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Summary

£91
 ££££
2
Average
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, this “old-fashioned, elegant Italian” in a sidestreet off a stretch of the King’s Road near World’s End “still feels family-run after all these years” and is beloved of well-heeled parents from SW3 and beyond for a “perfect Sunday Sunday lunch en famille” thanks to its “lovely atmosphere”, especially in summer in the charming garden. Its wider fanbase are struggling, though, and the days when it was a magnet for stars from Jack Nicholson to Liz Taylor are largely in the past. It doesn’t help that it can increasingly appear “incredibly expensive for what it offers”, with several reporters noting that it has “gone downhill recently” (“good things have disappeared from the menu…”; “they seem to have stuffed in more tables…”; “revisited after several years… heart-broken at the decline”).

Summary

£87
 ££££
2
Average
2
Average
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Regulars still adore this Chelsea haunt with origins in the Swinging Sixties – “not the best food in town” and “at Chelsea prices”; but “an old-established family-run Italian restaurant with a lovely atmosphere, an old-fashioned dessert trolley, spotlessly clean and full of character”. In particular, local parents say it’s “lovely for families for Sunday lunch”. Founded by Tuscany-born Alvaro Maccione, who fed everyone from Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor to Michael Caine and Princess Margaret back in the day, it’s still “very popular with loyal Chelsea supporters (and some players...)”, while Simon Cowell was also spotted here last year.

Summary

£85
 ££££
2
Average
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Fans of this “old-fashioned” and datedly glam trattoria near World’s End in Chelsea (est. 1966, and the haunt, in its heyday, of folks like Jack Nicholson) say it may “not be tops for food, but the atmosphere and ambience are addictive”(especially in its adorable garden in summer). Fears that it’s becoming too long in the tooth have been around for years, with sceptics suggesting “they’re just painting by numbers nowadays”; but true believers insist this view is “just snotty – the food is delicious and the service charming”. Top Tip – for a blast from the past, “the dessert trolley is an attractive feature”.

Summary

£79
 ££££
2
Average
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “old favourite” Tuscan may “live on its reputation” (stretching back to 1966) and the appeal of its superb garden, but on “weekend lunches half of Chelsea appears here” (the half that’s not somewhere in the country…) taking the grandchildren for Sunday lunch. Fans say the food is “not the very best but good…”, sceptics that “the only thing that isn’t average is the price… still, it is one of the poshest SWs!”

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7 Langton Street, London, SW10 0JL

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La Famiglia Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of La Famiglia Restaurant in SW10, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of La Famiglia restaurant.
John H
A lovely restaurant. Very friendly, if slig...
Reviewed 3 months, 25 days ago

"A lovely restaurant. Very friendly, if slightly eccentric, service. Extensive menu. Good food. Getting slightly expensive."

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What the Newspaper Critics are saying

Evening Standard

Katie Glass paid tribute to a King’s Road Italian that has served “real Tuscan food” since 1976 – a time before London went global and Chelsea was still “a village of toffs”. Nothing much has changed: there’s a Tony Soprano vibe, with charming waiters who fuss over guests who make a point of celebration family birthdays here.    

“The food is the same mothering experience. Untouched by the ravages of time or food trends… It’s comfort food that doesn’t just take you back to the 1970s, but to the womb.” 

Katie felt "almost guilty" reviewing the food – but "this isn’t destination dining. Everyone here lives nearby and has been feasting on the same hearty, yummy, forgettable food here for decades." 

Katie Glass - 2026-07-05

Prices

Tapas / Dim Sum

Main Pudding
£20.00 £3.95
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Service 10.00%
7 Langton Street, London, SW10 0JL
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MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Thursday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Friday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Saturday12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm

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