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L'Amorosa

L'Amorosa

278 King Street Ravenscourt Park London, W6 0SP, United Kingdom

Pasta • Italian • British • Vegetarian


"my first visit to l’Amorosa was so early that they had the old lola and simon sign above the door. the restaurant is now officially opened a few weeks and it gradually adopts its new identity. ex zafferano chef Koch andy needham works with only one kitchen assistant, cooking a somewhat simpler version of the Italian dishes he prepares for so many years in belgravia. <br/ <br/ the room is a two flat, seating up to 40 people in all, with another eight outside in good weather. the decoration is simple but tasteful with wooden floors and white walls, the lighting in the evening very low in the did standards. As a nice touch there are free wlan with a respectable 10 mbps download speed. ikea, a quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential quintessential this was a comforting dish, which in turn precise, the sage a useful supplement (14/20). a mixed leaf salad on the side had a balanced dressur, fresh leaves and good quality kirsch tomaten. <br/ <br/ dessert dessert desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts desserts dessertserts dess des orange cakes was warm served and was nicely moist, with orangens, orangenate, oranges, with orangenés, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, served with oranges with oranges, oranges, oranges, served with oranges, oranges, beautifully moist, oranges with oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, oranges, served with oranges, oranges, oranges and oranges, with oranges and oranges and oranges. coffee was a brand called climpson estate and was excellent, rich and avoidance of bitterness.<br/ <br/ the bill for lunch for a person, with only water came only £22. in the evening, with a bottle of wine to share, a more realistic bill would be perhaps £55 a head, still very good value for cooking on this level."

Olive Branch

Olive Branch

Main Street, Rutland, United Kingdom, LE15 7SH

Pub • Steak • British • European


"The Olive Branch has become a favourite and we returned for my birthday lunch and a visit to the Yew Tree Avenue. We ate outside in the sunshine in one of their uniquely decorated gazebos, although the pub is lovely and full of character. Before...I go any further, I write this review because I know that they take on board our comments and strive to get better and better. There was a big lunch party in the barn, so parking was tight and we were worried about noise. We needn’t have worried as the hubbub subsided once their food was served. We ate from their “Lunch for Less” menu. Heritage tomato gazpacho with smoked creme fraiche and wild garlic and I had the pub made black pudding with apple, curried pickled onion, egg yolk and crispy pork. Both delicious although I’d have liked more of the pickle and the crispy pork. Decent size portions none the less. We both had the pan fried sea bass with cockles and prawn pearl barley in a shellfish bisque with sea vegetables, lemon and fennel. We were given a spoon for the “soup” but it was all absorbed by the pearl barley. We were expecting it in a little cup on the side... so why the spoon? Unfortunately, the sea bass was only one fillet cut between us. Not good enough when mains are over £18. Maybe they were running low, because of the big lunch in the barn? Having said that, the skin was deliciously crisp and melt in the mouth and the flavours were superb. We don’t tend to go for meals that are all protein and carbs, so it would have made our day if the sea vegetables and fennel had been much more evident or we’d been asked if we’d like other a salad on the side. As for asking, no one came back to ask if everything was alright... I had asked for the beer list to order another with the main, but we had finished it before anyone came back... may be because of the big lunch in the barn??? Next time we’ll book a different day if there’s a big lunch in the barn! The deserts were every bit as good as you’d expect. Banana pannacotta, dark chocolate mousse, hazelnut ice and Sticky toffee pudding, miso butterscotch and Guinness ice cream. I’d have been happy with just the Guinness ice cream! The birthday celebration was marked with petit fours for both of us, on a platter iced with Happy Birthday. A nice touch, thank you. A small deduction was made by us for the standard of service, which we explained, and were thanked. Hopefully on our next visit, these inconsistencies will be rectified. The Olive Branch can excel... and they do listen."