Bottega Milanese is officially ready for the summer – iced coffees, ice creams and an outdoor seating area from which to enjoy them and do some people watching from behind your cool oversized sunglasses. There’s also the small bit of genius that involves selling ‘shotcakes’ from Sunshine Bakery, a little bit of a taste sensation in a shot glass…
Not being a big fan of the iced coffees you get from such places as Starbucks, I was keen to try a proper Italian one. I had a lovely iced mocha, which was made with nutella – great if you fancy a long cold slightly sweet drink. Tom had the iced espresso, which was amazing! It was strong and slightly sweetened by a touch of sugar, served really cold with ice cubes, not the usual mr slushy stlye you so often get.
I was also lucky enough to get my paws on a chocolate and mango shotcake. It was small and perfectly formed. I loved the presentation of it, the layers of ganache and mango mousse were very pleasing and the flavours were delicious and rich.
It’s so nice to see this business doing well and expanding. From starting out serving great Italian coffee, to now having an authentic food menu, seasonal variations and collaborating with other local businesses…. it just keeps getting better.
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