Okay, this place is awesome.

1 for 1 set lunch at $20 bucks (not including GST and service charge yet) and it's really worth it. For students like me anyway. Covo has become a hangout for my friends and I who would go to Covo weekly now. And if the portions look small, I assure you they aren't.

Entering Covo is like entering a sanctuary, it's very peaceful, as the neighbourhood itself is quiet, so you won't get squealing babies like you'd see in Swensens or something. You can actually gossip in Covo without being overheard.

So, the set lunch comes with:

bread (foccacia!) + crackers
tapas - usually soup + a side
main course
dessert - AWESOME
coffee/tea/iced tea

Anyway I've been there 3 times, and I've never had the same main course ever. I've had pasta with chicken/pork sausages & pasta with soft shell crab & chicken/cheese/egg piccata. It's really good. The pastas are creamy, so if you hate creamy stuff, or don't want heavy stuff, you shouldn't go for the pasta. The Fish and Chips are great, they don't give you that much fish, but the salad with its dressing more than makes up for it :)

When choosing the soups, I'd recommend the warm soup rather than the cold one. I think the Cold soups are too thin, and the warm soups have just the right texture. But it's up t you, whatever you like more. :)

OKAY YEAH DESSERT. WHATEVER YOU DO, SAVE SPACE FOR IT. YOUR STOMACH WILL THANK YOU FOR IT. Covo's desserts beat the rest hands down. They usually are of contrasting tastes, but who cares? They're GOOOD. I don't really know how to describe them? BUT TRY IT FOR YOURSELF AND SEE.

The service is pretty good, we kept rushing them this one time, and the were quite nice about it! and they'd always ask nicely if you're done before they clear your stuff, and they'd always clear the previous course before serving you the next. small things like this earn brownie points :D