The Sparrows Continental Pasta & Spätzle

This was such a cool little restaurant situated in a railway arch. It was really buzzing when we entered and had a great atmosphere. We had to wait a few mins for our table to be ready and then sat down to work out the menu - there was lots to choose from! They advised us to order approx 3 dishes per person and then they chose the order that the dishes came out, which was a great idea. No one took our food order for 30 mins, which we did unfortunately think was a bit slow, especially as we were really hungry! Our waitress then didn’t really notice this and seemed to take everything pretty slowly, so we didn’t leave until pretty late that evening. The slow pace aside, the food that we ordered was absolutely superb and we would recommend a visit for some exquisite pasta/dumplings. Some particular food shout outs - the ravioli special was insane, the gnocchi with wild garlic and burrata was to die for and the spätzle was super. We also enjoyed our cocktails and the wine choices fab too.

A beautiful meal and great service! A visit for 2 for 3pm on a Saturday, booked a few weeks in advance and a £20 deposit paid. Parked for free at the back near the bakery. Arrived 15 mins early and were seated whilst our table was prepared, the wait for this was only a few minutes. Taken to out table and water preference taken, then a server came over to ask if been before (my broth had) but guided us in how to order, make some recommendations and told us the specials. Really useful advice in regards to quantity of what to order for 2 and was then left to decide what food to order whilst water was poured and other drinks order was taken. We ended up ordering 4 dishes and a side and then a dessert each but we shared all the food. The food was delicious, really tasty and fresh, highlights were the Pelmeni and the spatzle with sage and butter sauce, so good! The staff were very attentive but too much, atmosphere was good as it was busy but not too crowded or rushed. Did order 2 desserts (Panna Cotta and the cinnamon brown sugar butter spatzle) but ate it too quickly before getting a picture! Highly recommend!