Piccolo's

A friend and I went to Piccolo's on a quiet Friday lunchtime. And I'm afraid to say I was disappointed.

We were served by 4 different waiters, only one of whom, when asked for advice could help us.

I ordered a risotto, with chicken, prawns and mussels. Instead of a delicious creamy risotto, I received a bowl of loose boiled rice. There were stands of spaghetti in the risotto...not a common addition I don’t think. Though, in all fairness, the flavours were there, but just not the skill I would have associated with Italian cooking.

My friend was more successful with a delicious bowl of gnocchi.

The atmosphere of the place was generally friendly. I was, however, surprised at the music, more normally associated with a nightclub than a quaint Italian restaurant.

The pizza is clearly made from scratch, right in front of you in a dining room side kitchen.

I think Piccolo’s is good value for money, but you need to be quite selective when ordering.
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Food 4 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 9
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Very friendly atmosphere, good food and fast service. What more do you want!

I will be returning there when I visit Brighton again.
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Chris
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

We've just returned after a lovely meal here. The grilled seabreem was about the best I've had. My partner had a pasta from the specials board which was interesting and tasty.

We shared a starter, had 2 mains, 3 soft drinks and 2 cappucinos and the bill was under £30. A bargain for Brighton!

The service was very friendly and also very quick.

We'll be returning soon.
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nath - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Friday, January 01, 2010

Quite old fashioned decor but the food is very nice. Proper Italian with well made pastas and risottos. Service was a little slow even though it was a quiet night. That said, we would happily good back and felt we got good value for money. I can certainly recommend the spaghetti di mare (with seafood) and my daughter enjoyed the cannelloni.
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MB & PL
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, December 29, 2009