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Mimmo La Bufala, London,

Mimmo La Bufala

4.5
4.5
253 Reviews
£25 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 pm
  • Neighbourhood gem
Mimmo La Bufala serves healthy and traditional Southern Italian pizza and pasta with a contemporary flare. With numerous awards and nominations over the last 10 years, Mimmo La Bufala showcases the gastronomic heritage of Naples with critically acclaimed pizzas, pasta, fish and meat dishes.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri–Sun 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    020 7435 7814
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 253 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

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Mimmo La Bufala offers a "great atmosphere" with "real authentic Italian" dishes. While some visitors find the service slow, the "fabulous food" and "excellent service" often make up for it. The restaurant is "consistently great," making it a "go-to Italian" spot, despite occasional busy nights affecting service.

253 Reviews
  1. Simon

    London4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Food and setting was good and as expected - We were a group of 7 and had plenty of space to be comfortable and enjoy conversation across our table. We were located near the front door in the front section of the restaurant which worked for table size and convenience but not ideal as busy with people coming and going and and colder as door opening and closing a lot. Worse however is the staff spend more time in the upper/back section of the restaurant and we felt neglected for much of the evening. Whilst the basic service was fine, if needed anything more (more drinks, salt/pepper or sugar for coffees) we had to go looking for staff as they did not come to or near the table. I did mention this to the staff at the end of the evening that we felt "neglected" and this was shrugged off as if not important or relevant. I recommend the food and preference is to be a smaller grout (2 or 4 people) and sit at the back section but more cramped and noisier or there are other good Italian restaurants that may be better for a larger group.

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  2. Nadia

    London11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and food was absolutely delicious. We will return

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    London3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The music was loud and sounded like a radio programme with speaking in between the songs and we asked if they could turn it down which they didn’t. The food was mediocre. Minestrone soup was tasteless. Seabass was ok accompanied by a few sad green leaves. We were not offered dessert or coffee so we left. Service was inattentive and I was embarrassed by food and service as I took two guests.

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  4. Peter VIP

    London6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 6 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and lovely service. Definitely recommend

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  5. AliciaG

    London6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 12 July 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This little gem in Hampstead always delivers consistently delicious food with lovely service.

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    London12 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on 10 March 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Terrible. Not sure what happened but they completely messed up my reservation today! They completely over booked themselves

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  7. Sanjeev

    London1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 9 March 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The only dishes that looked good were pizza and pasta on other tables. We had expected great Italian dishes as listed on their menu and gone there to celebrate Mother’s Day! Over priced and underwhelming dishes spoilt the occasion. We were disappointed.

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  8. DNB91

    Liverpool1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 2 March 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing atmosphere, the food was fantastic and the service was even better. I would highly recommend visiting this place for real authentic Italian

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    Greater Boston5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 24 February 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Just consistently great, family run and tasty. Highly recommended.

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  10. Joberg87

    London2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 9 January 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was not up to par at all and it cost me over £100. Was not happy as it was an anniversary dinner

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FAQs

Mimmo La Bufala does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo.

Mimmo La Bufala is rated 4.5 stars by 253 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 pm

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Google Map for Mimmo La Bufala

45A South End Road, London, NW3 2QB

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Additional information

  • Area
    Hampstead
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri–Sun 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Phone number
    020 7435 7814
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