Unit R9, Festival Square
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7BB

T: 01256 477 299

Website: www.ciaobabycucina.co.uk

Vegetarian: Yes

Parking: Festival Place car parks

Wheelchairs: Easy

Loos: In need of attention

We arranged to meet friends here, a very busy buzzy, restaurant in Festival Place.  My first visit to Festival Place, loads of shops ladies (!) & well worth a visit as is Ciao Baby, an ideal place for lunch!  The staff are friendly, food mainly Italian as the name suggests, and it has an excellent atmosphere.

The Pinot Grigio we enjoyed whilst making our choices was very gluggable & reasonably priced.

Our Starters, Prawns with Chilli Oil, Mushrooms in a Cream & Gorganzola sauce, Parmesan Shavings and a thick mixed Bean & Pasta soup.  Mains, 2 0f us had Quattro Stagioni pizzas and an OssoBuco, and Spaghetti All' Arrabbiata.  Puds, Orange & Lemon cake, Pears in Marsala, & Italian baked cheesecake.  We finished with coffees, a very tasty lunch!

For those of you who, like me, love your puds, they have a massive selection of home made cakes, all heavenly & all available to either eat in or to buy in the Deli!!

Ladies Who Lunch Scoring:

Quality of food
Variety of menu
Staff and service
Ambience, setting and decor
Value for Money

Total Yummy Factor

5/5 = Cannot be improved upon, 4/5 = Very good, 3/5 = Good,
2/5 = Satisfactory, 1/5 = Poor, 0/5 = Terrible

The higher the "Yummy" factor, the better the food & service. The higher the number of £ signs the more expensive. (Roughly one £ sign = £5 per head)