could have refused to pay the service charge but I felt that the hospitality industry needs customers. Will our third visit be error-free? It will be some time before we go back…
We went there for dinner on Friday night. The vibe was very chilled, beautiful interior in the inner part. We had beef cheeks (really nice and tender, good sized portion) and duck salad (good, but the duck was overdone). For the mains we had lasagna (decent quality, but a bit dry for my taste) and rabbit (very good). An amazing selection of Italian wines.
The service is really, really friendly and very attentive.
Overall, a nice local gem both for dinner or just casual drinks with some Italian cheese and meets. Would definitely go back.
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