My boyfriend and I spent a lovely couple of days in London which mostly entailed eating and drinking our way through every London borough. Both huge fans of laid back Italian dining, we headed to Polpo for a late dinner. Polpo is so polpular (haha, geddit?!) that we ended up waiting for just over an hour to be seated. This wasn't much of a problem though, as in the basement, Polpo have a little bar where you can indulge in an Italian beer or four whilst waiting to be seated.
It's no wonder this place is so popular. The menu is very impressive, offering some Italian classics like arancini (deep fried cheesy risotto balls - how can you go wrong), alongside some more unexpected dishes (you wouldn't find rabbit, apricot & sage terrine in no Bella Italia...) I've said it before and I'll say it again, I LOVE small plate dining, I think it's the greedy girl in me who wants to try everything on the menu.
They recommend 2 to 3 plates per person and we went for; arancini, a gorgonzola & prosciutto pizzette, coopa, peperonata & goat cheese bruschetta, spicy pork & fennel meatballs and chicken cotoletta aioli.
Every dish was incredible. The arancini were perfection - exactly how arancini should be. The pizzette was light, flavourful and extremely moreish. The bruschetta was easily our favourite - so simple but so delicious. The meatballs - spicier than we were anticipating - tasted so authentically yummy. And finally the chicken, which arrived last but was another one of our favourites, beautifully cooked and accompanied with a delicious aioli.
This was all washed down with a few Moretti beers and a delicious bellini.
All in all, exceptionally good Italian food without a stodgy carbonara in sight. Polpo is well worth a visit, and even worth the hangry hour we waited!
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