Frankie & Benny's Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Cardiff

Address: St Davids Dewi Sant, 18 Bridge St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EF, United Kingdom

Phone: +442920371972

Rating: 4.1
based on 247 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Mauro was brilliant and all of the front of house staff!!"
  • "We had lee-lee serve us and what an amazing guy he was. Friendly and efficient not to mention a great laugh."
  • "service was prompt and polite."
  • "The waiter called Josh was fantastic, very friendly and had a excellent sense of humour."
  • "Brilliant service by a waiter called Chu, he was very friendly and explained everything we needed to know."
  • "Absolutely excelled in customer service, speed of service and quality of food."
  • "Absolutely fantastic service from Connor and Shan. As busy as they were they remained friendly and professional."

Cons:

  • "We was hit by an unexpected service charge, which we was told nothing about."
  • "Staff were unhelpful, we had to ask for sauces, no communication whatsoever."
  • "Waited 45-50 minutes after ordering to be told the starter had gone to the wrong table."
  • "Service was shocking. Had to wait whilst food dried upon the hot plate as serving staff nowhere to be found."
  • "Had to ask for cutlery after they brought food and walked away. Had to ask for the onion rings missing off my daughter in laws meal."
  • "One big problem I had was communication, we weren't made aware of the over 50 minute wait on food."
  • "Asked for mayonnaise and ketchup and was told by the waitress that she would be right back only to not return."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food and drinks very nice, carbonara, spaghetti Bolognese, garlic tare and share bread and sticky chicken wings."
  • "Food was good. Cooked very well."
  • "One of the best burgers I've eaten in a long time plus good value for money."
  • "The food was delicious and piping hot. So much flavour in the dishes!"
  • "Food was very good and good quantity & value for money."
  • "The food was well presented and very tasty. The Tiramisu was very moist and tasty."
  • "All my food arrived at an ideal temperature and was tasty and satisfying."

Cons:

  • "The steak was undercooked and the jacket potato was over down and had a really chalky texture."
  • "The food was overpriced for what it actually was."
  • "It wasn't the worst dining experience, but the food was tasteless and it was underwhelmingly average and mediocre."
  • "Fried processed food, lacked quality well over cooked and overpriced."
  • "Food took over 40 minutes to come despite having pre-booked."
  • "However, I was quite disappointed with the food. It was expensive and quite bland."
  • "The spaghetti bolognaise... there was mainly all spaghetti no bolognaise."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Great atmosphere, nice food just that little hiccup."
  • "Good atmosphere and seating arrangements."
  • "The music was loud enough that it drowned out most of the noise of shrieking children."
  • "And the atmosphere was great."
  • "The food here is amazing!! and the atmosphere is beautiful."
  • "Very noisy with 60s Music but that is the atmosphere they are trying to create."
  • "Dimly lit up, but this makes for a very good atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Noise was ridiculous."
  • "Music was too loud and whole experience disappointing."
  • "The music was far too loud for how busy it was."
  • "We were sat on a small table at the front, outside of the restaurant, quite close to other people eating so we felt quite exposed."
  • "The toilets were disgusting and no soap in the dispenser."
  • "Waited for 10 mins for a table then waited for an hour to eat, what we got was not succulent hot dog with crispy onions but dry bread with onion made of rubber and cold chips."
  • "The chefs are also covered in half the microwave ingredients which is always pleasant to look at."

Value

Pros:

  • "I really enjoyed my meal, and it was great value for money."
  • "The portions were good value for money."
  • "Our starters were cold and that was the biggest disappointment, our mains were warm, tasty and good value for money."
  • "Not including the additional drinks we ended up buying we would have spent under £10 for 2 burgers with fries and 2 pints of coke which is excellent value for money and of very good quality."
  • "A great evening meal was enjoyed by all without a pricey price tag."
  • "We downloaded the F&B app and got a 33% discount off the bill which was great."
  • "Decent food, at a decent price."

Cons:

  • "The food was overpriced for what it actually was."
  • "Prices are a little high, but there are often deals on."
  • "Fried processed food, lacked quality well over cooked and overpriced."
  • "However, I was quite disappointed with the food. It was expensive and quite bland."
  • "The starter of breaded chicken tasted extremely similar to that of McDonald's but with the premium price."
  • "The brisket burger is no different than a regular beef burger from burger king, and the onion rings were completely raw and had no colour to them."
  • "Pasta dishes were cold, brocolli had been sat under a heat lamp for well over an hour and I am convinced the pizza was from Iceland."

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