Spagnoletti

" Yesterday we had an early dinner at this place upon you "bigging it up" in a recent email. On that evidence I cannot understand how you can recommend it at all. Starters were uneven. with the Fave e Cicoria containing no chicory at all. Instead we were presented with an indigestible stringy vegetable on a small puree. Nasty! And the pasta, by which a place like this stands or falls, was ordinary. It was ok but nothing more. Not al dente as it would have been in Italy and no better than at Pasta Remoli in Stratford station. Or La Tua Pasta at Borough Market. Ordinary in fact. You cant get any other main dish here so whether this place qualifies as a restaurant at all rather than a cafe or glorified stall is moot. The studied attention to coolness of the decor is obvious, old hat and for my taste rather silly. Tables are too small and we had to ask for salt and pepper grinders to be removed. Service is competent but upon us responding to the question" Everything ok?" after starters that we couldn't eat the veg, we got no response and a rather cold follow ups. Clearly we hadn't read the script £ 100 for this? We wont be back regards Neville Filar "

"A small menu which is reasonably priced. Interesting Italian dishes. It is hard to see how this can last with this offering. A well designed and fitted restaurant."