I was invited by some friends who often visit this restaurant and always spoke highly about it. It was my first time dining at Prima's and although the menu is quite extensive, I chose a simple pasta dish with tomato sauce, some vegetables and with...what was supposed to be salami.
I was expecting all ingredients to be from Italy, instead I was presented with an overcooked dish of penne pasta, covered in a cheap passata sauce, with added strips of peppers, added at the last minute and still raw. There was the occasional slice of salami, the cheap type that one can find on a cheap pepperoni pizza. I even came across a couple of ham cubes, certainly being plucked straight out of a packet.
Since the place is run by an Italian family, I except the pasta to be AL DENTE, perhaps slightly overcooked, but for sure not so overcooked that one struggles to eat it.
Another disappointing thing was the drink I had ordered: I asked for a San Pellegrino lemon. The menu states it comes in a can. I was handed a glass with a soft drink that, in my opinion, was not San Pellegrino Lemon. I was not served the can and a glass, as it usually happens. Again the drink did not taste like the original San Pellegrino brand, it was more like a supermarket bought bitter lemon with a chemical aftertaste, perhaps a light version of the original soft drink.
The only nice thing was the ice cream served in the Affogato dessert.
The restaurant was full and very noisy. We sat upstairs among two large parties of diners and it was difficult to have a conversation with my two friends.
What a pity that this so much awaited evening out could not live up to expectations for me.More