Padella - London

Extremely good pasta. Fast efficient service that was friendly. The atmosphere is very loud but otherwise comfortable. I do wish they had some better protein options on the menu. Highly recommended.

Is it worth the hype? Possibly not anymore. Virtual queue was seamless. Staff where friendly but always felt rushed. Food came quickly. Wine options are nice. Food was obviously delicious, and left full but probably won’t go back. Worth a try if in the area but wouldn’t travel in for just here. Thankfully the pasta option in London is quite saturated now.

Absolutely worth the wait! You can reserve your spot online so when you wait you don’t actually have to be there waiting in a line. You can download the app Dojo ahead of time and do some sightseeing in the area and they’ll shoot you a text when your table is ready. I had the burrata and the beef pasta and it was delicious. I could’ve had three more of those pasta dishes and I’ll definitely be coming back here. The service was exquisite and everyone was very friendly.

Highly rated pasta restaurant, the queue can be tricky and can take some time. It was my first time there, felt the few dishes were too salty for us. Not sure if this is their usual or not. Good service and friendly staff.

Finally we managed to go to the famous and extremely busy Padella. We were served by Emma. Super nice and helpful who helped my wife to choose her main. The quality of the pasta couldn’t be better. Cheaper, for sure but better impossible. £13.5 and £14 for our mains you can see them in the pics) in my opinion are totally overpriced. Even with the current inflation). My wife really loved her pistachio pasta…. However, it looks like people doesn’t care about the overpricing because it is always full at anytime with a long queue. Olives me being Spanish) didn’t impressed me. The bread was brilliant. Same with the burrata. The amount of pasta varies between 100-150grs depending of the main. not a great portion for my pappardelle) Founders, Jordan and Tim British, not Italian) opened the first of 3 Padellas 5 years ago and it looks like it’s going pretty well. I am happy that finally I could manage to try what so many people were talking about. However, £74 for a quick lunch for 2 people, I would definitely will go to another place with a lunch set menu. Go and try by yourself though…