Our waiter flirted us to our table and brought delicious dense ciabatta, bright olive oil and dark sweet balsamic whilst we chose our meal.

We started with a plate of antipasti cured meats, 6 in all, each a different shade, from brightest red to deepest claret, and all had that lovely waxy semi-opaque sheen that good cured meats have.

Next we went onto the pizzas, oh the pizzas, they were the real deal, abstract paintings on a plate. Mine was a big red round, surrounded by an uneven and exquisitely squishy dough, dotted with a round of cheese here, a juicy anchovy fillet there, a basil leaf, a dark intense olive. And the eating was even more of a pleasure, we enjoyed them to the last. My friend’s was one of those white pizzas, a glorious mixture of creamy textures made to soothe the senses.

We didn’t have room for puddings, only managing a very decent coffee each, but I saw several pass and they looked as theatrical as you always hope for in a pudding (well I do anyway), tall glasses and heaving plates covered in chocolate sauces and lots of cream.

All in all a delightful restaurant, and the easy 10 minute stroll back to the tube was just what was needed to aid the digestion.

4.5/5 - July 2008

Starters £5.40 - £13.50 (for a plate that easily serves 2)
Main £9-11 (pizza)
House wine £17-18

Rossopomodoro Notting Hill
184 A Kensington Park Rd.
W11 2ES
Tel. 020 72299007
www.rossopomodoro.com