Pesto at the Dicconson Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food all came hot and was very tasty!"
• "Food was delish and very reasonable price."
• "The food is fresh, well presented and exceptional!!!"
• "The food was sooo tasty, huge variety of dishes, fairly priced and promptly delivered."
• "Food superb, very efficient serving."
• "Had a wonderful meal here. Food was on point, really delicious."
• "Absolutely amazing food, was still warm when we got home."

Cons:

• "Sorry not good enough."
• "The food is mediocre."
• "Pizza was also very bland and not much texture to it."
• "Food was average not worth a return visit."
• "Food took approx. 50 minutes to arrive... the food could have been better."
• "The ITS BACK pizza tasted and looked like a kids frozen cheese pizza that thing had not seen goats cheese."
• "Definitely not worth the money.. pizza was just flat bread, spicy pasta and lasagne was bland and no cheese topping, bruchetta was missing, ribs were dry and tasteless."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter, Phil, was extremely attentive and couldn't do enough for us."
• "The best part about the meal was the lovely, welcoming staff, all attentive, polite and so helpful. Genuinely nice group of people."
• "Very friendly and welcoming staff."
• "Made to feel very welcome by all staff."
• "The staff were fantastic throughout, from the booking and planning of the event to the service on the day."
• "Staff very helpful, couldn't do enough for us given the circumstances."
• "Attentive staff from the moment we arrived."

Cons:

• "Waited a good ten minutes after being seated to have drinks order taken, food came and order wrong, drinks order also wrong and food swimming in oil."
• "Customers were eating their meals in their coats. Not even offered a complimentary coffee to warm us up."
• "The only downside was that the staff could have been a little more attentive."
• "However when we looked at the menu these looked to be not available. We then got the bill and 3 of the items we have chosen were part of one of the deals. We just found it a bit confusing!"
• "I've eaten here many times and enjoyed it but our recent visit last Saturday for a party of 15 ended up with dishes being missed, incorrect food being brought out."
• "Unfortunately the manageress is not very friendly."
• "We struggled to get anyone's attention and the staff kept congregating around our table to 'chat' including coughing in our direction which was very rude."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Early bird menu (all day til 7pm) is excellent value at £8.95 for 3 dishes."
• "Love that the small plates mean I can try loads of different dishes!"
• "The choice is great and having eaten here 3 times in past few months I have enjoyed all dishes."
• "We met friends here for a meal. It was brilliant, we chose the menu of three dishes for £9.99."
• "If you dine before 7pm three tapas dishes cost £10 which is good value."
• "3 tapas portions around £13 -£15 brilliant !!!"
• "Food was great with a great choice of menus and good selection of different dishes all cooked to perfection and well priced to suite all pockets lovely mid week treat."

Cons:

• "I ordered a pint of Coke that cost £3.90 which is expensive but to be expected at a restaurant. Half the glass was filled with ice. I must have gotten about 300ml of actual drink in a pint class. That's £4 for a can of Coke almost."
• "Won't be purchasing lemonade again after paying £2.95 for a glass which was loaded with ice."
• "Definitely not worth the money.. pizza was just flat bread, spicy pasta and lasagne was bland and no cheese topping, bruchetta was missing, ribs were dry and tasteless."
• "Unseasoned pasta, bland food and definitely not good value for money."
• "Total was £44.70 for 2 people."
• "The spicy sausage was not in anyway spicy and tasted like donnor meat every single dish was cold."
• "Pasta was bland."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The setting is fab. The decor is great."
• "It's definitely the best outdoor dinner we've ever had in this country."
• "The place is lovely and clean, with a nice outdoor area for dining out the front and a pretty little beer garden up the side."
• "The restaurant itself has cosy seating in lots of partitioned areas. Spotlessly clean 👌"
• "Even the toilets are pristine!"
• "The restaurant is beautiful and a great atmosphere."
• "The restaurant is inviting and has a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "While we was eating our meal the lights went off and never came back on again for the rest of out visit which is strange."
• "Suddenly the lights were dimmed and it became very dark... lost my footing and fell hurting my knee and leg."
• "Nothing really special about the decor or ambiance of the place."
• "Decor in the back (larger section) is a bit dated but it is all clean and nice."
• "Spoiled only by uncontrollable children (7 PM) and the music was very loud."
• "Completely lacking in trattoria atmosphere."
• "Was not told to check in with track and trace unsure if anyone checked in."