La Porchetta (Islington)

Was in Upper Street yesterday evening after going to see fast and furious at the Vue cinema, fancied a PIzza and would have normally gone to strada, but a friend had told me about La Porchetta.

Upon arrival we were seated straight away, the restaurant was about half full.

I chose the pizza bufala and my partner the napoletana, both were fantastic, the bufala especially with large chunks of fresh cheese and a pile of rocket.

The pizzas were massive, and really filling, but after a recommendation from our waiter we made room for the Tiramisu, which again was really tasty, he said it was home made and it tasted great, threw me a bit when it came in a coffee cup though.

An excellent value meal, nice atmosphere, and I think my new favourite Pizza restaurant.

Definitely recommend this place!
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trevor vincent - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Before a night out with the boys in Angel, I usually find myself here. They do a good range of pizzas and pastas. I always go for the Calzone and we usually get a couple of starters to share – the garlic pizza bread is good! The staff are very friendly and its always a great place to start the evening. I would definitely recommend it over the bigger Italian chains!
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10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

This was an absolute joke. the service was terible it took an hour and a half before the food arrived. the pizza had to be reheated because a medium rare steak was not ready after 1h 20m. So you would hope that the taste would redeem the whole experiance, but guess what it didn't the steak tasted like something you would get on the Dover to Calais ferry. The pizza which was la porchetta named after the restaurant and the most expensive was horrible it tasted like bad falafel from Camden at 3:30 in the morning which haunts you for the next week. Do not go to this slop kitchen, go to anywhere else. I guarentee it will be better.
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Bran
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Friday, December 09, 2011

Love the new look, food is great as always. Good for family lunches on weekend, staff make an effort with my kids. Will be having my 40th birthday here next month, and i recomend it to everyone!
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Juli
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, March 08, 2011

I am completely shocked by the poor reviews of this place. Many of my friends have been here before and said its lovely. Being my first time, I checked out the reviews beforehand. I admit that I didn't not want to go at all! Reluctantly, I went. I'm so glad I tried this place for myself. The pizzas are huge! Loaded with toppings and very reasonable prices. The service was as you would hope. They even do a carafe of house wine, La Porchetta is great for a cheap meal out.
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Danielle Steward
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 9
Sunday, January 16, 2011

The service at this branch is diabolical, we were ignored for several minutes when we arrived by the girl standing directly in front of us.

We were then shoved down stairs, in what seemed like a cellar, and the urinals were leaking all over the floor.

Do not go here.
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Stuey - View all reviews by this user
1 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Probably the worst service i've had, period! It took 45 minutes to even get a drink to our table! One of the waitresses who served us had no knowledge of English. The guy who came after us, and who was sat behind us, got served his food and finished it by the time we were still waiting on our starters. Once we finally got our starters and we were still eating it, our mains got served. So we had to rush with your starter so the main wouldn't get cold!! Didn't want to send them back either, otherwise we would have stayed there for hours before they would have been served again!

Do not recommend this place what so ever. Even though the food was ok, the service absolutely killed it!!
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Kat
3 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Lovely, fabulous staff, amazing food. 100%
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enrico
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, October 01, 2010