Trattoria Verdi - London

We visited for lunch with friends. As one of them has mobility challenges and uses a wheelchair I phoned in advance to make sure we had a table at street level. The lady I spoke to was lovely and very helpful and she was just the same when we arrived. We got a great welcome and all the staff couldn’t have been more helpful. The food was delicious and the house wine was very drinkable and an excellent price for a central London restaurant.

Following a matinee performance of a musical in the West End, we walked to Bloomsbury to enjoy a meal at the lovely traditional Italian Trattoria Verdi restaurant, pre chosen by seeking a restaurant in the area online. We were seated in the window by our friendly server and ordered drinks and were offered garlic bread, which turned up as warm toasted sticks with butter packs. Our four mains were delicious, consisting of Pizza, Meat balls, Spaghetti and Lasagne. We had a bottle of red wine and a coke for the driver plus two coffees to finish. The bill initially included the garlic bread non-arrival which was then changed to just bread. It worked out at £30 per head for the four covers including a tip which was on the high side for what we had enjoyed but of course this is the West End. Note: check bill for tip inclusion exclusion.

I often travel to the area for work. I stay at the Hilton hotel a couple of doors down and this is always my restraint of choice for 2 reasons. 1: The food is delicious and not over priced. And 2: probably more importantly, this place has a really nice homely feeling. It always seems to have some locals in there annoying themselves, the staff are fantastic and really friendly. It’s just a really nice place to spend an hour or so. When you’re travelling for work places like this make it enjoyable. Thanks Verdi! Chris

We are a Masonic Chapter, who usually dine in Tuttons, Covent Garden where when I was a member of Westminter Bank. latterly Lothbury Lodge, we dined here regularly: I have since Joined another Lodge, Three Banks, who dine after meetings in Tuttons Covent Garden. Due to a mix up at Tuttons, the booking was cancelled and the Secretary of the Chapter, had to rebook initially with a restaurant Boulervard Brasserie, but they had to cancel our bookin, due to a internal problem they had. So our Secretary booked with the Trattoria Verdi..great separate dining area, excellent food..a lovely home cooked Italian soup, followed by a beautiful chicken dish with new potatoes and fresh vegetablles in a chicken sauce and a selection of at least four sweets..I had the Italian favourite, Timarasou with cream..delicious, followed by coffee and a free liqueur, by the manager, who I was requested to comment upon the meal when leaving.. First Class for a post Masonic session. As General MaCarthur of the USA once said.. we will return! Thanks for fitting us all in at short notice.

Came late on a Tuesday evening. Our server Sylvia welcomed us and was friendly and polite throughout. The atmosphere was great, despite being quiet. Good decor and music. Our starters, the bruschetta was very nice, good portion size and presented well. The sauce with the muscles was tasty. Main courses came quickly and decent portion sizes. My only criticism would be the pasta sauce on the tortellinis were on the bland side. Apart from this, great evening and many thanks to Sylvia. Would recommend the Bruschetta.