The night started with pre-dinner drinks in an old favourite LVPO where, between 5pm and 8pm, a bottle of house white is an incredible £7.25. We then moved on to Zilli Green (Dean Street East), an Italian fusion vegetarian restaurant, specially selected for vegetarian friends, Annie and Ugo. It was also appropriate as they’ve spent a lot of time in Italy and strangely prefer Sicily to Southgate! They’re returning to there to live permanently, so it was an ideal choice for a farewell meal. Our table was brilliant: right at the back of the restaurant in a quiet alcove so perfect for chatting as the restaurant was really busy. The Meze ‘a selection of delights for two’ was huge, beautifully displayed and more than enough for four to share.
Ugo who had a Mexican Chiminchanga filled with sweet potato, spiced pinto beans, Monterey Jack cheese and red peppers with all the trimmings said ‘Secondo me questo cibo era buono anzi era buonissimo non era molto piccante avevra un sapore molto particolare. Vi parebbe che fosse un cibo del dio. Mi raccamando che tutti maggiano qui.’
Annie’s ‘tofu cake thing’, more accurately described on the menu as lightly smoked tofu cake with tarragon, skin on new potatoes, mixed green and Sardinian bread was a work on art. She reported ‘Aveva una sapore fantastica. Molto leggera buon guista. Il pane di sardegna era croccante ma non molto. Il pasto sembrava un torre con i verduri a basso. In somma, buonissimo’.
RM, who had tofu sausage, mash and mushy peas simply said ‘fabulous’. Italian types always use a lot of words when one will do!
My sundried tomato, goats cheese and mushroom ravioli with tomato and basil sauce was excellent although I did feel rather boring as it was something that I could have had in many Italian restaurants.
It was an excellent evening and with two bottles of wine, £50 per couple. If you have a vegetarian friend, you must take them to Zilli Green and don’t forget to ask for the table at the back!
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