“The lasting impression... is the deep scoring on my backside” at this somewhat “studenty” hang out “in a grungy, scene-y street... by Regent’s Canal”. “This is the least comfortable place [Marina has] eaten in for years” with lighting “so your date looks recently exhumed” and serving “a random collection of Italy’s greatest hits” raised to an “enthusiastically amateurish” level. This said, “service is lovely and its arty Hackney [crowd] seems to adore [it]” giving it a buzz “slicker [joints] would kill for”.