Compa – Italian (Sicilian) – Nottingham (Beeston)

I’ve been having fun with frequenting Beeston lately. From new discoveries like Sora to previous favourites in Cafe Roya & Essen Basic Shops it has heaps to supply. Kojima Noodles is on the checklist for a go to too. It opened in 2022 by an Italian couple and now additionally has a department within the metropolis centre. The Beeston website is on Wollaton highway, close to Sainsburys. You realize you’re in an Italian restaurant. A whitewash backdrop is adorned with vibrant objet d’artwork. The Sicilian flag additionally makes a daily look which is unsettling even if you’re conversant in the Trinacria image! Its clearly homely however on this icy January day it isn’t cosy. The menu is usually a pleasant combine of easy classics.

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Bruschetta Pomodoro – Compa – Nottingham

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Wanting some post-Christmas greens the ‘bruschetta pomodoro’ (£7.95) appealed. That is the primary dish I’m reviewing in 2026 and the one method is up. Granted its laborious to get good tomatoes within the UK in January however these have been bland and fridge chilly. The latter a very disappointing function that might simply be prevented. The bread itself was skinny and of low high quality too. I had gone for one thing extra hearty for a most important course, Salsiccia Siciliana (£14.95). The outline of ‘Sicilian sausage served with roast potatoes’ actually was what it mentioned on the tin. Completely competent and effectively executed it was too, the sausage having a pleasant crusty char from the cooking and plenty of fennel flavour in its seasoning. Potatoes have been effectively cooked too, a pleasant hit of rosemary including to the already herby vibes. It was definitely a very good portion it was simply overly dry and just a little uninteresting. Higher in a stew or with one thing contemporary to chop by means of it.

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Salsiccia Siciliana – Compa – Nottingham

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My go to to Compa may need been a bit disappointing however I can see its enchantment as a neighbourhood Italian serving easy homely meals. Its additionally true that competitors in Italian meals as lately stiffened. For a similar value as my starter I might be consuming courgettie fritti with ricotta and scorching honey at Pici. That comparability actually is evening and day. That mentioned I’d fortunately eat at Compa over one of many many soulless Italian chains that dominate the British panorama

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