Il Bertorelli

There are of course a great many Italian bistros of similar name and intent. In fact i’m fairly sure i have tricked myself into a number of il bertorelli’s in various city’s on the mistaken impression it was there i had once had an amazing dinner. It wasn’t in York or in London. It was here in Il Bertorelli in Stratford. It was here and now its been twice.
It is my second visit i feel is more worthy of mentioning, the food we ordered was more adventurous to me (the pizzas are of course top notch as are the brochette i had on my first outing but still). The vegetarian options here are exemplary and the mussels were delightful (made better by whatever addition it was they made to the garlic sauce!). the restaurant had an outside courtyard had we been interested and some really nice «almost hidden away» corner tables for those more intimate meals. I felt like i didn’t break the bank, even on the wine which was also really nice (and entirely down to our attentive waitress who walked me through what i should be picking by taste).
Situated just beyond the main road down to the rive it is perfect place to start late or finish early. Definitely worth a visit.

risto something was supposed to be good. rawwr?!