2nd August 2006
Al Fresco Italian in the "City" of London
This is a nice, little Italian restaurant in the financial district of London (City), just off Bow Lane, hidden away from the frantic activity of the main streets. With its outdoors tables in its inner terrace and on the alley-way, it is ideal for eating lunch outdoors.
The food is good, well presented and without fuss. I went there with a friend last week and we had delicious ravioli, spaghetti, bruschetta and pomodoro with a glass of Rose wine each.
Service is good, swift and attentive. Anti-pastis/starters are at around 6-8 and mains at around 12-14. Portions are reasonable.
Little downside: they charged us an unexpected 1 each for "covers" -an old fashion, non-transparent and bad pratice you still sometimes find in a few restaurants in London, which I am against. The bill came also with double the charge for the Rose wine but was promptly corrected when I told the otherwise amicable waiter that I have 20 Italian friends in London with "Cosa Nostra" and "Camorra" roots, including a "Capo dei Capi" (Boss of bosses).
Otherwise, highly recommended if you work in the City and want to lunch Italian and/or Al Fresco with friends, colleagues or clients.
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