If you frequently read Teddington Nub News, then you'll know that the owners of One One Four have recently replaced the fine dining restaurant with their Surbiton-born Italian restaurant Cento Uno.

So as a self-proclaimed Italian food connoisseur, I just had to try it.

At 1pm today, Thursday 12 September, I was booked in (yes, you probably should book a table, even at lunchtime) for lunch at the new restaurant. It was already busy at this time.

Cento Uno Teddington is in a cute little spot in the perfect location of Cambridge Road.

Upon arriving, I was welcomed by the lovely supervisor Eddie, who told me he had previously worked as a waiter at the old One One Four for a year and upon the change in restaurant, was promoted to supervisor of Cento Uno by owners Sam and Alex Berry.

Having spoken to the owners already, I knew beforehand that they were kind people, but this just proved to me that they really care about their staff, which is wonderful to hear.

I immediately felt at home with how welcoming and attentive Eddie was and was obsessed with the Italian-style interior.

Just like its exterior, everything is pretty much blue and wooden; the comfy leather seats are blue with wooden legs and the floor is wooden.

The room seats 70 customers, but you can also sit at the bar if there isn't enough space.

They also have a big stone pizza stove at the back, which diners can sign, of course I had to, and a sculpture of a bum on the bar, just like the sculptures you'd see in Rome.

You can sign the pizza stove in Cento Uno to remind them you were there (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

But what I loved most was the Italian pergola above the bar, with a bunch of grape vines hanging off it.

While the pergola currently only has grape vines, Eddie told me that the restaurant has plans to get some lemons on there too, which I think will be perfect for summer.

Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

And with its spacious room, and the sun shining through the restaurant's many windows, it felt like I could have been sat in Italy on a summer's day.

So, onto the important part- the food.

After being seated in an ideal spot by the window, I was offered a complimentary bottle of still water and started with a little portion of olives while I studied the menu in true Italian style.

As it was 1pm, I was invited to choose from both the brunch and main menus, which made choosing much harder as they both offer a bunch of delicious dishes.

The brunch menu offers a variety of brunch dishes, ranging from various egg breakfasts to a mouth-watering pistachio waffle, and the main menu includes a variety of pastas, salads, pizzas, and Italian-style mains.

Cento Uno's main menu offers a variety of Italian dishes ( Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

So, I was stuck between the Dolce Pistachio Waffle and the Granchio E Gamborini (Italian for prawn pasta), but eventually opted for the pasta as seafood linguine is my go-to at Italian restaurants- I'm pescatarian and love seafood, so why not?

The pasta consisted of bigoli pasta, king prawns, crab meat, fresh tomato, and white wine sauce.

This currently costs £20.50, which I suppose you could say is pretty standard for a fancy restaurant in London, but as a restaurant that brands itself as "your neighbourhood trattoria", the owners would like their customers to come back rather than just treat themselves once on a special occasion, so they're dropping the price of the pasta.

They are also dropping the prices on all their starters, their pepperoni pizza, and Ceasar salad.

My meal came in excellent time, and I must say, having tried many prawn pastas in my life, this was definitely up there as one of the best, being an equal first with one I had on the canal in Venice a few years ago.

The portion was perfect; not too large that I feel sick afterwards, but big enough to fill me up, and the sauce to pasta ratio was just right- often pastas, including my own, are made with too much sauce- and the white wine mixed in with the tomatoes gave it a delicious creamy texture.

Cento Uno's Granchio E Gamborini (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

The prawns were plump, juicy and fresh, like they'd just been plucked from the sea, and Eddie gave me a hearty sprinkling of parmesan- I can never say no to cheese.

My only complaint is that there could have been more crab, but there were plenty of prawns, so this made up for it.

To accompany my meal, I also had a small glass of their Pecorino Feudo Antico organic white wine, which was fruity and light- just what I needed.

Cento Uno has an extensive drinks menu (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

There was, however, a special deal on for their Negroni and Cocchi cocktails (a spin on the classic Negroni, adding soda and prosecco) for just £6, but today I stuck with wine.

Although I was pretty full, I couldn't say no to dessert.

So, after contemplating whether to get the Torta Rocher, a hazelnut mousse torte, I instead listened to Eddie's suggestion of getting the Tiramisu as this is the classic Italian dessert and Eddie told me that it's freshly baked by the restaurant's chef Mamma Chef, an Italian lady who lives in Teddington.

Cento Uno's Mamma Chef and Eddie (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

I'm glad that I did go for the Tiramisu, because despite not being a fan of coffee, it was absolutely divine.

The coffee flavour wasn't too strong, but strong enough to know that it was Tiramisu, and the texture was incredibly soft and light, a little touch of Heaven.

Cento Uno's Tiramisu (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

When I couldn't finish the dessert, Eddie kindly offered to box the rest up for me and even threw in a slice of the Torta Rocher so I could give that a try later too.

I honestly couldn't praise the Cento Uno staff enough; they even have a bucket filled with umbrellas to lend to customers if it starts raining, which it did when I left despite the sun shining when I first arrived.

So, it's safe to say that my dining experience was 10/10 and I left will heart and stomach and would recommend Cento Uno Teddington.