Ria’s pizza and wine bar joins the vibey Carnaby Street with a cosy blue interior and a relaxed energy.
During my dinner, I sifted through the menu to find that there were more wine options than food.
With four starters, six main courses, three side dishes, and one dessert option, this may not be the best menu for fussy eaters.
We started with a meat plate (£7) and the Sicilian nocceralla olives (£5.50) and you can’t go wrong with an olive, however, the meat plate was just one type of cold meat which tasted like salami. It was smoky and salty and was the kind of meat you would put in a sandwich.
For the mains, you are gifted with six pizza options. You can either pay by the slice which comes to an affordable £5.50 to £7, or you can get the whole square-cut pizza pie for between £18 to £25.
Myself and my guest wanted to try the house pie (£18) and the pepperoni pie (£23), both of which were massive.
However, it was a decorated sourdough bread due to just consisting of a thick loaf of bread with some sauces on top.
Considering we were just eating bread, it made the meal very dry and left me feeling hungry.
Our side dishes included the haggis pop (£7.50) which had a bland flavour, along with the fried potatoes (£6.50) which were very nice and similar to a traditional Latka. They were salty and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. These came with a garlic dip too.
When I tried the wine, I had a Muscadet XXII, chants Jumeau (£8.10) and it was very strong for a white wine. It tasted more like a spirit.
Similarly, a group of ladies next to us tried their drinks and all of them pulled a face saying it was very strong for a wine.
The only dessert option was a vanilla soft serve and you could add toppings (£4). One of the toppings we added was a deep fried mars bar (£2.90) which unfortunately tasted very burnt.
Aside from the food, the staff were accommodating and friendly which made the dining experience very relaxing.
Designed in collaboration with Nothing is Not Nothing, the blue chequered theme around the restaurant made the experience feel very picturesque.
Ria’s Soho adds another base to the Notting Hill original branch and they include the Soho-exclusive ‘Chilli Crisp’ slice.
Co-owner Ria Morgan-Ratcliffe said: “We’ve taken everything we’ve learned, refined it, and built something that feels like a confident evolution of the brand.”
“Expect the same signature style, energy, and experience – just a bit more polish. We’ve grown, learned, and fine-tuned, and this new site reflects that evolution.”
Downstairs in the restaurant there is a wine cave which is in a tucked away, intimate space surrounded by dough mixers and bags of Cotswold flour.
Ria’s is the vision of the married due David and Ria Morgan-Ratcliff who left finance and technology careers to pursue their shared passion of creating a casual dining experience in a homely setting.
They founded the company in 2023 to bring the pleasures of pizza and wine together.
Ria’s is open for lunch, dinner and it has takeaway options too, along with merchandise that can be purchased on the website.
The restaurant is open from 12pm to 11pm on Mondays to Saturdays and on Sundays they are open from 12pm to 10pm.
Featured Image Credit: Amy Ruse
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