Il Girasole

Amazing find, authentic tasty Italian food and great personal service.

We were two couples meeting for catch up conversation over Sunday lunch. We ordered the bruschetta and buratta as starters to share. They were fresh and tasty. Then Veronese Beef steak, Mussels, Carbonara and Tortellini as mains. Tiramasu and Canneloni. Overall the quality of the food was surprisingly good. The service was great too. Highly recommend and we are going back.

Delicious food, lovely little restaurant, excellent service! We'll be coming back again 😊

Lovely independent Italian restaurant with a great vibe. Food and service was excellent!

This was our first visit to Il Girasole and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The menu has a good choice of dishes and the food was tasty and well presented. The staff were really nice and the service was good. We will definitely go there again.

Excellent meal again, Mozzarella Tomato and smoky Aubergine puree to share starter, Wife had the Salmon on spinach and I had the steak and roast potatoes with rocket side salad! Unfortunately Alex, Barbara's husband, was not there as unwell. but Barbara and Christine provided the usual friendly welcome and excellent service along with the Chefs. Great local restaurant for good food and service. 10/10

We had a lovely evening with good food and wine. The staff were helpful. An excellent local restaurant that I would happily recommend to friends.

Great place as always, good food, personalised atention and and service with a smile. Always a place to come back. Love the pasta and the pizza

Great food and service, very reasonably priced. Shame it wasn’t busier - at half 7 on a thurs we were the only diners, although I could see the delivery service was doing well.

Really lovely family restaurant. Great atmosphere, very busy and popular, and justifiably so! And the food is excellent, will always go here when in the area. Highly recommended.

Great, as always. We love this place, the food and service are always amazing! The menu had changed slightly and my fave dish was gone, but there is always something yummy on the menu!

Fabulous food and excellent service in a lovely, cosy restaurant. The only problem was that the door didn't shut properly, so every time someone came in or went out, I had to get up to close the door to stop the draught.

Beautiful food and great service!! Will certainly return. Highly recommend the pizza's - they're a magnificent size, you see the pizza chef making and preparing before roasting in the traditional pizza oven. The base is incredibly flavorsome and the meat to go with is just fantastically fresh. Also recommend the seafood linguine. The fish tasted incredibly and again the sauce fantastic!!

Really lovely and welcoming enviroment and extremely busy on a Wednesday night. Highly recommend this restaurant. The food was great and very glad we found it.

Review - il girasole Good place for a nice evening out. Decently priced and friendly staff; good for families. Would definitely visit again. A a

Fantastic meal! Especially the chocolate fondant and the Buffalo mozzarella. My parents from America loved it too - we will definitely be back soon. Great service too!

My favourite restaurant in London. Delicious food and such a fun, delightful family run restaurant where you’re treated like a member of the family. Could not recommend more

My first disappointing meal at this restaurant. Usually the food is great, but last night's main course was not so good and the management didn't deal with the situation as well as I would have hoped.

Lovely family-run restaurant. Food was delicious and the service was outstanding. Really good value for money and we look forward to visiting Il Girasole again!

As always, lovely food. Great atmosphere and charming people. They always seem to have time to chat and make you feel at home. And thank you for making my son's birthday special.

Great Italian trattoria with unusual menu choices as well as standard pizza and pasta. Good service and attentive staff. And we got a complimentary limoncello! Really enjoyed it.

Lovely restaurant with authentic Italian food. Unfortunately the food was not quite up to the usual standard due to unexpected staff (main chef?) shortage. Despite this the service was excellent.

Lovely local restaurant with friendly staff. Delicious food and value for money will definitely go again. I would recommend the pork carpaccio starter it was delicious!

Good food ! Waited a little bit but was fine anyway. The restaurant is nice and the waitress and waiter nice as well. Thank you

The food was spectacular as always. Such a lovely restaurant and the staff are brilliant, always happy to help recommend a wine and know their stuff. I cant stop thinking about the Umbrian Sausage Tortellini with Truffle Sauce we had last night!

Love this place! Great food, good wine, lovely people. I recommend an aperil spritzer to start. The Chianti Classico was lovely with the food. The fritti platter of squid, prawns, and courgettes were tasty. The mussels in white wine and cream gorgeous. Boys had pizzas which were good. I had pappardelle with rabbit ragu which was delicious. The missus had black ink pasta with crab meat. She loved it. Go to Il Girasole!

