Conchiglia — Restaurant in London

After hearing about this place through TikTok, I was excited to try it out as it was near my boyfriend and I’s hotel.

Firstly, it took the waiters a while to even acknowledge us at the front door waiting to be seated and once we were finally seated near the back, we were forgotten about again for drinks.

A table who came in after us were served first.

We went at 7:00p and were finally served drinks at around 7:40pm. We took the chance to order our food whilst we had the waiters attention and were expecting everything to come out together.

At 8:20pm we received four baguette slices of cheesy garlic bread that quite frankly tasted reheated and for the price not even worth it, it would’ve been nicer to have them with our sharing platter of pasta.

25 minutes later we finally received our main course - AN HOUR AND FOURTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER OUR BOOKING TIME -

The rigatoni alla vodka was amazing and I couldve ate more of that but the cacio e pepe and ravioli tartufo were so bland and to be honest, the sharing platter size wasn’t even a good size for the price.

We ordered more drinks and my partner received his whereas my cocktail didn’t arrive as it had been delivered to the table next to us which was then noticed and gave to me. They gave me a cocktail that somebody else touched. I had to request a new straw due to hygiene.

The table to our left were so noisy and were swearing and made the experience unpleasant and the table to our right, one guy had nearly finished his pizza by the time his friends received theirs.

Overall, just because you see somewhere look good on social media, doesn’t always mean it will be amazing.

The poor waiters (only two of them) looked like they wanted to cry.

But for me, this is a place to avoid. I’ve had better service and food in a standard...

For a 'set meal' fan this is one of the best menus around. Conchiglia is a delightful rare gem within the anonymous corporate W1 restaurant world. The various times I've eaten here the main service has been by the owner which is a rare honour in central London. He advises on the seasonal fish dishes which my Father always loves. My set meal choice is always a great cheesy mushroom pasta sauce with panna cotta pudding.

Ambience is perfect. Decor is just right and should satisfy all preferences - it's not tacky nor dowdy - is well maintained and chairs are comfy! The outside of the restaurant is welcoming and twinkling.

It's a place to be commended on achieving longevity of business, and maintaining a quality standard. Where many local businesses decline, are driven down and drowned by extortionate rents and business rates.

As a Soho resident surrounded by choice, Conghiglia stands out a mile... the mile it takes me to walk there is worth every penny.

A point to remember for visitors to UK. In UK it's possible our portions could be considered unsatisfactorily 'small' compared to American standards (which are huge) And it shouldn't surprise, that on occasion, waiting staff could be under par... this happens in every restaurant, everywhere in London. Here, you get a customised type service which may vary but is always a tasty experience at an amazing price. I'll always recommend this place and aspire to eat there more. Long may this establishment flourish for the benefit of locals and...

I went to Conchiglia with my friends for my birthday. I picked the place because of the fantastic Instagram viral videos of it and the good reviews. Upon arrival, 2 of us earlier and 3 of us 5 minutes late, the owner started rushing my friends to order as the table was booked for “one hour only”, despise this being a lie as per our phone booking. When ordering the famous 2 litre aperol spritz, it was so WATERY AND FLAVOURLESS. Checking the menu we realised all the pastas had “cream” on it. With 2 Italians in our table and common taste from the rest of us, automatically we were let down as the “Italian food” was definitely a BIG FAT LIE. Regardless, we ordered as we kept being rushed to make our orders. The food was disappointing, the starters were store bought (prosciutto and salami clearly taken out of a Tesco package) and all pastas definitely non-Italian, the Burrata was the driest I’ve ever tried in my life and I’m a big fan of burrata so that was another let down. After all these, when finally we decided to leave, angry and disappointed, the owner proceeded to come to our table to say “Just to let you know, I’ve worked so hard to keep you in your table for longer”. He was lucky that none of us punched Im in the face with a dry burrata. Falsa Instagram advertising about this place, not authentic, not good food and terrible service. I work in hospitality and manage a venue myself and I hate leaving reviews, but for...