Rotorino (Dalston)

• We were welcomed with ultra thin bread and glasses of prosecco
• The front of the restaurant is home to Rotorino Vino
• Third sections with Cheese &
• The prices are such that you'd have to be a fool (or just full) not to get a little bit of everything
• Standout plates from the first wave were the Pig's Head Terrine with Mustard Fruit (£
• Sage Leaves with Anchovy Sauce (£
• We pushed on to the Secondi with 3 superb pasta dishes
• The Pea Gnudi with buffalo ricotta
• Pistachio Casarecce with crushed pistachios
• The Sausage Casarecce with slow cooked sausage
• Seasoned Hanger Steak with Calabrian chilli sauce (£
• Veal Meatballs with tomato sauce (£
• 9.50) that were bursting with flavour
• The winner though was the Middle White Pork Chop marinated in myrtle
• We ordered the Cannoli with fennel seed
• Our time at Rotorino was rather special from start to finish
• Stevie Parle (of the Dock Kitchen) is behind the menu
• The interior is a rather gorgeous mix of geometric 60s wallpaper
• We started with the octopus (£
• Really tender with the chilli and soaked bread sauce (I&rsquo
• N thought they were a little bland
• A little like a non cheesy pesto with lots of crushed pistachio nuts with the basic
• The other we tried was the mussels fusilli longhi (£
• S often good to go with the waitress recommendation
• It paid off with the Sasso chicken (chicken&rsquo
• The pudding was billed as chocolate cake (£
• They also obliged with swapping the sour cream on the side with the excellent hazelnut ice cream
• East London may not be the first location you think of but there is one very good reason you should reconsider
• There were many) was of a high quality with fresh ingredients bursting with flavour
• Grey mullet and mussels with fregula pasta
• The meatballs were a delight and can best be described as moreish
• No overpowering emotions are conjured up while thinking back to them
• Almond tart with cream friache and a makeshift affogato
• It absolutely is and doesn't look out of place in this neighbourhood
• I couldn't help but feel that Rotorino was more bar than restaurant with the food not quite holding its own overall
• I'd still recommend Rotorino as a great night out and one of the best eateries within the area
• The menu is relatively small and constantly changing so you can guarantee whatever you're eating is made with the freshest ingredients and you'll never get bored
• Apologies for the poor quality of my pics but was very dark on the table we were assigned
• Its kind of tough to figure out what we ate but I do remember the carpaccio of scallops were amazing as was the seafood stew with a single piece of pasta floating in it
• My companion was a bit of a glutton and wanted to do it right &ndash
• T be able to manage that much but was happy to try a bit of his along the way
• The food menu is fairly standard Italian affair
• Providing Italian style cocktails with modern flair
• Rotorino is definitely the place to go if you are hungry as it offers a "
• The portions are generous so be warned
• The food itself was overflowing with flavour
• The sausage gnocchetti was hearty and rich
• The only issue with this was that the chicken was a little pink in places
• We forced down a couple of puddings which were worth the indigestion a perfect buttermilk pannacotta with rhubarb
• The interior is stylishly decorated

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