Campania Gastronomia

I think it's one of the best places in the area, the food is genuinely Italian and the service, well, if you go on busy Sundays I can understand that, but I never experience that there, I find the staff very friendly. After all, this is not a fast food! Enjoy the whole Italian experience, even the waiting...in Italy to wait means only one thing: they are actually cooking your food not re-heating it!

We had a horrible experience at this place. It’s simply unbelievable how rude and unprofessional is the staff of Campania. The three of us arrived at the place on a Sunday afternoon (approximately 4.30pm). Toolate for the luch (we already had one), too early for the dinner, this is why lots of seats were available. We decided to share a platter of charcuterie and cheese for two (12.50£) and some bread (1.50£), with the intention to eat something and then have some coffee later. The girl took the order, but 2 minutes later she came back and claimed that, although this usually happens only on Sunday, when the place is packed, what we ordered was not enough to deserve 3 seats in Campania. We needed to order a full lunch. We just woke up and had a snack elsewhere, but I don’t think we’ll come back there again.

Gosh I'm shocked by Ed's somewhat strange review, seems a bit of a shady review. The waitresses are all italian and know their stuff, they are helpful as well as run off their feet and there's none of the usual spiel you get from places with robotic staff that have been briefed with their speaches.. The coffee is and always has been my favourite, good quantity of coffee over milk which is something many businesses get drastically wrong. I've had many a great brunch and lunch at this place as it's close to my studio. I've taken clients and been for birthday bashes with friends and have never experienced anything as revolting as the previous reviewer. Service can be slow but it's a small bustly place that gets so busy it's a wonder they manage at all. Try the pasta with fresh seafood!!

Campania looks gorgeous, all battered wood, bare brick and tables groaning with good-looking food, but sadly it's a case of style over substance. Arguably the worst coffee any of the three of us had ever had: insipid, with no crema and flat, came after several unsuccessful attempts to get anyone's attention. The forgetful waitress was apologetic, but it's difficult to be patient when the results are then so average. A request after half an hour waiting to be served was unintentionally brilliant: "What can you tell me about the Neapolitan sausage?," asked my visiting Canadian friend. "That's sausage. From Naples," replied the waitress unironically. The brunch - sausage etc, as per the review - arrived three quarters of an hour later, and was, in fairness, decent, although nothing extraordinary: slightly bland and greasy. We opted for dessert: raspberry tart, our crowning mistake. My girlfriend descends it as sweet pink mash potato on pastry: almost inedible and with not a fruit trace to be seen or tasted. We weren't the only ones with reservations about the mysterious fruit tart: the couple next to us left their dessert half eaten too. Verdict? A lackluster, pricey disappointment.

came here on a very busy sunday avo as th market was closing, there was a queue out the door didnt fancy waiting but liked the vibe the place was giving off... was really glad that we decided to stay as the experience was delightful... service was warm, food great (mushroom risotto and seafood pasta, followed by 3 lovely cheeses), the pastries were rustic and heavy looking but the ricotta and almond tart was light, well balanced and extremely tasty... even the coffee, which in some places can be a let down, was well made... better than some coffee houses in london.. well recommended