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Polpo - Covent Garden
Polpo - Covent Garden Reviews

Polpo - Covent Garden

Italian, Venetian

Dishes priced around£9

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Reviews of Polpo - Covent Garden (174)

Read what people think about Polpo - Covent Garden. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Polpo - Covent Garden before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Polpo - Covent Garden and book a table with confidence!

5.2/6

174 reviews

5.2/6

174 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Great
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Kelv G.4 years ago · 1 review

Perfect. Everything I hoped it would be, and even more so.

"Excellent"
6/6
Andy E.4 years ago · 1 review

All good, most enjoyable , service very efficient and friendly

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachel K.4 years ago · 1 review

Service was outstanding, also love that it's available to book

"Very good"
5/6
Laura L.4 years ago · 5 reviews

We arrived earlier than our reservation and were seated downstairs food was amazing and service excellent

"Very good"
5/6
Nathan K.4 years ago · 1 review

Food was delicious, service was great, ambience was really nice. Great value for money, only thing I'd say is that the music was a bit loud for so early in the day, but it didn't really bother us.

"Excellent"
6/6
David P.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Very enjoyable with great tapas and good wine pre theatre

"Excellent"
6/6
John B.4 years ago · 1 review

It was great and quiet, so we could talk...the service was perfect!

"Very good"
5/6
Stephen B.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent selection of 'Cicheti' at reasonable prices and in a friendly, informal environment. Recommended!

"Excellent"
6/6
Amanda G.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great food, truly delicious and nice service. I’ll be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Nicholas H.4 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food and cosy dining experience, highly recommended. Fabulous martinis

"Excellent"
6/6
Huw N.4 years ago · 1 review

Our first visit to Polpo proved an absolute delight. Great dishes of food presented in an original way to create a wonderful meal. Good selection of wines available. A busy, bustling atmosphere with staff who were very friendly and helpful. Thank you for making a great evening.

"Excellent"
6/6
Annabelle V.4 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food and service- thank you. Special thanks to our waiter - Toni (?) who was attentive and really knowledgeable.

"Excellent"
6/6
Rosie P.4 years ago · 1 review

Had a lovely visit, tasty as usual. Thank you very much.

"Excellent"
6/6
Clare d.4 years ago · 1 review

Love this place - great staff, great food. Not overcrowded - always a solid go to place in London

"Average"
3/6
Ana L.4 years ago · 1 review

Food was okay but not outstanding. Service was appalling: lots of time between plates served and waiter was rude and unhelpful. Overall not a good experience

"Awful"
1/6
Nick B.4 years ago · 1 review

The Aperol spritz had no taste or bubbles and we left after the cichetti as the service was so poor.

"Average"
3/6
Kristiaan U.4 years ago · 1 review

It was a satisfactory experience. The food lack seasoning and needs to be improved upon in terms of finishing. The service was somewhat lackluster as well.

"Good"
4/6
Fotini P.4 years ago · 1 review

Atmosphere was cozy, the portions were a little small but the prices were low as well, so you don't get overcharged. Good overall.

"Very good"
5/6
Jen H.4 years ago · 3 reviews

Went before the ballet and the food was really good. Especially recommend the frito misto.

"Excellent"
6/6
Deborah W.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great service and very good food Enjoyed our visit D

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachel W.4 years ago · 1 review

We visit a couple of times a year when we get to London. Food and staff always amazing. Thank you

"Very good"
5/6
Toby M.4 years ago · 1 review

Vibrant, cosy, informal place, if a bit darkly lit. Staff are knowledgeable and helpful. All the dishes we had were tasty and well put together but some were particularly good: mushroom arancini, the hake, the pumpkin and the orange & almond cake and value is very fair.

"Excellent"
6/6
David O.4 years ago · 1 review

A fantastic restaurant- everything you could want. Will be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Karen G.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great food, lots of small tasty plates. Good friendly service. They explained the dishes and how do order. Very nice meal.

"Very good"
5/6
Graham H.4 years ago · 1 review

Good food, great service, great location Thank you very much.

"Very good"
5/6
Judy W.4 years ago · 1 review

Food was excellent, and I love the peach cocktail, great atmosphere.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steve L.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Fun, very good food, casual, noisy, good value. Our second visit.

"Very good"
5/6
Hugh W.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Good Tapas based menu with some interesting little dishes. Enjoyable.

"Excellent"
6/6
Solene F.4 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food nice atmosphere Great wine Service was slow but staff were lovely

"Very good"
5/6
Nerine J.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Cosy atmosphere. Food was delicious. It would’ve been helpful to receive more guidance from the waiter regarding food portion size. We did ask, but he was very helpful initially. Not sure if it was bad timing or him being overworked.

"Very good"
5/6
Nick W.4 years ago · 1 review

Tasty food. Friendly, efficient service. Cosy, welcoming atmosphere. Definitely recommend

"Good"
4/6
Michelle G.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Booked ahead, so no waiting for a table. Service was pretty slow, but friendly. Tasty little Italian tapas style dishes. Expensive for the portion sizes, but tasty. Dishes didn’t come all together, so it did feel like we were constantly waiting for something. Nice little restaurant, music quite loud.

"Awful"
1/6
christine r.4 years ago · 1 review

The menu had changed for the worse, very poor selection, no vegetarian menus or decent options

"Average"
3/6
Laura S.4 years ago · 1 review

Portion sizes seemed smaller than usual and pasta dishes were struck from the menu entirely? The manager kept messing around with the lighting and dimmed the lights ridiculously low. I'm all for trying to create an ambiance, but we needed our phone torches to read the menu. Such a shame, as I'm a frequent patron of Polpo Covent Garden, but I think I might give it a rest for a while.

"Very good"
5/6
Barbara S.4 years ago · 1 review

Great restaurant but rest rooms could do with an update

"Excellent"
6/6
Karen N.4 years ago · 1 review

Perfect place to catch up with friends, somewhere different and with character in Covent garden. Authentic, varied menu .of yummy treats. Crostini with crab & fennel was perfect. Fried olives a lovely surprise. Courgette fries were a bit soggy and lacked flavour, but I guess I shouldn't expect too much from a courgette! Decent Negronis too. Thanks to the lovely staff.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ross F.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food all dishes were fresh exciting and full of flavour will definitely recommend. Prices were also reasonable especially for around Covent Garden.

"Excellent"
6/6
Emily W.4 years ago · 1 review

Really good tapas dishes, we had one of the brushchetta’s and then the sea bass, and a couple of others to share between 2. Was a really nice evening.

"Excellent"
6/6
Deborah D.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent food, excellent service. Have already recommended it to friends.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ella F.4 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic service and delicious food, especially the zucchini fries. Thank you!