Solo Grano Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The garlic mushroom starter is the most buttery, garlicky, all-round delicious mushroom experience of my life."
• "The pasta is so creamy and every bite is a silky, full-of-umami, flavour bomb."
• "The Quatro formaggi and spinach pizza were utterly delicious."
• "Their hot drinks are to die for."
• "The tagliatelle al funghi was delicious, creamy, mushroomy and packed with flavour."
• "The food never disappoints, and their hot drinks are to die for."
• "The pizza (salmon pizza and the spinach pizza) was absolutely fantastic."
• "Food is really good. Good varieties of pasta and fresh pizzas."

Cons:

• "Pasta barely had any taste, we could taste the bacon and that’s pretty much it."
• "The food is so filling and we always struggle to finish our portion."
• "The pizzas were rubbery, felt like defrosted food and didn’t taste great."
• "The shock came with my recent takeaway pizza that was very burned."
• "Pizza is good, ordered a feta and quinoa salad and the quinoa was hard and uncooked."
• "The pasta with shrimps was very generous, well cooked, but lacking a bit more love."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are remarkably friendly!"
• "The service is also impeccable! The staff are so attentive."
• "Service was friendly, attentive and helpful."
• "The staff are super friendly and polite."
• "Our waiter Tasos was polite, and provided the best in service."
• "The staff were incredibly professional and welcoming."

Cons:

• "The waitress would 'drop' the food with an upset face and say nothing."
• "It took a while before we were able to place our order, but it was busy."
• "A tiny minus for the customer service. We have been waiting ages for drinks and meal."
• "We waited 40 minutes after finishing our food for them to come and ask if we'd like our bill."
• "They said just cancel his order and 'lets finish up early'. Learn some customer service."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "It is such a cosy, little restaurant serving the most amazing, authentic Italian food."
• "Solo Grano has a perfect downtown location with a wide array of exquisite pizza options."
• "A cozy place close to the city center serving a nice selection of pizzas and pastas."
• "Good location, very cosy, nicely decorated place."

Cons:

• "The restaurant itself is plainly decorated."
• "The place is quite limited, there is not much space inside and only a few tables outside."
• "A small nondescript room up steep stairs. Very tight sitting."
• "The decor and tables/seating are basic but clean."

Pricing

Pros:

• "They are so well priced and definitely well worth the prices."
• "The price-to-value ratio is phenomenal."
• "The prices are reasonable and the portions are generous."
• "Good to see the prices are about what you'd expect for a cafe style restaurant, but with top-notch food."

Cons:

• "Prices seem to have risen quite substantially recently."
• "The reason I’m only giving this place 4 stars was because the seating area was small."
• "Prices are much higher in reality than stated on THEIR CURRENT WEBSITE."
• "Paid an extra £1.50 to add king prawns to a pasta dish - shockingly you only actually get a mere singular king prawn for it!"