We add selected ingredients to 100% Italian tomatoes, such as Datterini tomatoes and DOP Genoese Basil. And the sauce, a reduction of wine and the bed of vegetables the meat had sat upon, finished with just a hint of sweetness. If I’d known then the hours we’d spend sitting at that little bar after dinner (we always seemed to be the last to leave, strange that) drinking grappa and suffering the next day….

To provide balance to this review, we all really enjoyed the food which was beautifully presented and very tasty. Originally Ester and her partner Bruno Saverio were just going to do Saturdays but she changed her mind at the last minute. Il Vero Gusto Italiano Ltd is an active company incorporated on 30 March 2022 with the registered office located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Il vero gusto Italiano ltd is a premier establishment located in Deritend, Birmingham, United Kingdom.To prepare the Vero Gusto sauces, we start with the sauté, a mixture of vegetables slowly cooked with extra virgin olive oil. Quietly nestled between the cobbled streets of Sheffield City Centre, VeroGusto has stolen the hearts of all South Yorkshire’s fine-dining fanatics. We take pride in the ambiance of our establishment, which is designed to exude the warmth and charm of Italy. We couldn’t get enough of the place and from then on until we moved to the Isle of Wight in 2009, we were regulars. Our paths crossed again when he came to review our pub and eaterie in Castleton and it was the first time we actually met face to face.

I had no idea who he was until after he’d eaten for, in true Marina O’Loughlin style, Martin reviews incognito. The firm meaty flesh was cooked to perfection with a tang of the sea and, as Craig remarked, with just a touch of the grill.

It was obvious the absolute best ingredients were being used all the time, the preparation was second to none, the flavours out of this world. for lunch and yes, that is pricy, as TripAdvisor reviewers, say but it is a trip to Italy for an hour or two without the cost of the air fare. The restaurant has won national plaudits and had some very famous celebrity diners (I think this guy was on a summer holiday.