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A bland exterior on the Fulham Road hides a riotous gastronomic experience within the walls of Rossopomodoro, the London outpost of a thriving Italian chain. The decor is trendy and modern, brightened by bold paintings and red tiles. The open kitchen is staffed by theatrical Italian chefs, preparing dishes from a menu that is so long it unfolds off the table and into your lap. A meat-based antipasti was served, as were most starters, with a huge ball of juicy mozzarella in the centre of the plate. Pizzas are inventive (try the vesuvius, a spicy pizza folded up in twee but endearing fashion to resemble a volcano), as are mains such as a luxurious dish of beef strips scattered with truffle flakes. Fried pizza, a speciality, looked heart attack-inducing but enticing nonetheless. Clientele varied from families to dates to groups, and all seemed to be enjoying the ride. Service was a mite slow, but otherwise Rossopomodoro provided a most satisfactory experience. This is the sort of chain wed like to see expand.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
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Recommended by my wife's Naples born hairdresser. Yes the pizza was authentic and delicious, the wine rich and the starters very tasty. But what a pity there is a bunch of pathetic amateurs serving - especially the preening males. Too busy flirting and having fun. No sense of what is happening on the tables. Can't be asked (politely) - too proud and macho. 12.5%gratuity on the bill denied me the opportunity of witholding it. We won't be going again. Get a grip!
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The salad consists of iceberg lettuce cut up, with a quartered tomato and quartered egg, three strands of dead rocket, a grating of cheese - all for the bargain price of £12 including service. They also forgot the cutlery.
My comment applies to the one in covent garden. But clearly the whole chain thinks it can get away with it. Terrible.
Surely the best pizza in London. If you like real italian pizza and you know what that is then you will love rosso pomodrro. I love pizza and since eating their pizzas i haven't been able to enjoy opther chains offerings, because I'm always comparing it to theirs. To be fair I onlever have their margaharita, because I'm a bit opf a purist.
The food was disgusting. The Rossopomodoro salad was a mangled iceberg with a quartered unripe tomato and a quartered hard boiled egg while the caciocavallo was a tired cold slab of moz with a slice of leathery something plus precooked burnt mushrooms. Never again.