La Cucina (Brick Lane)

• Lovely tranquil decor with comfortable lighting and good acoustics
• The toilets were quite beautiful
• The pleasant house wine was only £
• My starter was a rocket salad with grilled vegetable and mozarella
• It was dressed with good homemade pesto and served with oil and balsamic vinegar on the side
• My companion's garlic mushrooms were a little bland
• Oven baked button mushrooms flavored with garlic and butter
• I had the mixed grilled fish which was extravagant at £
• There were three large scallops with corals attached
• My companion had the more homely dish of meatballs in tomato sauce with mashed potato
• Nice fresh tomato sauce spiked with peas and tasting mostly of passata
• Brick Lane is the heart of the East End
• I would also like to state that we were given £
• So we started with the lobster soup
• The mozzarella was really nice and speck was delicious
• The lobster soup did not taste like lobster at all and the drizzle of oil on top of the soup was unnecessary (flavour wise)
• It is a shame because i feel this was most likely because of my order choice
• It was just laden with cheese so I couldnt get my taste buds round the nice wood fired base
• Food wise it was not worth the money the food is very average (although the pizza bread is really nice)
• The waiter was friendly although spoke very little English
• Unfortunately he was also very inexperienced and made lots of mistakes (we had to go and ask for a serviette)
• It's nicely decorated but ultimately was trying to be Italian rather than actually being Italian
• To keep it safe we went for the bruschetta and pizzas (American and La Cucina) and were pleasantly surprised
• The stand out was the amount of parma ham on the La Cucina
• Normally places seem to be very stingy with this however it was piled on here
• The only minor gripe was that the bruschetta came quite cold so we had to warm it up in the oven
• This may have been how it was supposed to be
• The restaurant is located 10 minutes away from Liverpool St
• The walk it is worth the experience
• The tomatoes were very fresh and the mozzarella tasted super good
• The ingredients are extremely fresh and the menu has a great range of Italian dishes
• The portions sizes are generous and extremely good value for the price
• The service was fast as well as friendly
• The day I visited I think they had just repainted as there was a very strong smell of paint throughout the restaurant
• The starters were quite pricey but when they arrived you could see that you get your money's worth the portions were huge
• Tomato bread was basically a pizza
• The pizza was ok the dough was well cooked but the topping ingredients didn't seem great quality
• Ten spaghetti carbonara on the other hard was great not too heavy or creamy
• This is one of the best Italian restaurant
• I had spaghetti carbonara with red wine for my main meal and a diavola pizza was my take away
• Calm environment with beautiful decor
• Would definitely come again with bunch of friends
• Brick Lane is traditionally known for its Indian Restaurants &
• So naturally the restaurant was quiet with a few other diners
• The interior of the restaurant is quite narrow
• Quite a few of their dishes are Halal compliant
• Was not we expected to look like (it was actually a cake) but nevertheless tasted nice
• Main course pollo funghi chicken with creamy mushroom sauce absoloutly amazing
• I'm all about the clean/high end presentation and class when it comes to restaurants because I can't simple trust the food is clean and free of any poisoning
• To be fair the food came quick and it was well prepared but what sorta bothered me was their prices
• I mean compared to 'burger and lobster' IN Mayfair you get a burger or a lobster bun with fries for £

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