L'assaggino Richmond Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "For a moment I felt like I was on holiday in Italia, Sardegna! Fresh homemade food of a very high quality, very particular and tasty."
• "Cosy and very friendly environment. Food is amazing in quality and taste!"
• "Loved our lunch at this little cozy restaurant. Quick and attentive service from the staff."
• "The restaurant is small, cozy and set over two floors."
• "It's down a little alley way / lane, where there is a strip of shops."
• "A delightful meal on our first night in Richmond... treating us like family."
• "The place is located in a charming little alley, five minutes walk from the station."
• "By far the most authentic high quality food ever."

Cons:

• "Although it is small, the chat can be relatively noisy and isn't helped by the wooden floor."
• "When I stepped in I was surprised with how small it was! It's no more than a few metres wide."
• "The tables are quite small and there honestly wasn't room for anything but our phones to go on table."
• "The staircase is pretty narrow too, so might be an issue for some people getting up and down."
• "The tables by the door with other customers and provided with free drinks whilst we waited."
• "It was a stupidly hot day (35°), and our only complaint was that there was no a/c, nor even a fan."
• "A table for 5 consisted of a table for 4 with an uncomfortable garden chair from outside squeezed on the end."
• "The food used to taste better in the past. This time round it was quite disappointing: bland and flat."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was truly delicious with pasta dishes featuring homemade pasta."
• "Brilliant chicken casserole so tasty."
• "Delicious authentic Sardinian food! Definitely recommend for a homemade intimate and cozy feel."
• "The lamb ragu pasta is simply perfect. Absolutely fantastic, staff and food were first class."
• "The dessert was a very interesting Sardinian interpretation of a millefeuille cake."
• "We had the stuffed calamari starter which was delicious, followed by the pesto seafood pasta which was again, amazing."
• "The bruschetta was amazing, the carbonara was the best I’ve ever had."
• "The zucchini starter with goats cheese and honey was a stand out."

Cons:

• "Cannoli a little over engineered so ricotta flavour lost."
• "The pasta gambretti with prawns was tasty, but not outstanding."
• "The calamari were very rubber, I ate them all, as I was very hungry."
• "Everything was excellent, except the "ted lasso biscuits"."
• "The zucchini starter was tasty, but very small. Pasta with seafood was full of crushed mussels shells."
• "I ordered lasagne (via deliveroo), which is supposed to be a main course, but the portion was so tiny."
• "Whilst the people were nice, the food on the other hand was really of poor quality."
• "The parmigiana and fried burrata balls lacked any flavors."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly, welcoming and efficient."
• "The service was extraordinary. Everyone was very kind and patient."
• "The staff - there were 3 waiting staff - were always present without being at all overbearing."
• "The staff are very welcoming and made us feel like valued customers."
• "Amazing hospitality, amazing atmosphere, amazing food, save room for the chocolate cake."
• "The service was very friendly and the food was very delicious, cooked perfectly."
• "This restaurant really is a hidden gem in the heart of Richmond."
• "Service was attentive but not intrusive, and staff knew a great deal about the food."

Cons:

• "I give it three stars, because I did not see the attention to detail for what was paid at the end of our dinner."
• "I would love to be able to review the restaurant properly but unfortunately my booking failed to make it onto the restaurant’s system."
• "The staff was quite rude and unaccommodating."
• "The service was fine but the food was of a poor standard and was ridiculously expensive."
• "We were asked for the table back after just over an hour and therefore weren’t able to have desserts, coffees etc."
• "Food was good but service was awful. Mains took over an hour to arrive with no apology."
• "The waitress serving us was incredibly rude. I would not recommend, nor would I go back."
• "Mains took over an hour to arrive with no apology. And a service charge was added to the bill."