Osteria dell'Arte

I've dined with my family at Osteria on 3 occasions in the last 2 years. The restaurant has a nice buzzy atmosphere, the food is generally good and it's usually very busy (which is a good sign). My sons typically go for the Pizza and rate them very highly (and they know what good pizza is like) On our last visit, it was ok but there were are a couple of small-ish things that I was not so happy about. They are not things that should put people off going but things the management should reflect upon. When I am paying £5 for 3 pieces of Bruschetta, I don't expect it to include tiny 2" long end-of-the-loaf pieces, nor (and this was the big one) do I expect some of the bread to have been burnt completely jet black. Mistakes happen, If you burn the bread, put it in the bin, not on my plate. I should have sent it back really. "You don't want to have the beef raviolli with that red wine sir, you should have the roasted beef instead". Really? What's wrong with beef raviolli and a decent red wine all of a sudden? It came across as upsellng (or we need to shift some of this beef this evening) and I didn't appreciate it. I knwo that they were busy but I still felt that the staff could have been a little more attentive (and better trained and informed in one case). i.e empty beer bottles should be collected more quickly (i.e. within 15 mins). Osteria also seem to follow the modus operandi of many restaurants whereby, once you have finished your meal, they just ignore you and attend to other customers. I had to actually go up to them to take my card payment as I had grown bored of waiting over 20 mins to pay the bill. Finally, after delivering my food, don't come over with a 2' long pepper grinder to ask if I want pepper on my food. How should I know if I want pepper, I haven't actually tasted the food yet. Are you concerned that the chef may not have seasoned the food correctly in the first place? (Just put condiments on the table and allow me to season my own food without all the ceremony).

The best homemade ravioli ever. Lovely family osteria, easily accessible, good service, but mostly, just excellent ravioli! Had a great evening there with the in laws.

Staff are always welcoming and friendly. It's nice place for a sunny day because they have the restaurant front open. I love the pizzas, it's a shame that we didn't have room for dessert!

Another great meal at this restaurant - the staff were friendly and attentive as normal and the food was delicious. Best restaurant on the High Street.

Excellent Italian meal, lovely Brussels, nice calamari and mixed fish, lovely desserts and nice wine. Quite expensive but very enjoyable, good to go to celebrate occasions

I had a lovely meal with my friends at Osteria dell'Arte. We had the set menu which has great choices and is very reasonably priced. The service was fantastic!

Really delicious food and friendly service. One of our party was vegetarian and there was lots of interesting veggie dishes for her to choose from.

Good food at a reasonable price - would recommend ordering a starter and main though as the trend here seems to be giant plate, small portions.

All good, quite tight on space in some seating areas. Service was inattentive towards the end of the evening but food was good. Overall good Italian menu with some great variety to the normal drudge of commercial Italian on offer from chain restaurants.

Lovely food, friendly staff. Second time going there but was disappointed with the service as didn't even get offered dessert and by that point it wasn't even busy. Main course came out quickly and would probably still go back

Food was fantastic and the staff were extremely friendly! A couple of Italian friends had recommended it so it must be pretty good! Will go again!

Excellent food and service. A very friendly and authentic restaurant. Would recommend for any meal. Was able to accommodate larger groups as well. Fully recommended.

Yet another great evening at the Osteria dell'Arte. Great food and service and lots of choice to suit different tastes. Looking forward to my next visit!

We've dined here before so was expecting a lovely evening out. Unfortunately it wasn't to be on this occasion. We waited an hour between entrees and mains with no update from the kitchen on the timing. Then one of our mains was a raw steak when it should have been a medium-well done.

excellent service, delicious food. we will definitely come back. also great value for money and grappa list for grappa lovers. waitress from Padova very professional

We were given a table in the back area, which i didn't know existed before now. To be honest we were happy to be away from a large group of 40 in the main restaurant and our area soon filled up After we arrived. The waitress was very attentive, explained the specials and gave us recommendations. The food was really good, tasty and very reasonably priced. My only gripe was perhaps my pasta was a little too al dente, but it didn't spoil me enjoying it. A complimentary drink on the house was served with the bill, which is always a winner in my book. Definitely recommend.

Love this local Italian. The food is great, I keep returning as a good local Italian staple. Not to expensive & pretty authentic. The specials are always worth trying. Good service - very accommodating.

very lovely place great selection and everything was wonderful . have an expresso martini there beautiful. the service was lovely our waitress was very good great place to eat

I've been to his restaurant Sewell times and it was the worst day. Food arrived before than drinks and they keep forgetting drinks when we ordered them. We required extra ingridients on the pizza but they also forgot. Good was good tho!

I have often passed by and never entered, but last Sunday I booked for lunch and was very surprised on all counts. The staff were pleasant and the food was great. Will certainly go again. Marc

As always great food in a nice setting. We love their pizzas and the starter of fried squid was amazing. Attentive service from Daniela. We love coming back here.

