Saturday 14 November 2026
Emilia’s Crafted Pasta is celebrating its 10th birthday, ten years after opening its first restaurant at St Katharine Docks in November 2016. The group now runs six London restaurants, employs nearly 150 people and welcomes over a quarter of a million guests every year. To mark the milestone, it is bringing back its 2016 prices, with £10 pasta dishes across all six sites from Monday 16 to Friday 20 November. Here are five things to know about founder Andrew Macleod‘s fresh pasta favourite and its birthday offer.
1. Every pasta dish is £10 for one week only
From Monday 16 to Friday 20 November 2026, all pasta dishes at Emilia’s will cost £10, the same prices the restaurant charged when it opened in 2016. The one exception is the Wagyu Steak Ragù, which will be priced at £15. The offer runs between 12pm and 4pm each day across all six London restaurants, with last food orders at 4pm. It is available for both bookings and walk-ins, but it is dine-in only, so you will need to grab a table rather than order to take away. A long lunch midweek has rarely looked better value.
2. It was an early pioneer of London’s fresh pasta scene
When Emilia’s opened in November 2016, London’s dedicated fresh-pasta restaurant scene was still in its infancy. As one of the early pioneers, it helped spearhead the growth of the city’s fresh pasta movement, bringing proper freshly made Italian pasta to a wider audience. The early weeks at St Katharine Docks were challenging, with a small team, quiet tables and the task of introducing customers to a concept built around fresh pasta. Gradually, word spread and a loyal customer base began to grow. Founder Andrew Macleod said: “Opening the first Emilia’s when I was just 25 years old and seeing it grow into a group of six restaurants across London is incredibly special.”
3. The pasta is still made by hand in every restaurant
Despite its growth, Emilia’s has stayed true to its founding principles. Every restaurant still makes its own pasta from scratch, with no central production kitchen, and all pasta, sauces and desserts are made using 100% natural ingredients, free from additives, preservatives and flavour enhancers. Each site has a fully open kitchen and a dedicated pasta-making station by the window, so passers-by can watch the craft in action. The team also takes pairing seriously: shapes such as radiatori, pappardelle, casarecce, ravioli and bucatini are matched to sauces by weight, texture and size, something Emilia’s calls the science and geometry behind its pasta.
4. Over one million Béchamel Bolognese portions have been served
Few dishes are as closely linked to Emilia’s as its signature Béchamel Bolognese, and over the past decade the group has served over one million portions of it. The ragù is slow-cooked for a minimum of four hours using 100% grass-fed organic beef from a Pasture for Life-certified farm just outside Bristol. It is made heartier and creamier with fresh béchamel, then served with handmade egg pappardelle, long golden ribbons that capture the rich sauce on every centimetre. If you only order one thing during the birthday week, this twist on a classic is the obvious place to start.
5. You can now find Emilia’s pasta in shops too
In 2025, Emilia’s expanded beyond its restaurants with the launch of a premium retail pasta range. It is now stocked in over 300 farm shops, independent delis and speciality food stores across the UK, as well as selected national retail outlets and through Deliveroo HOP in partnership with Morrisons. The brand also places a strong emphasis on sustainability, with hand-picked suppliers chosen because they care deeply about their produce and practise sustainable farming. Looking ahead, Andrew Macleod says the team is “looking forward to continuing to spread the love for pasta to even more people, while staying true to our ethos”.
Visit
£10 pasta (Wagyu Steak Ragù £15): Monday 16 to Friday 20 November 2026
12pm to 4pm, last food orders at 4pm
Dine-in only; bookings and walk-ins welcome
Locations: St Katharine Docks, Aldgate, Canary Wharf, Baker Street, Victoria and Tottenham Court Road