Mele e Pere Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Atmosphere fab."
• "The decor was funky and colourful too."
• "Tucked away from the street level, it's a hidden gem with amazing Italian food and drinks, great decor and ambiance."
• "The interior of the restaurant, I felt surrounded by Italian film stars and the candles made it really romantic."
• "Love the lighting. It is just the right atmosphere for after work socialising."
• "The ambiance at Mele e Pere on the Saturday evening when I went was great - live musicians playing, a real buzz and a very cool basement space."
• "Sweet little gem in soho, very easy going ambiance downstairs and great for a drink and nibbles with low tables :)"

Cons:

• "Downstairs gets a little too noisy later in the evening."
• "The ambiance is nice although very loud."
• "Place bit too warm even if was raining outside."
• "It's a really nice place but too loud in my opinion."
• "The atmosphere is the atmosphere of a pub: extremely noisy, people shouting as if they are watching a football match."
• "Upstairs is quieter whereas downstairs gets a little too noisy later in the evening."
• "Decor is fine - unpretentious, functional, quite middle of the road. Verging on boring..."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was also impeccable and the staff were so friendly and accommodating to our requests."
• "The service with Panos was flawless."
• "Everyone was so lovely, service was attentive but not intrusive."
• "Staff friendly and informative re the menu."
• "Delicious food; friendly, helpful, efficient and knowledgeable staff; good beer; tasteful and engaging decor; reasonable prices."
• "The staff are very friendly and provide exemplary service."
• "The service personal are very friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Overall, service was slow and food was just ok."
• "The service was poor and we decided to not pay service charge."
• "Service was slow, we waited a long time to be served."
• "However we had three servers which was not very professional."
• "We were the only people there and still service took an absurdly long time."
• "The waiters were nice but took ages to serve."
• "Service could have been more attentive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really flavoursome."
• "The food is to die for."
• "lovely freshly made pasta and pizza - really great Italian pizza dough."
• "The food was all well presentable and tasted amazing."
• "Food came out unbelievably quick and yet tasted amazing!"
• "Food was well presented and tasty."
• "The food was absolutely amazing! Starters, main, dessert, drink, everything was just perfect."

Cons:

• "Prawn diavolo pasta wasn't nice at all, tomato sauce was watery and flavourless."
• "The only negative side was the coffee, we ordered two espresso coffee, completely different, too strong and too watery."
• "The pasta was dry (suspect it was re-heated) and the sauce was bland and virtually non-existent."
• "The food was of a very poor quality, profiterolls - that was one big piece barely had anything inside and was super dry."
• "The calamari was chewy and well over cooked."
• "However was a bit let down by the pasta main -a bit too al dente and a bit cold, not really worth the price to be honest."
• "The “fresh” black truffle shaved on was cold, bland, and seemed a bit past its prime."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The OpenTable £20 set menu is great value for money!"
• "I’d like to give 10 stars but the maximum is 5.. as you can tell, portions are generous and you get a great value for money!"
• "From there very well prices 3 course set menu (£20 WITH a glass of bubbles!) to the informed and attentive staff - my experience at Mele e Pere was top notch."
• "Well priced."
• "This is real, authentic Italian food made with love and dedication for you at prices you & I can afford."
• "Very reasonable prices for London."
• "Oh, and amazing value here too! Great prices for the location and quality."

Cons:

• "Two smallest glasses of wine was £15 plus there was a £1.88 service charge added."
• "Glasses of wine £16.50 a glass."
• "A price of £24 for a veal cutlet that was nice but not exceptional felt too expensive."
• "3 starters, 2 mains and 1 dessert plus service charge came in at £100 - there were no drinks on this! To me, that's a lot for what we had."
• "Steak tasted very disappointing and could definitely tell the meat wasn’t fresh."
• "Food was expensive and lacking in flavor."
• "Food was very nice but extremely small portions e.g.5 pieces ravioli for a main course at approx £12."