1 Monza

My boyfriend and I randomly found this place as we were walking in Cardiff at night, we were getting pretty hungry and stumbled upon this small place. We found it by accident actually!
This is a small and cozy place, as we sat down the lights were pretty dim and the atmosphere was really nice with a loud foreign song playing the background.
I remember ordering a pasta dish and it was really delicious but it was rather large, I didn’t finish it all. My boyfriend ordered a chocolate cake that we shared. We didn’t ask the waiter for two spoons but they just knew that we were going to share it since we talked about throughout the night. They must of overheard us but it was such a great thing to tip off a wonderful night.

I’m not mad about the décor at this Italian restaurant, but it has a decent outdoor pavement seating area and very friendly staff, so for a sunny afternoon it’s a pleasant place to eat Italian.
I’ve only eaten here once, and my dish was very tasty — I had a chicken breast sauteed in onions, crushed peppercorns and brandy, served with chips. The menu is very varied, and it’s not just stuffed with obvious pizza and pasta dishes. In fact, if you want pizza, go elsewhere — this restaurant is more focused on non-​pizza Italian fare such as meat, risottos and some pasta dishes.
There are several choices of meat dishes such as lamb cooked with honey and wine, and beef in Dijon mustard with a Cognac sauce, but if you prefer fish there’s less choice when it comes to main dishes — although the steamed cod cooked in garlic and lemon sounds pretty healthy.
If you’re after Spaghetti Bolognese or Tagliatelle Carbonara, however, you won’t be disappointed — they do many classic pasta dishes and by the looks of other customers wolfing them down, they seem pretty good. If you *really* want pizza, despite this not being their focus they do offer a Margherita with the option to add a couple of extra toppings of your choice.