Zucca

Literally the worst meal I have ever had in London! What a pretentious, over-hyped place! The menu was limited, hard plastic seats and a dirty carpet. The staff were rude and it took over half an hour to get our main courses following the dismal starters. Definately not worth chasing a booking for - what a let down!!!

Rude disinterested staff, food mediocre will not return.

Tried to get a table a few weeks ago but could not (went to Village East then) but pre booked Zucca 3 weeks ago to take my partner, 2 sons and their girlfriends for a pre christmas dinner. On arrival fairly cool reception. Sat down in fairly cramped conditions close to adjacent table. Ordered [re dinner drinks, very limited selection of drinks available, did take some time to arrive. Starters were ok, wine pretty good bit pricey as only wines available italian which is fair enough for an Italian restaurant. 4 of us had the lamb which was extremely fatty and very mediocre. I have to say the service throughout the meal was very poor. I dont know if this is a cultural thing with italians when dealing with the brits but I found the staff to be very un friendly, cold and when I was paying the bill my partner could not believe the way the waitress was looking at me as I was tapping in my pin. We were left to get our own coats and it was only when my partner voiced her disgust at the attitude of a couple of the waiting staff that we recieved any acknowledgement for coming. We certainly do not expect staff at restaurants to be falling over themselves to please us but our experience at Zucca was not acceptable. I will certainly not return and wish we had rebooked Village East which despite some bad reviews previously we found to be excellent.

I went for my birthday last night and I had such a great evening! Food was lovely, I thought reasonably priced, the service was spot on and the staff were very friendly and made us feel very welcome. The vibe in the restaurant was buzzy I would recommend and I will be going back again soon!

Poor- wouldn't go back

Sadly I agree with recent comments. The food was well presented and interesting. But the service was just unacceptable. We were left waiting 15 minutes trying to order desert and could not catch the eye of the waiters even with craining round and waving. In the end we just decided we had had enough and left, and this was only 6 30 in the evening when the restaurant was half full. The food is good, but this is too much hit and miss to go for a special event when tou want everything to work well.

I agree more with the recent reviews than the older ones. Although one or two dishes were quite good, and the olive oil was indeed excellent, others dishes were surprisingly average and the signature veal chop was oddly wet and spongy. Bill: £140 for two, with wine.

The cooking would be entirely unremarkable in any small town restaurant in Italy,as indeed it is in London. You can't sit at the bar to wait for your guests, as it's "reserved for diners"although no one ate at the bar for the duration of our stay. The receptionist looked shocked when I gave her my coat, as though no one had ever done so before. Whilst we were still eating a waitress presented my guest(not me, I'd made the booking) with the bill and very tersely told us that they needed the table back. Thirty seconds later her colleague asked if we wanted coffee. The coffee arrived with a further "we need the table back now" so I didn't bother to drink it.Then it took them five minutes to find our coats which had been rolled up and stuffed under the front counter. The whole place suffers from are'nt we hip because we're in Bemondsey syndrome and I've no idea what all the fuss is about

Distinctly average. Called three times to check that there was vegetarian dishes to which we were told yes, as well as mains being adapted. When we arrived we found that there was not any. When asked if the anchovies could be omitted we were told no and that 'there isnt much in there anyway'. Deserts were good, large portion and the wine were good. Won't be going back

Food average. Quantity minimal. Overpriced. Asked what we wanted to drink before we had even sat down. Cheapest bottle of wine £25. No vegetables except for some dried up cauliflower. A few pieces of lettuce £3.95. Will not visit again.