Isolabella

"Had a great meal at Isolabella. I ordered the sea bass. All side dishes are extra at around £6. The sautéed potatoes were excellent, Prices are acceptable, a meal for 2 with drinks came to £78. The good thing is there is no service charge. Overall a very enjoyable meal. Located at the top end of red lion street. Quite busy during a recent visit. Had the chicken pasta which was very good. Would certainly visit again."

"Lovely little traditional Italian restaurant with authentic Italian-speaking, polite waiters. I would definitely class the restaurant as ‘higher end’, however I have noticed it caters to all crowds; from lunching families all the way to office folk for brunch! Seemingly always busy around peak times. The food is authentic and the portion sizes healthy; the buzz of the crowds tightly packed (table to table) in this lovely, little restaurant speaks for itself! I have visited twice. Both times I ordered the Bruschetta starter; crispy toast with garlic and balsamic tossed, fresh tomatoes. One word; Heavenly! However beware if you’re not a garlic fan! … not for the faint hearted! (: Mains: Grilled sirloin steak with a side of fries and cream and mushroom sauce at my request (as opposed to pepper corn, steak sauce) The steak was flavoursome, albeit a tad bit fatty and as a result thereof a bit chewy. The mushroom sauce was delicious, as were there crispy fries. (Please find Photos below) Another time I had the Veal in tomato sauce,- also delicious and tender, however the meat portion was significantly smaller than the steak was, and the tomato sauce a bit bland for my liking."

"We had a fantastic Friday night dinner here. Great staff and host. Fine attention to detail. Simply the best spaghetti carbonara I’ve _ever_ had. The server was skilled enough to identify our bottle was off and brought a new one unprompted. Everything we had was well prepared and served professionally. Can’t say enough good things about this meal and our last night in the city before flying out. Thanks for a great evening!"

"Had a really nice evening here with my friends. Good service from the start: offered complimentary olives which was a nice touch. However we asked for medium rare for our sirloin steak but it came out medium-well done, and the sauce wasn’t great. The food was good otherwise. I appreciated not being fleeced on service charge. This was very refreshing for London - which is why I gave 5 stars despite the steak."