B Block brings Italy to The Chocolate Quarter

Diners can now travel to Italy without leaving Keynsham as B Block announces a new menu, featuring traditional Italian recipes alongside its immensely popular offering of wood-fired pizzas.

The restaurant is located at The Chocolate Quarter and run by Bristol-based charity the St Monica Trust. In celebration of the new menu, guests can take advantage of 25% off their meal throughout the month of October.

The new menu has been created by executive chef, Chris Wicks and features mouth-watering starters like buffalo mozzarella with dried tomatoes, marjoram, olive oil and pine nuts and wood roasted mushrooms served with oven fresh focaccia.

The main course delivers Italian classics like lasagne with a cheese sauce and ragu a la Bolognese and wood roasted buttermilk chicken with little gem, croutons and a garlic and paprika dressing while the dessert menu features tiramisu and gelato.

In addition, a large selection of B Block’s famous wood-fired pizzas is available from traditional margherita, to adventurous pulled chipotle pork shoulder with lime coriander salsa and fior de latte.

Chris Wicks said: “It feels great to be welcoming people back inside B Block and we’re very excited about bringing a wider selection to our menu.

“Italian cooking has always been a passion of mine and the whole team’s been involved in developing these new dishes, sourcing incredible ingredients and getting ready to bring them to our customers.”

B Block will re-open with a capacity of 60 covers and will see seating expand into the adjacent Somer Dining in order to maintain social distancing. Extensive Covid-secure measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of staff, customers and residents of The Chocolate Quarter.

Open Monday-Wednesday 8 am-4 pm, Thursday and Friday 8 am-9 pm and Saturday 9 am-9 pm, guests can book via social media or by phoning the restaurant on 0117 363 7119.