Barracuda Cafe in Amersham – just the place for a wet Monday, or any day or evening, quite frankly. By Margaret Graham

It seemed like a good idea to celebrate midway between my birthday and my friend Pat’s.   Amersham is pretty close to both of us, but why the Barracuda Cafe?

I hadd just returned from a train journey from St. Pancras to Rome, Florence, Lucca and Venice. I have been to all the cities before and love them, but particularly love the atmosphere and food in the restaurants. Pat also loves Italy, and has relations there. So we wanted to enjoy it all again, if we could only find the right place.

Did we?

Absolutely – in the Barracuda Cafe, Amersham. We chose a special of the day Vitello milanese con spaghetti e insalata verde (veal in breadcrumbs etc.) which was lovely. But more than that, the patron, Gianncarllo,  was warm and welcoming, and fun. We arrived at midday in the pouring rain, and within moments the cafe was full of people relaxing, chatting, laughing and eating.

Be aware – in the evening you can bring your own wine, and only in the evening, not at lunch time. Did it spoil it? Not a bit. It was the atmosphere and the food we loved. For those two hours, and we weren’t hurried, we were back in the warmth of Italy. Not bad for a wet Monday.

Would we recommend it? Indeed. Why not give it a go, you won’t be disappointed. Or just nip in for a coffee. You’ll return for lunch, bet ya!

Barracuda Cafe   96 Sycamore Rd, Amersham HP6 5EN
Phone:01494 434875