Ponte Di Legno

Birmingham’s Moseley is in for a treat when it comes to classically-structured Italian dining. Ponte Di Legno welcomes diners into a family-run, neighbourhood ristorante along Woodbridge Road, where they can indulge in traditionally presented Italian dishes that range over antipasti, secondi piatti (pizza, pasta, meat and poultry dishes), seafood starters and primi piatti mains, bruschetta and salads, and delectable desserts. From start to finish, this is traditional Italian dining at its best.

Vegetarian antipasti head up the list at Birmingham’s Ponte Di Legno. Classics such as minestrone, insalata di caprino (a deliciously dressed goats’ cheese salad), funghi al fredo (mushrooms baked in garlic butter, cream and cheese), and marinata di legumi (a platter of marinated and chargrilled aubergine, courgette, and peppers with mozzarella and sundried tomatoes) are all tempting, and green, ways to begin your traditional Italian feast at this Woodbridge Road, Moseley restaurant. Needless to say, there are options for more omnivorous appetites, too.

Turning to the secondi piatti selection, diners will delight in a huge range of pasta dishes created according to traditional recipes, using only the freshest ingredients. Seafood is writ large at Ponte Di Legno, with dishes such as tagliolini alla pescatora – thin pasta with monkfish, fresh mussels, and calamari served in a light tomato and lobster sauce – typifying the offering at this Moseley neighbourhood restaurant. Even more maritime delicacies are to be found on the dedicated fish menu, making this one of the best seafood-leaning Italian restaurants in the Birmingham region. With its Woodbridge Road premises always open late, and with extended hours on the weekend for lunchtime dining, Ponte Di Legno is often buzzing – book early to avoid disappointment.