Enoteca Turi
Corkingly good crowd-pleaser
28 Putney High Street SW15 1SQ
Tel no: (020) 8785 4449
www.enotecaturi.com
Tube: Putney Bridge
Italian   £32
Cooking score: 3

Quiet lunches and early evenings can give this
long-standing Putney Italian a misleading air
of forlornness, but come 8.30 on almost any
night of the week, the restaurant is packed to
the gunnels with well-heeled locals looking
for a decent supper and a glass or two of wine.
The red walls and wine racks give the place a
Country feel, and indeed there’s a rustic quality
To the menu.  The food is good: slivers of
marinated pork belly have the fattiness of the
meat offset with fresh apple and carrot, and a
fillet of black bream served on a herby broth
with fresh borlotti beans is nicely timed.  But
what is really impressive is the wine –
proprietor Giuseppe Turi is passionate about
the stuff, and his carefully annotated all-Italian
list (starting around £5 a glass) is over 300
bins long.  Follow his recommendations for
food and wine matches to add a new
dimension to your meal.
Chef/s Giuseppe Turi and Massimo Tagliaferri 
Open: Mon to Sat L 12 to 2.30 D 7 to 11.
Closed: 25 and 26 Dec, 1 Jan bank hols. 
Meals: alc (main courses
£18.50 to £22.00).  Set L £15.50 (2 courses)
to £17.50.  Set D £25.50 (2) £29.50 (3)
Service: 12.5%. optional.
Details:  Cards accepted. 80 seats.
Air con.  Wheelchair access. Music. 
Children’s allowed