San Carlo - Leicester
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San Carlo - Leicester Summary
- Address: 38-40 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 1DE (Map)
- Tel: +44 (0)116 2519332
- E-mail: Click here to contact
- Website: Go to the San Carlo - Leicester website
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- Cuisine(s): Italian
- Opening Times:
Mon - Sun: 12:00 - 23:30 - Avg Price: £25.00
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for a full meal, drinks/wine and service/tip.)
San Carlo - Leicester Description
When one of the country's most respected and leading critics says that a restaurant in this group is 'the best Italian Restaurant outside London' it is time to take them seriously. Britain's love affair with Italian food is a cause celebre of long standing and shows no signs of waning, so it is always welcome news when somewhere like San Carlo sets out to reach for the skies.
Located in the heart of Leicester, San Carlo is well suited to catch both day and night time business, and the menu reflects this. There are 147 different dishes, plus blackboard specials, offering snacks, meals, celebrations, all in true Italian style, dishes that bring Italy into the very centre of life in the city. San Carlo is one of a chain of similar restaurants, yet each one has its own personality.
The San Carlo at Leicester is particularly famous for having the city's only wood burning oven, ensuring that they produce the freshest pizzas in the area.
Favourite dishes include marinated Tuscan beef in extra virgin olive oil with porcini and topped with flakes of Parmesan cheese, and that old favourite of connoisseurs the world over, pan fried breast of chicken with spicy Italian sausage, fine chopped peppers, sun brushed tomatoes with white wine and a touch of tomato sauce. Many of the ingredients to create these dishes are imported from Italy, and it goes without saying that the wine list is unashamedly and spectacularly of the same origin.
A combination of Italian cuisine and fish has always seemed logical - all that coastline - as well as highly attractive to the British taste. The antipasta at San Carlo includes fresh oysters, mussels marinière, crab and Mediterranean King prawns. Amongst the main courses expect to find on the blackboard Dover sole, either grilled or Colberg, fresh halibut, sea bass, a mixed grill of fish, salmon in lobster sauce, lobster Thermidor or tagliolini, and shellfish Mediterraneo.
It is customary to look for Italian wines in such places, nor will you be disappointed, but there are a few French inclusions also, with a rather nice Chablis in evidence. House wines, and few off the list, are available by the glass. Service is a good example of that Italian 'just make yourself at home we'll look after everything' manner, when you generally surprise yourself by taking their advice. In Britain we just say 'no problem', which may be succinct, but lacks style.
San Carlo Leicester is a real gem amongst the San Carlo collection, with its location in Granby Street, and its architecture and décor providing the best of Italian luxury. Groups are welcome at San Carlo, but to preserve the balance between groups, a limit of up to nine people applies on Friday and Saturday, and twenty to thirty on weekdays. Booking will always make for security but in general the arrangements mean there is room for everybody.
For those wanting a special location for their event of the year, or the week if you prefer, the Royal Suite at Leicester Can Carlo is for you. It is worth remembering that you will have the best service and advice from their Italian Directors and staff throughout.
Ultimately a restaurant is judged by two main factors, each dependent upon the other. Combine quality food with life's movers and shakers in attractive surroundings and you have a sure fire record for the sweet buzz of success that permeates San Carlo.
Make sure you check out their Website to bring you up to date on special events at San Carlo Leicester.
Your Reviews of San Carlo - Leicester
Sue (2 July 2008)
I have visitied San Carlo in Manchester and when visiting family there I had to go. We had a large family meal and a fantastic evening. The place is beautiful, the staff were very friendly and the food was to die for.
I would highly recommend anyone to visit. Great value for money.
Juliet (1 May 2008)
This is a beautiful restaurant in a great location. The food is exquisite, the staff are very friendly and attentive, and the restaurant is beautifully decorated. I think this is the best Italian restaurant in Leicester.
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Additional Info for San Carlo - Leicester
Children welcome
Groups allowed
Air conditioning
Outside seating
Reservations
Cover Charge
- House red: £11.95
- House white: £11.95
- Service charge: 10% (optional)
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