Casa Sibilla - July 2012

Brixton Village market has become a destination for foodies. We were keen to try out one of the eateries so we decided to go there for our Sunday lunch. We walked around Brixton Village market to read all the menus and see what took our fancy. My hubby suggested Casa Sibilla as the menu looked very enticing. It's simple homemade Italian food cooked with fresh ingredients. They had a set menu (£12.50 for 2 courses or £15.00 for 3 courses) as well as A la Carte.
We opted for the set lunch and this is what was on the menu on the day of our visit:

Set Menu - Sunday 29th July 2012

Amuse Bouche on the house

For starter, we both chose the Casa Sibilla platter. The selection of Italian cured meat was excellent.The cheese and grilled vegetables were also very nice. The starter was very enjoyable.

Casa Sibilla Platter: Selection of Italian cured meat, caciocavallo cheese & grilled vegetables marinated with chilli

For main course, my hubby chose the homemade tagliatelle and I had the beef meatball dish. The tagliatelle dish was superb, the pasta was thick and had a nice bite to it. The beef sauce was very tasty.The meatball dish was also delicious: the meatballs were tasty and went very well with the polenta and the grilled vegetables. Both main courses were very yummy.

Homemade Tagliatelle with Scottish beef ragout & Parmesan

Beef meatballs, corn polenta, vegetables & homemade Balsamic glaze

For dessert, my hubby went for the Tiramisu and I had Apple & cherry crumble + custard. The Tiramisu was made with some nice strong coffee, it was nice and tasty. The apple & cherry crumble + custard was probably done the Italian way where the custard was baked together with the crumble. Both desserts were quite enjoyable but maybe a bit on the small side.

Tiramisu

Apple & cherry crumble + custard

Although we were the first customers, the service was quite slow. It took them a long time to prepare the dishes. It didn't matter so much as it was a Sunday and we weren't in any rush. Still, I noticed that it took them a very long time to serve other tables and they were not even full. There were about 4 tables when we were there, I wonder how they would cope if it was full house.
The food was excellent and we would definitely return but we have to make sure that we are the first customers in order not to wait too much for the food to arrive!


Casa Sibilla
67 -68 Granville Arcade
Coldharbour Lane (Brixton Village)
London SW9 8PS

http://www.casa-sibilla.com/