La Barca Ristorante Reviews Summary

Ambience

Pros:

• "The ambience suits whichever purpose that you are there."
• "Small and cosy, authentic decor"
• "Warm, cosy atmosphere, friendly reception and attention"
• "Nice ambience and outside seating under heaters if you prefer."
• "Very lively and authentic atmosphere, with Italian waiters serving on white tablecloths."
• "Pleasant ambient and relaxing atmosphere."
• "Its very pleasant and welcoming inside with old black and white photos of many a famous actor that's frequented the place"

Cons:

• "1 star off because of the tired decor inside - looks like something out of the 70s"
• "Also sitting outside there were hungry flies and wasp flying around."
• "The clientele got a bit rowdy after 9.30pm on a Saturday."

Service

Pros:

• "This place is clean, very friendly."
• "The staff were just right - attentive without being pushy."
• "The waiters were incredibly lovely and attentive all evening"
• "The service from the staff was excellent."
• "Service was amazing and the Italian servers really made us feel we were in Italy"
• "The staff are just brilliant, really friendly and knowledgeable."
• "The service was perfect with very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Appalling service, disrespectful staff and management that doesn’t care about your complaints."
• "Day staff not very friendly."
• "The service was terrible! Only two waiters was actually good"
• "Wasn't happy I was charged for bread and breadsticks they bring to your table when you arrive"
• "One of the waiters started to talk in Italian, bad mouthing our table."
• "The service was judgemental upon arriving."
• "Great food, awful service."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every single dish we had at this place was incredible"
• "Excellent food and attentive service."
• "The spectacular spaghetti alla barca in particular needs to be had by everyone who loves good Italian food."
• "The pasta portions are also on the generous side."
• "Classic Italian dishes delivered with panache"
• "The food tasted incredible, 100% authentic Italian food."
• "The food is Italian and always fresh and well presented."