I agree that the publicity this has generated for Il Mirto is priceless and hope this has increased its footfall.

Following on from the very first post on this thread, I am also absolutely delighted that Il Mirto has opened on Dartmouth Road.

Its unique offering of in-house freshly prepared, absolutely delicious Italian ice creams, means I no longer have to dream of the ice creams had on holidays in Italy. I can have them in Forest Hill! Because they are freshly made in their premises, they are extra creamy and super tasty.

The Italian owners are very charming, friendly and extremely knowledgeable of the products they are selling, which adds to the charm of this shop.

I have also tried some of their freshly sliced hams and now pop by on a weekly basis to buy these to make sandwiches or have as antipasti. I served an antipasti platter for friends in early July and this included Il Mirto's: Speck ham (it's like a Parma ham but smokier - so delicious), prosciutto, Milano salami plus, spicy salami plus their olives. My friends loved it. As all is freshly sliced it tastes so much better than the pre-sliced stuff you buy in supermarkets.

Last week they also had a 'wine of the week' offer for £7. We bought a bottle to try (sorry can't remember what it was as bottle has been recycled) but it had the 'denominazione di origine controllata' writing on it so it means it's likely to be a quality wine and its quality is controlled (something along those lines!). The wine was great and we'll definitely be trying their other wines.

The feeling I get is that the owners know what good Italian produce is and are selling this at decent prices. I cannot recommend this place more and I hope they do really well.

I also thought to clarify that no, I am not Il Mirto in disguise and am not affiliated in any way to this shop. I am simply a local resident so pleased to have a real Italian deli so close to my home. It's been a great addition
to the other great existing shops on Dartmouth Road.