Onda Pasta Bar

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  Ziyi Li

  ·1 month ago

  “We visited Onda on the 2nd and had such a lovely experience. The food was delicious, but what really stood out to us was the service. A huge thank you especially to Emory (I hope I’ve remembered her name correctly!), who I believe was the manager working that day. She was incredibly kind, helpful and welcoming, and really made our experience even better. I also want to give a shout-out to the lovely girl who served us and had just started her very first day. She was so friendly and helpful, and did an amazing job! Great food, lovely atmosphere and, most importantly, such a wonderful team. We’ll definitely be back! ❤️”

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  K M

  ·1 month ago

  “Pleasant host seated me quickly, but service after that was poor. Waited about 10 minutes for a server who avoided eye contact and made the interaction feel cold and awkward. When I asked for a recommendation they said they were vegetarian, then framed it in a way that felt ideologically driven and made the conversation strained when I asked for another option. Ordered the shin ragu and waited 35–40 minutes, with only olives arriving in between. When I asked for it to-go because I had a train, the server said “we usually have customers do this, but since you waited so long I’ll do it for you” — as if they were doing me a favour. The food then appeared almost immediately with an apology. The ragu itself was under-seasoned and crying out for salt and pepper. Also, when I ordered just water the server replied “yes girl” — I’m not a girl. Overall the service, timing and lack of seasoning made it a frustrating experience. Would not recommend. Don’t aim to be a critical person but feel others should be aware. P.s. £16.50 for the portion size…I’ll let you make your own judgement.”

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  Sasha X

  ·1 month ago

  “A brilliant meal celebrating my birthday, with my partner! Such great food, atmosphere and service. Harriet was especially lovely and shared some recommendations of her own which was great. Will be recommending and coming back in the future for sure. We shared olives, in house focaccia and the three butters to start. The carbonara, vodka pasta, garlic and parsley pizza for mains & the tiramisu, gelato with sea salt, honey and olive oil for dessert. All were so tasty, great selection of cocktails too! 10/10 service, food and vibes☺️”

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  Katie Riggs

  ·1 month ago

  “The most amazing meal, a lovely special place to have had dinner with a friend. The service was incredible - Harriett (apologies if misspelt) was fantastic, professional, friendly, helpful, knowledgeable I can’t say enough! If I could Harriett a grade out of 5, it would 11 :) All the staff we spoke to were amazing and the restaurant itself is beautiful. We spent just shy of £90 on two people and we did order a bottle of wine with our food! I felt it was well worth the money spent. I will be coming for every special occasion”

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  Robyn Gunn

  ·2 months ago

  “A really disappointing visit. We had really high hopes having seen Onda all over social media, but the food fell short of our expectations. At least it photographs well? We had the courgette fritte to start which were amazing and really set the bar high. Light batter, nicely seasoned and a great size portion. The basil mayo was lovely. The bucatini cacio e pepe was very basic, as expected, but the portion was extremely small for the price. The lumache with vodka sauce & ‘nduja was overly sweet, not spicy or seasoned in the slightest, and the pasta at the bottom (where the heat from the oven hadn’t reached it?) was mushy and raw. The crust of the mushroom pizzetta was delicious, but the toppings were tasteless, overpowered by a gritty mushroom duxelle?, and lacked seasoning. We were asked upon ordering if we wanted parmesan for our pasta, but then had to sit and wait with food in front of us until we could catch someone and ask for it. The food also came out at different times, and a warning on that would have been nice. I never normally leave negative reviews, but this was so incredibly disappointing. We didn’t even try the tiramisu because we couldn’t face another letdown. It also would have been nice if someone had asked how our food was at any point, especially since I left most of my pasta.”

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  Maddison Chadwick

  ·3 months ago

  “We ordered the carbonara and cacio e pepe and shared the garlic and parsley pizza. The food was nice but nothing really stood out as great. The hugo spritz and tiramisu were really good though. The pizza was quite wet although the dough was nice. Very few vegetarian options. The servers were really lovely and helpful.”

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  Tinnie

  ·3 months ago

  “Came to Onda again after a year. It felt much easier to get a booking this time. The food was alright but I do think it was better on my previous visit. Portions aren’t particularly large. We had the focaccia and the prawn montanare as starters. The montanare had good flavour, although it was a little tough and chewy. The cacio e pepe was decent, but the presentation was quite plain. The mussel octopus pasta was ok but nothing that really stood out. Overall, it was a pleasant meal, but I preferred it the last time I visited.”

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  Sarah

  ·4 months ago

  “I visited last night with my partner. The service was spectacular! ( everyone was beautiful.. and well dressed) I was slightly disappointed with the lack of vegetarian options though! For a pasta bar, I think having a good amount of veggie options is important. As for the food we ordered: a pizzetta as a starter and cacio e pepe + seafood pasta as our mains. The pizzetta was wonderful. The seafood pasta was also a hit. Complete 10/10 The cacio e pepe was not as much of a hit though:( it was not hot… at all. I definitely could’ve said something so I don’t want to blame service staff or anything, we were just so hungry and didn’t want to kick up a fuss. Although it wasn’t hot enough, the flavor was amazing and texture of the pasta was perfect. Overall we had a great experience despite the temperature issue with one of the pastas. I will definitely come back, and will bring friends as I think this is a crowd pleaser Pls add more vegetarian options though xx 🍝❤️🦀🦑”

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  Beatriz Pastrana Maude

  ·6 months ago

  “Nice, light and airy venue for lunch. It’s nice to see a simple menu! We tried the Ham and pineapple pizzeta, the Spaghetti With Parsley, Garlic, Chilli & Pangrattato, bucatini carbonara, the lamb ragu special with asparagus but the dish that really stood out was the 🌟Mafaldine With Beef Shin Ragu🌟, the depth of flavour was fantastic. The desserts were generous in portion and it would be lovely if I could say the same of the mains. The other area of improvement was the service was pretty slow, it took a while before our food to come out and the a while to get the bill, but if you’re not in a rush there’s nothing to worry about”

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  Zee

  ·9 months ago

  “Amazing food, service and vibes here and really worth the hype and good reviews! From the starters, we ordered the focaccia, trio of butters, olives and burrata and they were all so lovely. The focaccia was sooo soft. I ordered the special pasta filled with beef and it was delicious. My friends ordered the carbonara and vodka pasta and loved their dishes too. The negroni here is very tasty. To finish we ordered the tiramisu and the doughnuts which were the perfect way to end - the dessert portions are generous so consider sharing! Service was very attentive and timely. Definitely will be back.”

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