Fiona B.
Clapham
54 reviews
Good for groups & families.
07 Nov 07, 14:27
As expected
I vaugely remember someone telling me Marzano comes from the same company as Pizza Express. Probably explains why the menus are fairly similar.
This place is nothing special. The food is pretty standard. But not what I would call traditional Italian.
Plenty of outside seating, with those heated lamps for the smokers.
Popular for lunches and dinner for large groups, families and drinks and nibbles. Very child friendly.
Claire C.
Brixton
43 reviews
Non e bene
06 Aug 07, 22:41
Well below expectations
This is the sort of Italian that makes me want strangle the owners with their own spaghetti. It's not even worthy of being called an Italian - it's on a par with the likes of Spaghetti House but has pretentions to being Strada.
It's the Northcote Road equivalent of an Angus Steakhouse on Leicester Square, luring in people who don't know any better only to serve them inauthentic, poorly executed crap masquerading as Italian food.
Expect rubbery mozzarella (and that's before it's been cooked), over salted and over cooked pasta and other renditions of Italian food that would reduce anyone, Italian or not, to tears.
You'd be better off buying a lasagne from M&S down the road and zapping it in the microwave.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
