Frizzante@Hackney City Farm

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Thu Oct 18 2012

Come to this City Farm café on a weekend at your peril; toddlers rule the roost inside and out, and while the food is appealing, nearby Broadway Market or Columbia Road offer better, more original cooking without having to eat it in a crèche.

But come in the evening and it’s a different matter. Then, the shabby space comes into its own, with candles and strings of coloured bulbs bringing out the natural warmth of the wooden decor. The menu is much the same as its daytime counterpart – all-day breakfasts, pastas, salads and roasts – but on Thursdays, an ambitious agriturismo menu offers a small selection of rustic dishes such as own-made pappardelle with asparagus, peas and pecorino, rabbit stew, stuffed squash, and seared duck salad.

The quality of both the produce and cooking is variable, and some dishes are overpriced at around £16, but on a warm evening you can get a very real sense of eating in an idyllic Italian hillside trattoria, despite being yards away from Hackney Road. Don’t come hungry though – courses are served around 45 minutes apart, and with no bread or nibbles to munch on, it’s a long night.

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Hackney City Farm
Frizzante@Hackney City Farm 1A Goldsmith's Row
Shoreditch
London
E2 8QA

Phone:
020 7739 2266
Website:
www.frizzanteltd.co.uk
Opening hours:
Lunch served 10am-3pm Tue-Fri; 10am-4pm Sat, Sun. Dinner served 5-10pm Tue, Wed, Fri; 7-10pm Thur
Transport:
Tube: Hoxton rail
Price:
Main courses £5-£17
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1. Hackney City Farm
  - Hackney City Farm
    1A Goldsmith's Row
    Shoreditch
    London
    E2 8QA
  - 020 7739 2266
  - www.frizzanteltd.co.uk
  - 51.531973,-0.066631

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. On-site dining. Café. Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Available for hire. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
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Unique. Unique London
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This review seems overly negative. I am a regular to Frizzante and can disagree with much of what is said here. There are a lot of children, but the restaurant is situated in a vibrant community project and is a place for young mothers, like myself, to feel comfortable and at ease whilst eating delicious food. Agriturismo too is sold cheap in this review, the times I have been there, they have an original and tasty menu, with homemade rosemary focaccia given out when you are seated to 'munch on'!!!!! I have never waited more than 20 minutes between courses and feel the service is welcoming and quick without being overbearing. Wednesday and Friday evenings too offer rustic, classic and scrumptious Anglo/Italian food in a very chilled and homey atmosphere. I am angered by this unfair review, and would recommend Frizzante to anyone who has not been - go there pleasantly surprised.

Lucy Fri Feb 1
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very average I'd say. The only dish above average was the tagliata. Service was extremely slow. Might think twice before going again.

Chiara Fri Oct 26 2012
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Really very average

Simon Sat Sep 15 2012
Rated as: 2/5
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Pure delight. Don't get put off by the children!

Edward Armitage Tue Oct 25 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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