We are creatures of habit (at least Mr and Mrs Riversniffers are). We never used to go in the Racing Page in Duke St when it was there, so when it changed to be The Duke a couple of years ago, we didn’t check it out. However, a reader wrote in recommending it. So we [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Brocca Antica (2)
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Brocca Antica, fine dining, Italian, St Margarets on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We came, we saw, we were conquered. The fit-out must have been expensive. Rustic Italian, it has a relaxed, urban feel (if that’s not a contradiction in terms). Starters were slow-cooked cannellini beans with Tuscan sausage (intense flavours) and prawn and crayfish cocktail (utterly refreshing). Main courses were tagliolini with crabmeat, and calves liver, both perfect. We [...]
