A well-run family Italian restaurant offering great food at reasonable prices in the heart of Covent Garden. The extensive menu includes starters such as deep fried mozzarella in breadcrumbs with anchovies, stuffed baby squid with pancetta, prawns and parmesan cheese in wine, butter and garlic.
The pasta selection includes linguine with Mediterranean prawns, cherry tomato, courgettes, garlic, olive oil and brandy or the fettuccine with smoked salmon, asparagus, pernod, dill and cream; and there is also homemade meat lasagne. Most of the antipasta and pasta dishes fit into the price range of £4-£6. Main courses, mostly in the £8-£10 bracket include ravioli stuffed with asparagus, melanzane alla Parmignana (layers of aubergines, mozzarella and tomato) and a special dish of tagliolini with crab, rucola and cherry tomatoes, petto di pollo al limone, and scaloppini di vitello con pepperoni e funghi, swordfish steak with rocket, olive oil and balsamic or Mediterranean prawns with garlic and olive oil.