££££Price: Moderate • Italian • Hampstead
Food and setting was good and as expected - We were a group of 7 and had plenty of space to be comfortable and enjoy conversation across our table. We were located near the front door in the front section of the restaurant which worked for table size and convenience but not ideal as busy with people coming and going and and colder as door opening and closing a lot. Worse however is the staff spend more time in the upper/back section of the restaurant and we felt neglected for much of the evening. Whilst the basic service was fine, if needed anything more (more drinks, salt/pepper or sugar for coffees) we had to go looking for staff as they did not come to or near the table.
I did mention this to the staff at the end of the evening that we felt "neglected" and this was shrugged off as if not important or relevant.
I recommend the food and preference is to be a smaller grout (2 or 4 people) and sit at the back section but more cramped and noisier or there are other good Italian restaurants that may be better for a larger group.
