Cecconi's Pizza Bar

"Went here because friends recommended it, however I cannot say the same. The experience overall was pretty terrible due to terribly slow and forgetful service in addition to mediocre food that is highly overpriced, even for central London. Despite having a booking for the 4 of us, we were seated at the bar and made to wait 10 minutes until a table freed up, being encouraged to order their expensive drinks. Once we finally got a table, right next to a drafty window, the servers just forgot about and wouldn't come for the next 15 minutes. This was a trend throughout our whole stay, with some items just being forgotten and never served, and others brought way too late, such as water being brought after the meal. The meal took much too long for a lunch in the end and was a game of patience when we were all hungry. Overall highly disappointing service, which wasn't even during peak hours and the restaurant was not packed. I was hoping at least the food would make up for it considering the price, but the pizza was one of the worst I had. It was burnt to a crisp, being black on the bottom and the sauce feeling like a frozen pizza. The pastas and calamari fritters were pretty decent though, but still lacked a bit in taste and the bacon in the carbonara was also burnt. Trying to flag down a waiter to complain was of no use. Overall there are much better alternatives in the central area that provide much better value for money with better service."

"Nice food and some friendly staff. Looses a couple of stars however because of the over pricing, the sale of spring water for £3.50 when tap water was requested, and the manager refusing to seat us at a table because we hadn’t pre-booked, consequently we had to sit at the bar. Moments later however a typical tourist, NPC looking couple walked in and were immediately offered a table without pre-booking."

"Had a great dinner here! We ordered the napoli pizza and the cacio e pepe, both were outstanding. Super reasonably priced too, ended up paying ~50 total with drinks, entree and mains. Service is super fast and staff friendly, although the place was crowded and quite loud."

"Reasonably priced & food was served quickly. Generous portion for the small pasta dish. The pizza was too salty though and staff are very busy so it was hard to grab their attention."

"Great experience. The food is delightful and very nicely presented and their pasta as well as their desserts are to die for! The staff are kind and very fast. Overall a high quality restaurant for family and friends."