Brook Green, Italian Restaurant Guide

“I love it here!” – “Michele’s cooking is always great; Heidi is always welcoming” at this “really delightful neighborhood Italian restaurant” lost in the backstreets between Brook Green and Olympia. The cuisine is uncomplicated, but honest, full of flavour and very fairly priced, and there’s a thoughtful small wine list to accompany it.

Even those who say this lively pub near Hammersmith Broadway is “not special” foodwise rate its Mediterranean food as “good”. Other feedback is more enthusiastic however, and this sibling to Earl’s Court’s Atlas remains a good destination for those wishing to escape the crush of nearby King Street. Top Tip – cute terrace for the summer.

Nowadays a veteran among ‘modern’ Italian restaurants – Gino Taddei & Sally Eidlitz’s timeless and high-quality dining room tucked away between Kensington and Olympia no longer generates the buzz it did in its 1990s heyday, but for many regulars who go out of their way to visit, it remains a “lovely local restaurant… wish it was nearer me”.