Bancone Borough Yards

Pasta was lovely tasting but not enough - the amount of pasta should be doubled. The taste and texture were however fantastic. My husband was excited about getting the cannoli for dessert and was vastly disappointed by it being a mini version (for £5) and it not being filled with the traditional ricotta filling. We didn’t take a photo of it unfortunately. Service was fantastic.

Amazing pastas, friendly service. Highly recommend the venison tortellini and the silk handkerchief with walnut butter which was decadent and fragrant. The Gorgonzola pappardelle was also tasty. Pastas were cooked perfectly al dente and sauces were delicious. I loved that they were generous with the fresh grated Parmesan. Service was friendly. Note that Filtered water charged at £1.5 per head and a donation of £1 and well at 12.5% service is automatically added to the bill

If you go here, do yourself a favour and try the venison tortelloni. It’s the best thing I ate in London this trip. The venison was well cooked and tender and the flavours are out of this world - you must try it! For starters the artichoke was unique and lovely. The cacio e pepe was a bit heavy for me (too mu ch of one flavour), we also tried the spicy pork ragu - quite ordinary. The star of the show was the venison.

We felt very taken care of throughout the whole evening. Waiters were very attentive. Food was delicious. My pasta was a little on the lukewarm side however by the time we got them but I didn't complain as it was still delicious. I also ordered a white wine and it was very cold so that's the only thing I would change. Ambience was great! Would definitely go back.

Absolutely delicious pasta. I had the venison dish . Stunning. Unique. Daughter had spicy pork. Wonderful. Starters burrata and the lardon toast. Just so good. Dessert almond cake white chocolate mousse. Just perfect sweetness. Sat at the counter and watched the chefs. Mesmerising. Daniela our waitress just brilliant. Everyone looks like they love working there.

I’ve been to Bancone in Golden Square before and it was great, so I was excited to try the Borough Yards location — but sadly, it didn’t quite live up to the original. The starters were tasty, but the portions were tiny — £4 for five olives or two small pieces of sourdough just feels a bit much. The pastas were good: we had the Cacio e Pepe, Carbonara, and Ragú. All were great flavour-wise, but the bucatini in the Cacio e Pepe was overcooked, which took away from it a bit. Also portions are small, so if you are hungry make sure you order at least 1 pasta per person and some extra starters. Service was okay, but quite slow, and we were seated right by the entrance. For some reason, they keep the door open even when it’s cold and windy — so our food was almost as cold as we were. We asked if it could be closed, but apparently that’s not an option. Overall, it’s fine, but with Padella around the corner I’d probably go there instead next time. I definitely won’t be returning.

If you're looking a pasta restaurant that has great pasta without an overwhelming menu, look no further. The pasta is fresh and full of flavour. As someone who grew up with homemade Italian food, it gets the thumbs up for me. I have been to the Covent Garden location before, the food was still great. I just really like this location.

Summary: quite nice place but the main course portions seemed very small. Food was pretty good and came in a timely manner. My big issue with it was most of our main courses had v small portions. I had a starter and main and was still pretty hungry after. Service was attentive. All questions were very well answered. Decor and surroundings were generally good but fairly loud music. Might return, not sure.