Situated in Walthamstow Village, East London, The Trattoria La Ruga is a quaint, small Italian restaurant, that is well known locally for its lack of a printed menu and the homemade food prepared from fresh and daily produce. Served and explained by an experienced staff, the menu offers a wide variety of mouthwatering dishes that can be enjoyed by large groups of families or even couples out on a romantic date.

In a comfortable and timeworn ambience of candlelit interiors, guests are served dishes of baked gnocchi with cream and sage; monkfish with tiger prawns in a provencale sauce; and loin of pork with cream, mustard and roasted parsnips. Pastas of carbonara; napoletana with spicy tomato sauce and funghi with spinach, mushroom and cheese make for the other varied fare.

Although the menu is limited, it is re-worked everyday and is refreshingly paired with wines such as Frascati, Pinot Gregio and Prosecco to name a few.