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La Porchetta

141-142 Upper Street, London N1 1QY

£33.00 Italian Islington, Barnsbury
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This sizeable pizza & pasta specialist halfway down Upper Street is convenient for many reasons. One is the location – surrounded by pubs & bars for pre- or post-dinner drinking. It’s also a crowd pleaser, & good for family meals (children are entertained rather than treated as noisy nuisances). The dining room has had a welcome facelift, with a fresh colour scheme of cream, claret & pale-green, & funky retro lamps hanging from the ceiling. The menu remains huge. Alongside a few carne e pesce choices, there are 27 pastas & a whopping 34 pizzas. Luckily, most options get the thumbs-up, & prices are reasonable. Smiling service is an added attraction, as are the drinks (Birra Moretti on tap, & red & white vino della casa in litre carafes). Branches in Camden, Clerkenwell, Finsbury Park & Holborn.

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  1. David W.
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    David W. ( 40s, Male )

    October 2009

    This certainly is a place that's tailor-made for birthday lunches. The 8 celebratory children (all around 4-5 years old) on the neighbouring table were testament to that. And what a great time they were having – actually everyone in the restaurant was aware of the celebration as their squeals of delight bounced around the sterile box of a dining room. Is it too much to ask that diners are forewarned of this type of party before being seated beside the soon-to-arrive kids club? Clearly the management at La Porchetta think so. And was the food worth enduring this yummy-mummy creche? Sadly, no. A sloppy, undercooked pizza and equally undercooked sausage in the rigatoni campangiola, along with a smile-less welcome from the staff, indicated that on Sunday afternoons there are no ‘happy meals’ in this eatery.

    • Overall: 5
    • Food & Drink: 5
    • Service: 5
    • Atmosphere: 3
    • Value: 8
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  1. David W.
    Reviews: 1

    David W. ( 40s, Male )

    October 2009

    This certainly is a place that's tailor-made for birthday lunches. The 8 celebratory children (all around 4-5 years old) on the neighbouring table were testament to that. And what a great time they were having – actually everyone in the restaurant was aware of the celebration as their squeals of delight bounced around the sterile box of a dining room. Is it… More

    • Overall: 5
    • Food & Drink: 5
    • Service: 5
    • Atmosphere: 3
    • Value: 8
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