Vapiano

Late night on the town of London I stumbled across Vapiano. Vapiano is in pristine condition from top to bottom literally. Sits on two stories with a contemporary clean look. Nonetheless I love the concept of fresh pasta being made in front of me, as I meticulously choose everything I will like to add. In addition food is bursting in flavor, with great bread and customer service to top things off. Nevertheless Vapiano has not seen the last of me .As in the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger «I’ll be back». ;)

Honestly, everything (at least very close to) everything about this place is perfect.
At vapiano the food is literally made right in front of your eyes, except if you’re having pizza. My personal favourite is their pasta which is always cooked directly by a friendly chef who’s more than willing to customise your dish. I usually add extra spinach and cherry tomatoes, but go without cheese.
The portions are huge and the price for what you get is tiiiiiiiny (like you can’t even see it on your bank statement).
The interior is good for a chain as it is clean and fresh but also cosy and there is plenty of seats and tables available. I’ve been here during the quiet Tuesday evenings and the busy Friday lunch hours and always found myself a place to sit and enjoy my food.
The soft drinks you can get directly from the chef but they also have a bar for coffee and other beverages.
I absolutely recommend this place for any occasion, but maybe not for a children’s birthday party. Ideal for lunch dates.

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love Vapiano.
This restaurant is right in the heart of Soho. It looks pretty small from the outside, but has a huge open area/​cafeteria on the underground level.
I ordered the cognac pasta (a white/​red sauce mix) with chicken. And spelt fusilli pasta. Delicious as always!
Fast and great service. Freshly made ingredients. Great!

How does this place have a good rating? The food sucks even tho everything is «fresh». Honestly I’ve had much better pasta out of a 99p box.
You have to wait in two separate lines for pizza and pasta, wait for your pasta to cook, and then haul all of the big heavy plates to your own table. Serve your own water. There are tons of waiters and waitresses and I don’t know why.
I got the salmone it was so terribly bland even after I salted the hell out of it. Yuck. The pizzas are tolerable but expensive for a boring and unflavorful slice.
This place is terrible. Oh and you wait in line not once not twice but three times! You have to wait again to pay the bill! Atrocious.

Again very friendly staff have been here multiple times — however do watch out for (sometimes) they mess the billing and overcharge.
Food is very good and staff is extremely friendly. Cooks pay a lot of attention to what you want.
Definitely a place to visit regularly

Went to my first vappianos in Germany and it’s basically my favourite place to eat ever since. It’s always lively and good portions for the price… also free water, just grab a cup and refill at the table, plus free bread when you ask or they sometimes ask you ;) nice for dates. After work dinner with friends/​colleagues and families!!! :)

Good Italian food, great and different concept!
When you arrive, you’re presented with a card (think Oyster /​RFID) on which you «charge» all your orders. Then, after choosing what you want, you go up to the relevant counter — it’s then made in front of your eyes; this means you can make additions, subtractions then and there and see them actually happen… and charged on your card (which you then settle on the way out).
The food is also really good Italian. You can’t book, but there’s loads of seating.
The only downside is that from the outside it looks like a standard restaurant… if I’d have known better sooner, I’d have been here ages ago.

Yummy Bolognese Pasta! Swipe a card,
Chef cooks in front, and sit where you want
A little hectic, but yummy fresh pasta

one of the best italian restaurants in London. I used to go there often when i used to live in London. My favorite dish is their pizzas. The good thing is that you can choose for your self what topping you want to have while they prepare it in front of you. The concept of the place is different than any other restaurants in a good and new way. And the food is worth trying for sure.

Im not too sure if I like the system with the Cards and the queuing — but it would work well if you were in a large group, and save those awkward moments at the end when you split the bill…
But the food really surprised me — you cant argue that it isnt cooked fresh, as its done right in front of you. Everything we had was pretty tasty and reasonably priced.
Probably not for you if you are looking for a romantic candlelit meal, but I would definitely recommend for a casual meal with friends!

First time I have been to Vapianos but has heard good reports
Visited in. Sunday evening, a post cruise get together with some friends from Manchester
Food was very good and well priced and I can recommend the Ravioli although take care with chillies
Only slight issue, ordered a coke from downstairs bar but was also presented with a double martini on the bill (which actually doubled it!)
Rectified without any problems by checkout

First time trying this place at a friend’s recommendation.
Food — Delish! I had the pepperoni pizza (salami) with Parmesan and red chill, paired with a nice San Pel limonata sparkling beverage! Very good.
Service — so they don’t really have table service here other than bussers, but I actually quite liked it! It’s like an authentic pizzeria in a sense. They gave you an ordering card when you walk in and you take the card to whichever station you want to order from (pasta, insalate & antipasti, or pizza). Everything is prepared on the spot and they give you a buzzer for when your food is ready. It’s very nice, minimal fuss, and quite convenient on the go.
Ambience — although it’s simple, it’s also quite trendy! I really like the fresh basil and oregano plants on the tables and the rustics sort of lay out! It’s also very big with seating spread out on two levels.
Location — right in the heart of Soho just on Wardour Street! Can’t get any easier to find.
Prices — very very good! I paid £6.95 for a full pizza. Quite impressive actually!

