Italian Restaurant Recommendations

[mischief]

Si Mangia, on Forest Hill Road

[midivydale]

Def not locale, have been twice and utterly disapointed both times.

[Cassius]

Never been to Si Mangia but notice that both gertie's only two posts ever on the forum ever are on this subject and I, along with many other regulars find that a new poster coming on specifically to either praise or criticise in over the top terms are less than reliable.

[Ali56]

Cor Blimey!

I was only asking for recommendations for good Italian restaurants in the ED area.

Thanks to all who have recommended.

Hopefully the Si Mangia feud will calm down soon!

[BootsMcClure]

Different restaurants have different merits!

[guna nua]

Would also like to recommend Si Mangia, I'm a regular and have always had a good experience when I've gone there, it is one of the most reasonably priced restaurants I know in London and the quality of the food and wine are always good considering the price, the staff are excellent and it's always busy.

[beebee]

Another thumbs up for the food and staff at Si Mangia especially as they let us sit in the outside front terrace with our small dog. Good food and dog friendly, what more could you ask for!

[HelBel65]

Went to Si Mangia tonight and thought it was great! H

[Alex K]

Four dishes at IL MIRTO last night (two starters, two pasta mains) -- we both walked away thinking, "Stick to pizza next time." Oh, well.

[esme]

Il Mirto I think has the best food by far, Carvaggio best service and surroundings, Locale best compromise (i.e. not outstanding in any area but always pretty good food, reliable service, okay prices) so last 2 if you want a romantic meal for example but Il Mirto if you're after the best food :) (Italiano father and son in the kitchen so can get hot under the collar!)

[SarahW]

"Il Mirto" gets our vote every time - we always have a pizza (one of the best we've had in London) and often a pasta dish, and their tiramisu is very very good (we are an English-Sicilian couple so speak as italian food snobs. The wine is cheap and decent, the staff friendly. We go early (so cant vouce for how well they do when it is busy) and with our little toddler and feel just like we're in a local trattoria in Italy. The decor is down to earth, but again, that reminds us of Italy and the typical place around any corner.

[Giacomelli]

We are Scottish/Italian couple and also love il mirto. Lovely homemade food. I would love it even more if they had more typical sardinian dishes like they used to... but apparently these were not often ordered by locals. For me still one of the best pizzas in london which proves that a good pizzaiolo is more important than a woodfired oven. We live nearer si mangia which is fine but prefer making the trip to il mirto.