Limoncello Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food we did order was good!"
• "Good service, the buffalo camembert with added truffle was exceptional!"
• "Amazing food, lovely staff and surprisingly inexpensive."
• "Absolutely fantastic dinner. Hands down the best Italian meal I've had."
• "Amazing food! Such simple dishes but prepared with real talent and with the finest ingredients in Cambridge."
• "The food was delicious we had bruschetta to start, Two amazing pizzas with garlic bread for mains and two puds."
• "The food was perfect and just the right sized portions."

Cons:

• "The food was well below expectation. Pretty bland and oily throughout."
• "However both our pizzas were way too oily."
• "The ragú essentially tasted like canned tomatoes and pasta."
• "I think it is a fake Italian place. My tortellini was the same as frozen from Tesco."
• "Sadly, I concur with the other one-star reviews. This restaurant is unjustifiably overpriced and the food taste really quite awful."
• "The food was flavourless. I had the mushroom risotto and it.was like slop on my plate."
• "The food was very salty and could barely be eaten."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and welcoming."
• "Purely giving 5 stars due to the service from the waitress."
• "Service was phenomenal Georgi was brilliant incredibly funny guy who really looked after our table."
• "Service was excellent and fast."
• "Great, friendly service. Thank you."
• "The service was second to none, the recommended wine was delicious and each item of food brought to the table seemed to get better and better."
• "Service was great & friendly."

Cons:

• "The waiter was more interested in his phone than service, but service was super slow in general both times."
• "When paying, the waitress who served us told me it was an inconvenience for her to take off the service charge, something that is not my problem."
• "Nor would they recommend paying £20 for the panettone they have on offer here."
• "One small niggle was empty glasses were left at the table when new drinks were bought over & took a while to get attention to get our bill."
• "Rude and unprofessional. The waiter or owner refused to serve us because we only wanted to order coffee and cake."
• "Unfortunately on most recent visit (22/06) the service was sub par and not attentive which ruined my experience."
• "The service was a bit slow, it took an hour for the food to arrive."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The little garden terrace at the back is very cozy and enchanting!"
• "The back garden was heated and had a nice ambience."
• "The atmosphere was warm and fun."
• "Just a gem of a place."
• "We sat outside the back which was atmospheric and comfortably warm given the winter."
• "The ambiance and atmosphere is cosy and calming."
• "This lovely authentic little Italian restaurant has beautiful decor and a cosy atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was way too hot. We had booked for a table outside but were pushed to sit inside even though there was space outside."
• "The outside tin-roof setting lacks atmosphere and had music playing which was out of keeping with the nice deli atmosphere inside."
• "Our booking was not found easily, we were then walked through a hot and dirty part of the kitchen to get out to the back terrace."
• "Only tiny downside was I made a booking and was hoping to sit out the back, but sitting in the front was ok!"
• "The entrance door which seemed to have a broken soft close mechanism on it, it was constantly slamming every couple of minutes and it went right through me, needs some attention."
• "It’s clear from recent reviews the place is swiftly going down hill, wish I had read them first and saved money."
• "Unfortunately I had a poor experience here on Saturday (29/1/22)."

Value

Pros:

• "Amazing food, lovely staff and surprisingly inexpensive."
• "The ingredients were clearly fresh and of very good quality."
• "Cost wise two of us ate starter, main and dessert plus 2 glasses of wine for £77! Pretty good considering how good the food and atmosphere were."
• "Perhaps a bit underrated in Cambridge this place always has amazing Italian food at a very good price and the most friendly staff!"
• "Pricey compared to some places, but you get what you pay for."
• "Very relaxed place with a nice garden seating in the back in summer."
• "The food is always delicious - freshly made pasta and the menu changes seasonally."

Cons:

• "The food was DELICIOUS but it felt a bit overpriced for the portion size."
• "Nearly £50 for 4 panini's and 4 coffees."
• "It’s quite expensive for the quantity you get."
• "Way too overpriced food."
• "It is very expensive."
• "Everything was ok, just felt v. expensive for what was a small meal…£18 bowl of fresh filled pasta."
• "Slightly overpriced for what you get; a bottle of Peroni for £5 and can of coke for £2.50 seems expensive."