Da Paolo

Best in London great spot great food great staff, make sure you book, will be back for sure. Pasta is homemade and super but so is everything

Cosy restaurant in central London with portions to satisfy a giant 😁 Great food, close to Goodge st tube and handy for our theatre venue- Dominion.

Unfortunately, although the owner is Italian, the chefs seem not to be Italian. Being raised in Milan, I know Italian cuisine, but what they served us today was terrible. The risotto was over cooked and extremely dry. The risotto was served as a mountain (thick) when truth is risotto should be flat, so we ended up returning it back. Also, for the ravioli, the dough was too THICK. Lastly, the tagliatelle al ragù, the meat smelled bad. One good thing: the owner was kind.

Fabulous food in a relaxed setting. The portions are generous, so consider carefully whether you require a starter. Personally, I would still go for it as they are just too good to miss out on.

A perfect evening for a party of 2 or 10. The food was delicious and portions were very generous. Great experience with some awesome friends. Will definitely be returning abck there

Great food, drink, service & atmoshere. Not enough room between table and seating position which makes the act of eating rather awkward if you have normal length arms!

Da Paolo was as brilliant as ever.....It was so lovely to visit our favourite restaurant again. Carlos and his team provide fabulous food, excellent service and so friendly and welcoming....see you soon, Best wishes Alam and family

Fantastic! Great, genuine, Italian dining experience. Food was fantastic - huge portions. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. It’s certainly ‘cosy’ but all the better for it!

What an exciting find! A good friend recommended Da Paolo and I visited the restaurant on the anniversary of the death of my mother - I always choose an Italian restaurant, as she was Italian - to celebrate her life. The food was amazing: and true to good Italian cooking, beautifully presented and perfectly cooked. My friend and I chose antipasti - Goats cheese salad and a prawn and avocado dish. The portions were enormous and so were our main dishes of monkfish cooked with cherry tomatoes and vongole (four monkfish steaks!) and another prawn dish. The dishes were cooked according to the principles of good, Italian cooking: the fresh ingredients of the highest quality. Praise, too goes to our waitress, who was very helpful and friendly and was not phased when we explained that another friend had been stuck at work and could not come., Da Paolo has a traditional interior and the atmosphere is cosy and intimate - though it never felt overcrowded and we out conversation did not compete with the other patrons. All in all, a great experience and we will definitely return.

We had a really lovely evening. With tasty food, generous portions, very good service and a great ambience. We'll definitely be back again. Thank you.

We had a really nice evening! Good food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere! The restaurant is homely and genuine - we will return for sure

Excellent, old world Italian. Delicious food, wine and attentive service. Mussels and pasta divine. Would definitely go again when in London. One Must make reservations.

Exceptionally good food, great menu, excellent service, very cosy restaurant. One of the best Italians in London. Highly recommend. Very generous portions too. Definitely will return.

What a lovely restaurant, great food and great service. A little surprise we found on trip advisor and glad we went with it. We had a wonderful time and will definitely be back.

Excellent trattoria, although a little noisy. A very good wine list, but, maybe I couldn't spot it, but they didn't seem to have decent half bottles. Good to see they're now opening for lunch on Sundays.

Good food and service and nice ambience - definitely recommend for a nice evening meal. Starter portion was big - so you may wish to share if you have a smaller appetite!

The Food was really well cooked and the waitress was most helpful We sat down stairs as it was much quieter there so would go back again

Fantastic food and atmosphere. Super service and will be looking for more reasons to come and dine with you again. Would recommend to anyone looking for a great place just off Oxford Street.

One of the finest Italian restaurants in London with good food, wine, and service. A must when you are in London. Call for a reservation as it has limited seating.

food is fresh and wine selection is great. Our Italian friends enjoy coming here because the food is authentic

this is our second dinner this week and our friends love it too

Da Paolo is a lovely Italian trattoria serving good traditional Italian food efficiently and with a smile. By the time we left it was completely full and deservedly so. Very much recommended.

Lovely traditional Italia resturant. So nice to avoid the big chains and find this little gem. I think it was about a 7 minute walk from the dominion theatre so it was a perfect location for us.

Marvellous food, fabulously friendly and efficient service, great atmosphere. An authentic Italian experience. Book to secure your table or arrive early at 12pm for choice. #bijoujewel #tiramusu #marco #spotsophialoren #revisit #ciao

Beautiful homely restaurant, nice service, pasta dishes OK, liver poor quality.The restaurent has been well decorated & is very clean , too much choice on the menu it would be better if they had less & a higher quality.

Great atmosphere , amazing food, friendly staff .Good value A little gem tucked away just a short walk from the west end . 100% recommend

Lovely food in a friendly, cosy atmosphere . We had burrata starter which was delicious and then pasta mains. Too full for a dessert !

Excellent meal, service and atmosphere . Massive portions so make sure you go with an empty stomach. Great part of London and close to Dominion Theatre.

The food was utterly delicious. The portions very generous. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable and the service was quick but not rushed. Highly recommended.

We had a wonderful meal here! The ambience was great, the staff were genuinely friendly, and provided prompt and attentive service without being intrusive. Three of our party ordered from the daily specials offered and they were delicious. Nice, if relatively small wine selection, but they looked carefully chosen and covered a wide price range to accommodate varying budgets. Oh, and we arrived over 30 minutes early on our reservation time but they graciously seated us immediately. We will be back!

I think this was our fourth visit to Da Paolo's. The food, as ever, was delicious. The service was friendly, helpful but not intrusive. It's a great, atmospheric setting. It's become a bit of a go-to to celebrate a special occasion as it always feels a bit special, without being over-formal.

Very welcoming with great service ; lovely food and gluten free friendly. Could do with having a gluten free menu or proper gf symbols. Worth a visit.

Always great food. And the host is a lovely guy too. Big portions if you're hungry and, if you're not, share a starter!!!! Limited outdoor seating on a sunny day is a bonus .....

staff excellent, food out of this world and really nice atmosphere. We booked on the day and found the staff really polite and helpful in explaining the menu to me and my family. recommend it to anyone. thanks again Da Paolo

The restaurant was far to cramp, it was so hot it put you off your meal. So a meal for 2 cost just over £70 and we didn’t eat most of it!!

Excellent food and wine, great service, authentic atmosphere. Almost impossible to make a choice from the menu. Really enjoyed our visit and will most definitely return.

Although small, the restaurant offers a wide selection of excellent food and provides excellent service. We really enjoyed our meal and will definitely return next time we are in London.

The food was amazing, portions so generous we couldn’t eat it all even though it was all delicious. Serving staff were very friendly and efficient.

A little gem of an old style Italian restaurant. Lots to choose from on the menu plus a specials board. All reasonably priced. Food was delicious, staff are very friendly and lovely coffee! Didn’t feel rushed to finish our meal - not a fan of places where you feel you need to be in and out within an hour! It is a small restaurant so best suited to parties of 1-4.

Warm greeting, excellent glute-free pasta, excellent pasta sauces, anti pastis and d’onces. Risotto was a bit watery and over cooked, however. Stick to fantastic pasta!