Il Tocco D'Artista — Restaurant in London

My colleague and I have been frequenting this little hidden gem of a place ever since we discovered it about a month ago. There are countless reasons why we find ourselves coming back for more every week.

Every night we dined there regardless of it being a weekday or a weekend, there was at least one group of customers having a cheerful birthday party and I don't wonder why. All the staff couldn't be more celebratory playing music and the drum, singing, dancing and bringing out the cake and complimentary shots. They do absolutely their best to make it a memorable dinner for each and every group on a special occasion. This doesn't mean that they neglect other customers at all. No matter how busy they are, they pay careful and equal attention to all the tables, serving food and taking away finished plates in a most prompt manner and attentively topping up water and bring condiments, always with bright smiles on their faces.

Their food is all beautifully flavoured and fresh and come in incredibly generous portions. Ever for pescatarians, they offer a range of choices to choose from. Mussels in Tomato Sauce and Linguine Marinara are addicitvely scrumptious while their pizzas and garlic bread are as authentic and satisfying as they could be.

After growing up in Japan and living in London, Australia and Canada for the last ten years and eating out at countless restaurants, I had never come across any other place as uniquely special and generous as here. Seeing how much the owner and all his staff cherish their customers and what degree of hospitality and respect they show to every single one of their diners (they never discriminate between their regulars and first-timers), I found it very precious and refreshing and at the same time I feel extremely lucky to have discovered this "model" local business. For them, it looks like making their customers happy is the top (and probably sole) priority. How many other restaurants out there are like this? Customers dine here feeling as if they were invited into a big loving Italian family dinner. Everyone leaves full, merry and grateful. I can't wait to continue to eat at this fantastic restaurant and proudly send my friends here.

Thank you so much for being an absolute delight...

We visited the restaurant last Saturday. The risotto I ordered was not cooked the way it should have been and was not authentic. It was not with suitable rice. My husband's pasta had huge chunks of black ground pepper. Just because somebody is giving you a bad review does not mean it is fake.

We have been to Italian restaurants in Finchley many times and when I go to them I always order risotto. I know what it should look like and how it should taste. Your risotto is not even close to what it should be. Having a private party is not a excuse. If you didn't want to serve other customers then you could've just closed the restaurant.

This platform is made for feedback and for people to share their opinions. Just because you can't take a bad review does not mean that I am trying to ruin your business. We went to your restaurant after we read the reviews but they are not saying many true things. The restaurant did not reach the expectations we had after we read the reviews. Good luck in your "successful business" that I am apparently trying...

This rating is not for the food as we never got to even eat there. Basically I phoned in to make a booking for 8pm for 3 people. First the guy told me that the table will be free 8:10pm, then as we confirmed few things he said 8:20 and by the time we finished the conversation he said to come 8:30 to be on a safe side. We really wanted to try the restaurant because of its reviews so we said ok. When we got there it was packed full, very laud and guess what - no free table. He said the table will be free in 5 minutes so we went to wait outside. He comes outside with freebees to tell us it will be 10 minutes. It was obvious they overbooked. You know what happened next - we said thank you and left to go somewhere else. We will give it another chance so hopefully next time the rating will be based on the food and experience within...