Salvi’s Mozzarella Bar Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It is a lovely place very warm and welcoming."
• "Lovely atmosphere and beautiful food."
• "The places is below street level so it has a rustic feel."
• "The outdoor seating makes for a perfect place to sit and enjoy a glass of wine and great food on a sunny evening."
• "The building in the old courts is the perfect setting."
• "The decor style is romantic, rustic and cosy."
• "It's a really lovely place, really bright and airy."

Cons:

• "It's independently owned, but it had the same atmosphere as a chain, which felt disappointing."
• "Dead atmosphere in the downstairs bit of the restaurant."
• "Poor atmosphere, bland food."
• "The greeting was cool on a warm day and the mediocre food could have been forgiven if the service was of a good standard yet the rude and dismissive staff just added to the already bad taste in the mouth."
• "Bad service, bad food and bad atmosphere."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was fab and friendly too ... all up, a great place to eat ..."
• "Food was great, service was great."
• "Great service and all staff very friendly and helpful and great atmosphere too."
• "Service was speedy and helpful. The staff are attentive and friendly."
• "The guy that serves us every time goes above and beyond every time we come."
• "Staff were on point. Polite, helpful, engaging."
• "The service and welcome received is always great."

Cons:

• "Servers need trained in common courtesy as well as common hospitality protocol."
• "Unfortunately service on arrival wasn't great and seemed quite rude."
• "Service ruined the meal overall."
• "The service is nothing to write home about; often it seems they're slightly irritated you're there/waiting."
• "Spoke to the waiter who was quite rude."
• "Awful, awful service."
• "Service was a big let down. We had to ask several times to get water on the table."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The most authentic Italian cuisine we have experienced in the UK."
• "The mains were all incredible- perfectly cooked and decent sized portions."
• "Pizza was really, really good."
• "The fish stew was amazing with chunks of the most tender octopus I have ever eaten!"
• "The mozzarella is the best I have eaten in England but this is because they fly it in from Italy."
• "The food was sophisticated whilst flavorful and tasty for a kinda picky fifteen year old."
• "Everything was delicious on the platter."

Cons:

• "The ravioli was extremely salty and we couldn't finish the dish."
• "The carbonara was bland and my prawn with fresh tomato pasta was literally one prawn and a half with a massive amount of tomato sauce."
• "My pizza had no flavour."
• "Pasta wasn’t seasoned well. Lacked salt & overall flavour."
• "One of the mains was so peppered it was inedible."
• "The food wasn't nice either, bland or undercooked."
• "Food arrived cold and it flavourless."