Bella Italia - Huntingdon Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The guy that served us (Tom) was brilliant and really great with kids."
• "Unfortunately the 1st table we were given the table was just too high for me. I asked the manager if they had another one and he couldn't have been more helpful."
• "The staff a Huntingdon were very friendly and helpful."
• "First time eating here, very friendly, helpful staff, lovely, tasty food."
• "The restaurant is clean with nice decor and the staff were friendly and prompt."
• "Waiter name Michał give me and my family best service !!! really nice and friendly guy."
• "The staff were friendly and helped with anything we needed."

Cons:

• "Yet the minute we walked in the door it took us nearly 10 minutes to get seated and we were the first in line."
• "Service was incredibly slow; waited almost 40 minutes just to get our drinks."
• "Waited ages for drinks, our order of food didn't arrive together so two of us sat waiting while the others ate."
• "The service was awful. Ordered our food got our own cutlery."
• "After sitting there for 20 minutes no one had been bothered to take a drinks order let alone discuss the food."
• "Lots of new staff and not very attentive even though not that busy."
• "Had to wait over 20 mins to get our drinks order taken. When the waiter finally arrived he just plonked the drinks on the table without saying a word."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food arrives to the table in probably between 15 to 20 minutes."
• "The starters were fantastic; great flavours, serving size and selection."
• "Desserts again were delicious and a perfect portion size."
• "Food was tasty."
• "Good atmosphere, good food like trying different things off the menu as well as different drinks."
• "Our mains offered a generous portion but not too heavy, also very tasty."
• "Delicious food! Super fresh, they serve very quickly too."

Cons:

• "Meh... the pizza was better than expected but the spaghetti with meatballs and gnocchi with mushrooms were very bland."
• "I had Calzone, nice but salami was cold within Pizza and other meal 'Pasta' was also not hot - not good."
• "Absolutely disgusting food. Mac n cheese has sauce surely!!! Not a lump of congealed mozzarella cheese in the middle!!"
• "Also served 2 desserts on dirt plates licked my finger and wiped the plate and could see the line in the dirt."
• "Meal was ok on Friday 9th October apart from my girlfriend who has an allergy to black pepper was given black pepper on her chicken meal and couldn't eat it."
• "The tables and chairs were disgustingly filthy, only 2 waitresses on therefore dirty crockery and glasses on most tables."
• "Food was terrible - we tried pizza and pasta dishes and all had leftovers - not for lack of hunger but the quality of the food just was not good."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is comfortable and the decor has a circa 2013 Italian look to it."
• "Nice Italian themed restaurant."
• "Perfect for groups and families."

Cons:

• "Over priced food and wasn’t impressed at the quality of the food or service."
• "As for the restaurant itself it could do with a deep clean, we sat at table 10 and found dead flies on the roller blind there and also live flies constantly flying around us."
• "It was the worst carbonara I have EVER tasted."
• "A large seating area and parking at the front of the restaurant."
• "The environment was nice, beautiful decoration and great service."

Value

Pros:

• "If you have a Tatsecard the price is significantly reduced."
• "To be honest the manager gave us complimentary drinks. And with my voucher it cost £7.35 for 2 3 course dinner."
• "My son had 3 courses and a milk for £5.95 which was excellent value."
• "Also the fact that you accept The Defence Discount card is a bonus."
• "£13.99 meal deal is good value for money, nice clean and tidy venue with interesting decor."