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If you've been waiting patiently for a kitsch, tongue-in-cheek bar that pays homage to the playful side of Italy, with party-animal PM Silvio Berlusconi as the poster boy, you're in luck.
That it comes from the the minds of Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling, the duo behind Sloane bars Kitts, Bart's and Lady Thatcher-inspired, '80s-themed nightspot Maggie's, should come as no surprise.
From cheeky political caricatures to Roman busts on the walls, or vintage mopeds suspended from the ceiling, there isn't an inch of this bar-pizzeria not covered in some sort of colourful memorabilia.
Live music is another feature, again of the quirkiest (or most questionable) kind: the launch party saw Wagner from 'The X Factor' manning the bongos, while on our Saturday night visit, there was a moustachioed man in Tyrolean garb prancing about on the small stage, singing everything from 'Valerie' to 'Delilah' while playing with his tiny banjo.
Drinks continue the theme, with a compact selection of Italian wine and beers augmented by Prosecco-, Martini- and Campari-based cocktails.
Our £7 Berlusconi Bellini, a simple composition of spiced peach purée and Prosecco served in a 1920s-style Champagne glass with pretty little flowers, was irresistibly girly: just the ticket for seducing a barely legal filly or two in the early hours of the morning.
Sustenance, meanwhile, comes in the form of cured meats, bruschetta and slices of pizza - there are dedicated clusters of tables for eating.
But be warned: in spite of its out-of-the-way Battersea Bridge location, this place can already get packed to bursting with a twentysomething crowd, and noise levels can be deafening. Don't go expecting an intimate supper.
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Open 5pm-1.30am Mon-Thur, Sun; 5pm-2.30am Fri; 7pm-2.30am Sat
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Could be a great local nightclub but unfortunately security was way over the top - even in the private room upstairs. Also drinks were overpriced. I wouldn't have minded if they were ok but my Jaeger-bomb was made with some cheap Red Bull substitute and was so disgusting I couldn't drink it.
Great place, fine food, lovely stuff and classy Italian Sinatra lookalike, ending with Karaoke and dancing.
What more for a Tuesday eve pizzeria.
BUNGA BUNGA ROCKS!!!!!!!!!
Like drinking in a Stasi detention centre. Most ludicrously over the top security I have seen for what is nothing more than a bar with a dancefloor in Battersea. Mark ups on wine are some of the highest I've ever seen in London and the bar manager was hugely obnoxious to me when a waiter spilled an entire tray of drinks over my shirt. Most annoying of all are the guys who patrol the streets outside telling customers to be quiet- wihilst actually making more noise themselves than the departing patrons! Treat people like adults and they'll behave like adults. Chase them down streets telling them to be quiet and it's hardly surprising that people suddenly feel an urge to start singing 'New York New York' at the top of their voices. An exeedingly irritating experience from a bar that is doing well from it's initial novelty value but has an attitude so appalling that, once this USP wears off, will, hopeully, quickly dissapear to be replaced by a late night spot that actually cares about how their customers are treated.
Was going to visit but was put off by the terrible customer service from the girl who takes the bookings...
Went there on Saturday had a brilliant night, food was amazing staff was very friendly. I will 100% be returning. Thank you Bunga Bunga
Would love to give a balanced review but I never got to see inside. After joining a queue of approx 30 people and being told there was a 'one in, one out' policy, we waited over an hour before giving up (and not even being at the front of the queue) whilst we watched taxi after taxi of people pull up who were let straight in. Thanks for a great night Bunga Bunga.
Didn't enjoy. To start, don't go in a large group. Orders were messed up. Bill was wrong. Staff seemed a little bit slow on the uptake.
What a fantastic place! Such fun and delicious food! I couldn't recommend it more highly!
The food is expensive for what it is and there are 100 time better restaurants over the bridge. Not an authentic Italian place and more like, 'lets make fun of the Italians'.
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