A little taste of
Italy
Bringing delicious Italian food to Shrewsbury since 1996
Discover La Lanterna
our story
Serving a little bit of Italy to Shrewsbury since 1996
La Lanterna is a small Italian Restaurant situated in Shrewsbury Town centre, in THE OLD VESTRY at the back of St. Julian’s Church. [St. Julian’s from Fish Street]
It is a very busy restaurant especially in the evenings and weekends, so we recommend that you reserve your table in advance.
The telephone number is : 01743-233552 The business is owned by Alfredo Pensa who took over in December 2014 from his brother Riccardo Pensa who established the restaurant in January 1996.
Some of Our Favourites
delicious choices
Arrabbiata con Bacon
Penne in a hot chilli and tomato sauce served with bacon (available without bacon) Add chicken for an extra £2.50
Agnello alla Forestiera
Lamb steak topped with garlic, rosemary, onions and bacon. Served with vegetables and potatoes.
Bistecca Al Pepe
Sirloin steak topped with peppercorn sauce, served with vegetables and potatoes
Pasta con le sarde (Pasta with sardines)
Two pieces of toasted garlic bread topped with King prawns cooked with chilli, fresh herbs, garlic and white wine
Reviews
Happy customers
“Amazing atmosphere as usual and the food was delicious”
Dan E
“We always love going to Italy so to find a real Italian restaurant on our back door was amazing!”
Xenia d
Wow, we absolutely loved it, the only issue was the Chef was a Chelsea fan!
Darren P
Reservation
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