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Ponte Nuovo

Ponte Nuovo

66 Westow Hill, London, SE191RX, SE19 1RX, United Kingdom

Pizza • Italian • European • Vegetarian


"What a find! We tried this as an alternative to the usual restaurants we go to in Crystal Palace. I really don't know why we hadn't tried this restaurant before. The seating space is divided into two areas the front part has a bar and is a slightly more relaxed space, whereas the second part is a little more formal. We wanted to sit somewhere warm, cosy and away from other people, so we opted for a table just into the second part of the restaurant behind a set of shelves with wine and champagne bottles under lights. It was really pretty and quite secluded. In fact no one else sat in that part of the restaurant all night for 8.30pm on a Saturday, it was quite quiet. The food on offer spanned the full gamut of Italian cuisine, from pizza, pasta and gnocchi to fish, beef and veal. I went for the vitello milanese and my friend went for the swordfish. I swapped my chips for the rosemary roast potatoes, which was the best decision that I have made in a long time they were crispy and perfect to accompany the veal. We shared a bottle of cab that was both delicious and reasonable at around £24. For pudding we had the home made tiramisu (had to be done! and it was delicious not too sweet and not at all sickly, and quite large! What really made this such a brilliant night, was the service. Everyone was so warm and friendly and fun. It really was a brilliant night and we are going back again very soon!"

Pulia

Pulia

36 Stoney Street, London, SE19LB, SE1 9LB, United Kingdom

Wine • Italian • Desserts • Fresh Pasta


"The night at Pulia’s was far from a great experience. We went as a group of four to celebrate my wife’s birthday with our daughter and her boyfriend. Upon arrival all appeared to be OK, however this soon changed. As luck would have things none of us have major allergies, but there was no mention of this subject from our waitress and although the menu had a statement regarding allergies along the bottom none of this was mentioned when we placed our food order. Our starters arrived eventually and all was going well, then it came to our mains, firstly two dishes of vegetables were brought out and placed onto the table a few minutes latter three of the four mains were brought out, by this time the vegetables were cold. My wife had to wait another five minutes before her meal appeared and even then, the potatoes that she ordered were missing and these took another five minutes to arrive. After talking to our waitress about the situation we appeared to be getting nowhere, so I asked to talk with the manager who turned out to be our waitress. She offered my wife a free drink and a free desert, but all we wanted was a nice meal together not three of us eating our meals whilst the wife watched on. I cannot recommend Pulia as the food was very expensive and the service was extremely poor, the actual food was average and certainly not worth the amounts charged. There was no offer to refund some of the monies for the cold food and although there were some apologies it failed on many levels and made what should have been a joyous affair a very disappointing evening. We won’t be returning."