La Toscana — Restaurant in Wales

We called last minute and was fitted in although it was quite full, the staff were very friendly, attentive and constantly smiling, the restaurant itself had a very lovely feel to it and was quite authentic, a little touch of Italy in the middle of Swansea.

We started by ordering a drink, we both had a bottle of beer, both drinks was quite expensive at £4 & £6 each, I would have expected bottles lager to be chilled but this was not the case.

We skipped starters and went straight onto mains, we both had the same prawn and zuccine pasta, the pasta was cooked to absolute perfection, the creamy sauce was ok however it was lacking flavour so we added black pepper and parmesan to add taste, the prawns was just small frozen prawns, I think by adding maybe some chilli flakes to the meal would help to elevate the dish to another level and maybe remove the 20ish small prawns and add just 6 king prawns instead, this would have made me probably give 5 stars instead of 4.

For dessert I had strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake, this was beautiful on its own, however, squirt cream was added to the side, although it's my personal opinion id have rathered have had pour on cream, it was also decorated with treats strawberry sauce, this for me ruined the whole dish as it was cheap and pointless being there, the cheesecake was splendid on its own, sometime, simple is best, my partner had profiteroles, he had 2 profiteroles covered in a chocolate ganash which was very delicious, again though decorated with a cheap chocolate sauce that there was no point in adding, both desserts were quite expensive for what you actually got.

Although my experience here was lovely, there is better Italians in Swansea, I think the dishes need a minor tweak, however the pizzas...

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To the chef and the lady, thank you very much.

I had just parked and checked into Swansea hotel and was inquiring the local high street for food. Walked past this restaurant because it was empty quiet, my partner made me turn around as we didn’t have enough time and were exhausted and tired.

This was one of the best Italian food I’ve had, so hearty, warm, filling, and tasty it reminded me of my Italian friends moms cooking. The interior was cozy, the music complimented the atmosphere and the taste palette took me back to Massa.

It just made me sad that big franchise Like Ask Italian, Pizza express, Bella Italia dominate the industry when the small independent shops are looked over Just because they don’t have glass doors and tables and aren’t quite posh looking where you have to dress up.

Definitely coming back next time I’m in...

Anyone who knows food....knows that some of the best food in the world comes from Italy......and anyone who know italy knows that the best food comes feo naples.

Massimo and luisa are from the Spanish quarter. Which is the heart and soul of naples.

You will not find more authentic pizza in wales. Their ragu is slow cooked over a long period of time making it rich and full of flavour whilst maintaining the simplicity of the dish.

Massimo has a descent selections of same italian wines, and has a good knowledge to assist in paring wine with his food.

If you truly want something spesial ....simply tell him what you like and he will coom something spesial...