Brass bar and wine shelves inside Little Red Pepper

Maida Vale · Since 1994

Wood-fired, handmade, unchanged since 1994

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A Maida Vale institution by Little Venice. The same pizza dough, the same beef ragù, the same tiramisu recipe we've never once touched.

Under new management · 4.0 · 339 Google reviews

8 Formosa Street, W9 · 2 min from Warwick Avenue

Trading since 1994

4.0 stars · 339 reviews

2 minutes from Warwick Avenue

Bruschetta held in front of the flames in the wood-fired oven

Some things are sacred

Our tiramisu is exactly as it was in 1994. No tweaks, no reinvention. The same goes for our pizza dough, and the tagliatelle with slow-cooked beef ragù. Everything else changes with the season and with whatever arrives from Italy that week.

From the kitchen

Wood-fired pizza with buffalo mozzarella, datterini tomatoes and basil
Pizza from the wood-fired oven
Ravioli with aubergine, cherry tomato and basil
Ravioli with aubergine and datterini
King prawns with avocado and rocket
King prawns with avocado
Grilled steak with rosemary roast potatoes
Grilled steak, rosemary potatoes

The room

Green banquettes, brass bar and hand-painted mural in the dining roomGreen banquettes beneath the hand-painted mural and brass chandelier

Green banquettes, a brass bar, a hand-painted mural, and tables on the pavement when the weather allows. Come for a quick aperitivo at the bar or settle in for the evening.

Practical

Nearest tube
Warwick Avenue, 3 minutes on foot
Parking
Street parking on Formosa Street and surrounding roads
Outdoor seating
Pavement tables available
Dietary
Vegan and vegetarian options across the menu
Families
High chairs available
Groups
Private dining and banquet room
Pizza coming out of the wood-fired oven

Private dining

A room of your own

A separate room for larger groups, birthdays and private dinners. Tell us what you need and we'll build the evening around it.

Book your table

Reservations recommended.