Had a slightly less successful dinner tonight, mainly because nothing reached the high bar set by the squash blossoms and the orecchiette with sausage sugo from my first visit. Highlights were the malloreddus and budinio.
crudo di gamberi - ridgeback prawns, lemon & peperoncino turchese
These were fine, but as @Chowseeker1999 noted, I thought it could have used another component.
polpette della maestra alessandra - pork meatballs, salsa verde & parmigiano reggiano
Crunchy on the outside and soft and porky on the inside, pretty good, a bit salty.
pappardelle - ragu bolognese, “vecchia scuola”, parmagiano 48 mo.
Thin soft sheets of pasta, had plenty of meat but not much sauce.
rigatoni all’amatriciana
This was softer than i was expecting with several pieces that were already broken lengthwise.
malloreddus - saffron, ragu d’agnello, fiore sardo
this was an Easter special. “Funke”, gamy, lamb with firm chewy pasta.
budino di nocino - whipped cream, walnut croccante
@katsu was right the budino was fantastic, the slightly bitter walnuts balanced out the budino perfectly. I preferred it to the sweeter Mozza budino.
Service is still great. @tailbacku will be happy to know they removed that ridiculous tax on the 20% mandatory service charge.