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Tasting Sicily Enzo's Kitchen

Tasting Sicily Enzo's Kitchen

217 Maidstone Rd, Sidcup, United Kingdom, DA14 5AW

Kebab • Pasta • Coffee • Italian


"Our visit did not start well having arrived at exactly our booking time, were asked for name etc.. and then promptly ignored for 15 20 minutes by every single member of staff. Usually if a table is not ready you might be prompted to take a seat at the bar for a drink to relax but being left in limbo, by the front door, with no communication is not very nice. The barman also ignored us so... We were eventually seated after managing to get someone's attention. Ordering was fairly prompt and the food that came was OK. Not bad in anyway but also not particularly special. Some elements of the antipasti were very good. The pasta was cooked well and tasted nice but I can't rave about either dish. If you've been to Italy/Sicily or a good Italian restaurant elsewhere you know what I mean. By this point we didn't fancy staying for dessert but did order a coffee and a liquor coffee a coffee and a straight liquor arrived instead. The bill came and we had charged us for bread that had never arrived (the table next to us had also complained about that). On an increasingly rare opportunity for a date night I didn't think either was worth arguing about so paid and left. We came away feeling you might have to know the owner (who seems to be acting in a slightly odd front of house role) or be known enough to qualify for a picture for the wall (or Instagram for people who care about that) to get a decent service here. A shame and re reading some of the negative reviews I had seen before I can relate."

Theo's Simple Italian

Theo's Simple Italian

34–44 Barkston Gardens London, SW5 0EW, United Kingdom

Beer • Delis • Pasta • Salad


"I love it when a good new restaurant opens in west london. Although there are some great places, we are not so saturated with good restaurants like soho or further east. And if the new restaurant (although it is not as new as I write a little slow with my) is from one of my favourites, then it is even better. theo randall’s latest venture is theo’s simple italian, a casual restaurant in the boutique hotel, hotel indigo, which is a few minutes to foot from earl’s court tube station. the restaurant is relaxed, but chic, and has a delicate that sells all the products that are used in their kitchens, plus homemade pastries on the morning and cakes, sausages and cheese on the afternoon, so they can go home and (try to) the delicious dinner that she had 've there. theo 's new book 'my simple italian' could also help! eating in theo 's simple italian focuses on the use of seasonal ingredients to create dishes that are lively and full of taste. everything is simply boiled, there are no Zwiddly bits or buffalo of foam just good, tasty teller of eating that they want back forever. there is a nice selection of Italian weeping and many different crafts bee with as much or as little eating as they enjoy. the menu is divided into sections of the plate size so that they can dip for a quick snack, or go out all and try them a bit of everything we did! we started small (cicchetti) then our way through the largest part of the rest of the menu. cicchetti plates we tried contain the totally addictive polnta chips with injuring dressing; calf meat and pork; kalamari fritti; and olive oil focaccia, which is ridiculously good, and naturally made before ort."

San Carlo - Leicester

San Carlo - Leicester

United Kingdom, LE1 1DE, Leicester

Wine • Steak • Pasta • Pizza


"I was in italian several times and what I like is that we as vegetarian have never tried to find decent meals, even in small villages, in comparison to frankly and Spanish, where meat/fish dominate. that was my first visit and I was pleasantly surprised. with all the experience. I was comprehensible to visit a restaurant that is part of a chain, as these often have no authenticity. They usually go to oggi, but this was recommended by daughter and I trust her when it comes to eating. I went on a Monday night, so it was hardly busy. the tables are arranged at a reasonable distance. good lighting and the owners have tried their best to give him a Mediterranean atmosphere. the personal was friendly. Eat arrived right away. insalata caprese had very beautifully spiced avocado discs and tomats with decent portions of mozzarella. zucchini fritte was crunchy, just needed a little more salt. bruschetta well seasoned. calzone vegetarier was big enough for two of us to share. the crust tasted beautiful and not too thick. accompanying tomato sauce was really delicious. my companions had penne arrabbiatta a d canneloni with spinat ricotta. I don't like it when the past is boiled to al dente. here was the strength right. the tiramisu was also beautiful. I had a peroni beer and others had wein. wein is expensive for a fairly standard wine, but so is any restaurant. I wish they would bring customers their bottle for a moderate cork fee. the tables have paper towels and some can find that cheap, but I am more interested in food than posh schirr or servietten. our table was a bit tacky and a nice young man tried to repair it with a folded piece of paper under a table leg, but it did not last long and we had to be a little bit careful. the personal was nice. I am aware that on Monday the restaurant was half full and the service and the wait on a weekend evening may deteriorate. bill was not shocked, in contrast to ave mario in london. I don't like the American service character being added automatically, but since the experience was nice, so it didn't notice. most likely will return."