Located in Bristol’s Westbury Park suburb, Preggo Bar & Kitchen is a laid back Italian restaurant serving lunch and dinner. With a modern, simple interior and authentic Italian menu, Prego Bar & Kitchen is ready to welcome you for a true Italian experience.
While you peruse the menu and sip on an aperitif, enjoy a lasagne fritti or bowl of almonds. Making your way onto the starters, you can choose from Puglian burrata with caponata, pine nuts and aged balsamic, delicious seared Cornish scallops with celeriac puree, raw kohlrabi, Granny Smith and hazelnut pangrattato. There isn't a huge main menu, but there's a good assortment of meat, vegetable and seafood pasta dishes. Try the rigatoni alla Norma with roast aubergine, peppers, slow-cooked San Marzano tomatoes, fresh basil, crushed almonds and parmesan, or the rich, overnight beef shin ragu with with primitivo, mafaldini and, you guessed it, parmesan.
Other mains include the flaky roast hake with brown crab, mussels, fregula, roast peppers, tomato and chard, and a perfectly cooked roast sirloin with green peppercorn and vecchia romagna sauce, caramelised shallots and cavolo nero. If you're feeling particularly hungry, you can add on some house fries tossed in garlic butter and parmesan, or enjoy a flavoursome heritage tomato and stracciatella salad with basil.
The dolci menu changes frequently, but you can expect to find Italian classics on offer. Try the tiramisu with chestnut, frangelico liqueur and cru de cacao, or the vanilla panna cotta with poached rhubarb and pistachio praline. Children are well looked after with a dedicated menu, which includes a scoop of their favourite ice cream. The kid-friendly mains on offer include a pesto pasta, roast chicken with tomato sugo and fries, and overnight beef shin ragu.