Our local Italian and I love it. The food is always really good and the pizza garlic bread and the penne alla fiorentina are great! The desserts are also very good. It's consistent and never lets us down!
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!!
Best Italian I have eaten in. Busy all week though so book in advance, especially weekends.
A lovely restaurant, always very bizzy in the evenings, food is fantastic, only thing that let me down was how noisy it is in there, you have screaming horrible spoilt brats in the mix its horrible experience, which has slightly put me off going here, for some reason it does attract mums with fifteen kids.
We had a lovely time at Va Pensiero. Really enjoyed the food, the portions were very generous and most of the items were very tasty. Great service and we were able to find parking close by. Standout items were definitely the garlic tomato pesto bread, melanzane parmigiana and penne siciliana. Cannelloni was also nice. Would happily come back and try other items on the menu.
Really great Italian food, with decent portion sizes! We had the fried mozzarella, bruschetta, funghi pizza and the fiorentina pasta (ask for Spaghetti instead of Penne!)
I didn’t think much of the pizza, but the spaghetti was delicious, and tasted very fresh with the spinach and mozzarella.
Our starters and mains came very quickly - the restaurant was fairly empty as we came at a quiet time, but I anticipate that this sort of speedy service is standard!
The food is slightly on the pricier side but recommend a visit. Overall, a good experience; would definitely come again.
Meatballs were bit dry, sauce was nice felt fresh and vibrant. The pizza was okay sauce was a bit watery so the base was a little soggy that being said it was cooked. Also happy to have a pizza where the cheese is toasted, it rare these days. Loved the toppings. Not bad.
Went with several colleagues after a work meeting.
Very nice layout and spacious. It's always nice when not too many tables are placed too close.
Service was very good, and the waitress was always on hand when needed.
The food was good but didn't have the wow factor I'd wished for. It's still nice, and if in the area again, I would revisit.
The atmosphere was ok, but as it was a quiet Monday evening it was expected to be a quiet night.
Still had a great time with colleagues.
Many thanks.
Really nice atmosphere and good food. I was well received on arrival, and the service was great throughout. I had a delicious risotto, and I would recommend it.
We went for lunch here as we were in the area visiting friends and it comes highly recommended. It definitely didn't disappoint with lovely freshly cooked food and very good service.
Reasonably priced, good sized portions and a pleasant atmosphere. I look forward to going back to try other things on the menu when we are in the area !
The whole place is like so romantic in the sense of serenity and decor.
Very large portions of excellent Italian food, plenty of space around the tables.
The wonderful lady who took our order was very helpful, polite and welcoming! Yummy big plates of breakfasts!
We visited for the first time since lockdown and it was as fantastic as ever. I’d highly recommend Va Pensiero you love great quality food and a friendly atmosphere. Great for veggies too!
We last went a few years ago. The food is still exceptional quality. The halloumi is the best we've tasted still. And the spaghetti also.
The service was a bit "off" this time. Whilst dividers are up and they clearly are cleaning between customers, it was packed and very noisy. The staff were busy and didn't really give the friendly service one would expect.
Great food and indifferent service means we may for elsewhere. Shame. As the food is great. But it's not put us off indefinitely. Just for another time.
This restaurant is great, such a wide variety of Italian based things to eat and brilliant customer service the owners are present and make the restaurant wholesome, the only thing that let it down a bit is the huge noisy air con unit but it could be a pro or a con depending on how hot it is outside. Very impressed with the speed that the food got to us and the quality. Hats off to the chef and the everyone working the shop floor 🎩👌
I adore this restaurant and I’m really pleasantly surprised by how they are operating post-covid.
Changes have been made for safety and social distancing, but it hasn’t effected the vibe and experience. We all love it there.
We went for late lunch this week and it was wonderful food as always.
The staff are very friendly, especially to my 3yr old who had around 9274 questions 🙄🤣.
They’re a delightful business and I’d recommend them over and over.
Oh, and the food is incredible yet not super expensive.
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Brilliant food! Went for dinner with the wife and absolutely loved it. We had a 3 course meal and wine. Bruschetta for starters, Regina Pizza and Pollo Alla Creama for Mains and chocolate profiteroles and Banoffee Pie for dessert. Amazing! Photo of dessert attached. Will certainly go again.
4 of us came for a meal here this week. Hadnt been here for some time. Used to come here all the time pre Covid. Meals were OK. A couple of the dishes were a little bland but all in all we had a fairly decent meal.
Honestly the best Italian we’ve had for years. Delicious pasta dishes and great atmosphere.
We've been going to Va Pensiero for 20 years, we got engaged here and have so many happy memories here. Food is always top notch.. Penne Alla Contadina and Fettuccine Al Pollo are the stuff of dreams.
Delicious food. Everything from starters to mains has a yum factor to it. Some staff members are a bit rude and try to rush you through ordering, but most of them are pleasant with a smile on their faces. If you go in a big group, you need to make reservation.
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