Italian · Bristol
A side street in Bristol hides one of the warmer Italian welcomes you'll find — homely rather than fancy, with staff who greet you properly and seat you quickly. Food comes out fast and piping hot, which matters when a toddler has hit the wall, and portions are big enough that one main can stretch across two small appetites. The calamari is fried beautifully without a hint of grease, the pasta sauces taste properly Italian, and one family rated the profiteroles the finest they'd had. There's a kids' menu, high chairs, buggy access and vegan options. Two honest snags: parking is genuinely tricky, so head for Trenchard Street car park and walk three minutes, and it gets busy and music-heavy in the evenings — book ahead, and go at lunch if you want it calmer.
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