Isolabella — Restaurant in London

Went here to celebrates a friends birthday. There was a large party of us (34). The restaurant and staff couldn't have been more helpful, in that they allowed us to put up banners and pictures of the person whose birthday it was, also throughout the evening they were really attentive and nothing was too much for them. Service wasn't rushed so it made for a great dining experience as well allowing time to chat to friends between courses (we were probably in the restaurant for 3 hours). The food was plentiful and really tasty and everyone in the party sat near be seemed to think the same.

If there was one criticism (and it in no way affects my thoughts on the service and staff) was those who had ordered sides had to wait for them whilst the staff served everyone their main dishes. However with 34 of us you can't expect to have everything at once. I am just amazed, as I always am in restaurants, how the chefs managed to get everyone's main dishes to come at the same time, especially given there was 34 of us !!!!

Another thing which shows how good this place is was I noticed that there was very rarely an empty table and there were customers coming and going all the time we were in there, not sure if they had booked or reserved but that is always a good sign.

I would also add that the price I have shown below would be an average across all 34 of us. Some had more expensive meals whilst some had Wine to drink whilst others...

Lovely little traditional Italian restaurant with authentic Italian-speaking, polite waiters. I would definitely class the restaurant as ‘higher end’, however I have noticed it caters to all crowds; from lunching families all the way to office folk for brunch! Seemingly always busy around peak times. The food is authentic and the portion sizes healthy; the buzz of the crowds tightly packed (table to table) in this lovely, little restaurant speaks for itself!

I have visited twice. Both times I ordered the Bruschetta starter; crispy toast with garlic and balsamic tossed, fresh tomatoes. One word; Heavenly! However beware if you’re not a garlic fan! … not for the faint hearted! (:

Mains: Grilled sirloin steak with a side of fries and cream and mushroom sauce at my request (as opposed to pepper corn, steak sauce) The steak was flavoursome, albeit a tad bit fatty and as a result thereof a bit chewy. The mushroom sauce was delicious, as were there crispy fries. (Please find Photos below)

Another time I had the Veal in tomato sauce,- also delicious and tender, however the meat portion was significantly smaller than the steak was, and the tomato sauce a bit bland...

Tastecard finds: We found this spot on Tastecard whilst we were out and about and it did not disappoint! The interior was very cosy and welcoming; got seated and the waitress took care of us immediately. Here’s what we ordered:

🔹Mixer £0.95 x2

🔹Amaretto Disaronno £10.50 x2

🔹Large mineral water £4.95

🔹Calamari Fritti £7.50

🔹Spaghetti Carbonara £14.95

🔹Lamb Shank £19.95

🔹Spring greens £3.95

🔹Limoncello £4.95 x2

🔹Tiramisù £7.50

🔹Mousse al Cioccolato £7.50

We really enjoyed our order, tasted very authentic from start to end. The menu was quite extensive covering from pasta/risotto dishes all the way to fantastic desserts. They didn’t lack when it came to flavours and we were quite impressed, especially with the lamb shank being tender and falling off the bone. The spaghetti carbonara was not overly salty, which I was very glad about. The desserts came well presented and their taste matched their looks. Overall we enjoyed our visit and we would definitely recommend you coming here for your next date especially if you’re looking for authentic Italian dishes that come with...