A hit and miss experience. The main thing is that the food is excellent and the cocktails are sublime. Service and atmosphere however are lacking.
First, the good.
Cocktails
We started with an orange Negroni and spicy pineapple margaritas (all delicious), and they have a whole section dedicated for Negronis.
Food
We shared dishes between three people, and started with the stuffed olives with sheep's milk labneh (perfect accompaniment with the Negroni), gorgonzola & sopressa dumplings (so good), and the burrata with tomatoes.
Secondi highlights were the vegan gnocchi with asparagus and nut free pesto, definitely a must! The pappardelle with slow braided short rib was also delicious, but the Tartufata truffle pizza was excellent, subtle truffle flavour, thin base and cheesy. We had a side of the green leaf salad.
We finished with the Torta Settevelli, which would have been better if served warmer, and the Tiramisu which was average.
Not Good
Wine
The wine was not good at all. The Nero D'Avola was watery and bitter.
Service
Our first server was excellent and attentive, but then it fizzled out. We ended up being there for well over 3 hours, and I had to wait over 20 minutes for a glass of wine. Considering there were only 3 other people, it was hardly busy.
Atmosphere
As it's a hotel restaurant, you have a mix of rude guests talking loudly on their phone and a kid running around, and it doesn't have a buzzy atmosphere.
The food alone makes up for the faults, so id definitely recommend for good food and cocktails.
The truffle mushroom pasta was good, the starter was ok. The pear and ricotta desert was not very tasty. Nice ambience any good service. Nice and quiet so you can have a conversation. Hardly any vegan options for my friend but they made a vegan risotto which she enjoyed.
I went for a friend’s birthday and I loved the atmosphere as soon as I entered. The staff were welcoming and friendly and the food was superb and excellent value for a place that looks like it’s going to be really expensive. I loved that you can choose which size dish to have. I did have the small crab linguine because I’d had a starter but it was so delicious I wish I’d gone for the large. Desserts are amazing too. I’ll definitely be dining here again soon.
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