It is a Wednesday night when I decide to give Colchester’s newest dining establishment a visit.

Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne Street, was opened a few weeks ago by Teddy Cretu and his wife.

The restaurant boasts that it offers the best seafood around, so I was keen to check it out.

Given it is a Wednesday night the restaurant is not packed to the rafters and it is just myself and one other table of four diners.

A lot of work has been done to bring the place up to standard, with the inside totally gutted and replaced with new furniture and new décor.

Taking a look at the menu the meals do seem reasonably priced, so I decide to go for three courses, starting with the scampi.

Gazette: The scampi dish at Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne StreetThe scampi dish at Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne Street (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

I receive a large portion and again, decent fare for £6.99.

I am not sure the bed of rocket accompanying the scampi is necessarily adding to the flavour.

As I finish the starter, the group of four make their way out, meaning I’m the last diner left.

I am kept entertained by BT Sport on the TV.

For the main, I decide to choose something a little bit different in the form of risotto with blueberries and seabass, which costs £14.99.

Gazette: The risotto dish at Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne StreetThe risotto dish at Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne Street (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

Owner Mr Cretu takes comes through to serve a dish which can only be described as eye-catching, quickly taking a photograph of it for social media.

The sea bass looks good, and sits on a purple risotto dotted with a few blueberries.

While blueberries may be more common for breakfast than risotto they are tasty if a little unusual on the dish.

Again, the portion is good value at £14.99.

The risotto itself is well seasoned, the rice is perfectly cooked. On the whole it is a dish which is well put together.

Lastly comes the dessert in the form of cheesecake with homemade jam, priced at £5.99.

Gazette: The cheesecake for dessert at Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne StreetThe cheesecake for dessert at Trattoria Cavalli, in Osborne Street (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest)

Cheesecake, it has to be said, is difficult to get wrong, and as a dessert it hits the mark.

The final cost is £27.97, and I leave a decent tip.

The restaurant is good value and hopefully it will start to draw more people in as the weeks go by.