Osteria Tufo in Islington

Fantastic local Italian. Everything you want from the amazing food, charismatic owner Paula, charming, intimate venue with a wonderful atmosphere. One of the best evenings out in London for years. Highly recommend!

Yet again a wonderful meal and experience had at Osteria Tufo, this time for Valentine's Day. Despite having one staff member away Paola and her team still managed to be attentive but not intrusive throughout the meal. We had the Seabass and Carbonara both of which were gorgeous. Special mention to Paola aswell for allowing us 2hr30mins to enjoy the table, would not find this everywhere on one of the most popular nights of the year. We'll be back :)

Everyone is upbeat and friendly, the food is delicious and fresh, the wines are curated; and the place is quaint. Now been here several times with friends and family, and wanted to review it. Last night we ate vegan: bruschetta, garlic bread (with garlic olive oil), green olives, tortellini, and decaf cappuccino (almond milk) to finish. This place is a little gem!

The carbanara was soo salty it was inedible. It does state it is salty on the menu, but I wasn't expecting the equivalent of sea water. Also, as a side note it tastes like it is made from American processed cheese. None of my friends finished our main meals, but the starters were nice.Also, the bill priced the Meatballs at £8.50 but on the menu says £8. Staff were apologetic and fixed this. Great and attentive staff, which is the reason I would give this restaurant 2*

This is the best Italian restaurant in London. The food was amazing. The house wine was divine and the service was exceptional. I highly recommend the Pappardelle con Luganica & Olio Di Tartufo. I’m already looking forward to my next visit.

Our Saturday lunch was excellent, punctuated by some delightful acapella opera by the patron.

Dilemma: should I tell all of Google how fabulous this place is, or keep it to myself? Everything was so wonderful, friendly, fresh (I mean, even our servers were delightfully fresh) and look at that cannoli. The pastry is so crisp and delicate it's letting sunbeams glow from underneath. Everything we had was delicious from the Caponata Siciliana to the Scialatielli Pesce Spada. But the cannoli. Best cannoli I've had outside of Italy. When Paola, the proprietor, heard it was our bestie's birthday, she brought a second dessert with a candle and all. Our first night out in a gazillion months and how lovely it was. A skilled kitchen in a warm neighbourhood place that's like taking a vacation for the evening.

Absolutely delicious food! The tortellini with cream and ham were extremely good, and the portion sizes were quite big so every plate was really well paid!The owner is very friendly and sometimes passes by the tables to chat with the customers, that's very nice of her.The outdoor terrace is small and quaint and has heaters everywhere.Overall it's a lovely place, I definitely recommend it!Potential advice to the owner: maybe they can increase their desserts choice? I'm not taking away any stars though as the food was excellent!

Really great place - food is wonderful although I'd love one or two other vegan options. The pasta was so delicious and Bruschetta devine. Aussie waiter was very nice and the restaurant had a good atmosphere

This place never disappoints. Loved the pastas here so much. The flavour for every pasta I’ve had here is unbelievable. Highly recommend and very nice and friendly restaurant! Mega dog friendly too!