DaisyBailey Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hello, I know this is a bit random but I wanted to post a message about Signoria on Lordship Lane, the new (ish) Italian cafe/restaurant opposite the French House. I used to live in Italy and really miss no-frills, well-priced, decent, Italian cooking but this is it (Il Mirto's is also really good but more for the evening).The owner,Maurizio, is Italian and really accommodating. The chefs are Italian so the pasta is perfectly cooked and having been in a couple of times, this is my new favourite place to take the kids for lunch or get some work done while not spending an arm and a leg. The coffee is also really good and there is free WiFi. Fyi.I just wanted to share as not many people seem to know about the place/have tried it. Thanks a lot,D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I second the coffee - very good. And the free limoncello was very welcome too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siousxiesue Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I agree the food and coffee are nice ( and authentic) but I think it used to be Mon P'tit Choux caf? which was very popular so naturally it's taken a while to build up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomskip Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 If they have a better choice of music and at a lower volume than Mon Petit Choux I will happily give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs TP Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 It took them a while to get their act together - they were painfully slow at first and I fear haemorrhaged many regulars of the previous set up. However, we went in over Easter for lunch and it was lovely and service much faster. The owner made one of my girls a gorgeous strawberry milkshake - over judged the ingredient quantities and so gave me an extra glass for free. Food was lovely and a step up in quality from previous set up although v similar offereings. Would love to see that place heaving again having been going for 17+ yrs and new team seeming settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBe Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 My husband adores Italian cuisine, so, will definitely pop around)))Is there anything veggie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingeast Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Hi, I grabbed lunch here this week - ordered a pasta alla norma, which is veggie. Penne pasta, light tomato sauce, Fried aubergine and cubes of mozzarella. I felt that the sauce was under seasoned - it needed salt and a pinch of sugar, in my opinion. But it was perfectly pleasant, the service was one, and I noticed several other Italian people who are obviously regulars which was lovely to see. I noticed they had a sign for a home-made meatballs, and I can never resist a meatball so I will definitely be going back to try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingeast Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 ...dictating on the phone ? I meant to say service was warm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytunnel Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 My friend Dave & I are regular customers at Signoria ! In fact we are there at the moment. Dave had the lasagna, I had the tomato soup ....... this restaurant is so very good. Lovely food charming people & the coffee is just the best. Most definitely worth a visit oh and don't forget the gorgeous meatballs !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStephen Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Each time I have been to this eatery, the staff have been heavenly and the sustenance is delectable. I went a month ago and took my companions and we were content on having a dinner of starters! Expert Essay Writer Was so great and the server was so obliging in getting my companion some additional lemon for her water. Every one of the starters are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Without doubt, the Sign?ria is a welcome addition to Lordship Lane and since its arrival has been getting better and better. The food and drinks are excellent, the staff are always friendly and attentive, and the ambience is relaxissimo. One feels one can pop in for a hasty caff? or to enjoy a full Italian meal; and being satisfied that the visit was well worth it, there is the assurance that another visit will soon be made.Where to find the ristorante in Lordship Lane? Well, it is opposite the Co-op and the red ? in its name shows where exactly you should head to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 You created a profile just to revive this thread plugging a business. Do you have connection with the business, by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Just like the previous poster, in fact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Palaeologus Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Yes and press-ganged nine innocent, naive and innocent Forumites to make similarly positive comments in support of a new ED business.This runs against the normally negative and destructive comments about local enterprises that the Forum holds so dear and as such is to be condemned. Anything else positive and constructive we can p*ss on while we are at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondancer Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I counted 5 'regulars?' one newby ish and 3 fishers - RPC's instincts are legendary - besides, she is literary and recognises - 'we are there at the moment' would read 'we are here at the moment' if in fact they were.The next recommendation is in restaurant speak as though it has been translated.The initial post suggests that the fisher at one time worked for Michael CaineWho is being destructive or negative? and ready to be condemned? There is a difference between a bona fide restaurant/cafe experience which people want to share and 3dubious postings, remarked upon.As one erstwhile and missed poster here opined : "they never learn, do they?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Ok here?s a regular poster ?Great little cafe with possibly the best coffee in town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondancer Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 you see? Alice knows best !!!also like to point out that this thread is in the incorrect section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 stopped going there when after 4 or 5 successive weekends the early Sat morning sandwich I'd been popping-in for for years just wasn't being made as requested (and agreed). It was a simple sandwich, but the person serving just didn't understand enough English to execute it I guess, although I was told each time it would be as requested.In the end I can't make weekly cash donations and not get what I want, there's loads of other places to get it. So I did the loyal customer bit and it wasn't working (for me).I'm not that fussy, but get the simple stuff right, right ?Also there was a server with rotting teeth which put me off, that's just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bels123 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I?m missing Mon Petit Chou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Smeeton Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Another vote from me for Signoria - very good food and smoothies, good value and friendly service. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 moondancer Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> RPC's instincts are legendaryI find your post quite catty. Of course I could be wrong in this case, and I apologise if so, but in my 10+ years on this forum it's been a very regular occurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I don't think moondancer was having a go at you, RPC?And yes, that post from Flintstone reviving the thread after eight months sounds like one of those effusive paid for "reviews" you get in local papers, rather than the usual kind of forum post. But what would I know?It's a shame, because they have the opposite effect on me to what is presumably intended. It puts me off going to the place in question.It's the "crushed and devalued" thing all over again ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondancer Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Robert Poste's Child Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> moondancer Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > RPC's instincts are legendary> > I find your post quite catty. > > Of course I could be wrong in this case, and I> apologise if so, but in my 10+ years on this forum> it's been a very regular occurrence.an astonishing analysis !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondancer Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Sue Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I don't think moondancer was having a go at you,> RPC?> > And yes, that post from Flintstone reviving the> thread after eight months sounds like one of those> effusive paid for "reviews" you get in local> papers, rather than the usual kind of forum post.> But what would I know?> > It's a shame, because they have the opposite> effect on me to what is presumably intended. It> puts me off going to the place in question.> > It's the "crushed and devalued" thing all over> again ......Thank you Sue, good sense and a correct reading of my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DovertheRoad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Regular poster here. I also like this place and the people running it. Breakfast is good...only tweak would be to offer other egg styles than scrambled. I go there often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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