Trentina JQ

Having heard great things about Trentina, we were really excited to try it- unfortunately we can only judge on our own experience, and it was poor. For starters we ordered the Cornish sardines, puntarelle, and salami. The sardines were the nicest part of the meal, the salami was good, and the puntarelle was disappointing- they’ve not really found an interesting way to serve it, and the dressing doesn’t match the bitterness enough. For the mains, we ordered the Devon crab spaghetti, and a gluten free lamb matlagliati. The gluten free pasta was of a decent standard, however unfortunately the sauce was far too liquidy, and therefore seriously lacked taste. The crab spaghetti was cooked well, slightly al dente, however there was next to no flavour at all. As we were paying, we actually noticed the table next to us send the same dish back, claiming it normally doesn’t taste so bland. Having not been before, I wasn’t to know though. Perhaps it was an off night for the chefs at Trentina, however we have no reference point as it was our first time, and we left disappointed.

Great gluten free pasta. Very good customer service.

Lovely meal, laid back tasty dining - great for gluten free and allergens generally