Strada
City Quay, Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth Harbour
T: 0239 281 7278
Vegetarian: Yes
Parking: Gunwharf Car Park
Smoking: At tables by bar
Wheelchairs: Easy
Open Mon - Fri from 12 - 11pm, from 11 - 11pm on Saturdays
11 - 10.30pm on Sundays
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Strada City Quay, Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth Harbour T: 0239 281 7278 |
Vegetarian: Yes Parking: Gunwharf Car Park Smoking: At tables by bar Wheelchairs: Easy Open Mon - Fri from 12 - 11pm, from 11 - 11pm on Saturdays 11 - 10.30pm on Sundays
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Visited October 2005
This restaurant is in The Discount Directory LWL Privilege Card holders plus up to 3 guests will receive a very generous 20% discount on food, including daily specials but not the set menu or any other promotion, from Mon-Fri 12-7pm but not Bank Hols.
What a brilliant addition to Gunwharf, we love this restaurant, it only opened earlier this month & if you read the quotes on their website you will see we are not alone in our adoration of Strada! Friends who visited Strada in Reading sang their praises so the thought of good Italian food plus shopping was too much to resist!
Just briefly, if any of you ladies have not yet visited Gunwharf Quays you must do so, it's shopping paradise! We also went up The Spinnaker Tower that has only just opened, unfortunately the panoramic lift was not working, a fabulous view when you get to the top.
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Back to
business! The decor is chique, a buzzy wine bar feel about it &
they have plenty of space over two floors. We were warmly welcomed
& shown to our table, our main server was Leah. When we complimented
her on her knowledge of, & enthusiasm for, the menu she told us they
had all had a thorough training before Strada opened & it
showed. It was a pleasure to listen to her recommendations which she
described so beautifully. We had very attentive but not intrusive
service.
As soon as we sat down we were given two complimentary bottles of filtered water in old fashioned frosted glass bottles, a really nice touch as we normally have to ask for a jug of water. Whilst making our choices Leah brought us a basket of Schiacciatella (no I cant pronounce it either!), we chose the garlic & rosemary flavour, its lovely & light & crunchy, see pic on left. Our starters below: the favourite, the stunning Gamberoni! The shells were split to allow easy access (!) & you must have bread for dunking in the gorgeous chilli sauce. For more detailed descriptions of our dishes, visit their website. They also have a great value set lunch menu for only £8.95 (Mon-Fri 12-6pm) plus a daily specials menu. |
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Brushetta con Peperonata, chargrilled ciabatta, with peppers, onion, goats cheese & fresh basil |
Polenta con Funghi, roasted polenta with mixed mushrooms in a mascarpone, garlic & marjoram sauce |
Gamberoni, roasted king prawns with garlic, white wine, chilli, lemon, parsley & extra virgin olive oil |
Insalata di Spinaci, baby spinach, avocado, bacon, parmesan tossed with a mustard dressing |
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Salmon al Forno, roasted Scottish salmon with roasted winter vegetables, seved with a Salsa Verde dressing |
Caprino Pizza, goats cheese, mozzarella, wood roasted vegetables, fresh basil, red onion & olives |
Linguine alla Pescatora, sautéed tiger prawns, squid, mussels & fresh clams in white wine garlic, chilli & fresh tomato sauce |
Ravioli con Pesto E Pomodoro, freshly made spinach & ricotta ravioli served with garlic & pesto sauce |
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We finished
off this fabulous feast with two puddings & four spoons! On the
left a delicious gooey chocolate concoction, Fondente Al Cacao, warm
melting chocolate pudding served with rum & coffee ice cream...
heaven! The other equally mouthwatering dish was Torroncino Affogato,
iced nougat semi-freddo with a shot of espresso poured over it, very
unusual, sorry the photo was not good enough to do it justice!
We enjoyed our usual G&T's to start with, served as we like, the tonic separately so we can add the amount we want, & a bottle of Soave. We finished with coffees. Strada serves fantastic freshly cooked Italian food at reasonable prices, we will be back! |
Cost £ £ £ £ £
Yummy Factor 9/10
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| 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 ) |
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