Came on a Monday night and it was relatively quiet. They have recently (January) revamped the place and moved the bar. Whilst it does look modern and stylish I feel it has lost some of its character and warmth. The downstairs front is decorated in a masked ball theme and the bar area is a shrine to Ferrari.
Wine list is ok with a litre bottle of house red for 12.00
Early bird menu which is dependent on when your order is taken and not when you arrive. This can be exasperating when one is sat ready to order, the minutes ticking away, but the staff are busy with other diners.
For starters they very kindly did me the hot seafood platter for two for one. The consisted of three complete prawns (head, tail legs etc) but unfortunately two of them also came complete with the digestive tract so I could not face eating them. There were about eight mussels and half a dozen squid rings. The mussels were well cooked but the squid was bland. The liquor they were cooked in was fine but why they then chucked a load of lettuce over it all was beyond me. My partner had a baked goats cheese and that was acceptable. For my main I had a 16 oz ribeye steak. This was nice but alongside it was a vast pile of sauteed mushroom which, as time went by, leeched out all their moisture leaving my steak swimming in a garlicy, salty liquid.
My partner and pork escalopes with cheese and sage which was very tasty. The accompanying veg were also fresh and tasty but short on potatoes.
For dessert we had homemade Tiramisu and a cheesecake. Both were bland and tasteless.
There are far better Italians in town (Cogonis, Da-Claudio, Lanterna) but I would say this fills the gap below them and above the frantic Florios (which is fine but not for a quiet meal). The food that I saw going to other tables looked fine and everyone seemed happy. If I came here again I would avoid busy times and take advantage of the early bird menu.