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Amico Bio was an Italian restaurant on New Oxford Street in [[Locale Holborn|Holborn]]. It has now closed. The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Italian restaurant on New Oxford Street in [[Locale Holborn|Holborn]]. It's the second branch of the original on Cloth Fair in [[Locale Smithfield|Smithfield]]. Like its sister branch, it's completely vegetarian. Vegan and optionally-vegan dishes (including vegan pizzas) are clearly marked on the menu, as are those that are or can be made gluten-free. [[bob]] visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in February 2013. When I arrived shortly before 1pm there was only one other table seated, but the place filled up during my visit. No music was playing, just the noise of conversation. I went for the special lunch menu, which offers three courses for £10 <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8510270638/sizes/l photo]</small>, starting with the pickled vegetable, cucumber, and rocket salad <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8510297076/ photo]</small>. The veg were pickled quite nicely, and the rocket was fresh. My main was an oven-baked potato served with cannellini bean ragout <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8510332132/ photo]</small>. This was perfectly decent; the potato was cooked well, and as I'd asked for the vegan option they used olive oil instead of butter to dress it before adding the ragout. For dessert I had the fruit salad <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8510356756/ photo]</small>; this normally comes with chocolate "crunchies" based on popped rice, but I asked for it without the chocolate and they happily gave it to me with plain crunchies instead. My waiter was careful to make sure I knew that the chocolate was vegan, in case that was why I was asking for it to be left off. The end result was interesting, and I quite liked it. Both of the two waitstaff on duty were very attentive. Tap water was explicitly offered, though I chose a bottle of mineral water instead (£2.95). On a visit in May 2013 I had the Pizza Bellini vegan option (£7) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8890087280/ photo]</small>, which was nice and thin. I wasn't entirely convinced by the rice milk mozzarella, but the aubergines were nicely cooked. I also had the vegan cheese board (£8) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/8889678823/in/photostream/ photo]</small> which came with toasted bread and marmalade. The cheeses were interestingly flavoured albeit a bit dull texture-wise. [[bob]]'s verdict: I've been back and would go again. Accessibility: A step to get in. No steps to the toilets once you're in, and most of the seating is also on the same level (some is up on a dais). It's quite cramped inside. See also: * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/sets/72157632962568481/ bob's photoset on Flickr], including photos of the menu as of February 2013 * [http://agirlhastoeat.com/amico-bio-organic-italian-vegetarian/ A Girl Has To Eat review] * [http://www.andyhayler.com/restaurant/amico-bio/26-07-2014 Andy Hayler's review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20160208134316/http://www.artslondonnews.com/2013/02/27/distinctly-organic-yet-undeniably-italian/ Arts London News review] * [http://fatgayvegan.com/2013/04/15/we-love-it-when-our-friends-become-successful/ fatgayvegan review] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and friend, July 2013.</div> </div>
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