An Italian eatery inward Brick Lane, who'd conduct maintain thunk it??
For those who don't know, Brick Lane is habitation to to a greater extent than Indian restaurants than yous tin milkshake a stick at. Such is the monopoly of curry houses - run past times Bangladeshis - inward this area, that to a greater extent than or less street signs are bilingual. In fact Londoners come upward from far as well as broad for a curry inward Brick Lane.
So yous could tell La Cucina, an Italian eatery amongst quite a few halal options, was a slightly risky choice given the location.
But the conduct chances has paid off, La Cucina eatery offers authentic Italian nutrient as well as is packed out every weekend.
The clue to its success is perchance inward the give-and-take 'authentic'. There are Italian places that offering halal options as well as hope authenticity. Most takeaways miss the mark. And spell I lately discovered that the Pizza Express chicken is halal, I'm non such a fan as well as all the same opt for their veg pizzas.
But La Cucina boasts a carte du jour of beef steak, veal (though didn't dearest this option), as well as seafood, every bit good every bit the custom pizza as well as pasta.
I've dined in that location a few times as well as conduct maintain exclusively had ane misfire - I ordered veal, spell my wife had an 'American hot' pizza. My get-go - as well as likely final - sense of veal wasn't good, the foreign rubbery, spongy texture of veal wasn't for me. The pizza meanwhile, was aggressively hot, fifty-fifty for my Asian palette.
But here's the practiced materials yous SHOULD companionship if yous dine there. The bruschetta is divine as well as comes amongst the freshest, juiciest tomatoes I've tried, the vegetariana pizza amongst artichokes as well as olives is a winner, as well as the spaghetti, whether amongst meatballs or mince, is a existent hit.
We've besides had chicken pasta as well as nosotros e'er companionship dessert, simply because the alcohol-free tiramisu as well as halal panacotta is divine.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 existent summation of La Cucina is the ambience as well as service. There is a forest burn downward on display where the pizzas as well as bruschetta is cooked, as well as nosotros oftentimes larn served past times Gabriel, the virtually well-informed waiter we've ever met. Gabriel helps us navigate through dishes we've never tried before, as well as he's pretty much on the coin amongst his recommendations.
So if yous produce caput to Brick Lane or discovery yourself inward the Shoreditch / Spitalfields area, it's worth paying a view to La Cucina. That's if yous tin resist the many curry houses en road of course.