Bella Italia - Peterborough Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Peterborough

Address: Cygnet Park, Phorpres Way, Hampton, Peterborough PE7 8FD, United Kingdom

Phone: +441733972144

Rating: 4.0
based on 162 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Sean, who was front of house, was stepping in behind in the kitchen to assure that all other orders were produced efficiently and correctly."
  • "Thank you to the team at Bella for looking after us last night."
  • "Service was good. Our server Tobi was friendly and efficient."
  • "Great service, good food and a nice atmosphere."
  • "We had excellent meal here on Fathers Day. Although busy the service was good and the young waiter serving us was polite, friendly and efficient."
  • "Service was a bit slow (although the restaurant was busy) but friendly."
  • "The service was spot on, and they didn't keep us waiting long for our food."

Cons:

  • "After 90 minutes still no food despite chasing on a number of occasions."
  • "Terrible experience! Slow service, food took ages people came in after us and got their food much quicker."
  • "Visited on Sunday 29 May, we were very disappointed with the quality of the food... The service was slow."
  • "It was not busy but we had to wait for our food very long."
  • "Staff took quite a while to come to us to take order after seating."
  • "Appalling service. Very long wait for our food (we had to ask if was going to be much longer)."
  • "The service was awful. He were seated and then left for over 10 minutes, before anyone came over to take our order."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Lasagne is one of the best I ever tasted both the chicken and the regular."
  • "Food is always 5*, amazing atmosphere and polite staff."
  • "The food is good."
  • "However the food was great and the restaurant clean and welcoming."
  • "Great food, quality staff, will be coming again."
  • "The food was amazing."
  • "I opted for the Omelette Davolina; a spicy omelette served with crispy potatoes and a grilled tomato - very satisfying."

Cons:

  • "It's a disgrace to call this Italian cuisine! You can get better tasting food from microwave meals at any supermarket."
  • "Absolutely shocking quality of food vs price."
  • "Food was nice, although not hot."
  • "Mixed reviews around the table for the quality of food. My pasta dish was a bit bland."
  • "Food when it eventually arrived was mediocre - salads were warm and wilted."
  • "One pizza was rock hard and was very difficult to cut through."
  • "The food was ok, nothing extraordinary and didn't justify the wait or customer service."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

  • "Place is beautifully decorated full of character."
  • "This is one of the better chain restaurants in the Hampton area and had become our go-to place for a quick, nice family meal."
  • "Very clean and they are doing a great job under the circumstances with Covid."
  • "This place is easy to get to and has plenty of parking. It's clean and tidy and not very noisy."
  • "If you are looking somewhere fun with a great atmosphere this is the place for you."
  • "It's a nice bright environment with a great atmosphere for couples, families and groups of friends."
  • "Lovely decor, different areas with differing themes."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant was ran by two managers which was more concerned talking about their personal lives to each other than their guests."
  • "One particular staff member was grumpy and acted like she didn't want to be there."
  • "Table booked for special occasion, walked in and staff are wearing jumpers and coats."
  • "Colder inside than out, had to keep my coat on. Toilets were not clean."
  • "The menu has changed and was missing some of our favourite dishes, no more chilli oil which was a special touch to the food, the quality of food had also dropped heavily."
  • "This place isn't very old but looks like ancient times. Very dirty, cobwebs in the corners, sticky floor, disgusting."
  • "Nice food but my goodness, this place needs a good clean. We sat down to grubby cutlery, the wall was absolutely vile."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Never had any issues here, food always been delicious and using quadrupled up Tesco vouchers makes it affordable."
  • "Plus, we got a free main meal by signing up for their newsletter, which made the prices feel right."
  • "Using tesco clubcard vouchers we managed to get £36 off the bill as well!"
  • "Love the fact they take Tesco vouchers as well."
  • "Excellent value for money... Thankyou and will definitely be returning again."
  • "Always great food here, my favourite is the garlic & cheese flatbread (starter)."
  • "Very clean and they are doing a great job under the circumstances with Covid. Portion size more than adequate."

Cons:

  • "The food was fine, however the £100 parking fine was not."
  • "But I had king prawns as a starter. Overpriced in my view for five prawns and two bits of dry bread."
  • "Prices are fairly high though, lunch for two - Lasagne with sides, desserts and a glass of wine each was over £70 which some might find a little steep for lunch."
  • "Meals tasted good (7/10) but value for money (4/10) just too much money for very little food."
  • "Also pricey for what you get. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend and will not be returning."
  • "Prices were very expensive for average food."
  • "Very poor service and don't expect half the items on the menu if you visit on a Sunday."

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