Adam's reviews
Review of Pinocchio
06 Jan 08, 22:06
Tasty food, speedy service 
The food at Pinocchio is what one would expect from an Italian restaurant. The service is very fast and the staff are quite friendly. Although when we came it was very busy and quite noisy downstairs due to it being lunch time, it turned out they have a whole second floor, which started of empty but by the time we left was starting to fill up. The music in the background is quite cheesy Americanized Italian music but you barely notice it unless you listen out for it.
I would suggest that if you are having a two course meal to choose the special set menu, this allows you to choose one from any starter and pudding and from most of the mains, aka a three course meal. This costs just under £16 so is on average cheaper by about £2 than ordering a main and a pudding for example. I believe it was a bit more cheaper than a main and a pudding. For those who did not understand the waffle that is a three course meal for the price of a two.
For the starter I had a salad from the salad bar which was very nice. The chick peas were not to my liking but the pasta as delicious although if you do not like al dente style pasta i would not recommend this restaurant.
For the main course I had monkfish with a garlic and tomato sauce. It was definitely something I would have again and came, to my surprise like all meat and fish dishes, with a small dish of vegetables. My sister had a tagliatelle with a carbonara type sauce. I tried some and it tasted ok but I do not think it is something you should order.
For the pudding I decided that I would not be able to eat the profiteroles so I chose the fruit salad and ice cream. It was presented in a glass type dish with the fruit salad at the bottom, a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of strawberry on top of this. Then there was a wafer and some whipped cream. It looked amazing. However the combination of brain freeze and an overload of acid has put me off from having that again.
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