Great at lunch or dinner and fab take out salads in a box nice staff too
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If you're not looking for it, you could easily miss Carnevale. I came here with four of my best friends and the tiny restaurant only added to the intimacy of the occasion.
We were all starving and the five of us greedily dug into the wonderfully fresh bread before our starters arrived. The young waitress was very accommodating when we asked for olive oil and balsamic vinegar to go with it.
Being the artichoke fiend that I am, I ordered the Young artichokes stuffed with walnuts, lemon, parsley and bread crumbs on a bed of caramelised red onions. Unfortunately, it sounded better than it actually was. The portion was rather small, leaving me hungry for my next course. For this I had the Risotto with baked butternut squash, saffron, roasted garlic and parsley served with rocket salad. The portion size was a lot better here, but the risotto was nothing I couldn't whip up at home. I had severe food envy over my friend's order of the Chickpea, lentil and spinach curry, but I suppose I'll know for next time!
I didn't have dessert, but another friend (always unable to resist) seemed delighted with her Chocolate roulade.
I really liked the smallness of the restaurant: it made it feel like a secret. I would definitely come back, primarily for the service and the cheap house wine.
My short review is going to be a hymn for one dish served by this tiny vegan-friendy place on Whitecross street, and that is their vegan baked falafel, aubergine and red pepper casserole. I genuinely believe that all the other dishes in their Mediterranean-inspired menu are redundant, as nothing can beat this delicious and nutritious dish, which is as tasty, as it is harmless for such sensitive meat-, gluten- and dairy-averse superfoodies like myself.
The best news is that you can get it as a take-away for a fraction of price: £5.75! In other words, not only all other dishes in this cafe, but the cafe itself seems redundant, as I would rather pay half of price and eat 'en plein air' in a lovely little garden placed very conveniently just around the corner.
The resume is go there, don't stay there, and I am sure you'll come back for more!
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