Friday, 10 August 2007

Al Volo, 10 August 2007

I know, two days running - just like London Buses, you wait for ages and then two turn up at the same time!

I saw this yesterday when going to Story Deli in the Truman Brewery complex. This is on the way, and is in the brewery car park - well the outside tables are. The actual restaurant is a shop unit bordering the car park. You go in, order your pizza or pasta (it's Italian, you see) and drink, pay and then sit down with your number. Very soon the food comes out.

I had Linguine Alla Alfredo - pasta with chicken and bacon in a creamy sauce; my dining companions both had pizzas, one a calzone (folded pizza in case you were wondering), the other a normal one. Unfortunately there was a miscommunication, and the wrong pizza was served, however, the correct replacement arrived just over two minutes later - good recovery from an incident with potential to score the restaurant badly! The pasta was cooked just right with good chunks of chicken and loads of pieces of ham, and a decent portion to boot. I am told the pizzas were good - the pepperoni in the calzone was nicely spiced.

The big difference from yesterday was the price - £5.50 to £6.00 for a pizza. Absolutely amazing value, choice and quality. Will definitely go back. Here's a link to their website: www.alvolo.co.uk

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