Another excellent evening. Food was, as ever, most enjoyable. All 27 enjoyed the occasion. Can be strongly recommended

Second visit, High quality food priced correctly. Staff attentive but not pushy. Good wine choice and helpful advice. My wife had the fish and she adored it, normally picky with everything. Would recommend.

I booked the whole restaurant for a birthday party. I chose the restaurant as its small & homely. My children with my husband arranged everything. It was well organised and everything went smoothly. My daughter was able to decorate the place beforehand. The dishes were...tasty & hot. Everyone enjoyed their food. We were allowed to bring birthday cakes. I highly recommend Leonardo’s for private & special events. Although there are only mother & daughter working together they delivered very good meals & service.More

Great good, good potions sizes and the quality was there too. Mother and daughter, mother out front and daughter cooking. Locals seem to know them well but I can see other peoples views. Fairly frosty receptions. I went when it was quiet so service wasn’t...slow but I can imagine when busy it could really slow down. Still g lad I chose local over prezzo, would recommend visitingMore

One usually expects to be greeted with a warm welcome and a ‘good evening’ when one enters a restaurant, but at Leonardo’s just got a grunt from the waitress (owner?), followed by a ‘sit there’ pointing to a nearby table. I was slightly taken aback...by this and responded by politely saying that actually I didn’t want to ‘sit there’, but preferred a round table by the window. I won’t go into more detail but this was simply the most miserable person I have come across serving in a restaurant. In my opinion and experience, a waitress should be amiable and maybe smile now and then, but to my mind this one was more suited to being a prison guard. Anyway, orders were taken and the food appeared quite promptly which luckily was more agreeable than the service. There was a generous amount of garlic and tomato on the bruschetta and the mushroom risotto full of woody flavours. What was slightly strange for an Italian restaurant was the anaemic-looking prawn cocktail, and the hard bread rolls and butter that appeared at the start. From the waitress the occasional mumbled ‘enjoy your meal’ was to be heard but absolutely nothing else, no hint of friendliness or emotion. It's a pity about the service, as the food was acceptable, but not sure I would return.More

An independent Italian restaurant with gorgeous food and lovely atmosphere. Tasty, nice music, intimate Excellent location Great for couples, friends, or families. Highly recommended

First visit to this restaurant and sadly the last! Totally under staffed both in the kitchen and front of house resulted in deficiencies in both service and standard of food. The lady that greeted us was friendly and very nice, but as it got busier...she became swamped and service unsurprisingly went rapidly downhill. The menus did not include the “specials(which are hidden away on a back board or mention deserts/coffee(and these were not offered). As to the food itself the 3 tiny , over cooked Scallops were served with an overpowering tomato/mushroom sauce which did little to enhance them.King prawns were not much better, tasteless, chewy with a greasy, tasteless sauce. The bland chicken was over cooked and greasy served with a tasteless, lack of sauce Bolognese The lobster ravioli was much to thick with bones/shell still present and another thick overpowering tomato sauce. Unable to get another drink, more water and a long wait to pay the bill. All in all not a great dining experience and with the restaurant only just getting busy as we left, the standard of service and food were only ever going to go one way!More

We had a lovely meal at Leonardos and are regular visitors to this restaurant. The service is excellent and the food is delicious and cooked from fresh . This is a small restaurant with an intimate atmosphere and we would have no hesitation recommending it....In particular , the fact that Leonardos offers such good value for money should be highlighted and the generous portion sizes . This is a real gem of a restaurantMore

My family and I are regulars at Leonardos and have always had a great experience. The food is traditional Italian with a diverse menu (no pizza though). The portions are really generous. I’d say I’ve visited in excess of 20 times and tried a number...of different dishes and enjoyed my meal every single time. My favourites have been the lasagna, the halibut and the pollo Milanese. The potatoes and zucchini are also delicious accompaniments. The prices are really reasonable with only the fish dishes being on the pricier side. The owner does all of the serving by herself so when it is particularly busy you may need to be patient. However generally service is by no means slow. You definitely won’t ever be disappointed with the food!More

We regularly go to Leonardos Restaurant Buckhurst Hill. The food is always fresh and excellent quality. We hope to go again soon and support a local family restaurant.

We came here to take advantage of the eat out to help out scheme to support our local restaurants, and we weren’t disappointed: The dishes my husband & I ordered were delicious and great portion size. The place is also kept very well & clean...with screens to divide sections of the tables to reassure customers. The service was efficient & we didn’t feel rushed. We will definitely be returning and would highly recommend.More

Been here many times but the eat out to help out scheme has made it very confusing here. Ate starter and main, that we were then charged more on the lunchtime menu that was more expensive! We did point this out but by then had...lost the will to live and been charged service charge on top before any reduction from Rishi. Probably couldn’t be bothered to revisit. Food ok.More