Italian restaurant L’Aquila has been described as a 'hidden gem' tucked away in the leafy north Leeds village of Boston Spa.
So we decided to head over there to test out their dishes, to see if they met the high praise it had been receiving with a 4.5 rating on TripAdvisor. The independent restaurant is located in High Street, along a parade of restaurants and bars, there was real buzz around the village which has grown ever more salubrious over the years.
We learned L’Aquila derives its name from the Albanian folklore which dubbed the country as 'Land of the Eagles'. The owners are from Albania and have many years of experience working in Italian restaurants. So when it came to naming their own Italian restaurant, they decided to call it after the Italian province and city L’Aquila, which means 'The Eagle' as an affectionate nod to their heritage.
