I had been told this restaurant was good and it sure was!
With amazing green decor and low lighting, Piccolino's was a real treat to sit in, it felt very trendy but not too much so you felt uncomfortable and it was very warm with lovely smells coming from the open kitchen.
When seated I think we were served by 3 different people which was fine as everyone seemed to have a role, man for drinks, waitress, front of house, everything ran very smoothly.
The menu is not that large but it was so hard to choose our dishes, I settled on Pollo Valdostana. Breaded & filled chicken, fontina cheese, ham & peperonata and Andy had Vitello alla Milanese. Pan fried, breaded veal escalope, spaghetti, tomato & basil. Both dishes were amazing! mine was so creamy, crispy and salty but was balanced perfectly by sweet peppers, Andy's was fresh tangy crispy and well seasoned and i must say both portions were HUGE!!
I was very surprised and very pleased with the quality and value, although 2 of the most expensive items on the menu the size and taste was worth it and we didn't feel ripped off!
There was no room for pudding sadly which sounded nice but I will defiantly be going back!
one not to miss!
FOOD: 9.5/10
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 8/10
AMBIENCE: 9/10
PRICE: 8/10
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Brasserie Blanc - Quakers Friars - Bristol
Its always nice when you go somewhere for dinner that's not 100% to your liking and you don't have to pay, which is exactly what happened when I went to Brassier Blanc with my work colleagues.
The venue itself is stunning, very warm and inviting, the staff were very nice too and showed very attentive service considering there was 10 of us!
Now the food...well they do offer a quite good value set menu but the choices are very limited and are obviously cheaper products, one party had the fish cakes and the pear pudding both were apparently nice but the portion sizes were very small and i mean very...1 fish cake and some creamed leeks for a main course :(
I however went for the main menu as I fancied the mussel's and chips, in fact most of the party went for the larger menu and their portions were not any bigger, in fact laughable for the average price was about £15 per dish.
The taste of my mussel's were good though, they were well cooked and cleaned but to be honest I was not blown away.
We had plenty of room for pudding and I ordered the treacle sponge and ice cream. I wish I had taken a picture to convey how small it was, the scoop of ice cream was tea spoon sized and the sponge not much bigger! It was however nice but again did not blow me away.
I felt quite bad for my boss after the evening having to pay for the meal but sadly you do have a bad one, well not bad just small and very average!!!
FOOD: 6/10
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 8/10
AMBIENCE: 7/10
PRICE: 6/10
The venue itself is stunning, very warm and inviting, the staff were very nice too and showed very attentive service considering there was 10 of us!
Now the food...well they do offer a quite good value set menu but the choices are very limited and are obviously cheaper products, one party had the fish cakes and the pear pudding both were apparently nice but the portion sizes were very small and i mean very...1 fish cake and some creamed leeks for a main course :(
I however went for the main menu as I fancied the mussel's and chips, in fact most of the party went for the larger menu and their portions were not any bigger, in fact laughable for the average price was about £15 per dish.
The taste of my mussel's were good though, they were well cooked and cleaned but to be honest I was not blown away.
We had plenty of room for pudding and I ordered the treacle sponge and ice cream. I wish I had taken a picture to convey how small it was, the scoop of ice cream was tea spoon sized and the sponge not much bigger! It was however nice but again did not blow me away.
I felt quite bad for my boss after the evening having to pay for the meal but sadly you do have a bad one, well not bad just small and very average!!!
FOOD: 6/10
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 8/10
AMBIENCE: 7/10
PRICE: 6/10
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