The Strings - (Near Southwark, South East)

5 /5 Marcelina Jaskowiak: I am absolutely in love with this place. The atmosphere is very warm and family-like, calm and welcoming. I truly did not expect to find such a peaceful and cozy restaurant in such a highly touristic area. Live music plays about every 30 minutes and creates a beautiful ambiance without being loud or overwhelming. The food is absolutely delicious. Authentic Italian cuisine full of flavor and high quality ingredients. Portions are very generous and the appetizers are huge. You can easily feel full just from the starters alone. Everything was fresh, beautifully presented and perfectly prepared. The location is amazing, right next to Big Ben and the London Eye. Despite this, the restaurant feels relaxed and uncrowded, with none of the usual tourist chaos. The interior design is elegant, tasteful and very comfortable, making it a perfect place for a calm lunch or dinner. I am honestly surprised that in such a busy tourist location you can find a restaurant with such a wonderful atmosphere, incredible Italian food and such a pleasant, relaxed vibe. This is definitely a place I would love to come back to.

3 /5 Cem YILDIZ: Location is good. Decoration great but inside a bit cold. Good service thank you but foods are not expected. Average Italian foods especially Lasangia below the average. Fried potatoes absorbed so much oil. And you may see the bill.

4 /5 Helen K: Visited this place yesterday. A great find. Generous portions. We shared two tapas, very plentiful. We ordered fried potato each but could have got away with one. Staff good, guitar player very nice, ambience very good. Toilet on same level but along a long corridor but clean. Reasonably priced for location. Food was delicious. Service charge added to the bill.

4 /5 Rick Vattimo: Great location, I’ve walked by it a hundred times and finally went for a team dinner. They easily accommodated 10 of us on a not-crowded Tuesday night. Nice menu with a mix of tapas and mains, both Spanish and Italian. The fit was good: well prepared and tasty. The group loved the pastas. My sea bass was excellent. The service was friendly and good, but it took a long time to get orders in and for courses to come out. Reasonably priced for its location.

5 /5 Claire: Lovely Italian restaurant. Food was fresh tasting. Service was very friendly and quick. Nice break from walking around the streets of London as a tourist.