Ariete Bar & Restaurant Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Lovely decor and ambiance."
• "Atmosphere is brilliant."
• "Ambience is great, soft music in the background, also busy it wasn't too loud."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "It has a wonderful atmosphere, I would highly recommend dining there."
• "Really lovely place, nice atmosphere, garden seating area, good service."
• "Lovely surroundings and the gentlemen that looked after us were very attentive."

Cons:

• "After being moved from pillar to post as if we didn't have a reservation, despite booking days in advance, we were subject to a bland cocktail of banality."
• "Art of conversation lost in the far too loud out of place 80's cover song's 😕 it would be nice to listen to more authentic Italian acoustic music whilst dining."
• "The atmosphere was loud like a children’s party."
• "Service is slow (took 3 hours for a 3 course dinner on a quiet Sunday afternoon)."
• "The room is so loud you cant hear anyone from across the table which wasn't what we wanted when we went for a family meal."
• "The atmosphere was a bit flat but it was empty as we went early so later evening probably better."
• "Venue is far to loud and it like eating in a fancy hall, everyone shouting over each other."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are friendly and food is always good and well priced."
• "The young lady who looked after our table was professional, friendly, and very attentive, a credit to the restaurant."
• "Customer service and setting exceptional 👍."
• "Service was superb."
• "Our server Sophie was very attentive."
• "The staff here were full of energy, attentive and polite."
• "The staff are very friendly and attentive, especially Salvatore!"

Cons:

• "The service was pretty poor, 45 minutes before a server came to our table."
• "Busy Saturday night, with lots of parties, but not enough staff to cover everyone."
• "Service poor - had to ask twice for water at the table, twice asked for toilet roll in the ladies as non present."
• "Only negative is that each time we have ordered drink/food they don't bring it and this has happened each time I've been here."
• "Service couldn't be faulted though. Attention to detail and with a smile."
• "Awful service! Has to ask twice to order food."
• "The water provided on the table was warm and the overall service was poor we had more apologies than dealing with the issues."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food arrived in good time, generous portions and really we received some of the best food I've tasted in a long time."
• "The food is absolutely fabulous."
• "Really good Italian restaurant, the food is great and the staff are fantastic."
• "The food is always excellent and I've never had reason to complain."
• "Food was amazing, I have meat filled pasta with mushroom and bacon and it was the best pasta I'd ever had."
• "The food was amazing, well presented, and really flavourful, the best pasta I have had all year."
• "Food was excellent, served quickly and piping hot."