Little Sardegna in Islington

Good food and friendly service. The bill was a little pricier than what we thought it would be: it seemed a little expensive to pay ~£50 for a main, a couple of starters to share and a bottle of wine.

If it wasn't for our service experience this place would have five stars for the food, but it gets two because:- We were given the table next to the front door which didn't close properly so it was our job to manually close the door everytime someone arrived/left on a 2C night. Probably a 30 minute job to fix this.- It took 10 minutes to even give us our menus, 30 minutes to take our food order, an hour to receive our starter, and an hour and 45 minutes to get our main. We hate to complain as we appreciate everyone is short staffed at present, however we looked on in frustration as others around us received their orders - several couples that arrived after us finished and left long before we got our main. Really disappointing as the staff seemed oblivious to this.

To all the Sardinian people and to all Sardinian food lovers, please do yourself a favour, avoid this place at any cost, and I will tell you why. I had booked last week a table for me and my wife for my birthday, via phone call, for dinner. When yesterday We stepped into the restaurant, the waiter did not knew anything about my reservation, first wake-up call. Firstly the drinks, cocktails were awful, ( 2 Negroni), wasn't expecting a high-class cocktail but as long as you put those drinks in your menu would be great if they are at list drinkable. They were not. Then We ordered ,2 starters and 1 main course. Here the problem are the prices, which are higher (on an average) than other similar restaurants which are in the same area and serve the same type of food, about a 20% more for every item we choose from the menu, which I can easily says that it is crazy. I ordered a selection of various cured meat and cheeses. The dish was very poor , 3 single small pieces of the same cheese ( ..."selection"...) 3 slices of a typical Sardinian type of salami , 2 slices of parma ham and 3 of coppa. My wife took a mussel soup, which usually it comes served everywhere with a decent amount of soup. Here it wasn't, there was just one small soup layer on the plate, and most important served with no bread. in this restaurant if you want bread you have to pay for it (£ 3.50!) even for the first basket, thing that is quite unusual and disappointing. Wine, be careful with the wine guys. I chose one bottle of white wine, the second most expensive of the menu( £ 65), which I know extremely well, and the waiter brought me the less- expensive wine of the same brand written in the menu. To be clear, the wine got the same name but it also got a second name that indicates that it is the more commercial and cheaper version, but this restaurant selling price is as it is the expensive one.To be really fair I had should rejected the wine , but i was not in the mood to have an argument with the waiter and/or the owner, so I took it, anyway this is a disgraceful way to raise profit from your guests, taking advantage of a possible poor knowledge of a foreign brand wines' portfolio, an easy scam. Finally the main course. A very typical Sardinian dish, culurgionies, highly over-priced( £16.50). Due to the price , i was expecting they were fresh hand-made, instead they were clearly frozen, and also the chef/ owner cooked them partially and badly, their consistency was so hard that it was clear they stayed a long time in a refrigerator and he should cook them more and better , because the amid of the pasta tents to crystalize itself becoming hard if you keep it at low temperature for a long time. Very disappointing and too way expensive experience ( with no quality at all). Sardinia is great, in particular its food, not little!!!

Definetely the best restaurant in the area.

Absolutely phenomenal all around!! The food, the staff, the wine, the other patrons…all of it! I wanted to lick my plate clean. We couldn’t be happier. An absolute must go.

Been here three times now. Fantastic food and wine, nice atmosphere, very accommodating place (even when a party of 7 turns up late!) Would 100% recommend to anyone

A hidden gem! Absolutely delicious pasta, amazing service and rustic interiors.

Great food and service. Delicious.

Absolutely one of my favourite restaurants in London. I live a 5 minute walk from here and only wish my salary was higher to eat here more often! I have visited Sardinia and a close friend is from Nuoro, so I like to think I can recognize good Sardinian food when it's in front of me! The dishes are truly authentic and delicious - plus I have had some excellent wines here. The desserts are outstanding too. Staff are lovely!

The food is simply amazing, homemade and authentic, from the bruschetta, to the truffle pasta that is absolutely delicious and very generous with the truffle, to the home made tiramisu!The hospitality by Marcello and his team is superb, it’s like eating with his family and the wine is perfectly matched to the food.Can’t recommend highly enough, a must try in London!