Strada, Guildford (11/05/05)
Posted by pop at May 11, 05 11:34 PM ... Comments (0)
Strada according to TimeOut, is "simple but top quality Italian food at real prices".
Atmosphere: low-lighted, buzy, friendly/attentive service
We ordered:
"Aglio" @ £2.95 to share: a basket of homemade garlic and rosemary bread baked in our woodfired oven.
Verdict: lovely fresh bread, like a thin pizza bread, with rosemary, but perhaps a little too much salt. However it was yum!
"Quattro Stagioni" Pizza @ £8.95 (Tomato, mozzarella, piccante salami, roasted peppers, mushrooms, grilled artichokes and olives)
Verdict: a rather large but thin pizza, lots of toppings, all very fresh - not stingy!
"Florentina" Pizza @ £7.95 (Wilted spinach cooked with garlic, nutmeg and black pepper with mozzarella, parmesan, tomato and a free-range egg)
Verdict: you definately won't go hungry with this one, lots of fresh toppings and the egg was only just cooked (not dried out).
"Tiramisu" @ £3.95 (Savoiardi biscuits soaked in espresso and rum layered with mascarpone cheese, eggs and dusted with cocoa powder)
Verdict: delicious! A good sized square serving, good consistency....but I was lusting after the below on Matt's plate...
"Fondente Al Cacao" @ £4.25 (Warm melting chocolate pudding served with rum and coffee ice cream)
Verdict: very sexy desert! The chocolate oozed out from the centre, and as Matt put it 'this icecream is very rummy'...surprisingly!
OVERALL COMMENT: we enjoyed our evening, the food was nicely presented and served quickly, but not too quickly (Pizza Express?!!). The restaurant had quite a buzz - lots of people talking and laughing...we could certainly do it again:)