Sophie's Italian Restaurant

3.7

17 Reviews

£25 and under

Italian

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2 people

30 Dec 2024

23:00

Neighbourhood gem
Innovative
Romantic

Sophie’s is an Italian Restaurant situated in Southampton Row – in the heart of Holborn. Open seven days a week, serving lunch, dinner, pre-theatre, and post-theatre. The menu revolves around classic Italian kitchen with a focus on quality, seasonal ingredients and draws inspiration from Italy’s diverse regions. Our extensive wine list includes wines from all over the world and we also offer a full bar with signature cocktails. We strive to provide a true Italian hospitality and elegant service in a timeless setting intended to make you feel at ease.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Bistro, Meat
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–9:45 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:30 pm
Phone number
020 7436 1562
Website
http://www.sophiesitalian.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
79 Southampton Row, London, England WC1B 4ET
Area
Bloomsbury
Parking details
None
Public transit
Holborn, Russel Square
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 17 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

3.7

3.7 based on all time ratings

3.6Food
3.6Service
3.5Ambience
3.4Value

Noise • Energetic

17 Reviews

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Niels
Berlin
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 29 October 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
This restaurant is not using Open Table anymore. We were lucky to get a table despite our reservation.
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OpenTable Diner
Liverpool
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 10 May 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
The staff were nice but the quality if the food here isn't good and its pretty expensive. It was a Thursday lunch, we sat outside because the restaurant was empty but its on a main road with lorrys etc driving down so not a pleasant experience.
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SteveP
Oxford
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 6 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Excellent food and great service, a great variety of dishes to suit most tastes. If we are in that part of London again we will return
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CatherineP
Ottawa
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 31 December 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and nice people. Cute table by the window!
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Cochyn
London
374 reviews
4.0
374 reviews
Dined on 11 November 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
This was a mixed experience. I was looking forward to one of my favourite Italian meals: scaloppine al limone. My partner went for a classic spaghetti bolognese. The veal seemed to be a rather thick cut, and was tough. Thankfully, this was replaced - with an apology - for a chicken cacciatore, which was pretty good. The chef also made a fresh bolognese, rather than simply keeping my husband's meal warm. We almost left, though, at that point, as there were several people coming in - not to eat, but one, very loudly on her phone and chatting with the waiter, followed by a fairly obnoxious man who seemed to be collecting a take-away. We stayed for dessert, which was good - delighted to see that they make zabaglione for only one, which is rare. Overall, service was very good, but the place has all the ambience of a take-away. Don't go if you want to have a conversation with a companion.
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ThemisT
VIP
London
57 reviews
3.0
57 reviews
Dined on 27 July 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Booked a table for two for lunch - after a visit to the British Museum. There was no need for a booking, however, the place was deserted. Waited for few minutes for the waitress who was behind the bar, to come over but she completely ignored us, so we went over to ask for a table. Her whole attitude was of one who didn’t want to be there. She did, however, improve over the course of our meal. The food was good - tiger prawns, lasagne and penne Arabiata. Portions were large. No wine list to does off - rather genetic - but a bottle of Soave went down well.
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Sabus
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 13 February 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Mediocre ouput in relation to price, salmon like expensive fish and chips. Strangely watery tiramisu.
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willard
New York City
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on 9 January 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Friendly reliable and reasonably priced, Sophie’s has a fairly standard but comfortably done menu.
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Fadyc
Cleveland
10 reviews
3.0
10 reviews
Dined on 15 December 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Average at best; food was cold
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OpenTable Diner
Newcastle
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 11 September 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Difficult to be understood “do you have gluten free.....” took a while to get through. The answer by the way was “no” Standard of food was “ok” but nothing special and certainly not worth the exorbitant prices.
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Sophie's Italian Restaurant is rated 3.7 stars by 17 OpenTable diners.

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30 Dec 2024

23:00

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79 Southampton Row, London, England WC1B 4ET

Additional information

Area
Bloomsbury
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–9:45 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:30 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Bistro, Meat
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
Holborn, Russel Square
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.sophiesitalian.com/
Phone number
020 7436 1562

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