Lovely little place, visited a few times now. Food is all delicious, pretty simple Italian stuff but that's a good thing - good Italian is about simple bold flavours coming together. The menu is pretty big so just going for the specials is my tactic. Staff very nice, friendly and casual atmosphere, pleasant interior, decently priced. Very much recommend.

Great food, pleasant staff. Went as a couple. Felt looked after, but never hassled. Could have stayed drinking all night without realising. Recommend to all.

Great food, great service. A good range of options from the menu and specials always changing. But the beer is stupidly expensive. And very limited choice.

Great local Italian. I can't believe we have lived around the corner for 16 years and not discovered Osteria before. We shall certainly return in the New Year.

I would highly recommend this restaurant. It has a great atmosphere. Delicious food beautifully presented. Very family friendly. Polite and friendly staff. A firm favourite

Lovely atmosphere and charming staff who worked very hard to make sure all us Moonwalkers we're looked after. The food is wonderful, tasty and authentic. Highly recommend.

The place has a great decoration and a pleasant environment, the table location spot on and a friendly service. Looking forward to come back. ;)

Fabulous restaurant, very helpful staff and utterly delicious food! We had the garlic, tomato and pesto bread to begin which is always amazing, then combination of steaks, crab pasta and pizza for mains - all absolutely perfectly cooked and the staff are very attentive with drinks too!

Really enjoyable evening with friendly waiting staff. Carpaccio for starter and tiramisu for dessert were both excellent. Mains weren't quite as special but still very tasty. Will come back for a pizza. Thank you!

I love this place! The specials are always amazing! Our favourite Italian in London! The staff are always welcoming with a big smile and the food is fantastic!

Great food ( I had the duck with pear which was a stunning combination) excellent wine list and of course fabulous service. I would thoroughly recommend this hidden gem

Had dinner on NYE. The service was very slow as the restaurant was busy, had to wait 45 minutes for the starters, which was ok as he had time. The waiters were nice but some of them hardly spoke english. The tomato bruschette were not good as the tomatoes were bad (very hard and tasteless) and there was nothing else on the bruschette (no olive oil ?!). The aubergine and goat chees bruschette were very good. For the main my boyfriend had the lamb which was good. I had the crab linguine and there was hardly any crab in the pasta, did not taste much like crab. The pasta was very disappointing. The wines are cheap and the bottle we had was good. Overall i would say the prices are okay, the atmosphere of the restaurant is nice, but the food is uninteresting and does not taste much like Italy. Will probably not go back.

I went for brunch on Saturday with a group of friends. the place was easy to find, good location, and had a great decor. good food and choice

Lovely, personal restaurant, great value food and wine. Staff were very friendly and attentive. We were a group of 5, but it would be a perfect place for date night too. Will definitely recommend.

This restaurant never fails to impress. The food is great - catering for a wide range of tastes, and the staff are brilliant. I will keep coming back!

Five of us went for my sister's birthday. The food was lovely,pizza is great and reasonably priced. Other main dishes looked good too. Good atmosphere, not too loud.

We just love this place, the food is just amazing! Very good choice too! Staff are very polite and welcoming. Great atmosphere. Will go again for sure!

Lovely food and friendly staffs, location is easy to get to.

Perfect. Honest Italian food. Very tasty. Service was good. Nice drinks. Highly recommend it. One of the nicest places on Clapham High Street. Reasonably priced.

The food was simply amazing, and very good value for money. The staff were very friendly, giving the place it's family-run feel. I'd definitely go back!

Our waiter was quite short with us when we didn't want to order any sides, which he was quite pushy about. The mains were tasteless and too salty (linguine and spaghetti). The service was also incredibly slow. Will not be going back after such a disappointing experience.

Lovely little place with great atmosphere, very tasty food (highly recommend the Pizza!) and good service. Very authentic Italian. Bit on the expensive side but worth it.

As someone who has spent a lot of time in Italy, I rarely eat out at Italian restaurants in the uk, but this place is excellent. Fabulous pizza, great aperol spritz, lovely atmosphere, will definitely be back!

Didn't acknowledge reservation, staff tried to take plate away before finished starter (which was really tasty), mains disappointing and expensive, waitress raced through the specials and we didn't understand half of what she said. Disappointing!

We had a really warm and friendly welcome of the staff of this little, cozy restaurant at Clapham High Street. Very good pizza and affordable prices. We will definitely come again!

We had a great time at Osteria del' Arte last Saturday. We have organised a surprise birthday party and we had 21 people for dinner. The staff was super helpful in terms of making it easy to plan this event. Excellent food, as always. Thank you!

Very very tasty food! Small portions for the price you pay, But the food you do get is very good. Service is authentic Italian and helpful

This restaurant is fantastic! Delicious food. Fabulous wine. Amazing service... really attentive and friendly. The Christmas menu was incredibly good value. Thank you for making it a wonderful evening

Small portions, tasteless food, not even bread on the table, which you usually get at italian's restaurant. Very disappointing..