Il Pescatore Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing fresh seafood."
• "The Dover Sole was excellent."
• "The fresh fish, a personal favorite, never fails to impress with its quality and flavor."
• "The food tasted amazing."
• "The food was exceptional, everything was perfectly cooked - worth every penny paid for the meal - really good value."
• "Food was well cooked, pizza looked mouthwatering and my fish fell apart!"
• "Authentic, tasty and generous servings."

Cons:

• "We felt the food did us more harm than good as we were both unwell in the night."
• "Seafood pasta, too much sauce and 4 unopened mussels."
• "The food was average, very small starter."
• "However, the food was awful, the food barely looked like the photos on Google."
• "The steak sauce was completely inedible and was told by waitress that's 'just how we make it'."
• "The sausages were awful and actually inedible."
• "The food was awful, the fish was dry and overcooked, the scallops were so inedible I had to spit it out."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was very good and the food was amazing."
• "Impeccable service and a warm ambiance add to the overall exceptional dining experience."
• "They were very professional from the moment we walked in."
• "Amazing food and brilliant service."
• "Fantastic service."
• "Service first class."
• "The staff made us feel very welcome and were very attentive and helpful."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing. Waiter was rude and aggressive."
• "It took over half an hour to even get drinks."
• "We had to keep asking for service."
• "Waiters without the masks getting upset asking them to wear one, no social distancing at all, no greetings, no politeness."
• "The service was a little strange."
• "Service was so so."
• "Service was slow as I found out to a lack of staff."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A little slice of Sicilian waters in the Thames Estuary."
• "The setting is intimate, and quaint with a real rustic family run feel."
• "This place is fantastic!! Great restaurant, beautiful surroundings, absolutely fantastic manager and waiter."
• "Great food, great atmosphere and great staff."
• "Very beautiful restaurant close to the main road, good atmosphere, nice decorations."
• "Beautiful restaurant, amazing food. Really friendly staff."
• "The atmosphere is cosy and pleasant."

Cons:

• "We were very disappointed that the starter came with a bread that was at least a few days old."
• "Nothing authentic about the food."
• "The starters were wildly overpriced for what we got."
• "It feels like in this place you are the one who should satisfy stuff but not stuff who should satisfy customer."
• "Restaurant quite busy & tables set too close for comfort with diners coming & going during our meal."
• "The muscles weren't fresh, they sent the wrong food to our table multiple times."
• "Service was spoilt by one of the surly staff."

Value

Pros:

• "You get a lot for your money."
• "Very decently priced for portion size as well."
• "Reasonable prices, waiters were very polite and attentive and the seats were comfortable too."
• "For the same price at an Italian chain in London, you get proper decent quality here."
• "Great value for money and fresh ingredients."
• "Food reasonably priced and very good."
• "The price is just right."

Cons:

• "It was very expensive 1 starter and 2 mains £82."
• "Prices high."
• "Delicious but overpriced food."
• "The steak came with steamed vegetables that was still half frozen probably from Iceland."
• "Very bad value for money, and not family friend at all!!"
• "3 courses and a drink x2 people was just under £80, so it's slightly above the area average but worth it on a day you have time to enjoy your food."
• "The starters were wildly overpriced for what we got."