The Courtyard Italian Restaurant, located on Row 75 by Victoria Arcade, is opening its lounge this weekend which it hopes will make customers’ visit to the restaurant even more memorable.
Outside the brand new lounge at The Courtyard Italian restaurant. (Image: The Courtyard Italian Restaurant)
Inside the brand new lounge at The Courtyard Italian restaurant. (Image: The Courtyard Italian restaurant)
The restaurant opened under new management in July and has also been refurbished ahead of opening the new lounge.
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Sydney Evans, general manager of the restaurant, said: “It is quite a hidden gem. We are one of the last rows in the area, Row 75. We are very keen on keeping some of the historical features and the original feel.
General manager Sydney Evans at The Courtyard Italian restaurant. (Image: The Courtyard Italian restaurant)
“We have started with the lounge and keeping the historical features. It is very traditional and very homely.”
The new lounge is located in a separate room and the restaurant hopes customers will stay on and enjoy the new space after they have enjoyed a meal.
Mrs Evans said: “We have the windows and the doors all open. You sit in our dining room, have a dinner party and then move to the lounge for drinks.”
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The restaurant is small and cosy and can accommodate up to 17 customers indoors.
Award-winning chef Andy “Ace” Eaton does all of the cooking for guests, his repertoire including carbonara, seafood lasagne and bruschetta with mushrooms.
Chef Andy Eaton showing off his culinary work inside the restaurant. (Image: The Courtyard Italian Restaurant)
Mrs Evans said: “He can make anything work with pasta. It is a different take on Italian food. People can see the chef cooking in the kitchen.
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“Our regulars love the staples and we have our Christmas specials which have just come out, arancini and cranberry sauce.”
Chef Andy Eaton serving up some Italian starters in the kitchen. (Image: The Courtyard Italian Restaurant)
Mr Eaton goes out to buy produce from local wholesalers and fishmongers and is also known to occasionally offer limoncello to guests.
Dining and Cooking