
Fine Foods - Locanda del Melo 🇮🇹
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About Fine Foods - Locanda del Melo 🇮🇹
Fine Foods - Locanda del Melo is an Italian restaurant at 218 Long Ln in London, opened in June 2006. The owners import their products directly from small family-run farms across Italy. The restaurant menu follows traditional recipes with seasonal ingredients, and it changes frequently. Pasta is made fresh from scratch and dishes are made to order, including rabbit pasta and tagliatelle with crab. Tiramisu is on the dessert list. Vegetarian dishes are marked on the menu, so they are easy to find. The dining room is small, with seven tables. The business grew out of 25 years of experience in the Italian food industry.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention homemade pasta, rabbit pasta, tiramisu and prawn pasta.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention homemade pasta, rabbit pasta, tiramisu and prawn pasta.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers come back above all for the homemade pasta, with the rabbit dish named most often as a standout, alongside the pheasant, the prawn pasta, and tagliatelle with sausage and artichokes or with mushrooms. Close behind is the welcome: diners describe friendly, personable service, with the owner and the waiter singled out as making them feel at home. Starters like Caprese tomatoes with burrata and desserts such as tiramisu also get praise, and ingredients are repeatedly called fresh. The main reservations are modest. One diner found the tagliatelle with crab needed more flavour, and another calls the prices a bit high while still judging them fair for the quality. The room is small, and one reviewer noted only seven tables, all full. One couple ordered lasagna and tortellini to take away and had a cappuccino while they waited.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers come back above all for the homemade pasta, with the rabbit dish named most often as a standout, alongside the pheasant, the prawn pasta, and tagliatelle with sausage and artichokes or with mushrooms. Close behind is the welcome: diners describe friendly, personable service, with the owner and the waiter singled out as making them feel at home. Starters like Caprese tomatoes with burrata and desserts such as tiramisu also get praise, and ingredients are repeatedly called fresh. The main reservations are modest. One diner found the tagliatelle with crab needed more flavour, and another calls the prices a bit high while still judging them fair for the quality. The room is small, and one reviewer noted only seven tables, all full. One couple ordered lasagna and tortellini to take away and had a cappuccino while they waited.
Featured reviews
- P L
“Really impressed by their pasta dishes, which you can taste is truly made fresh from scratch. The ingredients were fresh and of high quality. The owner was very welcoming. Very cozy atmosphere, highly recommend.”
- Jeanette Maxfield
“My husband and I stopped in here for dinner. We ordered a lasagna and tortellini for takeaway and then enjoyed a cappuccino while we were waiting. The staff was very friendly and the service was exceptional. But that was just the icing on the cake. Both of our dinner items were delicious. Homemade pasta, sauce and you can tell the ingredients are all fresh and top notch. A true nod to their name. Don't think about, try them you won't regret it!”
- Gergely Toth
“The food was fresh and tasted very good. The highlight was the prawn pasta. The service was lovely too - we had a great time and would like to return.”
- Emilio Nunez
“I’ve visited this place many times, and I never get tired of coming back to enjoy that delicious and truly unique Italian flavour that is so hard to find in London. The service from Salvatore is exceptional he always makes me feel at home and knows the menu inside out. My friends and I always have a great time here, and every time we leave, we’re already planning our next visit.”
- Sherry Armstrong
“Delicious homemade pasta in a small setting. Only 7 tables. All full. Stopped in for dinner and had a great meal. Appetizer of Caprese tomatoes with burrata. Had tagliatelle all a Fungi. Very umami. Also had tagliatelle with sausage and artichokes.”
Hours
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- Tuesday
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Good to know
“We opened in June 2006 with the purpose of bringing to London our 25 years of unique experience in the Italian food industry. We import all our products directly from small farms throughout Italy; they are not industrial products - you won`t find them in supermarkets. In fact, all of our producers are family run businesses and are well known for their excellence and high-quality produce. If you are not sure what to cook for dinner, come and you will definitely not leave empty-handed. In addition, our restaurant menu offers traditional favourites cooked according to traditional recipes, with seasonal ingredients and it changes frequently.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible car park
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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- Wheelchair-accessible car park
Location
Italian restaurants near Fine Foods - Locanda del Melo 🇮🇹
- Luncheonette London4.41030.5 mi£1–10
meal deal, spaghetti carbonara, focaccia sandwiches
- Padella Borough Market4.711,4690.5 mi£20–30
pappardelle with beef shin ragu, pici cacio e pepe, tagliarini
- 0.6 mi
truffle tortellini, creamy mushroom sauce, fresh handmade pasta
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Foods - Locanda del Melo 🇮🇹 | 4.7673 | — | — | homemade pasta, rabbit pasta, tiramisu |
| Luncheonette London | 4.4103 | 0.5 mi | £1–10 | meal deal, spaghetti carbonara, focaccia sandwiches |
| Padella Borough Market | 4.711,469 | 0.5 mi | £20–30 | pappardelle with beef shin ragu, pici cacio e pepe, tagliarini |
| La Tua Pasta - Borough Market | 4.4372 | 0.6 mi | — | truffle tortellini, creamy mushroom sauce, fresh handmade pasta |
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