Cecconi's Shoreditch

Nice Italian spot just off of Red Church street in Shoreditch. The interior is well decorated, and a vibey spot for drinks. Pizzas were a 6/10 but the overall atmosphere of the restaurant made it worth the visit.

Ambience: It was crowded and noisy, Sadly we also had a baby next to us screaming for a full hour. The interior is nice, but it feels like something is missing and it is a bit much of a tunnel feeling if you are sitting in the corner at the far end as we did. The Service Not good today, our waiter didn’t know the difference between vegan and vegetarian and we asked what the difference was between two dishes and even after asking the kitchen, she didnt get it right. Because both had the same cheese and she told us one of them was vegetarian and one was vegan. Food Classic Italian, nothing special. The parmigiana didn’t taste anything but fat. The spinach was good, but the chilis didn’t bring any heat. The broccoli was super tasty and the pizza was like an ordinary pizza. I had higher expectations of this place.

I last had breakfast here solo two years ago and it was lovely. Came again with my family for breakfast, weekday late morning. Very quiet. The venue is breathtaking, hasn't changed, but the food and service were very bad and I was embarrassed for having chosen the restaurant. We may have addressed it in person to the staff but no one ever came back around to our table after our breakfast arrived despite having mentioned to the server that I may order another drink when I finished my coffee. The egg with the half English was disgustingly overcooked. One drink never came. Had to flag someone down to pay after waiting quite a while. Lunch and dinner may be better but I would say don't go for breakfast. It's quite expensive for such a poor experience.

Perfect place for a catch up with a friend in a very relaxed and laid back atmosphere. Staff were professional and polite (our waitress could have smiled a bit more). We arrived on time for our reservation and were shown to our table. The restaurant was full, but tables were well spaced out. We started with Burratta, Truffle Arancini and Zuchinni Fritti. For mains we had the Truffle Pizza and Veal Milanese. For dessert we had Profiteroles and the Chocolate Fondant (waitress could have warned us of the 15m preparation time). Food was on point, was served in a timely manner, cutlery was taken and replaced after every course. Price wise this restaurant is on the heavier side, but its worth the money!

We reserved and got seated in the back area. Service was attentive and fast. At this time the restaurant was still very full and the noise level was a bit high to hold conversations. As for the food,I loved the truffle arancini and the Buffalo mozzarella pizza. We also got the burrata, but I felt it was ok.

I walked in without a reservation, the host was very accommodating, and sat me at the bar. I received great service throughout the evening, as I enjoyed some wine, pizza and whiskey. All the bar staff and the manager were exceptionally hospitable and went the extra mile to make sure I was happy and comfortable. Special thanks to Andreas too. I recommend the Falanghina, a lovely white wine. The Dewarts whiskey can be seen on the top shelf on the right. Definitely worth a try. The small pizza was perfect to enjoy at the bar, but perhaps it could be nice to have some other smaller bar snacks other than olives, perhaps focaccia bites. Thank you, I'll definitely be returning 🙏

Pizza was good, but pasta was a letdown. Incredibly slow service with orders coming out wrong and then forgotten.. really frustrating. Good ambience for friends, but probably not for babies or small kids.

Very tomatoey, salami to pizza ratio was minimal. Hardley any salami there. I've eaten lots of wood fire pizza this was way to acidic, overly saucy. Truffle pasta was terrible too, it came out in a child's bowl, tiny portion with underwhelming flavour, verry bitty not smooth at all. 2 stars were for the ambience and staff. Staff 10/10 great Ambiance 8/10 great Food 1/10 extremely terrible! Value for money disaster