Strada (Islington)

105-106 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QN

A group of 5 of us from work went there one night. We found the service excellent and it was great to have complimentary bottles of their filtered tap water coming to the table without asking. Beats the annoyance of them trying to sell water at extortionate prices.

I had the Caprese for a starter and it came with some really soft mozzerella. Not a bit like the firmer and stringier types found in the supermarkets.

I chose form the specials and had the pork belly on mash with green beans, which was delicious. It had a nice softness to the meat but a touch of firmness to it as well.

Dessert was iced nougat semi-freddo topped with crushed nuts and served with a shot of expresso.

Everybody thoroughly enjoyed all of their orders.