Coast to Coast Leicester

Today me and my friend Amy went to the Wicked-Land Art Exhibition in Leicester (post up soon). I haven't really been to Leicester much before, despite it being only 20 minutes from my hometown. Anyway, we went to grab a bite to eat before the exhibition and was recommended to go to an American restaurant that open it's doors to hungry customers only last month named Coast to Coast.

Service & Ambience

From the second I entered the restaurant door the service was top notch. The two of us were sat in a booth right by the window which could have easily seated four, our waitress was incredibly polite and checked back during every course and was a little charmer. Despite the restaurant being really busy, seeing as it's a Friday night, it was clammy or uncomfortable or cluttered. They clearly don't let it become overcrowded so the entire restaurant was nicely spaced out with such a stylish, classy interior. It was kind of like a mixture between Pizza Express and TGI Fridays. 

Food

Starter: Garlic Bread with Cheese & Herbs

Price: £4.95

Review: The portion size of this was absolutely intense. The picture was only one quarter of the starter which is only intended for one person. It was very similar to Zizzi's or Ask, it was fresh, delicious pizza dough topped with garlic butter, herbs and mozzarella. It was almost a full 9 inch pizza size.

It came within ten minutes of us ordering and was cooked to perfection. Unlike many restaurants, despite being the dough being thin, it was still crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It was an absolutely perfect mix of textures, and it came with this garlic butter and herb sauce which was so creamy and just gave the starter that little bit extra something special.

Main: Meatball Mayhem Calzone

Price: £10.95

Side: Mac 'n' Jack

Price: £4.25

Review: Let me start with the variation of the classic macaroni and cheese. It was basically macaroni with a cheese sauce with Monterey Jack cheddar melted on top and I asked for bacon with it too, because everyone knows, bacon makes everything better. The bacon was crumbled up on top and was the real smoked, crispy American bacon and it's saltiness really added to the mac and cheese. It was a huge portion too and could probably have been eaten as a main but was really good.

Now for the main, the calzone. I asked for it without meatballs because I wasn't in a mega meaty mood so in it was pepperoni, some form of Italian tomato and herb sauce, mozzarella and was covered in garlic butter, then it was topped with more sauce. IT WAS SO DELICIOUS. Seriously, best calzone I've ever eaten. It wasn't over stuffed like some can be and there was just enough dough to make it a perfect dough/filling combination. It was piping hot when served and was so flavoursome. 

STATISTICS

Service: 8/10

Quality of Food: 8/10

Portions of Food: 10/10

Price: 7.5/10

Atmosphere: 8/10

Overall: 41.5/50

Anyone that knows me knows I am a massive fan of food and love to go out to eat and Coast to Coast is probably now my favourite restaurant.