Maybe i didn’t really get Vapiano, but i found it rather expensive for what you got and a pint of beer was £4.85, i did love the style of the place and where you could sit anywhere you liked, i also liked how they cook the food fresh right in front of you.
It would be better if you could understand what the chefs were saying at times though, as i asked for a carbonara and somehow i managed to get a salmon carbonara, he asked me something which i could hardly understand and i ended up with another portion of salmon which cost even more.
Maybe if i understood more of what was happening it would have been better.
I liked the vibe to the place though and it seemed a pretty cool to hang out and eat italian. maybe i’ll have to give it another go sometime.

Absolutely love Vapiano, the whole concept is a refreshing change.
On arrival you are given a card to which any food or drinks you order are charged, and you settle your individual bill on the way out. This works really well when there’s a group of you, no awkward bill to try and figure out who had what!
The main meals are pizza or pasta based and all are cooked freshly in front of you. Choose the type of sauce, for example a Bolognese, and the type of pasta you’d like from a choice of 9 different variants. Extra chillies can be added to taste and fresh Parmesan can be grated over the top. If you order a Pizza, you’re given a little vibrating device which goes off when the Pizza is ready.
Of course desserts are available but each time I’ve been here I’ve had enough after my main course.
Waiters will bring drinks to your table or you can go to the bar. The Peroni on draught was particularly delicious and £4.75 for a pint is reasonable for a restaurant in Soho.
Great service, the freshest food, delicious beer. I’m sure I’ll return here many, many times!

This place is simply fab!
They make homemade pasta and pizza alongside fresh salads, antipasti and homemade dolci. This place has a choice of 11 styles of pasta, all homemade.
You’re given a Vapiano swipe card on arrival, you use it to register your order from our chefs who will cook your meal exactly how you want it, right in front of you, then you simply pay on the way out.
This concept is great, the food is even better. I had chicken, ginger, chilli, sun blushed tomatoes and basil with Campanelle pasta all cooked in front of you. All dishes are under £10. This place has some fab starters and deserts too. I was full up after my main so the desert will have to wait until next time.
Genuinely very impressed with this place. What’s even better is that Manchester is getting one of these this summer at the newly redeveloped Corn Exchange.

Great food. Love the whole concept. Scored down due to the fact they didn’t accept American Express cards for payment!!!

Vapenos.
I was in London for a couple of days and decided to try this restaurant when my partner had been the week before. As you enter they give you a plastic charge card. All you simply do is go to various stations within the restaurant and order your food and you give your card and they charge to it (like a tab). You can have up to 9 different pasta choices with different sauces for your pasta. They also do pizzas garlic bread and it is all very reasonably priced considering its fresh ingredients and cooked fresh. Not forgetting some of the deserts at to die for.

Vapiano (Soho) is one of the restaurants which is fresh, innovative and a place in which I have been a few times and not only would visit again, but, would give a great recommendation to anyone.
Menu:
This is an Italian based restaurant serving pizza and/​or pasta. I can assure you that there are a wide range of choices to pick inbetween the two and if you are a meat lover then my recommendations would be to have the Cognac (if you are having pasta) or the Calzone (if you are picking from the Pizza menu.
Positives:
–The ability to watch all the chefs make your dish right in front of you, which, gives you the added benefit of telling him which spices and saunces and cheeses in which you’ll like to add to your dish.
–I find not having the bog standard 2 to 1 table a positive. The downstairs part of the restaurant has eclectic bench and tables for you to sit at with a capacity of 6 to 8 so, you can be eating lunch/​dinner and be joined with a single diner, a couple or a small group. I personally enjoy that, but, there are sections around if you prefer to be a hermit and stick to yourself
–Last but not least, the price and portion size. Great value for money, massive portion size that I must recommend only getting a pizza or a pasta and not both.
Negatives:
–The pasta queue, but, in their defense, you’d wait the same time sitting down at a restaurant.
***Fun, fresh, well designed and maintained and value for money. Definitely worth a visit***

Visited Vapiano for the first time having never heard of it before and I was pleasantly surprised. The pizza base was thin and the toppings full of flavour.
Highlights were the bruschetta with various toppings and the pasta was some of the best I’ve eaten.
The ordering system is pretty interesting as well and it’s another little touch just to make the experience a bit more memorable

Vapiano in Soho — a good, efficient, down-​to-​earth pasta (and pizza) restaurant with very friendly staff.
Vapiano recently opened a new branch in Soho on Wardour Street, not too far from its other branch in Fitzrovia. Vapiano in Soho looks unmistakably like a Vapiano. If you have been to any Vapiano restaurant before, you will know what to expect. The only detail I missed was a pasta machine on display — perhaps only because some of them are from a company called «Götz», which always makes me smile.
When I walked in, I was given a plastic card as usual and went straight to one of the many pasta counters. I was served quickly by one chef in training supported by another guy who gave instructions — learning on the job. What I like about Vapiano is that you can see that your dish is freshly made, and you can watch the chefs cooking your meal. Of course, many components are prepared beforehand, but they are only put together after you ordered.
Once the cooking was done, I sat down at one of the high tables — everything just looks like at every other Vapiano restaurant I know. In general, I like the clear design of the place and prefer Vapiano to almost any other «fast food» chain. Not least because you can grab some Haribo Gold-​Bears on the way out!
The staff at Vapiano in Soho were really friendly, smiling, and up for a little chat. They were even funny.
Overall, I enjoyed this visit to Vapiano as much as my visits to other branches before — perhaps even a little more because of the great and charming staff here in Soho.