Italian Cuisine in East Yorkshire

I got a suggestion from a colleague about a nice Italian place in Hessle (East Yorkshire). 10 minutes by taxi from our hotel in Hull so we decided to have dinner at the place. Luciano’s according to them a critical acclaim Italian restaurant in Hull, bringing true Italian flavours, offering modern and classic dishes in a chic yet formal atmosphere.

The Place

I opened the night with Bruschetta al pesto affumicato, a pan fried ciabatta bread topped with pesto and cherry vine tomatoes, then I went for one of the daily specials, a Pollo Carbonara al forno, which was penne with chicken and a carbonara sauce grated in the oven, and finished with a pesto and tomato garlic bread which was a pizza bread with tomato, pesto and garlic.

Bruschetta

Pollo Carbonara

Pizza bread

The chicken was really good, nice carbonara, and good combination with the chicken and the pasta. The bruschetta was ok, nothing special I was expecting a bit of a surprise with the pesto touch but it failed in my opinion. Finally the pizza bread was nice, a little light, again the pesto didn’t make any big difference to me.

The Menu

My only complaint was the time to get the dishes, it took forever, we were a large group, and the place had only one chef, which made it difficult for him, I’m pretty sure the chef did his best to get the food fast, however the waiting time between the starters and the main was too long.

The Specials

Good place, nice atmosphere, decent food, a really good option in the area, definitely coming back to try other dishes even though the waiting time is quite long, probably next time I will order as soon as I get the table.

All this waiting reminds me the Seinfeld episode “The Chinese Restaurant”, when they have to wait for hours to get a table.

Elaine: You know, its not fair people are seated First Come First Served, It should be based on who's hungriest. I feel like just going over there and taking some food off somebody's plate.

Jerry: I'll tell you what, there's 50 bucks in it for you if you do it.

Elaine: What do you mean?

Jerry: You walk over that table, you pick up an eggroll, you don't say anything, you eat it, say 'thank you very much', wipe your mouth, walk away, I give you 50 bucks.

George: What are they going to do?

Jerry: They won't do anything; in fact, you'll be giving them a story to tell for the rest of their lives.

Elaine: 50 bucks, you'll give me 50 bucks?

Jerry: 50 bucks. That table over there, the three couples.

Elaine: OK, I don't want to go over there and do it, and then come back here and find out there was some little loophole, like I didn't put mustard on it or something.

Jerry: No, no tricks.

Elaine: Should I do it, George?

George: For 50 bucks? I'd put my face in the soup and blow.