Pure Italiano - London

Hmmm brick trace. To be honest, I was never a brick track or until aldgate. this area was really strange and outtah this world seemed like a curve in a corner in mumbai, and I am really with you. yes! I am all about the clean / high-end presentation and great when it comes to restaurants, because I can't just trust that eating is clean and free from any poisoning! I have been put down in all the restaurants that are in the opposite direction. When I and my friend arrived in la cucina, it wasn't out of the crowd. we went by twice looking for the place (after iPhone-Gps the profis are: clean tranquility and relaxed attentive staff quiet italian in the center of the brick railway ordered I salmon affumicato with pizza margarita as my main course to go and my friend ordered bruschetta as an appetizer with tagliolini gamberoni mixediti as main course and both topped it with tiramis also, to be fair, eating quickly came and it was well prepared, but what arta bothered me their prices? I mean, in comparison to 'burger and lobster' in mayfair they get a burger or a lobster back with fritten for £20 so fill but here we have paid to end up £50 for 2 and we were 't even in mayfair? but hey! good experience overall. would I recommend it? avoid, probably not, since I know/proven better Italian restaurants regarding eating and location.

Despite having a narrow interior, La Cucina uses its limited space extremely well, with a real community feel. The ingredients are extremely fresh and the menu has a great range of Italian dishes, including a variety of vegetarian options. The portions sizes are generous and extremely good value for the price, without scrimping on quality. The service was fast as well as friendly, and helped to perpetuate the endearing vibe of the small establishment. It is a nice change from the many fast food joints on Brick Lane, and would be a nice spot for a date or casual dinner.

Nice environment. Very friendly and prompt staff. The restaurant is located 10 minutes away from Liverpool St. Station, but the walk it is worth the experience. Firstly, the menu is huge and various. I decided to go for pizza, and I chose a Bufala. It was impressively thin and tasty. The tomatoes were very fresh and the mozzarella tasted super good! I was delighted. Also, as a dessert I ordered some profiteroles, which were very creamy and nicely presented. The prices are fine, and the place is lovely. I will definitely have a nice lunch at La Cucina again!

Became intrigued after walking past this place on my last trip down Brick Lane. So me and some friends decided to order some takeaway to test it out. To keep it safe we went for the bruschetta and pizzas (American and La Cucina) and were pleasantly surprised. It is miles better than any takeaway pizza you can get elsewhere (be it the standard chains or other) and definitely worth trying out. The stand out was the amount of parma ham on the La Cucina. Normally places seem to be very stingy with this however it was piled on here, which I loved! The only minor gripe was that the bruschetta came quite cold so we had to warm it up in the oven. This may have been how it was supposed to be, but we all like our bruschetta hot. Overall a good meal and will definitely be dropping by on my next Brick Lane adventure!

Lovely tranquil decor with comfortable lighting and good acoustics. A suitable spot for bringing a date. It can be a bit warm in the back at the restaurant because the wood burning pizza oven has an open fire. The toilets were quite beautiful. Service was nice and discreet. Exceptional value for money. Portions were very large, and the pleasant house wine was only £14.00 per bottle. Cooking could be a little uneven. My starter was a rocket salad with grilled vegetable and mozarella. It was dressed with good homemade pesto and served with oil and balsamic vinegar on the side. Grilled veg consisted of aubergine, courgette and red peppers. The peppers weren't peeled, but that detail didn't detract from the dish at all. My companion's garlic mushrooms were a little bland. Oven baked button mushrooms flavored with garlic and butter. A sprinkle of thyme or oregano or chive and a wedge of lemon would have improved the dish. Also a dusting of parsley would have helped its looks. I had the mixed grilled fish which was extravagant at £21.95. However, it turned out to be fantastic value given the ingredients used. There were three large scallops with corals attached, a langoustine tail, several peeled tiger prawns, squid, clams and mussels as well as salmon and sea bream. My prawns were overcooked but all the other elements, including the squid, were fine. This came with sauteed snow peas and carrots and really good sauteed potato. My companion had the more homely dish of meatballs in tomato sauce with mashed potato. Really great simple mash, that tasted primarily of potato. I find restaurant mash to be often far too rich. Nice fresh tomato sauce spiked with peas and tasting mostly of passata. Meatballs were tasty, if a little dense in texture. We were too full to try dessert. There was no embarrassment about packing up leftovers in a takeaway box. We plan to return to sample the pizza's and pastas. The portions that passed our table looked enormous so we will probably order two salads and share a pizza or pasta.