GUSTO - Wine Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in London

An excellent low key Italian restaurant. We ordered the artichoke to start which was good and came as the whole vegetable so was fun to eat.

The sausage pasta was fantastic, well balanced and I think the pasta itself was fresh which is always a treat. It tasted much like the dishes you’ll get at restaurants in Italy. The iberico pork chop was fantastically well cooked with delicious cannellini beans and cabolo Nero on the side.

The tiramisu was a little disappointing but this is only my opinion. The sponge was a little chewy. But it was still tasty overall.

There was a small confusion with the bill at the end where we accidentally overpaid. However the owner was quick to correct this and was very apologetic and gave us a bottle of wine which was very kind.

Overall a great restaurant, with a cosy atmosphere, and I thoroughly recommend if you are looking for authentic hearty Italian...

If you haven't visited Bocca In Cielo (or Bocca in Cielo: L'Osteria as I believe it's in the processed of being named now that they have a second restaurant), you're really missing out! I've dined here on several occasions and have never been dissapointed. They have a fabulous wine selection. I'd recommend starting with the bruschetta as you'll love their variety of tomatoes. If they have the artichokes with fresh tomatoes, that's another terrific one! Go with the Raviola de funghi as your main and you won't be disappointed. I've also really enoyed the squid-ink linguini with seafood, and the cod is simply to die for!! Hope you save room for dessert as they have terrific cheesecake and tiramisu. This really is a hidden London gem! It's one of London's finest Italian restaurants and at a fraction of the cost of their...

The gnocchi was excellent but my girlfriends squid ink risotto was quite bland and missing the pistachio crumble. Other diners in our group also remarked on the lack of flavour in their dishes.

The service was inconsistent, with courses being offered with plates from the previous course still on the table. There was not enough water and cutlery for the table, and we had to repeatedly ask for the staff to remedy it.

Considering the desserts were listed as home made, I had high hopes for the tiramasu but was extremely dissapointed, I'd go so far as to say it wasn't a tiramasu as there weren't any layers, coffee or texture.

All in all, extremely overpriced and underwhelming. We won't...