4/5 S.1959 1 year ago on Google
Treated
my
brother/sister
in
law/husband
to
a
birthday
lunch
here
on
22nd
April.
We
haven't
visited
for
quite
a
while
so
was
looking
forward
to
our
visit.
The
place
was
not
too
busy
initially
but
soon
it
was
filling
up
with
patrons
which
just
goes
to
show
that
it
is
still
very
popular.
The
service
is
always
good
as
there
is
always
plenty
of
staff.
Started
with
drinks
as
they
always
let
you
have
plenty
of
time
to
decide
over
the
menu.
The
starters
were
varied
and
different
between
us,
some
definitely
Italian
and
some
not..
Sticky
chicken
wings
(x4),
usual
bruschetta
pomodoro
(toast
was
burnt),
deep
fried
garlic
mushrooms
&
garlic
Mayo
(?double
breadcrumb
coating?),
and
jalapeño
poppers
&
obligatory
garlic
mayo
(husband
said
they
weren't
very
spicy
at
all)
which
also
had
so
much
breadcrumb
coating
that
I
initially
thought
that
they
were
croquettes.
The
pasta
(x2)
Del
Femio,
penne
with
italian
sausage
and
tomato
sauce
looked
good
and
plentiful
as
did
the
pasta
polpette,
long
spaghetti
with
meatballs
in
tomato
sauce.
The
chicken
burger
with
cheese
looked
out
of
place
in
an
Italian
restaurant
and
the
extremely
skinny
fries
looked
soggy
to
me.
My
chicken
escalope
looked
good
but
was
dry
and
tough
(?
cooked
once
then
reheated)
but
the
penne
in
tomato
sauce
was
fine
and
plenty
of
it.
The
service
during
the
meal
was
good
but
not
hovering
too
much.
The
dessert
was
a
required
treat
as
we
were
celebrating
a
birthday
after
all
but
not
everyone
had
one
as
the
portions
are
generous.
A
strawberry
mess
(not
Eton),
and
the
Tiramisu
(of
course)
followed,
the
gentlemen
abstained.
On
the
whole
I
would
return
as
the
value,
atmosphere
and
service
were
good
and
to
try
something
else
from
the
menu
meal
wise.
The
bill
was
around
£114
for
2
pints
lager,
2
soft
drinks.
4
starters
and
mains
and
2
desserts
which
was
quite
reasonable.