Wine by the glass comes in red, white or rose, but for more adventurous palates the wine menu is quite reasonably priced. The food menu is a simple selection of Italian classics with a more contemporary range of dishes on their Specials page.
I chose wood-pigeon on black pudding to start, with classic bolognese as my main. After all, it is an Italian Ristorante. My date chose to start with bread and olives followed by mediterranean vegetables and pine nut pasta.
The wood-pidgion was tasty and meaty on the black pudding, the bread and olives was a mixed review, the bread was perfectly home baked (which they sell retail if you pre-order) but the olives were a little tasteless and already pitted, which gives them a processed feel that looses the romance in a good bowl of olives. When the bolognese came out, it was a simple, but it was tasty and very satisfying as was the med veg & pine nut pasta. The flavours were not the richest, but by no means were they disappointing, after the meal we were both left feeling full and contented. I feel I must also mention that a neighboring table had ordered pizza and it looked delicious. The atmosphere was ambient yet lively with the wide mix of customers and buzz of the waiters and the friendly Italian host.
Dessert was out of the question, we were both stuffed, but they did advertise desserts to take-away which I thought was a clever touch. I finished with an espresso instead, which hit the spot perfectly to end an enjoyable meal. Another enjoyable treat was the price, the meal with a glass of wine, starter and main course each came to just over twenty pounds. Money well spent in my opinion. We did catch the some of our meal in the Early Bird Menu but still the full price menu averages about £3-4 for starters and £6 upward for main courses.
I recommend Vincenzo's to anyone, but especially to Heaton residents as it only a pleasant short walk away.
Family Friendly, Early Bird Menu, Take-away Available.
For Resevation call +44 7725 804854
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