La Caverna Pizzeria Restaurant

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Local Family Run Favourite 28th October 2008

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In the day and age of generic, mass market Italian restaurants (of which I’m more than guilty of visiting myself) it is refreshing to still be able to find a small, family run Italian that is able to compete. La Caverna, as the name suggests is a dark, cavern like restaurant, but that should not dissuade you from enjoying a meal here – however, as testament to how good the food is, it is always packed out, so book in advance. The food is always good, pizzas however are slightly on the thick side for me – but still excellent; the pasta menu is comprehensive with some excellent unusual dished you won’t find in a ‘chain’ Italian. This is of course the key point about La Caverna, the friendly, family staff are always pleased to see you again, the food is beautifully cooked from scratch by hand in the open kitchen by the head of the family and has been for 20 years or so and will offer you something special that you won’t find anywhere else. The wine list holds a good selection of (obviously) Italian wines – but bizarrely they also serve Sangria, which is actually pretty good. Pick up a take away menu while you are there, whilst they don’t deliver it is good to pick up a takeaway on the way home from work sometimes – but remember the name of your favourite dishes, the takeaway menu is all in Italian!

Wolfiesmith

Great Food 24th September 2008

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This is a traditional Italian restaurant with great food and atmosphere. Also it is very good value and the staff are very friendly and helpful. However, it does get very busy especially at weekends so you should make a booking at least a few days before to guarantee a table. It can be quite lively at weekends with big parties celebrating birthdays etc. Note it doesn't open for lunch during the week. The pizzas are very tasty and I recommend the seafood starter. They also serve mussels as a starter and as a main course which I would also recommend.