Il Brigante Restaurant

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   Members may be interested in the response I got to a Trip Advisor review I put up of this restaurant which I entitled "Garlic bread rolls are not bruschetta".

Here's my review: 

...Il Brigante loses a "star" for this error/misinformation? Not the only place that claims something else to be bruschetta - Urban Pizza served me pitta bread as bruschetta a couple of years back. Please just tell the truth on your menu, not much to ask is it? It was tasty though, I'll give 'em that sunshine...

Pizzas and pastas were good, but a bit overpriced for what is ultimately a back street restaurant, albeit a nicely presented and clean one. Though a small black mark as the hand towels in the gents were not replaced all the time we were there - but there was plenty of loo roll to use instead, in fairness.

It was busy and lively, and the table staff were absolutely first class - Maria in particular kept us amused with friendly banter and few gags. And Maro the "tout" went out of his way to see that we were looked after. 

House wine reasonably priced and palatable. 

If you are used to UK restaurant prices, then you would probably be quite satisfied.

Here's the owners response, four weeks later, translated from Italian by Google:

His review is at the limit of the ridiculous. So just because I'm not in the main square should I lower prices according to you? Quality of raw materials, service, card of selected Italian wines should be cheap and do not mean anything? Since you are so expert you never wondered why in the square you eat sitting in huge restaurants for only 5 euros ... I would play it on the quality of food and the paucity of service if I wanted to bet ... more wants me to come to teach what is a bruschetta? You who put ketchup and mayonnaise on pizza do you want to teach an Italian what is a bruschetta? But please....

Seven other people will attest that the bread served was ordinary Portuguese bread rolls spread with garlic butter. So he calls me a liar, ignores the positive points I make, clearly has not taken two minutes to recce my profile and find out I am not a tourist and finishes it off making a vaguely racist comment about the British (I certainly did NOT put ketchup or mayo on me pizza ). 

I may not return...       