Lena Restaurant

Well i've read many reviews for this restaurant and decided to check it out. I must say most of those who have written may not be as into italian food as they should be ; This is not the usual pretence that masquerades in this city of London.
Real Italian food with flavour! Punch; Opriginal, great service though the atmosphere and decdoration set the scene. Go when ever you can , with the offer or not ; it's too good.

3 COURSES FOR £14!!! Lena is not only a cool and tasty Italian it is a generous Italian.!!The £14, 3 course set menu was incredible; the quality of the food is the same standard as the al la carte and the service was friendly as ever. If you haven't been to Lena I suggest you do; it's not often you can sit in such luxury for only £14!!!

Visited Lena restaurant on Friday (14th August) for a work Summer party, and just want to congratulate the restaurant team for making it a memorable visit. The food was top quality and the service faultless.

Will be bringing back more of my clients in the future!

Definitely one of the better Italian restaurants I have been to. The service is friendly and efficient. The food is great; I was a little disappointed by the size of my starter but this was made up for when I recieved my main course! It is a little more exspensive than some Italians but that is because you are paying for better food and a much better collection of wines. I was very happy and will definitely go back in the future.

Lena is by far one of my favourite Italian restaurants. The menu offers the traditional dishes along with house-specials allowing you to try original, inventive Italian food and the decor is chic and stylish. The decor is not fuelled with red, green and white wallpaper and hanging sausages etc – the food and service are enough make this a great Italian!

This place had a good shot at ruining my Friday evening. We arrived at 9pm, on time for our booking, having been told that the only tables were available at 7pm or 9pm; but were then asked to wait in the bar area (for over 50 minutes as it turned out) only to be told that the table wouldn't be coming free after all. The previous diners would not move and nothing could be done. After some shrugging a table was set up at 10pm in the noisy and crowded bar area downstairs. But we were forgotten again: the main course (which was passable) arrived around 11pm, 45 minutes after we had finished the starters. The owner attempted to elicit sympathy rather than sort things out, and the manager was frankly unhelpful. When I suggested that they make a gesture on the bill, the offer was quite inadequate. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Food was average and the service the worse in London.
The waiters had no understanding of who Lena was, about the dishes and let alone the wine.
They desperatly need training especially the owner Francis which recommended wine only because it must be good if it's exspensive.