Forza Wine Peckham — Restaurant in London

I think what you need to know about Forza is they're not trying to blow your mind with over complicated dishes or outrageously expensive wines. The appreciation of Forza (And particularly the Peckham branch) is that the level of service here is absolutely, the pure pinnacle of what good hospitality embodies and should strive to embody across London - Their food being utterly sublime is just an added benefit.

You can be sub-par and eat 4 plates here and have 1 glass of wine and say its amazing but I didn't come here for a small morsel. I also didn't come here for 44% service I came for 102%.

I booked for 4 on a wet Sunday afternoon but sadly 2 of my entourage couldn't come due to covid, so my friend Harry and I smashed the whole menu ourselves against the advice from 3 waiters (Very doable) You can purchase this at £125.

If you think about the dish quantity, labour hours and love that went into 11 small plates then essentially you're getting a good deal. Especially when 11 plates is designed to feed 4.

Harry and I also demolished 1.2 bottles worth of wine each trying 3/4 varieties on the way so not only were we leisurely rattled we were absolutely complete with great food.

Attention from the staff is phenomenal, they know their wines backwards and KNOW THE PAIRING required for whatever dish you're about to consume. Ask them, don't be afraid. I wouldn't hire anybody that couldn't replicate the same service its a basic requirement.

The engagement from staff, the ENTIRE view of London, the pretty plates and delectable wines and fantastic music and the fact is nestled away in a very exclusive little section of an unknown indoor market usually fit with tourists kind of keeps it hidden in plain sight and away from prying eyes, being SO exclusive that in order to get to it you need to take an elevator.

Superb meal. Superb Day. Superb restaurant.

Star dish: PORK CHOP WITH...

Great spot, okay wine but laughable food. The experience was such a joke. It started by me ordering an orange, to only get a white wine from an uninterested/poker face waiter. Then, another waiter comes - a really nice one, and says... “I don’t know why this is in the menu, because honestly it’s a white wine” okay.. all good till then, I got the wine replaced. Then, we ordered food, small plate style, really overpriced but you know, you’re also paying for the view. Olives, they were good but that’s not too hard, then, bread with pesto - nice, but wait, for £8 you can also get 1/3 of a butterhead lettuce with some vinegar and burned mini carpers! And for around 10-12ish a plate with canned (including brine) chickpeas - uncooked, and half of a grilled courgette with some random pieces of nuts. I’m not against simplicity nor small plates, but honestly not only the look, but more importantly the taste was terrible. At that point, when the waiter asked if we wanted something else, I have lost all my appetite. Some friends were visiting and we took them there because we heard great things about this place, embarrassing, I should have stayed at home. We ended up eating fries in a shop nearby, that was way...

Would definitely avoid for a special occasion, food was delicious it’s such a shame the front of house can’t match the effort of the kitchen. Staff were rude and unwelcoming, going to have to do a list as there was so many issues…

1. the food came before plates and cutlery, when we politely asked for these the server rudely told me “it was coming”
2. we were overcharged by £30, a bottle of wine we simply didn’t order
3. my friend paid and was then told the payment had been taken for the wrong table and she was made to pay again before being refunded forcing her to pay on her credit card without an apology for the mistake from the server (who also wouldn’t wait for her refund to process before taking the payment again…)
4. at least two of our servers were far under the influence …
5. my friend who’s birthday it was politely explained how disappointing the experience was and was told they would ‘make a note of it’ despite us paying above full tip … definitely unwarranted
6. waited 25 minutes for the dessert

Altogether a really disappointing meal, for a special occasion meal it was...