
Food, wine&the theatre
Handmade pasta, Italian wine pours, and tables paced for the curtain on Commercial Road, plus short archive pieces from the same dining room.
Archive notes
We sit opposite the Mayflower Theatre, so lunch, dinner, and late tables often bookend a show. These posts are snapshots of the same kitchen that turns antipasti, primi, and dolci every service — including special evenings when the room filled for charity or celebration.
- Julio Cesar charity evening→
Italian wines and a full à la carte kitche one night when the dining room doubled as a fundraiser opposite the Mayflower.
- British Restaurant Awards 2019→
Recognition for handmade pasta, the Italian wine list, and service timed for theatre — Best Restaurant in Southampton.
- Benali's Big Race charity dinner→
Antipasti, primi, and Italian wines on Commercial Road a charity set menu in the same room where we pace pre-theatre tables every week.