GUSTO - MODERN ITALIAN RESTAURANT — Restaurant in London

Marco's Bocca in Cielo (or "Bocca in Cielo: Marco Fabris" as I believe it's properly known) is a fantastic restaurant, one of London's finest Italian eateries in my opinion. I reached that conclusion after frequenting many of London's finest-ranked restaurants, notwithstanding some of the big names in Soho, Mayfair, and Fitzrovia. If you go in the summertime, I highly recommend sitting out in the back patio which is gorgeous, adorned with a lovely selection of plants and candles which makes for an intimate ambience. The Watermelon Gin & tonic is must! Also, I highly recommend their frozen limoncello lemonade (of which I easily downed two quite quickly!!). The pasta is always delicious, as are the mains such as their smoked cod, and while I have yet to personally try their risotto, others in my party really enjoyed it. The cheesecake is also an absolute must; though, I have to admit the tirramisu is pretty much equally delicious, and their affogado is out of this world! I have tasted all three desserts and cannot think more highly of them. Definitely worth dining here. You'll experience some of London's finest Italian cuisine and at nowhere near the cost of their overpriced competitors. HIGHLY...

Came here with my girlfriend, it’s a small family run place. Unfortunately, it did not meet expectations.

Slow service owing to the owners friends being near us and the waitress interested in chatting to them rather than taking our order.

The chefs burnt something so extreme they smoked the place out and irritated everyone’s eyes, having to understandably open a window which gushed cold air in, whilst the owner was drunk and shouting and snapping fingers at the chefs. It made a terrible atmosphere and ambience.

Bruschetta was incredibly nice, but the time between starter and main was far too long, the pizza was nice but nothing special and far too much crust to topping, but my girlfriend said the gnocchi was very nice. They served the food and my girlfriend couldn’t eat it for a while because her eyes were irritated from the chefs burning food. The food did not justify the high prices & limited menu options.

Would I come back? Sadly not, I was glad to have left and it shows just because it’s small and family owned doesn’t mean it’s going to be a quality experience. I would recommend going...

What a fantastic find this was and for anyone looking for a unique and authentic Italian in the area I cannot recommend highly enough. It’s small yet surprisingly spacious inside and nice that they haven’t crammed in as many tables as possible - a reservation is certainly recommended. The decor is basic but gives a genuine Italian feel and from the moment we entered the friendly service was exceptional throughout.

The menu isn’t huge, but what they do serve is all presented really well and truly delicious. The smoked mackerel starter was brilliant, presented beautifully and a good size. We asked for a portion of the potato gnocchi main dish as a second starter which didn’t seem to be a problem, but unfortunately we did get charged the full main price at the end. However it was exceptional and perhaps the nicest gnocchi I’ve had. Both the salsiccia pizza and calzone kept up the high standard and were cooked perfectly. A cheesecake and tiramisu rounded things off, again with no complains at all.

Service time throughout was spot on, the atmosphere lovely and I cannot...