A very handy little place just a hop and a skip away from Robert Gordon University and the school, just along St Andrew street from John Lewis and the pedestrian areas/shopping malls of city-centre Aberdeen. But is it any good? Well, yes. Kind-of. Nae bad, as north-east Scots would say.
The food is very Italian. I know that sounds odd when I put it like that, you're not expecting a place called 'Mediterraneo' to serve sushi. What I mean is that the food is not a neutered, internationalised version of Italian. It's not all bland pizzas and platefuls of rocket soaked in olive oil. The range is excellent for a small place, and service is quick.
There is a little takeaway counter which is mobbed at lunchtimes, as you might expect for a place so central. The service is quick and friendly. If you can't find something for lunch, you don't like Italian food. If you're feeling less rushed, go in and ask to sit down - there is a smallish restaurant with plate glass windows to the street, and a wonderful hidden upstairs bit. I went there with a colleague this past week, and it was a delight to be shown upstairs, like stepping into a cupboard and discovering a hide-away that's a restaurant!
Efficient, polite, friendly service. A wide choice on the menu, pastas to salads to ciabattas to soups to lasagnes, you get my drift. Under £15 for two with soft drinks! You can't argue with that, can you? read more
