500 Italian Restaurant

Delightful and welcoming service; excellent and generous food - some room for improvement on presentation perhaps. Good wine and very good coffee. Excellent value for money

Great atmosphere & service , fantastic food Well recon commended

lovely food as ever. Excellent tagliere of mixed starters. Rabbit in balsamic very intense flavour and delicious strozzapretti with a red wine and beef ragu

An excellent lunch which was unusual and filled with flavour. We asked to share a starter which the restaurant very thoughtfully split for us. The mains were delicious. We have been coming to this restaurant for many years it is always consistently reliable and a real treat. Thoroughly recommended

Superb authentic Italian food and great selection of reasonably priced wines. Excellent service. Panna cotta to die for! Highly recommended!

Good quality food, fresh produce, friendly service. A great local restaurant.

This is my go to restaurant for a great meal every single time. The food is fantastic, I just cannot work out how they can price it so reasonably

Surprised by the little gem of a restaurant. I have been living in Upper Holloway for 5 years, and only discovered this place about a year ago. Food is exceptional.

We regularly visit Cinquecento and never have a bad meal. The food, service and ambience are all excellent. The menu changes with the seasons and serves wonderful Italian flavours with a twist. If this restaurant was in the centre of London, it would be three times the price. Wonderful value and fabulous cooking.

great local Italian - friendly staff and excellent menu - changes according to season and very good wine list - all Italian and covering the whole of the country

We had a very warm welcome and the delightful chef came to our table. The food was really delicious and we heartily recommend this restaurant.

We had a Fabulous meal as always. Great restaurant, would highly recommend it.

An excellent small local Italian restaurant well located close to Archway underground station. It has an understated frontage and you could easily walked past. It is my second visit there, both times in the company of an Italian friend. It has a nice varied menu and some nice wines. The service is attentive without being intrusive. On both occasions I have thoroughly enjoyed the evening. I shall definitely visit again.

Great food and good service. Could do with some mood music.

Delicious starter and the lamb cutlets were out of this world. Lovely wine and then Vin Santo. Yum. I cannot think of six more words.

Food excellent! Best Italian food in London! Enjoyable every time!

We've been here many times. It's a wonderful restaurant. Great food, friendly, excellent service, never a disappointment. Highly recommended.

Excellent proper Italian food. They don't have a big menu, but they got some amazing dishes, I think some of them are authentic recipes from Sardinia and they were delicious. We also had some fresh burrata from Puglia, and trust me it was fresh. We will definitely go back.

third visit with the family great food and service each time. much better than a lot of more expensive italian restaurants in london. early dinning offer makes it fantastic value

Beef carpaccio, white truffle pasta and lavender pannacotta washed down with delicious vino nobile - what better way to spend a Friday evening

Excellent and authentic Italian restaurant with an emphasis on Sardinian food. Unusual menu and extremely good value. Highly recommend. A friend said he would travel to go there any time.

Service was excellent but unfortunately the food was really not up to the standard we enjoyed last time; each of the four of us thought our vegetables badly cooked and our complaint was acknowledged but nothing done about it. Maybe Monday evening is not a good evening to eat here. Portions are huge but vast portions do not make up for food not cooked as well as it could be. I must say however the main part of the meal - the meat or fish - was fresh and well cooked, let down by the "sides". It was also comparatively expensive. We will not be returning - there are many better value restaurants around.

Probably one of the best Italian restaurants in London. It is a bit noisy but that means success. The cooking is as good as it gets, a seafood tagliatelle being superb as was the rabbit signature dish. A wonderful Italian wine list. Not expensive for the quality you receive. Attentive service. No wonder it can be difficult to book a table!

A hidden gem within an easy walk from Archway station.Excellent food, delightful ambience. We have been here a couple of times, and will definitely return.

Best Italian food I have ever had. I keep going back and the food is always fantastic quality!

Fantastic food and great wine list. Thoroughly enjoyed dinner here!

Good food as usual but poor service and the five chops we asked to be put into a doggie bag to take home????? Only 3 were found when we got home!

This is my local and I love it - terrific authentic Italian food, consistently good - I've been going since they opened several years ago and it's always been up to standard. Hard to beat in north London.

Another lovely evening at this fantastic Archway Italian. Really delicious authentic Italian cooking.

Our second visit to this lovely laid back and understated restaurant. The food is stunning and the choice of wines is excellent. Service is great and staff very friendly. Perfect for couples or a group. Faultless.

A wonderful evening .... Fantastic service and wonderful food. Will definitely be booking again.

A haven in an unlikely area. Very creative and freshly cooked food and almost over attentive service! We shall definitely be coming back very soon.

I had high expectations as I read good reviews about the restaurant but I have to say the restaurant exceeded my expectations. This is an authentic italian restaurant, the same you would find in Italy, where regional cuisine is proposed rather than the usual touristic plates. Ingredients are fresh and tasty and the preparation excellent. I can't wait to go back to feel at home again.

Had the most delicious meal which was a birthday treat. The service was friendly and efficient. We love this little gem and have no need to travel when it's so near to us. Couldn't fault a thing. Highly recommended

We had a feast and the bill was incredibly reasonable. The selection of different starters on a board, to share, was particularly memorable. Thank you.

Excellent food and professional service. Tagliere 500 my favourite dish.

A real gem in Archway. We have now been several times, our friends always want to go there, and its always excellent food and excellent service.

Excellent food and service. Can be noisy when full. Excellent value for money for genuine Italian cuisine: home made, quality ingredients, simplicity and a menu above the usual. Good choice of wine by the glass, including remarkable dessert wine - to be tried!

Food was great. Friendly staff a bit pushy though. Overall highly recommended

Lovey food and atmosphere. The wait staff were friendly and helpful.