Il Fornello review by Mrs Weston
I regularly visit this restaurant as my daughter is a patient of the nearby Great Ormond Street Hospital. We usually have little time for lunch and have to fit it in between appointments, but we always make time to visit this fantastic restaurant. They are very accomodating; one time I commented that we were in a hurry because of an appointment and they brought the meal out very quickly - although they are usually extremely quick anyway, food takes about 10 minutes to be served. I simply cannot think of a word that does their food justice - it is delicious. My daughter has commented that it is the best restaurant she has ever been to and I do not disagree! (She is 14 so old enough to know what she is talking about!) I have had various dishes and they are all amazing and my daughter always has the same thing - tagliatelle napoletana. It is not even a dish on the menu, it is listed as spaghetti napoletana, but they had no issue adapting it for her. We both have a pasta dish usually accompanied by a delicious salad with a fantastic dressing - just the right amount of dressing so that it does not overpower the salad. We have also had garlic bread a few times - which tastes like proper garlic bread, not the yucky supermarket stuff. I once had soup, which again was extraordinarily lovely. If eating pasta, the waiters bring parmesan and black pepper and ask if you would like any. The staff are fantastic, they even rember my daughter's dish and ask whether we are alright and take an interest in us. The desserts are similarly scrumptious and I have never eaten any bad food in here, in fact I have never eaten anything that was not superb. The atmosphere is amazing, there are postcards on the walls which are great to look at and there are many italian customers - proving that Il Fornello is brilliant. It is always busy and this surely shows that Il Fornello is a nice palce to eat. One postcard was sent from the mayor and comments on the delicious meal that he had. The staff are friendly and welcoming and also understanding, the food is overwhelmingly delicious, the atmosphere is nice and the prices are certainly not expensive. In fact, considering the outstanding emals, staff and atmosphere, I think Il Fornello is remarkably good value. I would certainly suggest that if you are ever in London, you should go out of your way to eat here. I feel lucky to have discovered this charming place - we ate in many local restaurants befor discovering Il Fornello but have eaten only there since we discovered it. We would never even consider looking elsewhere, other places simply cannot live up to it. Anyone who tells you that Il Fornello is expensive, or that the food is not nice, or that the staff are not friendly is talking utter rubbish. Days at the hospital can be a nightmare but we always have our lunch to look forward to. Thanks to Il Fornello, that is.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Overall rating 
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
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