Mauro's in Haringey

We ate lunch, both of us ordering different lunch specials. Both entrees were delicious. The tables are close together, busy and noisy. However, the food was tasty and the surrounding faded away!!! Worth the wait !

It may be hard to get into but it is worth the trouble. Wonderful service with wonderful food, great wines and a charming atmosphere. If you cannot get in, do not despair, try the Café in Mayfair as a more limited option.

Picked up a coffee following a walk around the park which was very welcome. They serve illy coffee and had a good choice of flavoured coffee, hot chocolate and tea. They also had what looked like a good choice of cake and biscuits although we did not have any.

Reserved a table as it often gets very busy but at 1 pm it was quiet and sold out of all the special quiches. So both had Hobsons choice of colourful salad with roast parsnips and new potatoes and balsamic vinegar. Very nice generous mixed salad and lovely parsnips. However a lot of oily dressing already on the leaves. The potatoes were cubed and dry and didnt look or taste 'new'. Wine choice very limited to a thin rose or white in third bottles. But we had a great table by the window and had a peaceful lunch. Service attentive and quick. Overall a pleasant experience. If you want a nice lunch get there early as otherwise its the standard paninis, jackets and sandwiches. Specials go very early. Perhaps they could make more?

Mauro's was nice, I liked what I ate there, and the service was friendly. It has just repainted its front and changed its name, but the same team seems to be behind it and the menu is nearly the same. A few added products and a slight rise in price on most already-there items. Need to try it now as Pomodoro, see if I like the food. Half the restaurants in their street are closesd at lunch time, even on Saturdays and Sundays, so they are a nice saver. I would have rated this place "Good" but the tripadvisor rating scale unfortunately jumps from "Average" i.e. not great, to "Very good" - this site really needs an in-between (the lowest ratings Poor and Terrible and quite close, get rid off one?!).