Yesterday I met up with a good friend for lunch and a catch up and we went to Vine on Gray’s Inn Road. We have been there plenty of times before but not recently as it has been shut for a while due to a change of ownership. Time to see what had changed we thought.
The menu has a greater emphasis on pasta and risotto dishes than previously,although there are still a good range of starters,mains and specials. I had the lasagne and my friend went for a risotto with courgette and gorgonzola. Service was speedy but when we arrived it was quite empty (it filled up pretty quickly though). The lasagne really hit the spot –good meat sauce,pasta not too heavy (though not as feather light as you can get it if you make it yourself),right amount of bechamel. In fact I was enjoying it so much that I have no idea whether the risotto dish was any good!
The waiter said that the new chef had previously worked for Carluccio’s so I guess that might explain the shift to pasta/risotto. Certainly the lasagne compares very favourably. And the Chianti was pretty good too 
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