Il Sugo

Today was my second time here, and it was my parents third. It seems to have become a ritual to come here for dinner before watching my brother in his local theatre company. My parents stumbled upon it for the first time on the way from the tube to the theatre. There aren’t too many eateries along this road that aren’t raucous pubs or takeaway shops so it was a delight to find this little place.
Very small inside with a really friendly front of house waiter who seems to run the whole show. My brother had about 15 minutes to eat before needing to be back at the theatre and the staff were so accommodating that they prioritised this and it came out super speedy.
I ordered the chicken in mushroom and cream sauce which came with delicious potatoes. The veg and salad with it left much to be desired but the rest was so tasty it didn’t matter. My parents had the seafood linguine and the mushroom risotto, both superb. Nice house white too.
Would really recommend this place for a tasty, convenient eat if in the area but I wouldn’t call it a date spot or a place to spend much time at.

Had dinner there with a couple of friends. Two of us ordered the day’s special (linguine with lobster) upon the waitress’s recommendendation, which turned out to be amazing. My other friend took the other day’s special, grilled sardines with a side of vegetables and was very happy with his meal.
Very friendly service as well, available and with a good knowledge of the menu.
We took some tapas as starters as well and were happy with them.
Finally, prices are very reasonable for the quality (£13 for the linguine with lobster, possibility of a double menu (for 2 peoole) for less than £30) of the food we were served. Very good value for money. Highly recommended!

(Dec. 10, 2014) Late dinners are surprisingly hard to come by in Camden Town on a weeknight, but we were welcomed into Il Sugo by the owner and a very kind waitress.
Great bottle of wine and a sampler of appetizers, followed by deliciously satisfying mushroom risotto (perfect comfort food on that cold night) for me and a small pizza for my husband. The dinner portions were large, and my hubby was happy to help me with my risotto. It was our last night in London and we were beyond full, but we ended the evening with a lovely tiramisu.
Excellent service and great food, highly recommended.

I’m always pleased to see a new independent business open locally so was excited to give Il Sugo a go. On walking past I saw the pizzas advertised at under £4 and a member of staff came out to give me a leaflet. These were priced higher (larger pizzas) but still only around £6, cheap for London.
So I popped in with 4 friends last week. Welcome and atmosphere were quite OK and we were explained the menu. Pizza, pasta, meat dishes… as you expect. We ordered a round of bruschetta but it was so thick with tomato topping that it was falling off. Tasted just OK but annoying to eat and not at all authentic Italian.
Pizza was unfortunately difficult too — the knives are so blunt you just can’t cut them, so we ended up ripping them by hand. Toppings weren’t great quality, we’d rather pay more for better ingredients.
Final point which gives Il Sugo only 2 stars… the waitress didn’t write our orders down and got them all wrong when recited back to us. I didn’t even bother correcting her on my drink as it was just embarrassing for her by the end. With a pen and pad we’re all confident on what we’re going to get and noone is impressed by trying to remember all the food.
I hope Il Sugo read this and make a few small adjustments so they run a better place and I can come back to this new local restaurant.