Caterina55 - City of London,Westminster

Don't be deceived by the branding- the food is not healthy at all. The rigatoni and burger tasted like they were microwaved. The quality of the food is similar to that of McDonald's.

A few weeks ago, we happened to pass by this restaurant on our way to the Barbican and were intrigued by the advertisement for soups and healthy food. We thought it would be a great spot for a light lunch. On our next visit to the Barbican, we decided to give it a try - a decision we soon regretted. Due to the holiday season, there was a limited menu, but that wasn't a problem for us. We ordered two pasta dishes and waited for a total of 30 minutes in a not-so-busy restaurant for our meals to arrive. To our disappointment, the dishes that were presented to us were not what we had ordered at all. The pasta was different and the sauces were strange - a carbonara sauce that resembled scrambled egg and an amatriciana sauce without tomatoes. With little time to spare, we made do with what we were served, although the dishes were bland and unappetizing. We do not plan on returning to this restaurant in the future.

Whilst making my way to the delightful Whitecross Street market after a hard mornings work I couldn 't help but notice the alluring and inviting 'Healthy and Natural Italian ' slogan above Caterina 55 's door. I should have known better, and like a chain smoking 50 something avoiding the pictures of diseased gums and low sperm count stats on a cigarette packed I belligerently soldiered on in search of a new light lunch venue. My fledgling career as the next Poirot lays in tatters as I write this having missed some now obvious clues along the way that this might not be the hidden gem that I thought I had uncovered. Having selected my meal from the TV flicking through plastic burgers and sloppy lasagnes I went to sit down. Here was another clue that I might been misguided breaching the threshold of Caterina 55. 1.30 on a Thursday lunchtime in the City of London in Christmas season and yet I was so fortunate as to find a completely empty eatery. My colleague managed to make his way through the oily scum that guarded his oddly opaque and grey soup before we had to pull the plug on this new venture. Turning my back on the £8 meal that I had just ordered like a City Highflier I left having reported the tardy service, disgusting food and grubby nature of the restaurant to one of the poor over worked staff. I fear that unless this 'family ' run restaurant does not change something that it will not last long....

Great find near the Barbican. We popped in here for a quick bite before a concert at Milton Court Concert Hall last night. We were very pleasantly surprised by the amazing pizza and wonderfully fresh caprese salad. Nice selection of wine and prossecco by the glass and all reasonably priced. The staff were super friendly and rushed our order so we wouldn't be late for the concert. Can't wait for more Caterina places to pop up around London.

Went for lunch and had pasta along with chicken burger.Both were nice and tasty! The place is clean and in nice location and would go again if I would like a healthy fast food!