Princi

http://www.princi.com

DI PRINCI RESTAURANT – A traditional and authentic taste of Italy

Ultimate dining experience like no other When eating at Di Princi, Andrea and his team are welcoming you into their Italian family.

Brought together from various Italian regions due to a shared passion for good italian food, the team desire to truly showcase their talent and skill in their dishes.

Motivated to share their expertise and knowledge with their customers, our menu is carefully curated to reflect the various Italian regions; especially that of Napoli – the land of the Margarita Pizza and Pasta Napolitana!

Adamant not to be too fine or fancy, this is true home-made, hand crafted Italian “just as mamma cooked it!”

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Princi in Soho always packs a crowd.

It makes for some entertaining company to dine to I guess.

I ordered in, one vegetarian lasagna and a side salad (which you can get two options for).

I would have liked a bit more variety beyond the green beans (only mild gripe) and like all lasagna it does feel quite heavy.

Nice meal, go join the crowds and check out Princi one lunchtime.

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My friend Lucia from the London Italian Language Meetup group wanted to introduce me to Princi, a panetteria – bakery – on Wardour Street in London’s Soho.

Princi opened last summer and, Lucia told me, sells pizze al taglio – pizza by the slice – and filled focaccia, cakes and pastries just like in Italy.

Lucia thought I should get the real Italian panetteria experience by ordering slices of pizza so we headed to the right.

I had a slice of pizza Margherita and a small bottle of sparkling Ferrarelle water – my favourite in Italy but rarely found in UK – and Lucia chose chocolate and pear cake and a coffee.

So, next time you’re in central London and want a coffee or snack, head to Princi to add a fabulous touch of Italy to your day.

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Having to get up to choose food from the display counter doesn’t help matters.If that sounds like a slight headache, the food more than makes up for it.

Deliciously salty olive breads, pizzas, mackerel salads with sultanas and pine nuts (it’s around £7 for two salad helpings), salmon with egg and capers, goats cheese and roasted peppers…imagine the sort of food an Italian bakery cum deli would sell.

Drinks are ordered and paid for with the food but are collected with the receipt from a separate counter.Then there are the cakes which are surely Princi’s greatest success.

He has now turned his hand to Italian food, and credit must be given where it’s due.

The communal tables, marble counters and water feature along the wall are characteristic of his restaurants; the incense burning in the toilets adds a touch of sophistication.Attracting a mix of Italian tourists, Soho habituals and food lovers, the tasty food, impossibly cute waiters and ideal location for post work meet ups make it no surprise it’s full to the brim each night.

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ES Food Newsletter Alan Yau, the wizard restaurateur who created Wagamama, Busaba Eathai, Hakkasan, Yauatcha and Cha Cha Moon, has so far failed with only one venture, his modern Italian osteria Anda in Baker Street, launched in 2003.

Perhaps Yau’s favoured mode of hospitality — no bookings, communal seating — didn’t suit an Italian, for, by all reports, the problem wasn’t the food.

He likes to invoke the elements — air, fire, water, stone — and uses massive chunks of noble materials — limestone, marble, granite, porphyry, bronze — in designs of wonderful clarity, severity and repose.

At the back of this ledge is a typical Silvestrin conceit — a stone trough extending the length of the room, filled to the brim, water splashing into it constantly from bronze pipes.

But then in a separate section, there’s a small range of baked hot food too, stuff that can sit happily for a while, including such staples as meatballs served with cannellini beans (£6.50), an osso bucco, chicken cacciatora (£6) and a spiced beef stew with mushrooms (£8.50).

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A superior Italian – with wood-fired pizzas, focaccia and salads, plus miles of tempting cakes and pastries – in beautiful surroundings.

The food is varied enough to keep diners coming back for more: as well as cakes, pastries and breads, there’s a choice of filled focaccia (parma ham, say, or mortadella), hot dishes (lasagne, aubergine parmigiana), slices of pizza and lots of attractive salads (chicken and avocado, mozzarella and tomato).

Not everything works – gem lettuce, caper and grilled pepper salad was super-salty; a quattro formaggi pizza slice was tasty but barely warm – but most things do.

Finding a seat at the communal counters can also be something of a trial.

Opt out by dining in the pizzeria (to the left as you enter), which offers table service and a marginally calmer atmosphere in which to enjoy a short but classy range of pizzas.