Gino's Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The lasagne was 5tier pasta with delicious fresh tasting tomatoe sauce."
• "The food tasted authentic and fresh, great flavours that I’ve never had before."
• "We had a mix of pastas and pizza that were sensational and a starter of mushrooms in garlic and cream that was so good."
• "Both had a fusilli dish with my wife having the genovese and her comment was one of the best Italian dishes ever."
• "The food has always been amazing best pizzas and steak in Lincoln. Not many restaurants consistently keep up this quality of food. Always fresh and great portion size."
• "The food is fairly simple, but well seasoned and good quality - just like they do in Italy."
• "The food is amazing and cooked and tastes just as authentic Italian food should be."

Cons:

• "The Calzone main lacked flavour and had very little meat and cheese inside and packed out with veg."
• "Beef stroganoff was tasteless."
• "The pasta served was under-cooked and inedible."
• "Pizza was doughy and a bit bland and the risotto was a little undercooked."
• "Food was bland, soggy, strange tasting and it felt like a fast food restaurant but top prices."
• "The food was very mediocre and lacking in flavour, then to be served a shop bought turamasu with canned squirty cream was the final straw."
• "The worst food that I had ever, that's not Italian food it's garbage."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were welcoming and friendly."
• "Excellent, quick and friendly service."
• "Great helpful, friendly staff."
• "Service has always been spot on with professional and friendly waiters."
• "Service was very polite, friendly, and accommodating."
• "The staff were lovely and efficient and the restaurant is nice."
• "The staff were both attentive, friendly and polite."

Cons:

• "The only thing what is wrong with this place is lack of service."
• "Service awful had to keep asking for drinks etc and the older guy in charge just shouted at customers."
• "Good food but the waiter we had was rude, leaning over our food to pass plates across the table, rather than walking around to the person he was serving."
• "Service was absolutely terrible, no apologies for the drinks just another slammed on the table!"
• "Waiter looked miserable and said it had been long day."
• "Service slow."
• "The service was terrible, basically 'eat your food and get out of here fast' attitude."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices were reasonable for the setting and levels of service."
• "Meal was lovely, value for money I think."
• "Great value 3 courses."
• "Awesome value for money."
• "I have to say I feel we paid the right price for the food."
• "Was very happy with the prices, were very reasonable considering other restaurants around coming within the same price per head."
• "Good value for money."

Cons:

• "Good food, though a little pricey."
• "Really expensive for what we got."
• "Very over-priced menu for very average food."
• "Over priced for such basic food."
• "We felt the meal was over priced for the portion sizes and quality wasn't fantastic."
• "Spaghetti Bologanese Tasty but NOT VALUE FOR MONEY."
• "To expensive and food quality very poor."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Inside it is cozy and calming."
• "It was a great experience, nice atmosphere, food was excellent, and reasonably priced."
• "Busy atmosphere, friendly staff and quality food."
• "Atmosphere was excellent and Ginos fitted us in on a Saturday evening even though we hadn’t booked."
• "Lovely independent Italian on the hill with a welcoming vibe."
• "Lovely relaxing ambiance. Slightly romantic."
• "Nice atmosphere."