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Sofalino

Sofalino

1390 High Road Barnet, Greater London N20 9BH, N20 9HR, United Kingdom

Bars • Delis • Pizza • Pasta


"I thought I should write a review for sofalino, 2 wonderful evenings spent there over the last month, once for my birthday meal with family, and then again a few nights to dinner with my sister. I've been here since its opening 5 years ago, and it's one of my favorite in north london. the food I had eaten at my birthday dinner was undoubtedly the finest food I had tasted since my vacation in italy in the last summer. after having enjoyed the soft, velvety brot and plump juicy oliven, I shared the antipasto for 2 with my sister for the starter and went for the cow mouse for the pornstar. the antipasto is fantastic; it contains prosciutto, salami, mortadella and breesaola for the cultivated meat, roasted aubergine, courgette and red paprika for the vege and is served on many rockets with circustomates, artichokes and black olives. but the absolute high points of the plate were the buffalo bocconcini, deep roasted valleyggio in the brothcrümeln and gorgonzola arancini. so many beautiful aromas to enjoy, and this is only in the starter! the kalbsmilanese was crooked and fritted to perfection, and was huge! my vater, mama and I decided to go with gorgonzola and spinat gnocchi, instead of the standard linguine napoletana, which to potentially one of the best main courses I have ever eaten outside italian. other dishes that are worth mentioning from this night are the pappardelle with venison and porcini mushrooms, and the gnocchi alla sorrentina. when it was my birthday, they had made me a stunning chocolate cake with fresh strawberries, which covered the meal nicely. for my meal last night I had the antipasto, of course, but this time the arancini even better was the last time she had saffron in, which is possibly my favorite last thing. I had the calzone for the main course, which was simply delicious with a lot of ham and mushroom filling and a nice teigy but crispy crust. I went to dessert the day for pudding, completely forget my clients quickly from no cake / sweet tasty things, but it was totally worth because my huuuge disc birne, mandel and ricota tart was from the top drawer; my sister had only one bit of the baked crust and she still talked about how incredible it was the next day! sofalino also has a very high quality wine list; the primitivo 'il pumo ' is a personal favorite of our, with its dark, smooth, laumen intense taste. at both of these locations the restaurant was full and flowering, and the personal friendly and attentive; just what they want from an Italian restaurant. without doubt, I will be back sooner than later."

The Wheel At Worfield

The Wheel At Worfield

Bridgnorth Road, Worfield, WV15 5NR, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • Vegan • British


"We have visited the Wheel many times before and therefore have a good idea of the experience we can expect. We recently visited with friends to catch-up and arrived circa so not late by evening dinning standards. Wine and beer was swiftly ordered and...served to the table with a smile from the waitress. of the party of went with starters, they we served quickly and very scrummy. Not too long after the mains were bought out, pasta dishes and one fish dish. Pasta dishes were all cooked to perfection however the fish dish was below par. The rissoto it was served on was dry and looked like it had been loitering in the kitchen waiting for the fish to decide to leap out of the pan or due to the size of the piece of fish the chef was having difficulty catching it in the pan. What ever the reason was it was not a pleasant, enjoyable plate of food. Conversation flowed and by now it was close to before we ordered desserts, we all had something different and to be honest the only dish that received praise was the Eatonmess, the other three dishes we not what I would expect, especially considering the price charged the Bakewell tart had obviously been heated so much the base was like concrete and the jam like sticky glue, the sticky toffee pudding certainly need more toffee flavor and the crumble lacked flavour, was very wet and left under the grill too long so was just starting to catch and burn. Not the best experience, the Chef and the management need to get back to ensuring the attention to detail is carried throughout the meal from start to finish, with all elements being served with love and care!"

Lafleur

Lafleur

Palmengartenstraße 11, 60325 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, London, United Kingdom

French • German • Coffee • Hessian


"A friend and I visited Lafleur during the restaurant 's visit to the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen in June 2023. Two menu options were available: a 7 course full vegan menu or an 8 course menu including two non vegan dishes. We chose the latter together with wine pairings including 7 glasses of German wine. A selection of four snacks were served (with a glass of Ruinart rose Champagne in addition to the wine pairings) including beetroot (as a shot as well as a tartare topped with wasabi cream), a chive tart and a bread pillow with fillings of orange blossom cream. All very delicious and indeed a good start. The menu kicked off with one large white aspargus with tomato concasse and potato salad. The aspargus being cooked to perfection and especially the tomatoes were really tasty. This was followed by a bread serving (named Winschgauer bread) with as substitute to butter a cream including seven herbs. Next followed variations on carrot (a cooked carrot and a carrot cream). I liked the detail with the sesame seeds on top adding texture to the dish. The following dish was a selection of mushrooms: as raviolo, marinated and a broth. I am a huge fan of mushrooms and was definitely not disappointed. The following two dishes were the non vegan options: first a large langoustine with a slightly spicy (but very balanced) sauce including tandoori and bell peppers as well as green aspargues. Meat followed: veal filet as an addition to the otherwise full vegan dish including new peas, celery, and a lovely sauce. Then two desserts. a refreshing pre dessert with pickled peaches served as a shot followed by an extraordinary beautifully looking plate with rhubarbs and strawberries, ice cream and crumble on top. We finished with coffee and were each given a small box with delicious sweets, which could either be enjoyed with the coffee or taken home. Wine pairings were great, all German wines including 5 white wines, 1 red and a sweet wine. The service was excellent and very personal. We really felt comfortable and at home being taken so good care of by everyone. Being used to the prices in Copenhagen the final bill was almost ridiculously low, as only one person would be able to dine in a local two star restaurant for the price we paid for two people at Lafleur. Having never eaten vegan food before I was indeed pleasantly surprised. Lafleur runs a light and refined kitchen, which was very suitable for a warm summer evening. With the limits of not using any dairy products, fish or meat for the vegan dishes, I believe the kitchen has done a remarkably great job in finding other ways to create top food; maybe I will not convert to a vegan I like meat/fish/dairy products too much but this was a great introduction to a different culinary world. Now I have a good reason to go to the restaurant in Frankfurt to experience their classic cooking I can only imagine it must be equally great. Highly recommended and thank you to the staff at Lafleur pop up in Copenhagen."

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!"