Eco

This was incredible! Delicious food and wonderful and impressice service!

If you are a fan of sourdough then this is your stop. This place has amazing bread. Amazing. The base of all of their pizzas are sour dough too and as a result the pizzas are pretty damn delicious. I’d recommend anything with artichoke (mmm four seasons) as they are particularly good here. But all delicious. Pizzas are around £8/​9 and are super filling.
The wine list is well priced, I don’t remember too much over £20. The ‘by the glass’ isn’t going to knock your socks off but with prices that cheap for a bottle, go on, get a bottle. It’s more fun that way. The wine is served in tumblers. Argh. But fair enough, it’s that type of wine.
The other food like charcuterie, dips, antipasto are down to earth and refined rustic I guess. I’m always a sucker for a starter but don’t go crazy or you will need to be rolled out of the joint as once you start eating that bread you will not be able to stop.
They also do breakfast. Another chance to have the bread. My pick is the veg breakfast with everything (or I think I got vegan with eggs). The tomatoes are slow cooked and there is avocado. Haven’t tried anything else breakfast-​y but it reads well.
Anyway, nice Italian, probably could cut out half of the menu and just have a bit more focus on pizza with a couple of extras. The steak with hollandaise for brunch seems a little unnecessary…
Stick to pizza and antipasto-​ish bits!

Really really disappointed by the service; not only were were we greeted in a surly manner, a simple request to swap out some toast was flat-​out refused despite being utterly trivial, and then — hopefully not due to the denied request — half of the order did not arrive until we asked with no apology proffered. Such a shame given how good the food and general ambience actually was.

I was fortunate enough to get an invite to the Christmas Sourdough Bread Celebration Evening (as a result of being a Unilocal member as it goes!) and can confirm it was off-​the-​hook!!!
I’ll talk about the four main things; the food, the drink, the service and the venue itself
The food consisted of pizza bread thingies, the freshest most lovely antipasti trays I have ever witnessed/​experienced, gorgeously moist cocktail cheeses and olives and that sour bread. That sour bread really has to be tasted to be believed. I have never had sour bread like it. It looked so unassuming, almost like the kind of rustic scones my granny in Ireland used to make. But it did not taste like a rustic scone, no Siree! I’m not over-​exagerrating when I say it was like a flavour explosion inside my mouth. It almost felt like eating a fizzy drink, if that makes sense. It blew my mind and was beyond delicious.
The drink (which there was copious amounts of, coupled with staff regularly going round topping up our glasses) consisted of red and white wine. I opted for the red. It tasted top quality.
The service was great. Smiley faces all round; the staff were super accomodating! They really did everything they could to ensure we all had a great night.
The venue itself was lovely. Comforting wooden tables and elegant, understated Christmas decorations. I have enclosed some photos so do be sure to check them out.
I will definetly be returning to Eco!

If I could give this no start I would!
My housemate and I decided to venture out to Clapham for brunch on Sunday. i really wanted to check out a café on the high street, however they were busy, and a little rude, so not sure I’ll get there either.
Anyhow we spotted Eco and it was busy, which is generally a sign of good food. They seated us pretty quickly, however their seating is terrible. They put the 2 cover tables so close together that the people sitting beside you have to move their table for you to get in. Hopefully you don’t need to go to the bathroom during your meal.
They were very busy, but you expect that on a Sunday. Well it took over 10mins for someone to take our order, and they managed to mess up a black coffee for a white one, no biggie, i sent it back, and they immediately bought one back.
During the next 40 mins I watched as the kitchen became so inundated with orders that they weren’t even pulling them off the printer. There were at least 10 orders not even looked at by the kitchen staff. Downside to having an open kitchen in the middle of the restaurant, everyone can see how backed up the orders are.
I was watching as what I can only guess were the owners running around demanding wait staff move faster, the head chef was freaking out because the kitchen couldn’t cope, they turned customers away as the kitchen was now not taking new orders.
The ladies 2 tables down were checking on their order as it had been 45mins since they ordered.
Finally they got their meals, and one was cold, so she sent it back.
At some stage an order had slid off the pass and onto the floor. My housemate picked it up, thankfully it wasn’t our order, but the chefs didn’t even know it was missing…
Finally our food came. I love food. I love breakfast. I like taking pics of the food i get presented at restaurants and posting it to social media. After the 45mins waiting to be presented with measly looking poached eggs, dry sourdough, stewed bacon, overcooked tomatoes, and watery mushrooms, I was extremely disapointed.
Needless to say I will never go back, and I’ll probably just stick to my local Brixton area for future brunches.

Definitely the best option for pizza on Clapham High Street — much better than nearby (chain) Strada. It’s my local pizza place, so I’ve been here many times for a quick lunch or a social dinner. I’ve tried most of the pizzas and pastas on the menu and they always hit the mark. The wine list is succinct and not particularly interesting, but most of the choices are pleasant and a nice accompaniment to the meal.
It’s four stars, not three, because 1. the staff are wonderful — always friendly and on the ball 2. the quality is consistent and 3. seems like fresh ingredients and handcrafted dishes, doesn’t feel like the frozen pre-​packed stuff you get at chain restaurants. Four stars, not five, because while it’s very good, it doesn’t blow my mind. Still, excellent choice for a meal in Clapham.

I had a lovely meal here. There was a great vibe and the staff were really friendly. I recommend the steak and chips although it was more well done than I had hoped. I would suggest asking for the steak being more underdone than you would like. They have a good range of drinks and I recommend the Bellini. This place is great for large groups too.

