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Piccolino

Piccolino

103 High Riggs, EH3 9RP, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Food • Pasta • Italian • European


"3.5 stars The pasta is the star. Friendly prompt service in a small, casual dining area. The salumi plate was fine. My boys devoured most of the meat before I could taste any of it, but the salami and cheese pieces I tasted were delicately delicious. The olives were nice, but the toast pieces were a bit uninspiring. My rocket and Parmesan salad was delicious. The parm was pretty good quality, and the greens were fresh, tossed with a good balsamic. A very nice salad course. I ordered Spaghetti Vongole and it was spectacular. The pasta was a perfect al dente and the sauce had an incredible balance of sweet, tangy, spicy flavors. The clams were petite with a mild flavor that paired well with the sauce. My only real complaint, and the reason I don't feel good about giving a 4 star review, was that my bowl had 4 clams that didn't open. That's a sign of bad clams (hey it happens). My feedback to the chef would be to inspect the clams before you serve them. I can forgive a single unopened clam, but 4 clams when the dish had maybe 16 to begin with? Just don't serve it, if you wouldn't eat it. They do have a children's menu with a few options. Kids loved their spaghetti and the calamari entrees. Wine list was modest but well curated. My wife thought the salmon was a bit over seasoned. Cooked perfectly, but just too salty. Otherwise, I highly recommend the pasta at this place. 3.5 stars"

Il Cucciolo

Il Cucciolo

8 Old Compton Street London, W1D 4TE, United Kingdom

Tea • Bars • Beer • Wine


"We selected this restaurant for a pre-theater dinner and were, unfortunately, disappointed overall in our experience. The restaurant is much smaller than we had anticipated and when we arrived, the person who spoke to us manager, owner? asked for our name when I told him we had a reservation. Then he said who? as if we didn 't have a reservation made months earlier . That made our arrival at the restaurant a bit uncomfortable. After a bit, we were shown to a table in a noisy corner of the place. Meanwhile, the man who greeted ? us looked at the woman who would be waiting on our table in a way that felt to us like he had no idea who we were but needed to seat us, nonetheless. It was an apologetic look and it was noted. It took her quite some time to come and get our drink order which we all noticed. It seemed like once she realized that we were all ordering adult beverages, her attitude changed a bit as she realized that she could get a large tip for service which she, in fact, did . Once we started eating the food which took a long time to get to the table, we were happy with the dinners we had ordered. The food was really good, no complaints there. It was the service that was disappointing. So, if you don 't mind not being treated nicely in a restaurant where you 'll be dropping 2 or 3 hundred pounds sterling, and you 're only and all about the food, this place is for you. I left thinking the following : food that isn 't as good as the food we had here tastes better when the service is warm and welcoming. Overall, disappointed. Les Mis was awesome, though!"

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."