Located on Southhampton road in Bloomsbury, Verdi has been a favorite of ours for nearly 5 years. It has a local flavor and is favored by many Italians living in the neighborhood. Roger, the owner and his staff are friendly and cordial and the food is great. The menu has remained constant, favorably priced and the chef prepares excellent fare. We highly recommend this warm and cozy restuarant to any who happen to be visitng the Holburn/Bloomsbury area for lunch, dinner or just stop by for a glass of wine in the afternoon. Music at the piano bar nightly after 2000. Stop by and enjoy....

I went to Trattoria Verdi with two friends. I thought it was excellent. It was packed on a Sunday evening, which might explain the slowish service. Our waitress couldn't speak English very well, so we ordered in broken Italian - however, that added to the sense that the food was going to be the real Giovanni McCoy.


The Trattoria Verdi style was home-cooking, the fish and veal very fresh, and the bruschetta very good. The vegetables were shared, with generous quantities. I don't remember what the others had, but they enjoyed theirs too.

So, against the advice of several friends who said to never to eat at an Italian restaurant in London, I went to the Trattoria Verdi, because I tried two other restaurants on this page that were top notch.



This was the worst Italian food I have ever eaten. The pizza had no tomato sauce or garlic, and the sautéed spinach had a very strange flavour and no garlic. Maybe I'm spoiled because I live near San Francisco which has hundreds of great Italian restaurants. Needless to say, Trattoria Verdi does not rate highly.

Trattoria Verdi has been going for years, and quite rightly so! The food is fantastic Italian fare, served by friendly and helpful staff.

My only word of warning about Trattoria Verdi is not to go here if you're on a diet! The food is irresistable - even when stuffed I always have to try a dessert too!