So it was a bit of a nice surprise when I went to one of these chain cafes for a work lunch. The food was decent, good sized and actually much better than most independent cafes that I've been to.
I've been to Strada, an Italian chain, a few times now - I'll definitely go there again.
On this occassion, we ordered the tomato and basil pizza bread to share as an entree. I love this bread! Fresh basil pesto that has plenty of parmesan cheese, with passata. It's so morish. Although I'm not usually a fan of chilli, I drizzle ample amounts of chilli evoo on this. I could quite easily eat this and nothing else.
For mains, I ordered the cotto pizza. Strada has a fairly decent range of wood fired pizzas. As you can see, a massive size. I'd thought the cotto pruscuitto would be saltier. It also had these olives that I think had been marinated in a sweet liquor of some description. While it made it a bit different, I think I'd prefer a savoury olive.
Ms G ordered her favourite, the grilled tuna, which is essentially a tuna niscoise. A big filet of tuna on a bed of fresh salad.
Ms C ordered the pumpkin and pancetta risotto, which was declared as delicious. It certainly looked yummy. It was topped with pine nuts and had spinach and speck throughout.
Ms S ordered the zuchinni and goat's cheese risotto, which was also declared delicious.
Overall
Strada is a safe bet for a meal. A big menu, moderately priced and you can be reassured that you'll get the same food at the same standard no matter which location you visit.
Next time I might try the risotto and hopefully leave enough room for dessert.
Address
Strada is located across London, but we went to the one in Holborn.
Strada
6 Great Queen Street,
Holborn WC2B 5DH
Telephone: 020 7405 629
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