Location:The Town Hall,  Wokingham, RG40 1AS

Web site: http://www.thecourtyardwokingham.com/

Telephone number: 0118 979 4040

Date of visit: 20 January 2010

Approx. cost per head: £15-25

Comments on wine list/beer: Fairly wide choice ave. £20 a bottle. The Rothschild Viognier is a nice white with pasta dishes.

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Review:

Arguably one of the better restaurants in the small town of Wokingham, tastefully yet simply furnished and styled.

The Courtyard is located close to easy parking and lies within the old town hall, in Market Place. There is plenty of al fresco seating when the weather is good, providing an ideal setting for a social coffee or light lunch.

Not as charming or as welcoming as its sister restaurant, Dolche Vita in Reading, The Courtyard still offers an enjoyable and traditional Italian menu. Perhaps not the place if you want to while away a few hours as the service can be a little forced and hurried at times, but more than fair for a local evening meal.

The starters are usually quite substantial, making the average cost of £7-8 more justifiable. Having sampled quite a selection of the meat and pasta dishes, yet to find anything disagreeable, although some of the pasta dishes can be a little bland or forgettable. An average pasta dish is around £8, pizza £10 and meat dish £17.

Dave Lamont