Strada Restaurant in Lambeth

We had lunch in this restaurant on a sunny Saturday so it was very busy. My two stars are for the fast and helpful staff only. The food was very bland and mediocre, toilets were dirty and it was very noisy inside (I don't only mean people talking loud, there is a humming machine noise, could be because of the open kitchen but we had a hard time hearing each other). Overall I don't think Strada was worth our 50 pounds.

It was my second time visiting this restaurant. It was great the first time but was even better the second time. The service was fast and friendly, the food was hot, fresh and full of flavour and the overall dining experience was fantastic. Its a modern, cosy and affordable Italian restaurant sat right by the riverside, a really lovely location. Only negative from me is they added on service charge, but it wasn't too much so I wasn't too fussed. Overall a brilliant restaurant and one that I would highly recommend.

Really Disappointing!My partner and I walked along the river from London Bridge in the hope of enjoying a lovely meal, as we had done at the beginning of our relationship, years ago.We were seated immediately, which was impressive, as it was a busy evening and we thought we might have to wait. We noticed right away that people were absolutely packed into the restaurant, there was no more than 18” between tables, which in all honesty, made me a little uncomfortable and meant people walking down the isles couldn’t help but bump into the backs of chairs, or lean over other diners.The menu has been made smaller and simpler, which my OH was a little disappointed with, as there wasn’t much he found he wanted. We considered leaving and going elsewhere at that point, but in all honesty, we were hungry and I have always thought highly of the food in Strada, so we decided to stick it out.My OH ordered a burger and I the seafood linguine, which came out of the kitchen ridiculously fast (concerning). The burger was sad looking and very small, it was also rather pink inside, it wasn’t ordered rare. My linguine wasn’t linguine and the pasta was undercooked, in contrast the seafood (prawns and a handful of mussels) was absolutely tasteless and overcooked, to the point where the mussels were mushy. I wasn’t offered any Parmesan sadly, but the tomato sauce was nice enough.Other diners left and new ones were seated and we noted that the cleaning of the tables between covers was slap-dash at best, which was off putting too.The diners sitting next to us, described their pizza as ‘sad’ and they ate less than half of it before leaving quickly. My OH remarked that he was glad it wasn’t just us who thought the meal was disappointing.We did finish our meal, but at no point were we asked if everything was okay, nor were we asked if we wanted dessert or anything else. Once the plates were taken, the waitress returned with the bill and simply asked “Card or cash?” took payment and walked away. We finished our drinks and left, without interest from the staff.Unfortunately, Strada is no longer the nice restaurant it once was, it’s more akin to a high street pizza/pasta place and when you consider the poor quality and high price of the food and lack of any deals, you’re better off going to a fast food place.

Very pleasant indeed. Sat outside initially enjoying the scene then inside when the breeze picked up. Friendly easy going staff and nice food. Reasonable price for anywhere let alone riverside in Central London.

The restaurant was very tightly packed with people with a lot of tables that had not been cleared after people had left. We were shown a table through the back of the restaurant which didn't feel very festive. The service was good. We ordered our food which came out very quick, a bit too quick. It made us feel rushed. pizza was good, the sharing platter was small and would not really feed two adults, it was only just enough to feed one adult and one child. I had the beef burger which came out with only a small amount of fries and nothing else, for £14 it was disappointing. The price of a pint of larger was almost £10. We were only there around 40 minutes as the food came out very quick. When we got the bill there was a 12.5% service charge which was an extra £9 on the bill. I thought that for only being there for 40 minutes this was not good. They did take it off after I questioned it. I think that the emphasis was on getting as many people in and out as quick as possible. No great.I received a reply from Strada asking to discuss my review but have not yet been contacted. Clearly their reply was only offered so people reading their response will think they care about reviews. Clearly not.After receiving an apology in the way of a discount on my next visit i explained that we only visited London as a one off as we live a long way away and have no plans to visit again, the manager has not replied so i'm not sure that customer satisfaction is on the top of there list. Very disappointed.

Nice food, friendly and efficient staff.The truffle fries are really nice and the sticky toffee pudding is a mustThe burger bun was a little dry, but I'm not fond of toasted buns, so it may have been just my prference. The rest of the Strada burger was really good, as was my wife's Chicken Pasta MilaneseA shade over £60. For the two of us, including drinks.

We found this wonderful place in the Royal Festival Hall, just by the river walking with my friend last week. Had a yummy light lunch 🥗 🍕 and I decided to take my kids here too. So much I loved it 😊 Only a five minute walk from Waterloo Station and I am back! Kids enjoyed kids menu too. All fresh, good sized portions, reasonable prices, nice location by the river, sun ☀️ and people strolling 🚶‍♀️ by. Here You definitely will enjoy both with friends and family, with children and by Your own. Special thanks to the stuff: Jack and young lady who found pen 🖊 to my boys enjoying activity sheets 💡

We had two delicious lunchtime meals. Both Italian, one Seafood Pasta and one Chicken and mushroom pasta. Great service and chilled atmosphere inside. We had two glasses of wine, expensive. Food average price considering the location. I'll definitely recommend Strada Southbank

Three starts is more for the food as everything else was good. I had the chicken milanese, the chicken was good, hot and tasty but the linguine was cold and very overcooked, gummy and limp. The tomato sauce wasn't that great either was to sweet and needed a bit more seasoning to give a better flavour. The steak ordered for my partner was really good and tasty.Our waitress was lovely, looked after us although she was really busy. I liked the fact that other colleagues were trying to help her by bringing us the drinks and food while she was running around trying to serve all her tables. I do appreciate a good team work. Many years ago I was a waitress so I know how is like. Well done to her and the colleagues that helped her. Just a little thing to improve, when bringing staff to the table instead of just saying the name of the drink or the food, at least say a hello, good evening or something like that if haven't approach our table before. That will be much nicer then just getting there and say "chicken milanese and steak"Overall, apart from the linguine, was a good experience. 👍

Steak came well done when ordered medium rare/closer to rare preferably, luckily they changed it pretty fast, and the panna cotta, omg, so light and niceee