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| Italian restaurant near [[Chalfont and Latimer Station]], part of a small chain. |
Italian restaurant near [[Chalfont and Latimer Station]], part of a small chain. Decor is modern and clean. They have a couple of sofas beside the bar, and a number of tables and chairs on the decking outside. |
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It has two rooms, with the larger seating around 45-50. There's also a few tables on the heated (but not covered) decking area out the front. In the larger room, white linen tablecloths contrast with the matte black floor and gloss black chairs, and the cream-painted walls are covered with art prints and portraits of women. The smaller room, which also houses the bar, has curved banquette seating, upholstered in red pleather, for groups of four. |
We visited early on a Sunday evening around 6pm; we were the only customers there when we first entered, but it filled up a bit later on. Service was friendly, with an obvious sense of humour. |
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[[Kake]] has visited twice now, with almost exactly a decade between visits — most recently in October 2017. |
We shared our starters; two orders of bruschetta (very good, and generous with the tomatoes), one of garlic bread "rosso" (again very good, not dry or overly crunchy like garlic bread sometimes is), and one of garlic bread "in bianco" (didn't try this; someone else will have to comment). |
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On a Sunday evening visit in September 2007 in the company of [[Ewan]], Jo, [[Sarah]], and Alex, we were the only customers when we arrived around 6pm, but it filled up a bit later on. Service was friendly, with an obvious sense of humour. |
Mains included gnocchi (people seemed to like this), melanzane parmigiana (again, Sarah seemed happy with hers), and prawn and crab cavatelli, which came from the extensive specials board and was very good; neither stingy nor excessive with the seafood, a very flavoursome sauce, and pasta cooked just right. |
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Bruschetta was very good, and generous with the tomatoes, and garlic bread "rosso" was also very good, not dry or overly crunchy like garlic bread sometimes is. Mains included gnocchi (people seemed to like this), melanzane parmigiana ([[Sarah]] seemed happy with hers), and [[Kake]]'s prawn and crab cavatelli, which came from the extensive specials board and was very good; neither stingy nor excessive with the seafood, a very flavoursome sauce, and pasta cooked just right. |
We were drinking the house red (around £12/bottle, I think), which was quite acceptable. They also brought tap water with no argument; five full glasses plus a full jug. |
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On a Thursday lunchtime visit by [[Kake]] alone in October 2017, there were three other customers when I arrived around 12:45pm, and this remained the case throughout my visit. Music was playing, not too loud but somewhat cheesy. |
Including service, which was added automatically, we paid £19 each (£95 total) for four starters, five mains, and three bottles of wine. |
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Melanzane parmigiana (£10 on the lunch menu including sauté potatoes and green beans) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23995710888/ photo]</small> was pretty good. The aubergine was cooked just right, there wasn't too much cheese, and the tomato sauce had a good texture and an interestingly complex flavour. The potatoes were cooked with onion and rosemary and the beans with garlic; both were also well-executed. It was also a decent size portion, and the components were well balanced; the sides went well with the main in terms of both proportions and contrast. It certainly seemed worth the price, which at first had felt a little high for a lunch menu. |
A sign outside spotted in September 2007 stated that a two-course lunch is available for £9 Monday–Saturday. |
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Service was taciturn at first, but warmed up later. Tap water arrived in a chilled bottle which was left on the table, and black pepper was offered from a comically large pepper mill. A 10% service charge was auto-added to the bill. Accessibility: A very shallow ramp to get in. No steps to toilets. See also: * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23995711898/ Photo of the lunch menu as of October 2017] * [http://optimamagazine.co.uk/read/food/restaurants/1669-featured-restaurant-rucola Optima Magazine review] * [https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g1870154-d1870155-Reviews-Rucola-Little_Chalfont_Buckinghamshire_England.html TripAdvisor comments] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], October 2017. Opening hours taken from the Rucola website, October 2017.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited 30 September 2007 by [[Kake]], [[Ewan]], Jo, Sarah, and Alex. Opening hours confirmed by email, October 2007.</div> |
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Italian restaurant near Chalfont and Latimer Station, part of a small chain. Decor is modern and clean. They have a couple of sofas beside the bar, and a number of tables and chairs on the decking outside.
We visited early on a Sunday evening around 6pm; we were the only customers there when we first entered, but it filled up a bit later on. Service was friendly, with an obvious sense of humour.
We shared our starters; two orders of bruschetta (very good, and generous with the tomatoes), one of garlic bread "rosso" (again very good, not dry or overly crunchy like garlic bread sometimes is), and one of garlic bread "in bianco" (didn't try this; someone else will have to comment).
Mains included gnocchi (people seemed to like this), melanzane parmigiana (again, Sarah seemed happy with hers), and prawn and crab cavatelli, which came from the extensive specials board and was very good; neither stingy nor excessive with the seafood, a very flavoursome sauce, and pasta cooked just right.
We were drinking the house red (around £12/bottle, I think), which was quite acceptable. They also brought tap water with no argument; five full glasses plus a full jug.
Including service, which was added automatically, we paid £19 each (£95 total) for four starters, five mains, and three bottles of wine.
A sign outside spotted in September 2007 stated that a two-course lunch is available for £9 Monday–Saturday.
Last visited 30 September 2007 by Kake, Ewan, Jo, Sarah, and Alex. Opening hours confirmed by email, October 2007.
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