Pircio Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant

Address: Drill Hall, Market Square, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3UU, United Kingdom

Phone: +441279898181

Rating: 4.5
based on 298 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was delicious - I highly recommend the chicken shish."
  • "Food is lovely and reasonably priced."
  • "All the meat plate very huge but especially super delicious."
  • "Food delicious."
  • "The food was wonderful, reasonably priced."
  • "Absolutely fantastic food. Fresh, delicious, well prepared."
  • "The food was great."

Cons:

  • "We had high expectations but it was extremely overpriced for bad quality food."
  • "Had to wait well over an hour just for the blandest spaghetti bolognese I’ve ever eaten."
  • "Both times the food was poor."
  • "The lamb ribs were pure fat, unedible."
  • "Over crowded, sat at tables too small for comfortable dining, completely unorganised, below average quality food."
  • "The Turkish platter was obviously out of tubs bought in tasteless."
  • "The food was okay at best, it was very bland."

Service

Pros:

  • "5 stars for the service alone. I have never been seated so quickly on a walk-in. All of the staff were super attentive."
  • "Very good service: waiters, sommelier, know their roles and perform them well."
  • "Service is excellent, quick and good quality food."
  • "Service was truly excellent.. super accommodating, and really took care of the kids in our group."
  • "The service is impeccable and if any mistakes were made they are certainly made up."
  • "The staff made us welcome and were attentive throughout."
  • "Service at Pircio is always welcoming and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Felt slightly forgotten however staff apologised and offered us free drinks or dessert as a consolation."
  • "The man was very rude and aggressive and argued."
  • "Our drinks arrived after our starters and a few of the male members of staff were simply rude."
  • "Incredibly poor service, the worst service I've ever received."
  • "It took us three hours for all three courses and to pay, most of which seemed to be delays in the service."
  • "Service was hectic and not particularly polite."
  • "Service was poor and felt rushed."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Nice ambience and so lively."
  • "Lovely interior and ambience."
  • "Beautifully decorated, lively atmosphere."
  • "Atmosphere happy vibes."
  • "The venue is stunning inside and has an fantastic outside eating area."
  • "The main seating area has a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere."
  • "Buzzing with conversation, warm, inviting."

Cons:

  • "No access for disabled. Only way in up a steep, cobbled hill which in the pouring rain was dangerously slippery and impossible for me with heart failure."
  • "Also very difficult to park nearby."
  • "It is SO loud inside you really have to shout at each other."
  • "One of the noisiest restaurants I have experienced. The place was full to the extreme (Saturday) with little privacy and space between tables."
  • "This whole place wants you in and out as quickly as possible, it’s really not acceptable."
  • "The place is huge and very loud."
  • "A little noisy though."

Value

Pros:

  • "The lunch menu is affordable with appetizer and pasta/pizza to choose."
  • "Everything was amazing and the total cost was quite reasonable."
  • "3 courses was £44 including 2 soft drinks and tips. Well worth the price!"
  • "Very generous portions and fair prices."
  • "The pricing was very reasonable for everything we had."
  • "Price was very reasonable too."
  • "The price is also very reasonable!!"

Cons:

  • "Value for money may not quite be there for some dishes."
  • "Over priced & over hyped."
  • "Won’t be returning. 1 rating on food hygiene by the foods standard agency as of March 2019."
  • "The drinks were small, I ordered a virgin mojito, it was full of ice and had no flavour very watery."
  • "Food was a bit pricey, but it was well worth it for high quality."
  • "We ended up paying £350+ really not worth it."
  • "Over priced and under fed."

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