Kotch! Italian Stone Baked Pizza & Bar

So today we went for a pizza and some friends (because we mainly go for food, friends just tag along) and Kotch! (Although to be honest I still feel ignorant to the name,’it clearly gives away a vibe I just don’t know what is it) was the pizzeria of choice…….. and they are great. Place is fun, pizza is quick and flavourful, antipasti are just 👌, they have some nasty promotions like “2 for 1 pizzas” and service is one of the best you get can in London: in a city that barely sleeps, constantly torn between taking a second job to the benefit of the landlord or get drunk of self indulgence, an efficient person, understanding of your requests and quick to bring food, drinks or a smile to the table, is just what you need to feel wholesome again. Thanks Kotch! Fantastic food, which just couldn’t be better but wait the service is so good that it becomes better!

We came here for dinner before a show last month and we had the most amazing waiter/chef/barman (all the same person!). The meal was absolutely divine, cocktails amazing and the service was fantastic. We could see how busy he was while we were there dealing with other orders. He even apologised how long our meal was taken but honestly wasn't needed as everything was lovely. Will definitely be back in the future!

I visited Kotch with my family for a birthday meal. This is not the first time I visited and knew how good and authentic the food is there. We arrived a little before the booking time however the place was empty and it appeared this was not an issue. We were greeted by a friendly member of staff, who was going to also be the waiter for the rest of the experience. A baby chair was provided at our request, the chair was clean and the waiter very accommodating. Along with a jug of tap water, we ordered a carafe of sauvignon blanc and a starter of bruschetta. The drinks were served promptly however there were some fairly concerning hygiene shortcomings with the tap water. Although it was served at our request with ice in it, our waiter saw fit to add more ice by taking an ice tray out in the dining area, removing the ice from the tray with bare hands and then adding it to the jug. Although this gesture had indeed good intentions behind, we found it concerning that the waiter saw nothing wrong with handling ice bare hands before putting it in the water. Moving forward, the bruschetta was served. It was warm and crispy, with fresh tomatoes. A true delight. The sauvignon blanc tasted good however there were some shortcomings with the cleanliness of the wine glasses and jugs overall. We decided to have mains to share and ordered one pizza fritta tradizionale and a 5 cheeses pizza. These were served promptly and delicious. And what a nice surprise, one of the pizzas had candles on. This was a nice personalised touch and showed the staff paid attention to us. The pizzas were well presented, cooked to perfection and tasted just like in Italy, just what we were looking for. In addition to the candles on one of the pizzaz our friendly waiter kindly gave my wife and I two servings of Limoncello on the house. We did ask for some more water and our waiter cleared the two empty jugs and asked which had water in it. This came as a surprise as I assumer a fresh clean new one would have been used. Our waiter saw fit to smell the bottles and find which was which, which was a bit odd. This was a great touch, much appreciated. Although very full with the delicious food, we decided it was a must to try a chocolate doughnut. Once again this arrived in a very timely manner and was delicious. Despite the two shortcomings mentioned above, we had a great meal. The food was authentic and delicious. The service was prompt and friendly, very accommodating for our family and the order was correct. I would definitely recommend and return.