500 Italian Restaurant

The restaurant has a nice ambience, and the food was delicious- from the cicchetti to the main courses. There is also a very good selection of wines by the glass.

Good food and good service. Will definitely go back. Decent verity of Veggie options and sea food. Reasonable prices. Nice easy atmosphere. Great to have a good quality Italian so local.

Well prepared, well presented food with good service in a small restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere. Appreciated the personal touch from the chef talking to the diners. Will go back.

Great food. Varied menu with a good mix of meat, fish and vegetarian. Good wine list maybe an alternative to prosecco for those who don't like it. Good service. Lightning could be a bot more atmospheric.

Excellent menu and service.We were 6 people and all agreed on an excellent meal.Good value and varied choice helped towards a very good experience there

We had a great time at 500. A fantastic local restaurant, with good service and a well source inexpensive wine list. Will definitely be going again soon!

Hidden jewel - only wish I had found it before now. Will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu. Superbly traditional. Family friendly too.

Great food And uber efficient service, dishes are inventive but not redicuolsly overpriced or experimental, superb quality ingredients In a comfortable relaxed environment, great list of grapa's well worth trying. Alan

There are some Italian restaurants as good. None better. it is not expensive - you feel at home. Why pay more? No reason to do so

This is the best restaurant in the area . Privately owned by the manager and the chef who care about fresh interesting ingredients and dishes. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Lively atmosphere on a Wednesday night. They have many regular customers who know what they want. High standards maintained over the years. Well worth a revisit.

Lovely home cooked Italian food. Nice intimate atmosphere. Good wine list. Service a bit slow on clearing away plates, but that would be my only criticism.

Friendly, prompt service and excellent food. Peaceful atmosphere and comfortable seats. As a first time customer I would recommend 500 to all my many friends

I had lamb for main course. It was overcooked and chewy. I left most of it. The head waiter was defensive. My previous meal there was excellent.

Outstanding quality food. Friendly, efficient service. Very attractive, relaxing atmosphere. Exceptional value for money. Food arrived quickly. Easy to park close by. Can't recommend enough.

great food, service and atmosphere. this is my local restaurant in north London and it is like having a little bit of Italy at the top of Holloway Road

Nice atmosphere (would recommend sitting away from the window since Holloway Road detracts from the Italian feel!) Food was clearly made fresh and was good value. Service was noticeably very friendly. Good location from Archway station.

Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The food is always excellent, especially the fresh ravioli, and well presented. We have visited this restaurant several times and never been disappointed.

Dinner at 500 is always a wonderful experience and it gets better with each visit! The crab starter is my favourite and the special hake dish I chose last night was absolutely delicious. See you again soon!

The food was a bit hit and miss, my Pasta Vongole was at least 40% grit. Other dishes were good, service was great. Probably wont go back

Our third visit to this neighbourhood favourite restaurant. Lovely authentic Italian with a simple menu including great fresh pasta. The special pasta with truffles was amazing. Reasonably priced with good service.

Gorgeous food, a distinctive and exciting departure from the usual Italian menu (though you can find some classics, too), lovely service and a fab Montepulciano vino - what's not to like?

The food is excellent and so is the service and ambience - very authentic Italian. My friend who came with me thinks it is excellent too. I have always had a good experience here and will come back soon.

Lovely service, excellent food. Faultless and it lived up to my memory of the first time we visited this restaurant. Would recommend highly for a special night out.

we had a nice meal at 500 italian restaurant. the food was great and the service was attentive as always. We have been visiting for many years.

What a lovely local restaurant and a great find in what is a bit of culinary desert. Despite the hustle and bustle of the Archway end of Holloway Road the restaurant is a haven of buzzy tranquillity. Great menu with daily specials, food lovely and so nice to get rabbit on the menu. Waiting staff very nice indeed and the place is an all round winner. We will be back.

I have been going to this restaurant every few months from when it opened and have never had a bad meal. It is one of my favourite restaurants--- excellent tasty interesting Italian food---wonderful pasta dishes always perfectly al dente-- good fish- rabbit, veal chops etc. Short very good value Italian wine list. I have nothing bad to say except that it can be noisy but not on a Monday evening.

Fabulous food, lovely staff, great wine and very reasonably priced. An absolute gem tucked away in Archway. Worth making a trip there just for this restaurant.

A good experience all round. The food was good quality and very tasty. I had lamb cutlets which were fabulous, I actually wanted more. The service was also good quality.

Haven't been here for a while, but food is still excellent and great value. Bruschetta 500 with Gorgonzola and honey is a lovely version, ravioli with spinach and Italian sausage delicious, veal chop - actually a t-bone - perfectly seasoned and cooked. A local gem!

The food was outstanding and the service informal and charming. The double entry door is effective in keeping the restaurant warm in cold windy weather. The price was extremely reasonable.

Good food, friendly staff, not too familiar. A little too noisy, but bearable, as when the person was eating it was quiet. Will re visit

Great little restaurant with excellent Italian food in Archway where you struggle to find a decent restaurant for a Friday date night. We had starters and main, all courses delicious and not just basic Italian menu. The only slight downsize was the wine which came recommended by the waiter but which we didn't like. Booking recommended as it gets busy on weekends.

wonderful lamb chops less so guinea fowl - huge portions. Good service and always charming. We both enjoyed our salad starters as well but never enough room left for puds!

Great for lunch. Tasty home made style food with a bit extra. The pecorina pasta mini starter is well worth the visit. As is the burrata

Food was excellent, as on our previous visit. We had a very enjoyable evening. The staff were very helpful and a pleasure to deal with.

Very good meal. Interesting menu, very authentic, very well-prepared. We have been a few times recently, and the menu always changes, based on available fresh ingredients. Highly recommended!

As always 500 never disappoint..perfect experience!! The food was amazing and the service impeccable. I enjoy going for dinner at least once a month..great place!

As always the food was very good, we had the Tagliere 500 as a starter and then pasta, the service was friendly and accommodating! Thank you!

500 is a lovely restaurant. It was wonderful to have such a terrific place near us, although I first heard about it from my brother who lives further away. The food is distinctive and always delicious- there are regular features such as rabbit and the delicious sharing cold plate of salamis and cold meats, but always special dishes. The service is unobtrusive but warm. The acoustics are very good, it is never too noisy. Reliably brilliant.