La Bocca della verita (CLOSED)

Fans of the better-known Italian pasta dishes will feel at ease here, but the real resaon for coming to La Bocca Della Verita is the special twist that the kitchen adds to much of the cooking. On our visit we were delighted by a generous plate of burratta lifted by a black truffle puree, then sweet and salty plates of pasta: goat’s cheese, honey and thyme or calamari and courgette flower. The dishes are generous, if pricy (€15 to €38 for a main, €12 to €16 for a starter), while the inventiveness doesn’t mean less of an Italian feel; the opposite, in fact. The Mediterranean décor is simple and elegant, all pale yellow paint, white tablecloths and plain wood.