Decent quality Italian food

Rating - Overall: 3  Food: 4  Service: 3  Ambience: 2

iainpb
Gastronome
Member since Sep 08
Rating: 2

25 Jan 2009

Until i recieved the new invitation book with a 25% discount for Numero Uno i would not have considered visiting. It does not look particularly appealing from outside, but I read some reviews and it had received praise for its neighbourhood Italian style so we decided to try it out.

The restaurant is bring your own which significantly reduces your bill although they do apparently offer litre carrafes for around ten pounds. The main courses vary between £8 and £20 and include an offering of pasta, pizza, chicken, fish and veal.

Service wasn't great, when we first arrived we were waved to a table and sat for a while without service but it improved throughout the evening and our waiter was friendly.

The antipasti starter and bruschetta were very nice and a good portion size for a starter. The ingredients tasted very fresh and delivered nice clean flavours.

The lamb shank in a rosemary sauce was the special of the day and was excellent, perfectly rare and the soft meat fell easily from the bone. The rosemary sauce was rich and tasty without overpowering the lamb. This was served with a side of pasta made on the premises.

The Tiramisu was clearly homemade, it was rich and soft and had a very good dose of amaretto.

Without the discount it came in at just under £50 including corkage and service. Don't let the appearance of this restaurant put you off, the food is good quality and well cooked.

Visited: January 23, 2009
What I ate: antipasti, labm shank, pasta, tiramisu

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