San Carlo Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good food and well prepared."
• "The fish and the lobster risotto were perfect."
• "The prawn starter was fantastic (sauce was really good, I ate it all)."
• "The food was delicious, the dessert was divine."
• "This pumpking ravioli is just stunning!"
• "The food is delicious, compliments to the chef."
• "Delicious gnocchi Gorgonzola."
• "Great food, great attitude of the crew, kind and decent service."

Cons:

• "The penne pasta main was not 😔."
• "Food is basic. Maybe it’s good for London, but in California, this is a one-star restaurant all day long."
• "The food was a bit bland, the lobster sauce tasted like it was from a packet or bottle."
• "I was a bit underwhelmed by this restaurant. The food was a bit bland."
• "The calamari starter was really great as well. The penne pasta main was not 😔."
• "I ordered the bruschetta (best part of the meal), fettuccine Alfredo and the ravioli Tino. Feel like I could’ve made the fettuccine at home, nothing special (cheesy pasta)."

Service

Pros:

• "Thank you so much for a wonderful meal and experience. The service you provided was outstanding."
• "Very friendly lady at the reception and also the waitress."
• "Staff here deliver impeccable service. They are polite kind and maintain extremely high standard throughout service."
• "Daniele was really helpful choosing the right bottle of wine and the bar staff super friendly while I waited for my late friend."
• "Service was perfect! The only downside was a presentation of the starter, which was disappointing."
• "The service was snobbish, meet me very rood, they was given me dirty dishes with residues."

Cons:

• "We asked for a candle to surprise my daughter for her birthday but they forgot."
• "Terrible service. Slow. Un-interested in helping."
• "The food I couldn't fault at all, it was very nice and not overly expensive either. The only thing that let it down slightly was the service was quite slow."
• "We were 5 people and we split the check, the waitress charged all from my card although we gave some amount in cash."
• "The service was good and very fast. However, it is a great shame to see the seating arrangement was very crowded and almost felt like sitting on the same table to the ones next to ours - therefore not quite relaxing as how it should’ve been."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "An after Theatre treat! The exterior was vibrant and inviting. The approach, a colorful window into an art deco world worthy of a scene from Poirot."
• "There were lots of people speaking Italian around us, which is always a good sign."
• "I like the fact that inside there is a chill background music so you can escape the busy pace of the city for a moment."
• "The atmosphere in this restaurant is absolutely lovely, it's very chilled."
• "The atmosphere was chilled with soft lighting throughout."

Cons:

• "Environment and location beautiful."
• "The only thing that let it down slightly was the service was quite slow, the staff were lovely though and incredibly helpful."
• "The atmosphere is nice, but the food is very mediocre at best."
• "Very attractive interior in the restaurant and service was excellent. The quality of the food does not warrant the restaurant's high prices."