About
Husband & wife team, Rhys & Laura.
Known for previously owning restaurants in Cardiff: The Pot (award winning) & La Pentola.
We met working in the same restaurant & discovered we shared the same passion to open our own food business… a year later that’s what we did! (Alongside getting married & having 2 boys!)
We have over 30 years of hospitality experience between us, with Rhys specialising in Italian food.
Street food was always going to be the next step for us, but with a little extra time to brainstorm in lockdown, we thought it’s now or never!
We started off by trialing “Dirty Gnocchi®” in our (then) restaurant:
We describe it as an Italian version of Dirty Fries: Deep fried gnocchi, in paprika & chilli, loaded with cheese & pancetta & topped with aioli. It became most popular dish on the menu & with that we kept expanding, creating veggie, vegan alternatives.
We transformed our first food trailer into our own little Dirty Gnocchi® Truck, & have since been based in various sites around Cardiff such as Depot, Corporation Yard, Sticky Fingers & Motel Nights.
We plan to keep expanding with festivals & residencies booked in for 2022 & catering for events such as weddings & parties.
We believe we have built a strong, unique offering of modern Italian street food.
We have something for everyone; from meat lovers to veggies, cheese lovers to vegans & gluten free & child options.
We do fresh pasta & arancinis with a choice of different toppings/fillings
& the star of the show… a giant cheese wheel which we use to infuse our pasta dishes on… You really have to see it to understand.
Highlights:
- Deep fried gnocchi
- Giant cheese wheel
- Fresh Pasta
- Arancini
- Veggie & Vegan Options
- Gluten Free Alternatives
- Build your own
- Children’s portions
- Modern Italian Street food
- From an award winning chef!
Opening Times
- Wed – Sat
12:00pm – 10:00pm (Last Seating 8.15pm) - Sun
12:00pm – 5.00pm (Last Seating 3.15pm)
Ground Floor
The Highstreet Unit
- University of South Wales H H4
- The Recruitment Co H 3
- Menter Iaith Casnewydd H 2
- SIP – COMING SOON H 1
- SIP – COMING SOON H 1
Upper Dock Street Unit
Food Court Unit
- Academy F 15
- The Cheesecake Guy F 1
- Banh Wagon F 2
- Flour & Ash F 3
- Meat and Greek F 4
- Tasty Peninsula F 5
- Dirty Gnocchi F 6
- Supa Thai Vegan F 7
- The Greedy Bear F 8
- Burger Boyz F 9
- Seven Lucky Gods F 10
- Bossman’s Sweets M 1
- Sheffs M 2
- Newport Distillery M 4
- Friends in Knead M 5
- Deli Bach M 6
- The Rogue Welsh Cake Company M 7
- The Elephants Ear M 8
- Castle Farm Shop M 9
- Mr & Mrs Clarke M 10
- Younique Essentials M 11
- Newport Phones M 12
- Pure Pets Newport M 13
- Dorothy Seed M 14
- Friendly Neighbourhood Comics M 15
- Be Flawless By Sarah M 16
- Jamieson’s Juice Factory M 17
- City Treasures M 18
- Dolce Beauty M 19-20
- Eco Earth Market M 21
- N Scent’s Candles and Gifts M 22
- Ashwell & co M 23 - 25
- Little Acorns at Home M 26
- Imagenation M 27
- Vin Van M 28
- ANNA Cake Couture M 29
Market Unit
First Floor
Business Name Unit
- Wellness Studio 1
- Tramshed Tech 11-14
- The Market Bar 15
