Casa Nostra Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Prompt service, no messing around, always good."
• "The staff are highly attentive and serve you quickly whenever anything is needed."
• "Lively busy restaurant attentive waiters, good for birthday celebrations."
• "Lovely friendly staff... Had lunch there had evening dinner... Both good experiences nice for party's and groups."
• "All of our orders were served with a smile and professionalism."
• "Always amazing. The food is always excellent and the service is friendly and efficient."
• "The service is excellent."

Cons:

• "Really hit-and-miss... my steak was left under the heat lamp while everyone else's food finished cooking, and was thus overdone."
• "There was only one girl working at the bar, i wanted a bottle of wine, but had to wait 3/4 an hour for it."
• "Service was good, although we could have ordered more drinks if we could have grabbed a server's attention."
• "Staff were friendly but didn't all pay attention to requests & were quite laid back with clearing the table."
• "Upon trying to pay for our bill as nobody had bothered to tend our table since the ice cream scenario, we decided to get up and pay at the till who we were then greeted by a girl with a serious attitude problem!"
• "The waiters were kind and well-mannered but on numerous occasions forgot people's orders and dishes."
• "Staff where excellent unless you wanted black pepper."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The fillet steaks were the best we have had for a long time."
• "The food is just simply excellent, I am a regular here and it gets better and better every time I come!"
• "We have been visiting the casa nostra for many years... The food was fabulous and the service was excellent !!! 10 out of 10"
• "Great service, atmosphere and fabulous food. Was all delicious."
• "The food is always brilliant, and excellent value."
• "The food is absolutely amazing and tastes amazing."
• "Hands down the best Italian I've ever been to! Food is exceptional."

Cons:

• "The starters were abysmal for the price, £7.95 for 3 golf ball sized meatballs rolling around on a plate of sauce and they tasted like the tinned meatballs you can buy in a supermarket."
• "I had calamari, it was a joke. Absolutely no taste it was overcooked."
• "Food was just above average."
• "The coating on the calamari starter was a little soggy; would’ve preferred a crispier batter."
• "The main meal was microwaved, bubbling on the sides lukewarm inside."
• "Although the food was edible it was rather on the bland side, the vegetables were also on the mean side."
• "The sirloin steak was very chewy and stringy, not the quality I expect in an Italian restaurant and the worst steak i have ever had out."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was amazing."
• "For a Tuesday it was very busy which created a lovely atmosphere."
• "I LOVED everything about our visit here, the food, the prices and the atmosphere!"
• "The atmosphere is warm and lively, the food is great and the service is excellent."
• "The atmosphere is warm and lively."
• "The atmosphere is a real family friendly vibe."
• "It was busy with a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Loud, noisy."
• "Very noisy at time if visit due to large party at the time."
• "The venue itself was really overcrowded."
• "We were quite spaced out so found it difficult to enjoy one another's company as it got busy quickly, so it was quite loud."
• "It is always busy and if you prefer somewhere quiet to eat, this is not for you."
• "The food is superb however the level of noise was so bad we could not hear each other."
• "Music far too loud."

Value

Pros:

• "The Monday to Friday meal deals were an excellent value for money."
• "The food is always amazing! Super tasty and always up to a high standard."
• "By far the best restaurant in the North West that I have visited. Can't fault the food or the price."
• "Great value for money with attentive staff and a good selection of Italian cuisine."
• "They have a 3 course offers on every night except Saturday which is well worth the money."
• "Good value for money as the portion sizes are really generous."
• "Affordable prices too."

Cons:

• "The prices are quite high (the king prawn starter had 3 small King prawns and was £9.95)"
• "The portions of fries were small considering the price."
• "My dessert was warm chocolate fudge cake, i asked for ice cream as well..i was disappointed to see just 1 scoop - of which I'd paid £1.20 for."
• "Expensive for what it was. The sauce in two dishes tasted the same and menu hasn't changed for years."
• "Drinks a bit pricey but is expected that."
• "The prices are quite high."
• "The meals seemed to come from a packet or a jar."