Vesuvio Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in London

A remarkable experience from the moment I walked in until departure.

This is how a local family restaurant should be done! The decor is beautiful, amazingly classy, comfortable seating (they are beautiful walnut sofas for one!) and delightful decor and surroundings.

The menu covers all areas you could possibly desire but reassuringly concise. The wine list is an enviable selection to match the food and clearly thoughtfully chosen by someone who knows what they are doing.

I ordered the seabass which was unbelievable value for money and one of the best meals I've had away from home in a very long time.

There is a warmth and attention to detail here rarely found these days, and clearly the owners care deeply about what they are delivering. The service was nothing less than impeccable. Unintrusive but always at hand, obviously keen to impress.

I would urge anyone to try Vesuvio, and cannot believe you'd be anyting less than surprised and delighted throughout.

As I understand it this is a relatively new restaurant but if they can sustain the high standards I experienced tonight, their success is guaranteed I'm sure.

I cannot wait to return....

Ambiance - relaxed and cosy

Appearance - very clean and pretty restaurant

Food - Very tasty. We ordered seafood linguine and risotto and they are perfect, by far the best seafood linguine I have tasted. The panna cotta was so nice and beautifully presented. We were offered freshly baked Focaccia and olives, it was addictive. The calamari was fresh and tasty too.

Service - Excellent service. Very friendly owner/host. This is a proper restaurant that knows what they are doing. He did not make us wait for our food. He offered us something to eat, complimentary, while waiting for our order which you won't have nowadays in so many restaurants. It's fairly new but I hope that they stay open for a very long time and the service will still be the same.

Overall, our experience in here is something that we haven't experienced in a long time. We have been to different restaurants, and they are mostly lacking in good service at least, but this place is just different. You won't regret it. We will keep this restaurant on top of our list and we will come...

What a pleasant experience. We were greeted at the door and seated by the friendly "Ben" who anticipated our needs throughout the evening.

Ben brought us some complimentary warm focaccia and olives to nibble on while we made our menu choices.

The menu has a good balance of dishes and I quickly decided on my choices along with a bottle of Ramaro for the table; I have a soft spot for Sicilian red wine.

All dishes were well plated and tasted as good as they looked. The portions were also very generous, perhaps "Mama" was in the kitchen dishing the plates.

After the meal, there was little room left for dessert, so I shared a panna cotta with my wife; I have to say that it was the best I've ever tasted.

My only regret is that I didn't choose one of the seafood dishes, they looked realy appetizing.

My relationship with crustacions has always been one where no matter what precautions I take while shelling them, a jet of oil always squirts out and slashes me on my shirt.

Perhaps next visit I'll wear on old shirt or a bib;...