Umbertos — Restaurant in London

Absolutely faultless!!! Managed to grab a last minute booking earlier today (Mother's Day) and what a result. From the moment we entered the place it was obvious that this was not your run-of-the-mill restaurant. The owner recognised my mum right away for a start, remembered her name and her order - considering she had only ever been there once before and that was a good month ago, this is nothing short of remarkable! The menu was good at first glance but lacked pizzazz...Well that was soon remedied by the specials board. The owner went through each item with us explaining the different flavours and techniques being used for each dish. I heard him repeat this process for every set of guests that arrived and each time he read it with the passion and patience as it was the first! Again, remarkable.

Now, on to the food...OK so I don't say this lightly, I believe this is the best food I've ever eaten. The quality of the ingredients is obvious and the skill and love that the chef puts in is highly evident in every meal. There is no kids menu per se so this was a potential problem for me with a 4 year old. However, I was assured that whatever he wanted, they could do for him. They were happy to make any variation on any of the meals on the menu, or one of his choice. He ended up choosing macaroni cheese (which is not on the menu!) and it was lovely. They supplied him with a kids portion of garlic bread and cheese too.

I could not decide between the garlic mushrooms or the sticky ribs for starters so I requested half-half which the restaurant were more than happy to accommodate. The mushrooms!!! Oh the mushrooms. Sooooooo good. I want more. And more! The ribs were divine too. I followed this with a parmigiana which was so tasty too. Finished it off with panettone (bread and butter pudding style) and that was me done. I left there absolutely stuffed but so so SO happy.

The staff make it a pleasure to be in the restaurant. The place is clean and quaint. Service awesome and the food is absolutely impeccable. Outstanding. I will DEFINITELY be back!

Thank you to the Umberto's team. The difference between a family-run restaurant and a chain has never been so obvious to me. No request was too much trouble....

I've been looking to go to Umberto's for years. Tonight we finally got our backsides in gear to book a table. On arrival we were welcomed with big smiles and and the waiting staff took coats and placed them in their cloakroom. The layout of the restaurant is designed with lesser tables which means the staff can focus on service rather than trying to get as many people through the door as they can. Enzo and his staff made us feel at home and even read out and explained each dish on the specials board. Which makes the a la carte menu redundant due to the exciting offers on the board. I decided to go for the pork ribs to start, followed by lamb shank, finished off with the choc mint bomb for dessert. The food was absolutely delicious and full of flavour. I even tried my friends spinach and ricotta tortellini which was divine.. I'm having that next time!!! I will definitely be back as an independent restaurant is a far better experience than the majority of chains that...

Great meal and wonderful staff. We all ate off the daily specials board and all of the food was fantastic. They were also happy to accommodate one of our party having a second starter made larger as a main. Service was excellent, the staff knew the menu so well and were able to explain everything on the specials in great detail. It’s a lovely little restaurant with a great atmosphere - the only thing I struggled with was finding the door on the way in! I also found it very reasonably priced for four people having three courses and wine. Will definitely be returning and...