Stepping into Bancone Italian restaurant in Golden Square (located in the Soho area of London) felt like stepping into a nice restaurant or tavern in the Mediterranian. I was greeted with an olive tree in the middle of the restaurant. Bancone is popular for its fresh pasta (Michelin-awarded), which is made daily. In fact, when I entered the restaurant, a chef stood by the window rolling out pasta dough. I was in London doing a bit of January shopping, and I decided to pop by to have a taste of the pasta. There's a couple branches of the restaurant in London, and the other one is in Covent Garden.
I had to wait ten minutes or so for the restaurant to open as I arrived before noon. I decided to wait it out, and I am glad that I did as the pasta was delicious.
I ordered the American cherry cocktail, which was fruity and delicious.
For starters, I ordered the focaccia with rosemary and salt. It was good, and it mopped up the extra pasta sauce very well.
I am vegetarian, although I occassionally do eat chicken, and pasta is ideal as there's a lot of vegetarian options. I ordered the pumpkin ravioli, which came with a garlic buttery sauce and mushrooms and pumpkin seeds. The pasta was absolutely delicious.
For dessert, I had the chocolate and mascarpone; this was a chocolate tart with lime and mascarpone (cream) on the side. It was very rich indeed. It was not my favourite dessert; I am not a fan of citrus and chocolate together and I am not really a big fan of chocolate either.
The pasta was delicious, and I've saved the restaurant to know to re-visit it if I am ever in the area again and looking for a place to have lunch or dinner. However, it does get busy. While I waited, a few groups of around fifteen other people also turned up to go inside.
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