Angelo's Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Design

Pros:

• "A large modern two floor restaurant that has a certain wow factor as you enter the glass front doors."
• "The atmosphere is very good, very nice place."
• "Brilliant lively atmosphere."
• "The refurbishment is very nice indeed giving a light and airy atmosphere with which to dine in."
• "Interior had contemporary decor but ambience was definitely very Italian."
• "Lovely stylish venue, immaculately cleaned and set out."
• "Vibrant atmosphere, spacious."

Cons:

• "It seemed to be very loud indeed (we were in on a Saturday night and we're booked in from 8pm)."
• "One waiter kept making sexist remarks, which I didn’t find as appropriate."
• "No atmosphere, staff lack personality, in particular the manager, and you get the general impression that they are of the opinion that you are a nuisance."
• "Having a conversation in this place is hard enough as it's a very noisy place due to size and no noise damping furnishing."
• "The atmosphere was unbearably loud I believe this was due to the amount of tables packed into the area."
• "Service was terrible, staff were standing around eating pizza while I was trying to get their attention to order our wine."
• "We all felt uncomfortable as one of the waiters was hanging round our table and just collecting our plates when we hadn't all finished."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Nice and authentic Italian food."
• "Absolutely delicious....loved every single scrap of our 3 course meal. Fantastic home made authentic Italian food."
• "The food was really tasty, lots of choice and reasonably priced for the portions size."
• "Food lovely, authentic, great variety of dishes for all."
• "Beautiful food carnt fault it."
• "All food was delicious."
• "Food was great, service great but wine glass price extortionate."

Cons:

• "Only 4 tempura prawns on starter."
• "Food very average."
• "The food was overall tasty but later in the day it gave me a lot of stomach issues after eating the Salmon pasta."
• "Food was okay but my bf said his dish tasted a little bit undercooked."
• "The atmosphere is very good, very nice place, however the food is not great."
• "I ordered the farfalle al salmone which was an absolute joke, there was barely any salmon in it at all."
• "Sorry but I was not impressed by the food fegatina had no taste steak diane was very salty it was like eating a mouth full of salt no brandy in the sauce very disappointing too commercialised."

Service

Pros:

• "Service very good particularly as there was so many people there."
• "The waiters were attentive and friendly."
• "Staff are friendly and puddings are so yummy I usually have 2."
• "Very friendly greeting on arrival."
• "Service is brilliant extremely knowledgeable about the menu and its different dishes."
• "Great service."
• "The service was impeccable, very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "We were unable to hear ourselves think never mind talking, but the waiter did move us after we asked."
• "Staff just look miserable, not once was we asked was our food ok?"
• "Visited today lovely meal spoiled by £30 overcharged on the bill, it was very quiet in the restaurant so some mix up somewhere, all they said was sorry but it didn't feel like it was meant."
• "Service was terrible, staff were standing around eating pizza while I was trying to get their attention to order our wine."
• "However, we waited a very long time between courses, and when we did get the main, it was cold."
• "The waiter was obnoxious he didn’t discuss the wine choices. He was not warm or friendly."
• "Service was dreadful, food was poor in relation to the price, the tables were far too close together."

Value

Pros:

• "The food was really tasty, lots of choice and reasonably priced for the portions size."
• "Reasonably priced for the portions size."
• "Excellent value for money as the menu was extensive."
• "Considering the amount of alcohol consumed, the bill was very reasonable."
• "Very reasonably priced as well."
• "The food offer is great value 3 courses for £23 and they are generous portions too."
• "Great value lunch menus for 3 courses."

Cons:

• "The only thing that stopped me giving a five star rating is the price of the wine."
• "Very disappointed that they don't have vegan options?"
• "Our overall food bill came to £350 not including drinks, overall we all agreed it was overpriced for what we actually got on the night."
• "Nice wine selection (pricey!)."
• "Wine glass price extortionate."
• "The house wine at £22 a bottle was also excessive."
• "Very expensive. Food was no better than a pub lunch, not a city centre restaurant."