I took pops here for his birthday 🎉. There was a lovely relaxed atmosphere and cracking service. Each course was top draw. Win win overall, although I'm still not convinced grappa isn't the bad thing.

delicious slow cooked veal...perfection. melt in the mouth.....as usual, lovely atmosphere, service, and wonderful food. I only wish I had the capacity to eat several main courses! My friends pasta was fabulous!

Delicious food - particularly the pizzas and the calamari/zuchinni fritti. Really nice atmosphere, good prices and friendly staff. Not really sure what could be improved!

What a lovely little find. It was a Valentine's Day menu so we had limited options but the food was amazing. The octopus and prawn dishes were delicious. Also the staff were welcoming and attentive. Definitely will be going back.

Food very good, tasty and well cooked. A bit expensive, but it's worth it. Good service, waitress has been very nice with us. Place is also very nice, quiet and with good atmosphere.

Great. Lovely food and atmosphere and b friendly staff as well. Highly recommended. We're definitely going to go back soon. Thank you very much inseed

The pizza was disappointing, particularly as there is a designated pizza chef. The olives were old and dried up, the tomato sauce sparse and the mozzarella lacked flavour. I'll stick to Pizza Express and will not be recommending Il Girasole to friends!

Such a wonderfully warm environment, delicious and creative quality food and attentive service. Made our New Year's Eve meal even more special. Thanks to everyone at Il Girasole - we'll be back soon

A very small and welcoming restaurant with regular clientele serving great food, with a great atmosphere, very friendly staff, we will be going back soon.

A true Italian restaurant which is the closest to real Italy you'll find in London - my husbands italian and loves their pizzas - he won't eat them anywhere else. The food is generous, and well priced and the service excellent with friendly staff who are equally passionate about their food - go!!!

This is a great restaurant, food, wines and always welcoming and the farewells usually include a limoncello. The specials are always worth picking but the a la carte is still good.

We live just down the road from this lovely neighbourhood trattoria and it took us right back to Italy! The atmosphere was cosy, warm and friendly and both of the wait staff on our table were absolutely lovely. Our meal was delicious - particularly the Tortellini alla norcina!! 5 stars!

The food is great, owners very friendly and the atmosphere is always lively. We're very lucky to have this restaurant so close to where we live.

great meal and good value - nice atmosphere and very authentic food. Will recommend to friends and be back as it's so local to us

The best Italian restaurant outside of Italy. Beautiful food, great menu and wonderful service. Also very reasonably priced. A hidden gem in Wandsworth! Would highly reccomend!

A very enjoyable evening in a family run Italian restaurant with a good menu, well prepared food, good wine, and attentive and friendly service. Highly recommended.

Lovely, intimate Italian restaurant in Wandsworth. We've eaten there several times and the food is tasty, with a varied menu and the service is equally good.

Neighbourhood and local restaurant. Very pleasant and helpful staff (needed wifi to do work). Food arrived in good time, and was excellent quality. Very good value - chose the lunch specials.

Most delicious restaurant in London. the food is always special, unusual, hot (important for me) the atmosphere and service friendly and fun. very efficient. I love it, and it is my first choice always.

Fantastic food, wonderful service and great value. Will definitely visit again. The calamari in particular was beautiful. Felt like a genuine Italian dining experience. Top marks

Fantastic, fresh food and friendly staff. New specials, unique ingredients and the biggest prawns I've ever seen. We had a meal for 4 which was well priced and absolutely delicious.

Excellent, as ever. Lovely service, delicious food without frills - just fresh ingredients cooked lovingly -, and a lively atmosphere. What more could you want of your local restaurant? We feel welcome every time, and will keep coming back. It's great with kids too - the owner and all his staff/family are so friendly towards them. Not a given in London.

fabulous meal, fabulous service, great wine, Gnocchi, and melanzane wonderful....everything great, as always.....It's definitely my favourite restaurant, anyplace! I go there again and again, and bring people from all parts of London and farther to eat there!

A wonderful atmosphere with welcoming and helpful Italian staff. This restaurant gives you a real taste of Italy both in its food and decor. The food was fresh, honest and typically moorish. If you want a casual and family friendly Italian meal with high quality food and wine, this is your place. We went on a Saturday at 7pm and it was packed. Book in advance!