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Strada - More London 17th February 2008

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Strada is an English owned Italian restaurant chain with more than 20 restaurants in the London area. They not only offer pizza, but also other authentic Italian dishes from pasta and risotto to meat and fish dishes. Salads and deserts are listed on the menu as well. Apart from that a large wine list is available.

In February 2008 I visited their restaurant at the More London Place with two friends. It is located right by the river Thames and with its huge windows it offers magnificent views of the area between Tower Bridge and London Bridge. The views and the relatively low-priced dishes make this branch of Strada a must-visit.

As starters we ordered Bar Olives (1,95 GBP) and for the main dish we shared two pizzas: Pizza Fiorentina (8,95 GBP) and Pizza Parma (9,95 GBP). They were yummy and large but in my opinion a bit thin and therefore got cold quite quickly.

I would definitely go there again, but I would make sure that I would get a table by one of the large windows.

Please note that an optional service charge of 12,5 % will be added to your bill. This procedure seems to be quite common in London, but might surprise some new visitors from continental Europe.

DIRECTIONS:
Stada More London can be found at the right bank of the river Thames, just in the neighbourhood of the City Hall. The nearest tube station is London Bridge (Northern and Jubilee line) which is also served by overland trains.

Tastybuds33

A real disappointment 14th February 2008

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I am not usually a fan of eating in chain restaurants, but my first visit to the Strada in Oxford Circus was a pleasant surprise. As was my first visit to Strada in London Bridge.

However, my most recent visit to the Strada at London Bridge was of complete disappointment. The waiting staff couldn't seem to control themselves with the number of times they tried to take our order for each course. When the food did arrive the caesar salad dressing was like a bottle of dressing with some leaves added to it- hardly edible. The pizza tasted of not much more than salt, and after pushing us with the incessant asking to take orders, we then couldn't get someone when we needed them. The saving grace was the dessert, but paying £30 for a good dessert is above and beyond what one should expect from a restaurant.

sue

The cheapest view in town 13th February 2008

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Strada is a chain of Italian restaurants. They offer a more authentic menu than their competitors (Zizzi, ASK etc). I have eaten in several different Strada's around London and always enjoyed my meal.

My most recent visit was to Strada More London, which must have one of the best bargain views in London! The restaurant is located right by the river, between Tower Bridge and London Bridge, and my comfortable seat offered a magnificent view of Tower Bridge, beautifully lit up as part of the "Switched on London" celebrations.

Dining with two friends, we decided to share a couple of pizza's, opting for the Parma and Fiorentina, which were both devoured happily. For dessert we had the Torta della Nonna which was pretty tasty too.

Definitely a place to bring overseas visitors - for a good value and that amazing view!

jennipenni at 13/02/08

I haven't tried this branch of Strada yet Sue, but will do so in the future after reading your review!

Wheely at 14/02/08

Bankside is an old haunt of mine from my days of working in that area, a very useful review Sue as most of the pubs in that patch are pretty dire.

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Sami

Pretty damn good for the price and a stunning view 26th October 2007

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... to boot.

I don't like eating in chain restaurants; it makes me feel like a fat American, heading off the freeway exit and having dinner at a tacky restaurant like TGIFridays. Not my vibe.

But some friends were taking the train in from Surbiton for a Sunday night dinner, and we had to find somewhere affordable, decent, that was going to be open on a Sunday night, in the Waterloo/London Bridge area. I literally spent all of Sunday afternoon reading restaurant reviews, and the only place I could come up with that ticked all of the requirements, was Strada.

While Strada is never adventurous, all of the benefits you receive from eating at a chain, are apparent here: good table service, easy for making reservations, a clean venue, and good food. My only complaint is that the manager really needs to learn how to use his food service terminal; these computers are incredibly easy to use and you have to be a complete and total jackass to tell me that you don't know how to do a re-print of the bill; nor would he let me walk him through the procedure on how to do it. Some people need to check their egos at the door, because I will post about it on TrustedPlaces, and other people will (hopefully) laugh at his expense, because it doesn't pay to be stupid.

Anyway - the bill came to 100 pounds for 4 people, including 2 good and cheap bottles of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2 starters, 4 mains, 3 coffees, and a dessert. Cheap for London, and no one left a crumb on their plate.

I would have no problem coming here again if it weren't for the manager's blatant stupidity, yet I feel that the restaurant deserves 4 stars because the food was, at the end of the day, pretty damn good, and looking through the vast windows of the restaurant out at the twinkling London Bridge and seeing the city's skyline reflecting off of the Thames, under the cover of darkness, was incredibly enjoyable.

JamesBody

6th August 2007

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This is the closest restaurant to our office (7 floors directly below)!

This is a good place to go for a rapid lunch. The establishment is located directly on the riverside overlooking Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and HMS Belfast.

Service is always swift and sure here - no waiting around for staff to see you.

Menu is typically Italian - and reasonably priced (considering the premimum location). The comprehensive range of pizzas are freshly prepared to order and are cooked at authentically high temperatures then delivered promptly to the table.

I award a solid 8 out of 10 to this venue.