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    La Trattoria - Meats and prawns!

    La Trattoria

    4.0(5 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    £££

    Cute little Italian restaurant on the streets of Swanage. You can tell it's authentic and is family…read moreowned by the Forte family (according to their business card). We stopped in on a Saturday night in July and of course it was busy. We didn't have to wait too long for a table but they do pick people in the place, so don't expect to have a ton of room to spread out. The food was delicious and very filling! We ordered the cheese garlic bread as a starter, but I was a bit disappointed it came with the food all together. For meals, my husband had a pizza, I ordered carbonara and my MIL another pasta dish. Everything was delicious and we would go back again! If you're in Swanage and in the mood for good Italian, this is your place!

    We arrived in sleepy little Swanage late on a Friday evening and this restaurant was recommended as…read moreone of the places to go that would still be open. It was busy when we got there so we had a Kia Royale at the bar whilst waiting for our table. As we were by the sea we both fancied fish. We opted for king prawns and Italian cured meats to start, salmon and veg, spaghetti and scallops for mains. The king prawns were very tasty, but we could have done with more than four. I loved my spaghetti and scallops dish, it was just as nice as some dishes I've eaten in Italy. I thought the salmon my date had was quite average though. Tasty, but nothing I couldn't have made. We had a lovely bottle of red with our meal and ended up being the last ones there. The staff were pleasant and very patient whilst waiting for us to finish our wine and leave, despite it being late! A nice place to eat in if you're in Swanage and fancy pasta! We paid £80 for two cocktails, two starters, two mains and a bottle of red. Not too bad but maybe a tiny bit over priced for the quality of the meats and salmon dish being a bit average.

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