Originally Posted by Sir C Changed hands after the Poles? It was the Poles who ruined it. Maybe it will re-open as a new, properly authentic Tuscan enoteca. For the Islington luvvie market. I hate pretendy Italian restaurants.
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas I hate pretendy Italian restaurants. I always find Italian food a little, well, bland tbh. I find most things need smothering in crushed chillies to come up to any sort of standard. Il Bacio? meh! imo
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Originally Posted by IUFG I always find Italian food a little, well, bland tbh. I find most things need smothering in crushed chillies to come up to any sort of standard. Il Bacio? meh! imo It's trickier in Italy as you won't find any salt or pepper on the table.
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas It's trickier in Italy as you won't find any salt or pepper on the table. No salt or pepper? madness. Do they have any condiments available?
Originally Posted by IUFG No salt or pepper? madness. Do they have any condiments available? It's an insult to the cook.
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas It's trickier in Italy as you won't find any salt or pepper on the table. What happens when you ask for chips with the lasagne?
Originally Posted by SWv2 What happens when you ask for chips with the lasagne? They pretend they frown upon this stuff but it's just a gimmick. I had pizza with chips on top.
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas I hate pretendy Italian restaurants. It didn't used to be pretendy, it was really real. Even Ian Harvey used to admit that the risotta al mare was up to scratch.
Originally Posted by Sir C It didn't used to be pretendy, it was really real. Even Ian Harvey used to admit that the risotta al mare was up to scratch. To your face. I expect he then went to the jacks and made himself sick in order to dispel it from his digestive system.
Originally Posted by SWv2 To your face. I expect he then went to the jacks and made himself sick in order to dispel it from his digestive system. He once invited me to his house for lunch pre-match. He made me a tuna steak with a mango and lime salsa. A mango and lime salsa, sw.
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