Ristorante Olivelli 127 Lordship Lane, London SE22 8HU

"Great food and friendly staff I recommend for anyone, 100% authentic Italian food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

"We went to this restaurant pretty much by accident, and when we entered we were impressed by the striking decor and friendly service. The wine they serve is delicious but the real show-stopper is their gnocchi hazelnut dish, the flavours were absolutely divine. I had insalatta pantelleria - a hearty and generous salad of chicken, also with excellent flavours, servings are generous, and even the plates are beautiful. Great ambience and playing nice music- 100% recommend."

"We had a wonderful meal at Olivelli last night.Fab limoncello cocktail, not too sweet. Delicious starter platter and sea bass. Ans it has the best tiramisu anywhere!"

"We had the calamari and arancini for starters. The arancini was nice, but the calamari was small and half of the portion was essentially small pieces of batter (see photo). For mains we had the veal milanese and the lasagne. Both were disappointing especially for the price. The veal was very dry, and the chips were soft and came to the table luke-warm. The lasagne was in a single layer. Essentially a bowl of Bolognese, a tiny amount of pasta and an incredible mountain of cheese which rendered it inedible. We couldn't finish the veal or the lasagne. We expressed our concerns with the manager who spent time telling us that while we may have a point regarding the veal, that they had never had any complaints about the chips (apparently they were supposed to come like that) or the lasagne. We didn't feel we were listened too and while the dishes may otherwise be made well, we certainly didn't think the ones we were given were. When the bill came they had not offered any discount, but did offer us 2 further drinks on the house. We left feeling we'd rather had gone to pizza express."

"We had such a nice meal here last night! The waiter (he finished his shift during our meal so we didn't get to ask his name) was lovely, helped us with our order and, since they weren't too busy, even gave us an extra table to spread our food. We ordered the single veggie antipasti, the forestra pizza (which the waiter had requested came split on two plates for us since he knew we'd be sharing) and a side of truffle fries, fried courgette flowers and broccoli. We had been looking for a place to have a roast in and had been ignored everywhere in Lordship Lane, so we were both disappointed and starving when we arrived at Olivelli. Luckily, we were pleasently surprised and left feeling full and delighted. We loved the house wine too. We'll definitely return!"