Frankie & Benny's Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Leicester

Address: Unit C, Meridian Leisure Park, Lubbesthorpe Way, Leicester LE19 1JZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441162824254

Rating: 4.0
based on 203 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Shane our server was fantastic. Remembered an order for a table of eight without a pen and pad."
  • "Excellent service here, the food was delicious and the waitress was lovely."
  • "Very good service, staff are fantastic and friendly."
  • "Fantastic quick service with great food for our child's birthday treat."
  • "Great service from our very attentive waiter Shane he remembered it without writing it down."
  • "Service was good on our food order & kids catered for well with play books and crayons."
  • "Faultless food every time! Helpful staff, polite, quick!"

Cons:

  • "The booths are quite small and struggled to accommodate 6 people in them, better suited for 4 as cramped space."
  • "Poor service and the options we wanted for breakfast was not available."
  • "Rude and judgmental staff!"
  • "The place is full of staff that are not equipped or have the passion for their fast pace jobs."
  • "Waited for 10 minutes to be seated with no acknowledgement by anybody that we were waiting."
  • "Awful service from the hostess."
  • "Absolute terrible place the food was cold the staff were rude, the table we sat on was dirty and sticky!!"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "One standout dish was the ultimate mac n cheese pasta, which was simply amazing."
  • "Portions are big n plentiful... go n enjoy peeps X 😍"
  • "Food was excellent. Fresh and tasty."
  • "The new refurbishment helps give the restaurant a fresh look."
  • "Food for party of 9 was served within 20 minutes, which is quite impressive. Tasty, warm and quick."
  • "Had all vegetarian takeaway for three and it was very tasty."
  • "The food was really tasty. Good value for money."

Cons:

  • "Dessert was a bit overrated and my cookie dough came out more on the burnt side."
  • "The atmosphere wasn't great, service was lacking, food was definitely worse."
  • "One word for the food. Boring! Actually, two words, Boring and Lazy."
  • "The fries tasted like they were dipped in scampi frying fat or something."
  • "If you like waiting at a table without a drink, then waiting another hour or so for some overpriced dried up meatballs you'll love it!"
  • "The pasta was warm in some areas and cold in others, coupled with the fact it was overcooked."
  • "The burgers were clearly from frozen and were thinner than those I have on the bbq at home."

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Good atmosphere, clean premises."
  • "Nice atmosphere as expected here."
  • "The restaurant's ambiance provided a warm and inviting family environment, adding to our overall dining experience."
  • "Great family atmosphere, friendly efficient staff and good food to boot."
  • "The restaurant is on the Meridian Leisure Park in Leicester where you can find a wide selection of restaurants."
  • "Everything was clean including toilets."
  • "Lovely vegan options. We had vegan pizza, vegan lasagna and vegan desserts."

Cons:

  • "Honestly this establishment really isn't worth the exorbitant expense, the food is subpar, the service is slow & the restaurant atmosphere is dire."
  • "Lacking in atmosphere."
  • "Very poor service not a friendly atmosphere anymore."
  • "A mixture of a loud atmosphere and enclosed layout means you lose the ability to even hear yourself think."
  • "However, the wait is terrible. It took over an hour for them to bring out two burgers and pasta."
  • "Food is woeful. Starters are clearly frozen, deep fried junk and the burger main was so overcooked I could use it to play skittles."
  • "Service was rubbish. Wait for 15min had a drink at the bar not a problem. Gave us a table and no service after that."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Great option to pay for your bill online which was super quick and easy and gives you reasonable options for tips."
  • "Download the app to see many special offers."
  • "Accessible but possibly quite right on spacing through the doorway and restaurant table layout."
  • "Great menu with lots of choice."
  • "I think the prices are sometimes a little on the higher side but if you can get a taste card or voucher then it’s very reasonable with 50% off."
  • "Management were great with an issue with a discount voucher."
  • "Overall great food, fantastic service, definitely visiting again with the kids."

Cons:

  • "This rubbishy breakfast cost Β£33+ do no, I do not recommend!"
  • "Almost Β£10 for a burger???? Nothing is that good."
  • "When your food for 5 people arrives in about 4 minutes then you know its not going to taste good, I can confirm it was tasteless."
  • "Poor service, poor food at an over inflated price."
  • "Β£14.99 for the smallest burger in the world took me less than 2 mins too finish it! Ridiculously over priced!"
  • "Would never use a company with hidden charges again."
  • "Perhaps a little expensive at Β£11.50 for the lasagna with no salad or garlic bread included."

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