The third Italian restaurant set up by bigmama UK ft. Ave Mario
Review 🇬🇧✨Ave Mario✨
@bigmamagroup.uk did it again with the new opening of Ave Mario! Whilst they have been successfully running @gloriatattoris in Shoreditch and @circolorepopolare in Fitzrovia, we are really pleased to welcome the arrival of ‘Ave Mario’ in Covent Garden.
Eclectic decor in a snazzy fashion makes it a really instagrammable restaurant to visit and invites you to take loads of pictures. There are also counter spaces for diners to watch the whole food prep process.
Words of warning: all their dishes including sharing platter or mains come in the portion that is smaller than what we expected.
✨Here’s my reviews✨
1️⃣ MaFaldine Al Tartufo
💰£18
🌟9.5/10
Simply stating that this is the best homemade black truffle pasta I ever had across my entire life is an understatement. We asked for extra Parmesan cheese which makes the whole dish more creamy & cheesy. The portion is small but best to be shared with your pals as it could be a bit heavy/ overwhelming to finish it by 1 person.
Slices of beautiful black truffles taste nutty and earthy, they DO NOT overpower other ingredients on the pasta. You have to try this!!
2️⃣ Tagliarini Al Limone E Granchio
💰£16
🌟 8.5/10
Fresh crab pasta cooked with lemony butter sauce. By reading other reviews online, a few people complained about the bittery lemon taste that spoilt the pasta. However, as we also topped this with extra Parmesan, this wasn’t the case for my experience.
This is delicious and spectacular. There is no unshelled crab in the pasta and the crab meat was tender
3️⃣ Oh my gourd (Vegan)
💰£12
🌟8/10
This is the first pumpkin pizza I’ve tried and it is topped with mozzarella cheese, radicchio and chives. For Neapolitan pizza with biga, you would be expecting a light and floppy texture. Biga (pre-fermented pizza) elevated the whole pizza with its more complex flavour. The dough is fluffy yet the overall taste could be slightly bland if it is not covered by balsamic glaze or ricotta sauce. You can tuck in with a fork and knife or tear it up easily using hands. It’s really satisfying to tear it….
Conclusion
🤩Rating: 8.7/10
💷 Price: ££ ( We spent c. £54 in total)
🎯Worth revisit: YAS 👏 Come here and enjoy a range of delicious authentic Italian cuisines served by a group of enthusiastic young Italian people! All of their pasta is freshly handmade!!
📍Ave Mario, 15 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8QG
⏰ Opening hours: they are open every day!
Equipment: I took all the photos above using Sony Alpha 7 II | Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera.
Don’t forget to check out my other posts regarding the London restaurant reviews, if you are interested to dine in, in places like Sushi Samba, The Ivy Market Grill and Feya Cafe.
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