Bombetta

I just love restaurants like this, interior designers clearly not needed in this rustic shoreditch looking hipster hangout, but in upmarket Snaresbrook.  In actual fact the food is a lot more sophisticated than that, the tiny kitchen producing excellent sharing plates and dishes from the Puglia region and southern Italy. I really enjoy watching young chefs in open kitchens like this so knowledgeable and passionate about there profession.  In particular the pigs head bruschetta caramelised in front of you by blowtorch, charred and smokey giving a real depth of flavour and texture. This was followed by cicatelli pasta from puglia perfectly 'al dente' with a rich Sicilian tomato sauce pork fillets and parmesan, also Panzerottino (deep fried calzone) with cured capacollo ham and fontina cheese. Crisp from the outside crack it open and the fontina oozing out, really well executed.  It's always good to see restaurants supporting there local producers, all fish coming from there local fishmonger Wanstead fish. Very fine looking cheese selection in the adjacent deli. However I did not go inside just peered through the window.  To summarise if you are a local (or not) you must try this restaurant and support the local eateries in a part of the world that maybe struggles with good cuisine. With love  The food scene