21/05/16
We
discovered this place while exploring the market located in the Pantiles, which occur on the
first and third weekend of each month. Unfortunately, the weather was not on
our side, so we made a dash for this cute looking restaurant come café come ice
cream parlour. We were greeted by an Italian gentleman who appeared to be the
owner with his French bulldog and promptly seated us by the window. It had an intimate atmosphere which worked well, and a circular staircase to the apartment above was right behind us.
The menu
had a great range of Italian dishes which didn’t include any pizzas, so we knew
it was the real deal. I wanted to order the penne with wild boar, but unfortunately
that wasn’t available so I went with the lasagne instead. It was probably the
best lasagne I’ve ever had, the portion size was just right, it was cooked to
perfection and the sauce was superb. I would strongly recommend this dish if
you ever stop by, my girlfriend went for the spaghetti bolognese with plenty of
parmesan to garnish it. She did let me try some and it too was delicious, however it is not my favourite pasta dish in the world, but that's just personal preference.
The cosy
restaurant is able to create a cute setting for couples, not helped by the waitress though.
She carried out the basics of the job well enough, but came across cold and she
could have made it a more enjoyable experience for us, and for anyone else
in the future. Hopefully she’s not the only waitress they employ. Overall we
had a great luncheon due to the setting and high quality food, but a better waitress would have definitely improved our visit.
7/10
Josh Cosgrove
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