Carluccios

I like food and one of my favourites is Italian and by Italian I mean fresh pasta, cured meats and hearty salads NOT pizza! Pizza is delicious at the best of times but for me it's fast food and not really anything special. Living in London I'm fortunate to be surrounded by many great independent restaurants which for me always win over the chains. However there is one Italian (non pizza) chain I love and it is Carluccios.

There is a Carluccios in Putney by the Thames and it's a lovely place to have lunch as long as you can ignore all the screaming babies!! They do a pretty good meal deal too; a starter and main for just under a tenner. So not only do you get a delicious lunch but you don't have to break the bank doing it.

Another thing I love about Carluccios is their little Italian supermarket inside the restaurant. It sells all sorts of Italian breads, oils, meats, salads, sweets, sauces and pastas. They also sell the most adorable chocolate brownies shaped as teddy bears.

Last time I went I enjoyed the tomato and rocket bruschetta for starter and the ricotta and spinach ravioli for main. Because I've been so many times I've sampled a lot of the menu including the focaccia, antipasto di verdure, peperoni e caprino (goats cheese salad), linguine al frutti di mare (seafood linguine), lasagna tradizionale, tortelloni di cervo (venison tortellini) and milanese di pollo (chicken in breadcrumbs) to name but a few. They also do great specials such as risotto and I've honestly never had a bad meal there.

Do you like Italian x

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