[DaveD]

Jeezz.... not Fat Angelos.... there was one in TST, but the food was really below average.

I think we ll go for Pizzaexpress in SOHO, opposite of Cafe Siam. It is said to be good. Their outlet is not too big though, so I guess it makes sense to reserve a table.

[jayinhongkong]

Whatever happened to Piazza Romano?

[saltwater]

There's a nice Italian restaurant on Mosque Junction. Otherwise, Grappas always goes down well.

[goergeWbush]

Theres another italian place not too far from pizza express that is really good... It is in the alley near taco loco on the escalators right after hollywood road... I can't remember the name of it, but there is a (real) italian chef running it and the mushroom dishes are out of this world...

The help is not so, errrmm, experienced though, as I had to uncork my own bottle of wine due to the waitress struggling.

[PDLM]

Originally Posted by saltwater

There's a nice Italian restaurant on Mosque Junction.

That would be Pane e Vino. Used to be a very regular hangout of mine but haven't been for a 2 or 3 years. Any recent reviews?

[arrobazz]

Sole Mio in Soho here
Food is excellent.

[PDLM]

Originally Posted by PDLM

That would be Pane e Vino. Used to be a very regular hangout of mine but haven't been for a 2 or 3 years. Any recent reviews?

Well to answer my own question...

Went there on Friday night and frankly we were rather disappointed. We shared a traditional carpaccio to start, and some of the meat was frozen and the texture was all wrong. For the mains my friend had a mixed seafood pasta, but she rejected the mussels as being not fresh, and I had the lamb rack, which was the most expensive main on the menu (at $288!). It was a disappointingly small portion and served with very little on the side. We then had the chef's selection of desserts (a cheescake, a millefeuille and a crema) which was by far the best bit of the meal. The wine list is exclusively Italian and has very few bottles below $400.

The total for one starter, two mains, the dessert selection and a mid-list bottle of wine was about $1450 including 10% service. For this price I feel that there are better options around.

The restaurant is small and tends to get a lot of smokers - it doesn't offer a non-smoking section, so this may bother you.