Da Mario Covent Garden Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A cozy atmosphere."
• "What a unique atmosphere!"
• "The interior is simple but lovely and warm."
• "It has a really personal and romantic atmosphere."
• "Real Italian atmosphere."
• "Cosy & romantic atmosphere too."
• "The atmosphere is nice and cosy and it's not pretentious at all!"

Cons:

• "The restaurant is a bit small so it’s quite crowded when people are starting to come in to eat. It’s also a bit dark inside."
• "The decor was shabby and out of date, plus the cramped seating made a night out uncomfortable, barely enough elbow room for each table."
• "The place was loud and a fire alarm even came on at some point for a solid minute until someone did something."
• "Our table right in the thoroughfare with persistent often unapologetic knocks and brushes past."
• "The space is a bit small and may seem to be cramp but, it's in London so I supposed it's kinda normal."
• "Restaurant is a bit cramped, if there is a space for a table, they use it."
• "Service was okay but we were packed like sardines with waiters constantly bumping on our backs."

Service

Pros:

• "The pastas were also incredible and the service of a very high quality!"
• "Amazing friendly staff, great hospitality."
• "The staff were so attentive & brilliant with children."
• "The loveliest waiters."
• "The staff are amazing and so welcoming and helpful."
• "Very friendly staff."
• "The staff make you feel so welcome."

Cons:

• "Be prepared if you have limited mobility, the toilet is on the bottom of steep stairs."
• "What most surprised me was the attitude of one of the waiters, practically throwing menus and cutlery at us to rush us out..."
• "Absolutely disrespectful male staff/manager laughs at customers who misread the Italian menu."
• "Secondly we had a very stroppy unprofessional waitress, who was tiny with flared nostrils, big condescending eyes and tattoos on her back!"
• "The same chubby short woman who brought us the bill she put on the receipt a total of approx £87 then she bring the machine for payment and by herself she added another total of £92."
• "Worst restaurant in London we was seated by a rude Italian waiter and was over charged on the bill."
• "The waiter didn't even give us 5 minutes to chose our drinks and put on us a huge pressure 'to rush'."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Each dish tasted so authentic & fresh!"
• "The lasagna is home made and i really recommend it, it is amazing!"
• "Amazing authentic italian food at a reasonable price in central London."
• "The truffle pasta was absolutely delicious!"
• "The excellent prosecco is the cherry on top!"
• "Proper Italian restaurant with Proper Italian food can't wait to go back. Beef ragu amazing."
• "The food was so nice here, and actually well seasoned."