Lambeth, Italian Restaurant Guide

“Old-school Italian” behind Waterloo station (est. 1976) that “never changes, nor should it!” – “I’ve been going for almost 40 years and it has maintained a very high standard of food and service throughout” as “the epitome of what a top-quality family-run neighbourhood Italian restaurant should be”, with a “high proportion of long-serving staff ensuring a warm, friendly welcome”. A minority view finds the cooking “pretty pricey” or “bland” (“being cruel, it feels like a place for Daily Mail readers who want a safe night out”). On the plus side, even doubters reckon “the wine list is sensibly priced”.