October 7th, 2008
With two colleagues I dined at a small Italian restaurant off Charlotte Street in London, called Da Paolo. We arrived at 8pm to be seated in the corner of this small and cosy eatery by an efficient but cold waitress. The place can cater for 30 covers on the ground floor, with washrooms being located down some stairs in the basement. Probably difficult for disabled customers to use. The decor was nicely authentic and felt warm and comfortable only to be let down by the frosty ice witch who served us, which was a shame, because the food was faultless. Well cooked, excellent taste and really good value Italian food presented as it should be. Fresh and well seasoned. I went for Sautéed Mushrooms, Bacon, Spring Onions and Garlic on Freshly Toasted Bread for my starter (£4.95) and a Grilled Tuna steak with tomato and rocket salad (£12.95) for my main course. Both of which were really enjoyable. I especially liked the salad served up with a great Olive Oil dressing. We opted for a Pinot Grigio (£16.95) wine along with bottled Peroni Nastro Azzuro. The overall bill came to £105 and for three people having two courses, with bottled beer and wine, was good value indeed.
As I say though, it was just a shame that the welcome was so cold and unfriendly.
Pryordurkin Rating. 3 Stars.
Telephone 020 7580 0021
Opening Times: Monday – Friday 12.00 – 11.30pm, Saturday – Sunday 5.30pm – 10.30pm
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