The Northwich Guardian

Keith Morris reviewed Giulio's for the Northwich Guardian in a piece entitled 'Top class food made me a convert to Italian':

"I have to confess, going for an Italian meal is no my first choice of dining out experiences. Indian, Spanish, Chinese or modern European food always seem to get my vote. But that could all change following my visit to the family-run Giulio's in Northwich High Street.

My companion and I had booked to eat quite early on a Saturday night and when we arrived, I thought my worst fears were about to be realised. Despite the warm and welcoming greeting from the eponymous Giulio, there was hardly anyone else in the restaurant. I felt we were in for a long and lonely night, devoid of atmosphere.

How wrong could I be? Within quarter of an hour, another two parties had arrived and by the time we left, the dining room was all warmth and bustle with an eclectic mix of family groups in casual clothes and smartly dressed bright young things in their city shorts and sparkly tops all set for a night on the town. And from the way a lot of the diners were greeted as old friends, the restaurant has obviuosly built up a loyal following among the mid Cheshire cognoscenti.

And so to the meal itself. Ordering starters was a simple task. I like my food nice and savoury and having been tempted by the hot and cold starters, which range in price from £4.20 to £5.50, we quickly settled on the antipasto misto, a tapas-like selection of the cold starters - more than enough for two people at a cost of £10.90. The platter was heaving with seafood, cured ham, smoked salmon and stuffed peppers. To be honest, with a couple of focaccia rolls, it could almost have been a light meal in itself."

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