Carluccio’s (Islington) - Chicken Liver Salad - £7

If there’s one thing that Carluccio’s can definitely boast about, its that they have the worst service of almost any restaurant i’ve ever visited. The “staff” sort of shrug you towards a seat and then assume that you’ve brought your own food and so are happy to feed yourselves.

After a good 10 minutes we hailed over a very distressed looking waitress and asked her for menus. She huffed and 2 minutes later we had them slapped down on our dirty table. She cleaned the table and simply said “Drinks?”. Fresh orange juice and fresh lemonade were ordered and came kind of soon after. Both drinks were actually pretty tasty and hit the spot. We ordered salads.

The mrs had mozzarella and tomato. It was honestly quite pathetic. 3 thin slices of tomato and a similar portion of mozza, the technical term for this sizing is: “Weak”. Say it with me… Weak. My plate of chicken liver salad was ok. The livers were irony and warm, they had a smooth texture with a little bite. The pine nuts were an enjoyable accompaniment and set well against the rocket and dressing. The croutons were just disgusting, stale chewy bread. No flavour and added absolutely nothing to the meal. 

It was a disappointing experience. That big fat bastard better enjoy my £7.

Rating: 3/10

Robbie