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Primavera Ristorante is on Wilmslow Rd, opposite Revolution and near Ribinski’s (the yellow “It’s a Scream” pub). It’s a small place, tucked away on a busy main road, in a non-descript building. Inside through, it was nice. Sweet. Cute. Small, but pleasant. ... Read review
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Primavera Ristorante is on Wilmslow Rd, opposite Revolution and near Ribinski’s (the yellow “It’s a Scream” pub). It’s a small place, tucked away on a busy main road, in a non-descript building. Inside through, it was nice. Sweet. Cute. Small, but pleasant. Having just had to brave a street full of students (bah – students) it was refreshing to be back in a place where the average age wasn’t ... ...Primavera is a lot simpler than some of the places we’ve tried. The floor is tiled and the walls plain. The tables are covered with checked table cloths and hold small candle containing lamps. The kitchen is tiny and both it and the bar are almost fully visible from the dining area. Towards the back there are toilets and staff rooms. At most it could seat only 40 people, but it was much quieter when we went. They would be able to fit more people ... more
On Saturday night we were really going to be good. Honest. Having eaten out for, well, 6 of the last 6 weeks, we were going to stay in and cook. But somehow, 7pm rolled around and we could not be bothered. Making up some good sounding excuse (me leaving the country, again, in 2 and a half weeks, for about a year and a half this time) we went out. Fallowfield is where students live. It could be called Studentsfield, apart from the fact that that sounds silly. Anyway, it’s hardly where you go for a fine dining experience – it’s full of pubs and bars and late shops, and not much else – but we went because my trusty (and rather crusty) 2 year old yellow pages told me that it had an Italian restaurant. And it did.
Primavera Ristorante is on Wilmslow Rd, opposite Revolution and near Ribinski’s (the yellow “It’s a Scream” pub). It’s a small place, tucked away on a busy main road, in a non-descript building. Inside through, it was nice. Sweet. Cute. Small, but pleasant. Having just had to brave a street full of students (bah – students) it was refreshing to be back in a place where the average age wasn’t 18, and the average wage something above £4 an hour. Primavera is a lot simpler than some of the places we’ve tried. The floor is tiled and the walls plain. The tables are covered with checked table cloths and hold small candle containing lamps. The kitchen is tiny and both it and the bar are almost fully visible from the dining area. Towards the back there are toilets and staff rooms. At most it could seat only 40 people, but it was much quieter when we went. They would be able to fit more people in if they compromised on the spacious set up, but I’m glad they didn’t. For once it would have been possible for two wheelchairs to pass each other in the corridor between tables – a wonderful change after some places where you have to stand on your toes to make your bum rise above table level as you squeeze out.
The menu comprises standard Italian fare, but they provide a good choice. Dishes sampled by us include:
Garlic bread - a pizza base smothered in garlicy goodness served already sliced to save you the trouble – £2
Hot Prawns – served in a thick creamy sauce, the prawns were juicy and a good size, plus piping hot – about £4 I think
Spaghetti – wonderful, obviously home made pasta. The portions were of a generous size and came with lashings of freshly grated parmesan and ground black pepper. Mmmmm. £4.50
Peppered Steak – a well sized chunk of meat, here, this came covered in a thick layer of sauce. The accompanying vegetables and salad were served on the plate - probably to save space on the small tables by reducing the number of serving dishes. £14.50
Other dishes included pizza bread, mushrooms and ribs for starters, a huge selection of pizzas, pastas, fish and steak for main course, and a decent selection of ice creams and cakes for pudding. The prices were nothing if not reasonable – again, after city centre eateries it was nice to find a choice of main courses for less than a fiver.
The service was swift and pleasant, and the whole place seemed to be run by two servers (one of whom owned the place, I think) and a chef. They had a few bookings made for the night we went, and I get the impression that it’s a place that people regularly return to – and I can see why: great food, low prices, wonderful service and sparklingly clean if a little plain surroundings all make for a recommended eatery in my book.
Advantages: Friendly staff, authentic reliablle food Disadvantages: starters tiny, prices may be considered high
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***The Grub***
The menu is very varied, displaying the food on offer in a comprehensive layout, with Pizzas, Pastas and salads separately listed. The menu also has a key showing which recipes contain nuts, and which are suitable for vegetarians.
*Appetisers*
The menu holds a variety of starters, including the ever popular garlic bread, and variants, bruschetta, dough balls, and a variety of starter salads. Nuts and Olives are also available as nibbles in between portions. Starters range from £1.95 to £3.85.
*Pizzas*
Pizzas range from the safe 'Margherita' (Cheese and Tomato) to more interesting concoctions, namely the new addition Pizza Nicoise (a nicoise salad ON a pizza base) or Primavera (which I sampled in Guildford and is amazing, Rocket, Parma ham, anchovies and capers ). There are several variants, and if you cannot find what ...
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FLOOR could hear them will no doubt give you sufficient indication of just how thin the walls are?
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The hotel has a total of 5 restaurants/bar which include:
Millers --> an American style grill bar;
Primavera --> an Italian restaurant;
Caffe Cino --> the hotel's continental coffee bar [which offers a selection of coffees, pastries and deli sandwiches];
Boulevard Restaurant --> for hors d'oeuvres and hearty roast joints; and
the informal lounge area --> serving drinks and snacks on a 24-hour basis.
Being part of a conference delegation, I didn?t have the opportunity to sample the main restaurants, but the Boulevard Restaurant doubles up as a breakfast room and I did eat there each morning.
For breakfast there?s a hot buffet (English and American cuisine) comprising: sausages, hash browns, grilled tomatoes ...
Advantages: full of culture Disadvantages: queues for some places, tiring but understandable
booking reserve tickets, although the earliest date available was four days later. These tickets came at no extra cost (around eight pound per adult). If you are a student, obtain an ISIC card as this will give you half price entry, not just to the Uffizi, but to many other places too. For those who dont already know, the Uffizi contains spectacular works of art from the 14th and 15th century, 'Primavera' and 'Birth of Venus' by Botticelli and the 'Venus de Medici'. It is well worth booking an advance ticket for the Uffizi, I would recommend this to be one of the first things you do when you get to the city, especially if you are only visiting for a few days.
The other most obvious sight in Florence id that of 'David'. He is exhibited in the Galleria dell'Academia and again the queues are unbelievable! Entry fees are expensive too, but it is ...
