Sacro Cuore

Starting with a disclaimer: I am not saying the 5 stars hold the same weight here as they do for eg. Homeslice. I find the pizzas at Sacro Cuore to be very good and the place has potential to provide a backdrop for excellent time. I have a bit of an issue with marks - they are just too subjective and I do not want to rank this business down just because I came at a bad time. It was Saturday in a residential neighbourhood, full of children running around screeming. The staff were doing what they could but it all felt really manic.

The food was very good, although the presentation probably rushed (the 'basil' topping on my pizza was represented by literally half a miserable leaf in the middle - however, when I asked for more I got more).

I tried their Boscaiola Pizza, asking as usual for a bit less cheese - the tomato sauce was quite runny so that might have been a mistake. Having said that the dough was excellent, aromatic with chewy sides.
I followed up with the infamous Nutella pizza which was good mainly because of the quality of the dough. Nutella spread was complimented by some almonds roasted in the dough but that felt a bit underplayed. I think there is much more potential here.
Finishing up with the impeccable Oddono's gelato (stracciatella/vanilla/pistacchio) i left feeling quite happy - therefore 5 stars.

While on vacation from Toronto, Canada I thought I would try Sacro Coure one night.

I ordered a Boscaiola for takeaway and told it would be 5 minutes. The pizza was quick but it was cold and soggy. The pizza was undercooked and not worth nearly £10. I would not have fed it to my dog.

I told my relatives who live nearby to avoid it. Worst pizza restaurant I have ever been to and I have been to many around the world.

Avoid at all costs.

Fantastic ambience! As a vegan, I wouldn't normally choose a pizza place for dinner, but after a long day of traveling, I just wanted something nearby. I'm glad those circumstances led me to Sacro Cuore. They have a marinara pizza on the menu -- an easy option for vegans, no explanation necessary -- which was simple and delicious. The house wine was good and the service excellent. This was no culinary revelation, but a great setting for a nice evening and sometimes that's all you need.

One of the best pizza's I have had outside of Italy.

A big statement I know but once you enter this restaurant the amazing smell of the dough is so enticing that you feel like you are sitting somewhere in Italy.

The pizza that i always go for is the Buffalina and it does not disappoint. Its a little on the basic side of pizza toppings as it is just the tomato sauce and the buffalo mozzarella, however i think this simple combo lets you enjoy the true flavour of the pizza.

The staff are always friendly and the place is always busy so book in advance if you intend to venture for evening dinner.

The pizza was excellent but salad had to be sent back a third time for not being clean .. it was crunchy with sand you think after second request they clean the next serving but no.. also the manager answer was .. well I do not know why or perhaps what they meant was they do not care . Pizza ok but anything else could cost you a trip to a dentist .

I must admit, I'm slightly weirded out by the negative reviews for this venue because I could only find one minor fault with the service, location, food, and space.

One thing to understand is that the pizza served here is traditional Neapolitan pizza. This means that the base is going to be a bit more doughy. Ordering your base "well done" as a previous reviewer did is completely sacrilegious. I am sure a few eye rolls were had when those special instructions came through to the pizza maker.

Now let's talk about that base, shall we? It's perfect for Neapolitan pizza. Slightly burnt on the edges and doughy in the middle. My husband and I ordered the diavola and the margarita with sausage and both were delicious, making us part of the "clean plate club"!

The house wine (I had the white) was good. Probably better because it was a beautiful day and we were seated at a table by the deck and the floor-to-ceiling windows were open to allow for a nice breeze to flow through the restaurant.

Service was good though the minor fault was that there were three people who arrived after we were seated (and had ordered) who placed take away orders and all three of those orders were filled before we received our food. That's not a good thing considering the pizza only takes a few minutes to make and cook.

As far as I'm concerned, Sacro Cuore serves up some of the best pizza in London, if not the best. Other contenders are Santa Maria (owned by the same peeps as Sacro Cuore), Homeslice, and Saporitalia.

Pizza East doesn't even come close in comparison to the pizzerias above. Too much hype and just average food but you know what, keep going to Pizza East if that's your thing and leave the better pizza joints for the rest of us.

Nutella & Almonds Pizza.

Do I need to tell more? Really?

Ok, friendly people, good service, amazing food, you can even take away.
Best pizzas in the area, by far.

Good pizza. Very prompt service. Simple decor. Good value for money. Pizza crust is tasteful though I personally prefer thinner. A reasonable quick eat in this neighbourhood. Toilets are clean.

Great pizza one of the best I ever had.
The restaurant is nice and they have reasonable prices.
We ordered a couples of pizzas and some wine and it was served quick to our table.
My only negative point is about the waitress. Didn't look very attentive even though the restaurant wasn't full.
But for the rest I can't complain. Very nice food and worth it to try :)

Sacro Cuore is a nice and light little resaurant near Kensal Rise Overground station. The kitchen is in one corner of the restaurants, so if you are really interested in food, you can easily peak over the chefs' shoulders. For some reason, I do not know exactly why, this place reminds me a little bit of Pizza East which is probably not a bad thing. They have a small outside seating area, which seems to be drinking and waiting area, as there are no tables. Whatever this is for, it looks nice and with one entire front open, it ensures a nice breeze on a warm summer's day.
When I was there for dinner on a Saturday evening, Sacro Cuore was quite busy with a mixed crowd. I really liked the atmosphere. But I must say, depending on your mood and how fussy you are, you could probably find a number of faults with the pizza. You might find the pizza too thin, a little bit burnt and too soft and soggy at the same time, or the toppings too sparsely, and while I would not disagree that this was probably not the best pizza in my life, I simply liked it the way it was. And it was huge as well; a bit smaller would do for me.
I had a white wine with my pizza and must say, I also quite liked it. You have not much choice if you order by the glass, actually, you can only order their house wine, but when the house wine tastes fine, I am happy with that.
For dessert, the Nutella pizza was very tempting, but after my Pizza Bufala, I could not have another pizza, so I went instead for some ice cream. Sacro Cuore serve Oddono's (http://www.oddonos.com/ ) ice cream I am not entirely sure whether I tasted it before at another place or not, I had definitely heard about it. Honestly, I found the strawberry sorbet a little bit too sweet, but the stracciatella was fabulous.
All in all, I can recommend Sacro Cuore. The pizza might not be for everyone, but it's a lovely little and buzzy restaurant that's worth a visit. And when you have emptied your plates, you could enjoy a little walk in the leafy and suburban neighbourhood that feels so different from central London, despite actually being in the middle of zone 2.