Pesto Deansgate Manchester
My boyfriend won a bit of money on the Grand National and decided to treat me to lunch at Pesto Deansgate. I've been to Pesto at the Trafford Centre before but i'd never been to the one on Deansgate before.
Pesto is located in an ideal busy location on the corner of Deansgate and John Dalton street. We went on a Tuesday lunchtime so it wasn't very busy. The decore inside pesto has a true Italian feel and the walls are covered in paintings and other ornaments. I loved the spiral staircase down to the toilets.
We were greeted as soon as we walked in and taken to our table. The staff were all friendly enough, however one in particular member of staff was very polite and attentive, which made our visit even better.
Pesto serve Italian style tapas with little dishes of everything Italian. We chose the four dishes for £9.95 per person, which we thought was really good value. We had spaghetti alla bolognaise (I know not very adventurous but I just love it), pizzetta formaggio di Capra, pollo alla pizzaida and patale campegnae.
Spag Bol
The meat in the spaghetti bolognaise was cooked perfectly, the spaghetti was aldenti and the tomato sauce had just the right amount of herbs and garlic. I ate most of this because Danny isn't that keen on Spag Bol (weirdo).
Pizzetta formaggio di Capra ( pizza with goats cheese, caramalised red onion and spinach)
The pizza was by far my favourite. The caramalised onion made it sweet (not really sweet) and the goats cheese balanced out the sweetness with it's creaminess. The only negative about the pizza is that the base was a little bit chewy.
Pollo alla pizzaida (chicken in a rich tomato sauce)
The chicken was cooked really well however I found it quite bland. The tomato sauce was rich, with a strong taste of red wine. However the chicken may have been better if it had been marinated.
Patate campegnae (sautéed potatoes with onion, garlic, chilli)
Danny loved the potatoes and didn't leave me many at all. I love everything cooked in garlic because it is definitely my favourite ingredient. The potatoes were quite dry, but this may be a good thing as sautéed potatoes can often be greasy.
Overall we had a great time at pesto and we will definitely be visiting again to try other dishes. We spent £30.50 altogether which we thought was a great value as we also had dessert and Danny had 2 alcoholic drinks.
This is my first of many restaurant reviews. I'm trying to practice my skills in food writing and I hope you will enjoy reading them.
Thanks :)
P.s sorry for the lack of pictures, i will try and get that sorted
