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| - Figaro's Ristorante is a small Italian restaurant in the centre of Pickering. We managed to get a table by just getting there early, but on subsequent evenings as we wandered past it was full at the same time, so its best to book, as this was in winter! The restaurant itself has a stylish modern feel, with modern furniture, black and white photos adorning the walls, and a small corner bar area. The staff were enthusiastic and friendly, nothing being too much trouble.
Menu wise there was a massive selection including a long list of antipasto, and extensive variety of main meals including pasta favourites like carbonara and arrabiata, scattered amongst unusual dishes. There was also a wide variety of pizza, traditional and Calzone, and well as main meals like steaks, salmon and other seafood dishes. My wife went for the sea bass, which was both generously portioned and very flavoursome. I went for the Pizza Carnivaro (for carnivores), there was also one for vegetarians too! The combination of chorizo, salami, chicken etc, was a winner, as was the side salad I ordered in a vain hope to be healthy, which was enormous, enough to feed three! Drinks wise there was a large wine selection, as well as a good variety of soft drinks and bottled beers - the Peroni was a little expensive though.
Only two minor negatives, we ordered a Cappuccino, but the machine had broken down, nothing to worry about really. The second was the vacuous and loud conversation a neighbouring table were having, some people have no volume control. I initially thought of subtracting a star for this, but that would be churlish, this was a great meal, which deserves a solid four stars.
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