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Harden's says

A third branch for the pasta mini-chain, this time in Canary Wharf - seating 70 inside and 30 outside - complete with open kitchen and a custom table bocce set.

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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Excellent pasta” is the straightforward proposition at this Italian trio, with a flagship in Canary Wharf, which takes its name and inspiration from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region.

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£51
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

The original – “a very friendly and very cosy little place with approximately 16 covers in St Katharine Docks” – is the most commented on of this small chain: “brilliant in its simplicity and delivery” of a straightforward pasta menu. Also with spin-offs near Aldgate and, more latterly, Canary Wharf.

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£47
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This three-year-old in the picturesque surroundings of St Katharine Docks is “still serving great, home-made pasta”. It’s had a spin-off nearby in Aldgate since February 2019: “a welcome addition to the original (where you can’t always get a table), with the same fab food”.

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