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L'ulivo Villiers Street, London,

L'ulivo Villiers Street

4.3 (1194)
£26 to £40
Italian
23 Villiers Street, London, WC2H 6ND

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2 people
10:00 PM
Booked 1 time today

About this restaurant

  • Charming
  • Good for groups
  • Lively
Welcome to L'ulivo Villiers Street!
Here at lulivo (pronounced looleevoh) we are passionate about our food and our customers, full stop, that simple.
There is no better feeling then delivering a great service and knowing you guys are tucking into a great dish.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    L'ulivo Villiers Street Private Dining
  • Private party contact
    L'ulivo Villiers Street: 020 3700 2376
  • Neighborhood
    Charing Cross
  • Cross street
    charing cross/embankment
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

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What 1,194 people are saying

L'ulivo Villiers Street reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.0Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
L'ulivo Villiers Street is praised for its "great food" and "lovely staff." It's an accessible spot with a welcoming ambiance. While some found service rushed, many appreciated the "delicious food" and special touches like birthday celebrations. Conveniently located near Charing Cross, it's a delightful choice for Italian dining.
1,194 Reviews
  1. John VIP

    London7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Was amazing as always! Great food and lovely staff.

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  2. Jane

    London2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 24, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very welcoming staff , nice food , good service . Would return and recommend .

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  3. Pippa

    London2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 24, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delightful restaurant - delicious food, good service and ambience. Highly recommended

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  4. Anne

    Birmingham/West Midlands (county)21 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 2, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    4 of us in group. Ordered 2 Cold meat sharing platters. These were very disappointing - cheap meats and very little of them with a couple of olives. The bread was just plain ordinairy bread which was very dry & tasted ‘old’. At £16 per platter they are way overpriced. The mains were much better, 2 of us had pizzas, both said were very good. I had spaghetti with prawns. Very tasty but had to fiddle about removing heads, tails etc. from the prawns. They were mixed in the tomato sauce in the pasta & it was quite dark in the restaurant so trying to see what I was doing without splashing myself & everyone else with sauce was a bit of a challenge. It was very tasty but I wouldn’t order again as it’s a real faff eating it. Didn’t have desserts. Liqueur coffee was ok, not the best I’ve had. Wine on the expensive side and white wine was a little on the warm side. The service was great, staff very friendly and it’s super-convenient for Charing Criss station but I suspect there are better Italian restaurants in town.

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  5. Kathryn

    London1 review

    4.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    My partner and I went to the restaurant for a anniversary meal, we had read the reviews that the service was fairly rushed but we decided to go ahead and book in advance to hopefully prevent this. However when we arrived, the restaurant no awareness of our booking and rushed in with the walk ins. When booking I asked if it was possible to give us a fairly quiet table, we instead sat in the main floor which was still a lovely experience. Although when going to the bathroom realised that the floor below was so much quieter and would’ve much rather been sat away from the touristy up stairs. Despite this, we had a a very lovely meal and enjoyed our selfs but were extremely rushed so only had one drink each before they offered us the bill.

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  6. Paul

    London4 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 11, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Food fairly tasteless. Very much get you in and out as quick as they can. Not terrible just not good.

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  7. Julian

    London16 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 4, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Arrived on time (1700 on a Saturday in January) and was shown to a table right next to the pass - so it was noisy and had waiters squeezing behind the table every couple of minutes. We had hardly sat down when the waitress wanted us to order. Drinks order was placed - when delivered 5 minutes later, 2 of the 3 drinks were wrong, so they were sent back and redelivered 5 minutes later. One of the drinks was still wrong (lime and soda, so not difficult). We weren’t having starters, but apparently we couldn’t have a bread basket either - and the waitress had no idea what grisini were, which was a bit strange for an Italian restaurant! Our main course food arrived only seconds after our drinks had been delivered. The food was excellent as usual. So on this visit, the food was great, the service was not - and we felt that we were being rushed so that they could turn the table. In total, we were in the restaurant for 40 minutes- which was too rushed for me (and if they’d had a more normal service speed we would have purchased more drinks!)

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  8. Steve

    London10 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 2, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    The restaurant was bright welcoming and warm, I booked but turned up early but the table was ready and we were ushered to our seats. The food came up on time,hot and tasty but the attitudes of both waitresses was something to be desired. They were very abrupt, rude to a table next to me and generally overworked and taking it out on the customers. I hope that they get this feed back and act on it as it is a nice place to go, just less of the faulty towers!

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  9. Ciska

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very nice Italian restaurant with the nicest staff and greatest food on a easily accessible and strategically located location. We were there on New Year's Day and I made a reservation an hour before arrival. When I made my reservation I mentioned my husband's birthday and without further notice they came with fireworks at dessert and the whole restaurant sang Happy Birthday. Thank you for this nice experience! Love from the Netherlands. We will definately come back to L'ulivo Villiers.

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  10. Yash

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on December 31, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    New year experience was good we had one starter 2 mains and a dessert amazing dessert by the way ♥️

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FAQs

L'ulivo Villiers Street offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 020 3441 3012.

L'ulivo Villiers Street is rated 4.3 stars by 1194 OpenTable diners.

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

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  3. London
  4. West End London
  5. Charing Cross

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2 people
10:00 PM
Booked 1 time today
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23 Villiers Street, London, WC2H 6ND

Additional information

  • Cross street
    charing cross/embankment
  • Neighborhood
    Charing Cross
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    L'ulivo Villiers Street Private Dining
  • Private party contact
    L'ulivo Villiers Street: 020 3700 2376
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