A rapid return visit to Angela’s Trattoria, this time with a lunch companion, confirmed all my highly positive impressions I experienced during my recent previous lunch at this splendid Italian restaurant (see Blog 445).
Sadly, it was very quiet there. I do hope the restaurant gains momentum with lovers of good food, especially those who have a desire to eat Italian cuisine. Here we have about as authentic as possible an Italian cuisine as can be found in Birmingham and the West Midlands; delicious food presented in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.
By way of antipasti, my lunch companion and I chose the shared platter of Italian cured meat and cheese - a very pleasing and enjoyable selection- we are both mortadella fans and this was very good and among the cheeses we enjoyed the Gorgonzola. The platter included a bowl of giadiniera, the sweet, acetic taste counterbalancing the gorgeous, rich cheeses as did the thin slices of pair and the black grapes. The platter was served with some nice focaccia.
This was a lovely way to lead into the pasta/ pizza. My lunch companion chose a simple buttanesca - tomato, oregano, olives, capers, garlic, onion and chilli which he revved up with anchovies for an additional £1 - he was delighted with his pizza and found the crust to be very admirable.
I, meanwhile, opted for another bask in Angela’s sublime pasta - this time tagliatelle with a lamb ragu - the meat beautifully cooked and full of the pleasingly robust flavour of sheep. This was highly memorable and highly desirable. As a man who has never been enthusiastic about Italian cuisine, this (along with recent visits to Tropea) had set alight my desire for more of it. News headlines - “83 year old grandmother chef converts old bloke to Italian cuisine”.
Angela wandered through the restaurant a couple of times and was pleased to see our enthusiasm for what she is doing with the restaurant. Long may she reign. We both had a winding down dessert/coffee in the form of affogato and went away very contented..
Rating:- 🌞.
6 December 2024.
On 5 December 2024 Simpsons announced that Giacomo Stella, its Wine Director and sommelier, who is a very recognisable figure in Birmingham’s dining out scene is leaving his post at tge restaurant to return to Italy.
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