LA BOCCA – Votre épicerie italienne à Bordeaux — Restaurant in Bordeaux

Casually strolled by and decided to have lunch here. Perfect spot to catch some sun in the back road of the chartons. The lunch menu, written on a chalk board, is full of delicious simple italian dishes. We settled for a burrata salad with aubergine and some pastas. The rigatoni truffle was a highlight. Cooked to perfection, fast and full of flavour. The service is friendly. What is better than a sun filled lunch over good food and tasty wines. Don't miss the deliciousness you can find inside the epicerie: beautiful dryed meats, cheeses and home-made cannoli, if you have a...

This tiny Italian bistro served better Italian food than most of the restaurants we tried in Italy. Fresh ingredients prepared on order and cooked to perfection. Very accommodating chef. This is also an epicerie, so some of the ingredients can be purchased such as organic pasta, olive oil, and other canned our bottled Italian specialities. Prices were reasonable for the query and quantity, although the wine was overpriced. We also would have liked to see some local wines on the menu - this is...

Based on what we had, it is a stretch to call this Italian cooking. My pappardelle turned out to be a bowl of lukewarm pasta (no sauce) with a whole burrata plonked on top plus a bowl of uncooked shaved ham on the side. Some nice ingredients, but sort of do-it-yourself and a strange combination. No choice of wine (one red, one white) and we were poured a glass each before we had a chance to taste. On the upside, there was a very charming waitress who made us...