Ida (Kensal Green)

• I had read from the website that the pasta is hand rolled daily a rarity these days
• Kensal Rise etc are usually extortionate and so up their own backsides it's a bloody disgrace (apart from the sublime Osteria Basilica)
• Antipasto for two and the raw salad were ordered for starters
• Chicken and beef ragu and also with porcini mushrooms with truffles and the gnocchi in a goat's cheese and saffron sauce
• We tried eachother's food which is all part of eating out sharing food and chewing the fat few things better it
• The dish of raw cauliflower and broccoli with pomegranate was a crunchy
• The lentils were a massive hit creamy
• Slow cooked and with the perfect texture and flavour
• (pecorino on this occasion) was of good quality and it came with a beltingly good basket of bread again
• So often one is presented with a pretty lousy selection of distinctly non Italian
• A second basket was very quickly ordered as all my companions devoured it with rapacious eagerness
• The gnochhi were as light as a feather and the goat's cheese sauce delicate and delicious
• Equally good was the porcini sauce with that almost meaty depth that I so enjoy
• The ragu of three meats in the tomato sauce was a total triumph of flavours and we all thought the quality of pasta was second to none
• The only disappointment was the house wine
• I find it rather empty with a very unpleasant finish
• A glass of red wine with a choice of pasta
• I must say the Spaghetti alla Carreteria were absolutely delicious
• I had the dark chocolate panacotta after that which was a good dessert to finish this meal
• As soon as you walk in you are greeted by the fantastic aroma of their cooking
• There place itself looks so cozy and romantic with candles and flowers on each table
• I opted for the gnocchi which was handmade with gorgonzola sauce and walnuts
• The chocolate cake with hot chocolate sauce and almonds for dessert was a great finish too
• One of the only restaurants in London with hand rolled pasta
• The handmade pasta soaks up the delicious sauce and one is provided with a generous bowl of parmesan without even asking

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