Taste of Italy Pizza Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "What a pizza! This restaurant brings the authenticity of proper Neapolitan style pizza to Chelmsford."
• "Parmigiana Pizza and Lasagne were amazing."
• "The pizzas and homemade dessert were fabulous."
• "Amazing calzone (probably the best I've ever had)."
• "Proper Italian pizza. Infinitely better than a Dominos or Pizza Hut."
• "The best pizza we've had in Chelmsford! Lovely staff and they sell the amazing authentic 'red Peroni'."
• "Amazing food! Very polite and welcoming staff. I would definitely recommend Taste of Italy If you are looking for an authentic Italian pizza!!"
• "Absolutely amazing food! The pizza is just like pizza you get in Italy… plus the ingredients actually come from there."

Cons:

• "Fast, attentive service with a smile, the pizzas are average though. The dough and toppings were both quite bland."
• "Ordered a take away for collection unfortunately the food wasn't even prepped when arrived to pick up 20 mins later. Very disappointed with the food, pizzas bases were both soggy and topping fell off when eating. Crust were burnt too. Expensive for below average food."
• "We ordered the calamari for starters which were very chewy and overcooked."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Was greeted and looked after by a gentleman called Peter who kindly made my friends belated birthday feel special."
• "Their service was excellent, no pushy, friendly and relax."
• "We were served by an absolutely lovely waitress who was extremely friendly and kind."
• "Lucia the waitress, Pete and also the manager Sergio. We will 100% recommend and return. Great customer service."
• "Amazing night at The Taste of Italy. Food was outstanding and the service was even better."
• "Friendly and helpful with a smile and no pressure. Our waiter/server Luca was brilliant."
• "Friendly staff, quality service, and awesome food. The Pizzas were on point and you could tell they were made with care."
• "Great service and the best pizza I have had since being in Italy."

Cons:

• "My calzone was nice in flavour, however, when I asked the waitress if I could have some mayonnaise she refused."
• "We brought a number of friends here this evening, we ordered a vegetarian pizza, it was served with fish on and when we complained about this and how it was handled the manager shouted at us, calling my partner a 'pig of the earth' amongst other things."
• "Ordered a take away, waited two hours being told constantly they would deliver in 20 mins, in the end never came."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was relaxed and not too noisy."
• "The only reason I gave it a 4 stars for atmosphere was that the decor is lacking, which is fine but I think maybe all the hard surfaces affect the acoustics as it was quite loud even though not totally full."
• "Not necessarily an Italian-like atmosphere in the restaurant, but it was impeccably clean, comfortable & very fresh and well appointed."
• "Great bustling atmosphere and a great selection of pizza and non pizza mains, starters, deserts and drinks."
• "The menu is varied, so much choice, the food is so fresh, tasty, the portion size is generous, you can see your pizza cooked in front of you."

Cons:

• "It is quite noisy, but then it’s full of people enjoying themselves which is understandable given the delicious food."
• "The dark green covered windows was what made me drop it a point. I like the light and being able to see out."
• "The restaurant would benefit from some soft furnishings to absorb some of the echo."