Pulcinella — Restaurant in Borough of Wyre

Pulcinellas seems to be an all male service and is a rarity in the world of Italian eateries as it's LGBTQ+ friendly. This visit is only a 'fair' overall food rating in that the fish and shellfish stew contained a large piece of 'off' fish. I spat it back onto the spoon and informed the staff. I was told I had already eaten half so I could pay for the half of the dish I'd eaten. Okay. We totally understand there are fraudsters out there. We aren't those people. In the end we were not charged for the fish/shellfish stew. Such a shame about that one piece of fish (assuming it was just the one as lits left on plate) but these things can happen.

I chose the stew with expectation of a delicious soup base with carefully placed high quality seafood. A light hand from a confident, calm chef might have seriously helped the food experience overall (every diner is a food critic). My stew would have been improved by a 'less is more' approach - less pink trout/rock salmon and gungho plating to start with, and more use of the human nose to detect rancid fish prior to cooking. The shellfish were seriously overcooked which was such a shame.

Pulcinella has an early doors set menu 'tho we preferred the full menu options. Other half said the hand made pasta was lovely but the weird addition of crunchy demerara sugar on top spoilt it. I sampled and had to agree. Ask to leave that out if you do choose to eat here. House white was lovely - shame I left the undrunk wine behind whilst paying. Oops.

Asked for and got a crispy canoli as dessert, which one of the waiters said I was very lucky to get so I say thank you so much for going to that extra effort.

My review is based on personal experience of dinner service on 19/07/2023. I pride myself on giving reflective and...

Visited this quaint neapolitan pizzeria/restaurant situated in Cleveleys Town Centre (between Blackpool and Fleetwood) last night to satisfy our cravings for Italian food and they did not disappoint.

We sampled their Prezzo Fisso/Set menu which is only £22 for 2 courses.

》Anatra | 6hr Confit Duck leg, braised pak choi, mash potato and plum glaze 》Seabass | Pan roasted Seabass fillet in herbs butter and Parmesan Risotto 》Rotolo | Duck confit rolled in crispy filo pastry 》Fritto Misto | Arancini, fried pasta, potato croquets 》Garlic Pizza bread | Olive oil, rosemary, roast garlic & sea-salt 》Tiramisu and Bread & Butter Pudding

The starters certainly whet our appetites which had balanced flavours while the mains were beautifully presented and cooked to perfection. The fresh seabass complimented the delicate risotto and the tender duck just fell off the bone. An exceptional meal, very satisfied with them.

The signature desserts were so addictive, quite impossible to say no to their heavenly tiramisu and bread & butter pudding.

Their seafood/meat are locally sourced, freshly made pastas and they only use the best quality, imported ingredients.

Overall, a buzzing spot with attentive staff and an extensive food & drinks menu which won't break the bank. Please do check this place out if you're in the area, I highly recommend them. Looking forward to try the other items on their menu on...

We arrived realatively early, after choosing pretty much at random, so we were heartened to see it already filling up with a nice buzz in the air.

Fully booked, but even the plan B backup table in the window and with high chairs was still a great option.

Unlike usual awkward high chairs that you keep slipping off and a table too small for anything practical, we had a great glass topped table (looked like a large converted firepit) with a variety of interesting objects inside!

Despite being busy, the staff all looked after us well, and there was no unusually long wait times. Bruschetta to start was lovely and warm crispy toast with simple tomatoes on top that were fresh enough to not need anything else for fla our.

Carbonara for main was rich and tasty with a satisfyingly thick sauce without using cream. The pancetta was suitably meaty and salty that each small diced bit was a welcome addition to the pasta.

The only downside is that despite being confident that the dessert probably would've been just as good, I was too full and satisfied to have any. Having said that, the complimentary limoncello was well received, nonetheless!

Our visit here was a happy coincidence, but it's well worth an intentionally...