500 — Restaurant in London

I promised to the waiter of 500 I will leave the best review I've ever given so far to any Italian restaurant in London. We just fell in love with this restaurant and I regret not having tried it before. From the start we were amazed by the kindness of the staff, the dedication put in every dish and the quality of the ingredients, treated with respect and attention. They offered courtesy still water, focaccia and hand made bread (that bread by itself was outstanding). For starters we had bruchetta and some fried ravioli, which were completely new to me, and I definitely recommend this if you guys want to leave room for the main thing. There's a decent selection of wine so no problems pairing with whatever you choose for the main course. Now when the pasta came we couldn't believe this restaurant has been no more than 15 minutes from our flat all this time and we've been ignoring it. Personally, I get very emotional when someone cooks like this, you can tell the passion and interest these people put on their business. It was just beautiful, I completely recommend it. We would've loved to try desserts but we could barely move after the main! As I realised there, the 500 has been more than ten years around and you can see a wall at the entrance filled with awards and recognitions to its contribution to the neighborhood and its culinary scene. If you ever find yourself around Archway / Upper Holloway, please don't miss this extraordinary piece of Italy in London. A...

Me and my significant other half , battled through snow and bone chilling wind to get this place last night (17th March 2018) And what a terrible mistake, it turned out to be. Maybe it’s me, and I’m just missing something, But being lucky enough to be able to afford to eat out at least 3 or 4 nights a week, I normally expect to be asked what I would like to drink on arrival, but not this place you have to ask after about 15 minuets. And when they take your food order , they don’t seem to bother to serve you what you have asked for and don’t even think to ask if you would like any wine with your meal. Apart from leaving hungry, when you receive the bill, it says SERVICE NOT INCLUDED as if you are either BLIND or STUPID enough NOT TOO HAVE NOTICED. I would strongly advise people NOT to go anywhere near this place Unless you like IGNORANT STAFF and Being TREATED with UTTER CONTEMPT, should I find myself in this area AGAIN, I Shall be using SAINT JOHNS TAVERN on nearby...

You have to eat here! It's. That. Good.

My husband eats here whenever he visits London on business, and I finally was able to join him last Friday. What an incredible dinner! From the homemade puffed ravioli and carpaccio starters to the homemade ravioli stuffed with ricotta, butter and black truffle sauce, to the pan fried fillets of branzino with a pistachio/basil sauce (see pic below), every bite was a pleasure!

The wine paired perfectly, Giorgio was the perfect host and Mario was the exceptional chef. We savored each course and topped it off with their delicious gelato for dessert and weere the last guests to leave that night.

It was an exceptional experience from start to finish and I highly, highly recommend...