Not impressed with little portions - Trullo

As a foodie, I walk into a restaurant wanting to love it!   I know mind if the concept isn’t new or – even, said in a hushed tone, if it is a chain if the food is prepared with love, tastes good and I enjoy the company.

Therefore, I had high hopes for Trullo in Islington (London).  I liked the concept, upstairs simple Italian seasonal food done well and down stairs Italian sharing plates.  Unfortunately, it fell rather short of expectation due to the pricing.

So what happened - we arrived on the Saturday evening and dutifully trooped down stairs to what looked a little wine cellar and were popped in our table for 6 which was in an alcove.  Thankfully, no-one was too tall (although I did manage to brain myself on the low ceiling several times over the course of the evening)

And then we looked at the menu - £3 for olives rising to £6 for cannellini beans with bacon to £8.5 for grilled quail.    And this is where is started to go wrong – I don’t mind paying for food but I do mind paying over the odds for very small portions.  We were told to order 2 each but the person ordering went for 3 and I am glad they did. 

Everything was v. small and if that was £6 worth of cannellini beans, then I sir am a monkeys uncle.  This got me thinking – right it is Islington, it has trendy connotations and it serves seasonal food but WTF?   

I’m not knocking the cooking, it was excellent and I loved the artichoke with anchovy mayo (£4) and the special which was flattened lamb deep-fried (the Italian name was better) but I did object to the prices.

We walked out of there having paid £50 each (no dessert but it did included 4 bottles of the more inexpensive wine) so all in all while it tasted nice, I felt ripped off.

 Trullo you have the potential to be a really lovely restaurant but remember foodies are fickle and it is the regulars you want to entice and they don’t keep coming back if they feel you are taking them for a ride.

L xxx

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