Compa – Italian (Sicilian) – Nottingham (Beeston)
I’ve been having fun with frequenting Beeston not too long ago. From new discoveries like Sora to previous favourites in Cafe Roya & Essen Basic Shops it has tons to supply. Kojima Noodles is on the record for a go to too. It opened in 2022 by an Italian couple and now additionally has a department within the metropolis centre. The Beeston website is on Wollaton street, close to Sainsburys. you’re in an Italian restaurant. A whitewash backdrop is adorned with vibrant objet d’artwork. The Sicilian flag additionally makes a daily look which is unsettling even if you’re accustomed to the Trinacria image! Its clearly homely however on this icy January day it isn’t cosy. The menu is generally a pleasant combine of straightforward classics.
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Wanting some post-Christmas greens the ‘bruschetta pomodoro’ (£7.95) appealed. That is the primary dish I’m reviewing in 2026 and the one method is up. Granted its exhausting to get good tomatoes within the UK in January however these have been bland and fridge chilly. The latter a very disappointing characteristic that might simply be prevented. The bread itself was skinny and of low high quality too. I had gone for one thing extra hearty for a most important course, Salsiccia Siciliana (£14.95). The outline of ‘Sicilian sausage served with roast potatoes’ actually was what it mentioned on the tin. Completely competent and effectively executed it was too, the sausage having a pleasant crusty char from the cooking and many fennel flavour in its seasoning. Potatoes have been effectively cooked too, a pleasant hit of rosemary including to the already herby vibes. It was definitely an excellent portion it was simply overly dry and a bit of boring. Higher in a stew or with one thing contemporary to chop by means of it.
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My go to to Compa may need been a bit disappointing however I can see its enchantment as a neighbourhood Italian serving easy homely meals. Its additionally true that competitors in Italian meals as not too long ago stiffened. For a similar value as my starter I could possibly be consuming courgettie fritti with ricotta and scorching honey at Pici. That comparability actually is night time and day. That mentioned I’d fortunately eat at Compa over one of many many soulless Italian chains that dominate the British panorama
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