Great pizza and salads. Friendly service and super inexpensive. Gets busy on the weekends so make a booking!

A very welcoming trendy place to get good food for great value. You’re welcomed by very friendly and helpful staff which is always nice!
Starters range from bread, something fried or antipasto (my personal favourite)
Main courses include steak, something Italian or a good salad.
By then I’ve eaten too much to try the deserts unfortunately. Give everything a go here if you are local to the area.
Good food, good service at a great price. Glad to have this close by!

Great goats cheese dip to start. We ordered the chilli chicken and zucchini pasta and goats cheese pizza to share, would highly recommend both. The gnocchi was tasty but quite a small portion. Very reasonably priced.

Went there for breakfast and brunch a few times now — love the food there! So tasty!
Very friendly staff as well and the whole place looks really cool :-)

The fact that I’m still thinking about the goats cheese pizza I had for lunch is pretty remarkable. It was so so good. Cheap and good atmosphere too!

We ordered 4 dips and bread for a sharing starter. The hot dips were burnt which was shame as the sausage and chorizo dip seemed promising.
The asparagus and pancetta salad was also a little disappointing. The salad was stingy with only two spears of asparagus. The aubergine and burrata pizza was poor. Sadly it was spoiled by the aubergine which was far too wet and made most of the base of the pizza soggy.
For dessert, I chose the orange and almond tart. This was tasty, but presented horribly. It looked like someone had shaken ketchup all over it (I know it was coulis). I really think they could have made more of an effort!

Yes I enjoyed my risotto. I must add can’t say much about their customer service. No smiles no hello and it’s as though after they take your order, you are forgotten unless you catch their eye.

Made a reservation for dinner here for 4 last night. Food was good quality and delicious. I had the roasted veg pizza with truffle oil … mmmm carbs. Really chilled atmosphere for mid week tea, perfect for catching up with friends. Service was pretty attentive too.
Pizza and a glass of wine for about 15quid — boom.
The last star was lost because my ‘glass’ of wine arrived in a tumbler … not like a quirky one that makes you think that you’re chilling in the South of France, just a bog standard glass that I’d have in my kitchen when I can’t be bothered to wash my wine glasses.

I really like this place. It’s charming; the hosts are very nice an accommodating when you enter. I’ve never seen them turn anyone away even with a large group. The pizzas are fantastic and I recommend any of the pastas on the menu. Everything seems quite fresh and the setting is nice. Service is usually really good but with some delays if they’re very busy.
My only detraction about the place is this and owners if you read this please know I’m not the only diner who thinks this… please get some REAL wine glasses. No one enjoys wine out of a water glass. I brought a large group of people to this place recently and they all looked at the ‘wine’ glass in disbelief. Perhaps I’m a traditionalist in the sense that I think wine belongs in a stemmed glass. So far both groups of people I’ve taken here have the same complaint, give me a real wine glass. In addition this also creates confusion when the server wants to refill your water and accidentally pours it into your empty red wine glass (because they look the same) thus giving you water with just a hint of pink. Festive yes, ideal no.
I recommend this place and return often. This American Southerner in London would be stoked to return to find a stem on his wine glass while enjoying your fabulous pizzas and pastas. So I ask again, please y’all just give us some real wine glasses. Grazzi!

I love their pizza. The crust is perfect, the tomato sauce is delicious. Plus it’s totally affordable. The staff have always been fine to me — they even served us just as they were closing up. If only they delivered…

Sorry Eco — this past weekend you lost yourself a very loyal customer. I shall list the ways you erred, in an effort to make sure you up your game because I’d dearly love to come back, but it just wasn’t good enough:
One of your waitresses is chewing gum, which is kind of gross. She was rude, grumpy and did not make us feel welcome.
The same waitress then actually ignored a request for our undercooked and inadequate eggs (uncooked egg white with no yolk? yes, that does warrant a replacement) to be taken away. She didn’t just ‘not hear’ us, she looked at us, scowled and walked away.
As I said, the eggs weren’t done properly. And don’t think we haven’t noticed you’ve significantly reduced your portion sizes while keeping your prices the same.
And finally, the piece de resistance — when my card didn’t work the first time, instead of (correct me if I’m wrong but you are legally obliged to do this) providing me with the void slip to prove the transaction hadn’t gone through, your waiter shouted at me. He failed to understand why it was quite important I see the void slip, and took it extremely personally that I wouldn’t re-​enter my pin. Thankfully someone else — your only nice staff member, it would seem — stepped in and did some re-​printing.
But guess what? Today my credit card statement arrived and you DID charge me twice.
So, I will not be frequenting your restaurant for brunch again, however good your (shrinking) bread is. I did not enjoy the experience even one little bit.

Great place for good food at an affordable price, especially with the taste card.
This is a place that I take for granted sometimes as it always seems to be the place I go to when all else fails. To be honest that is a pretty good compliment as I know I will, at the very least, be getting good Italian food that is freshly prepared along with good service. Its not a life changing experience but definately worth a visit if you’re in the area. Would recommend.

In general I like this place — pizzas are quite good, and offer great value. My boy and I have shared one on a couple occasions, and with a salad, it’s the perfect amount of food for us. Like the thin crust, and they offer a nice range of interesting combinations.
They make an effort to use organic ingredients — yay!
Have to agree with others that the service was a little spotty though.