Cafe Italia Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Windermere

Address: 37 Main Rd, Windermere, LA23 1DX, United Kingdom

Phone: +441539446228

Rating: 4.5
based on 351 reviews.

Staff Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were very pleasant and helpful and the menu is also very vast."
  • "Very attentive and efficient staff."
  • "Staff very attentive."
  • "Staff were brilliant. Attentive without being intruding."
  • "All members of staff were very polite to us and spoke to our kids."
  • "Very friendly and professional service (5+++ stars)."
  • "The staff are very friendly and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Extremely BAD experience!!!"
  • "The waiter was extremely rude and said because we were ordering a small meal plus drinks they would not allow for our friend to sit with us if they were not also eating."
  • "The manager is very RUDE and RACIST!"
  • "Her attitude from this point onwards changed and she looked genuinely annoyed with us for no good reason."
  • "The staff were in hurry or what to go home. I mean I seriously don’t understand their bad behaviour."
  • "Service was slightly odd as the staff was slightly pushy as one of the staff aggressively asked us if we were done eating halfway through our meal."
  • "The staff do seem abrupt and it does feel like an interrogation when you try and get in."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "One of the best meals we have ever eaten. Chicken with dauphenoise potatoes and mushroom sauce was exquisite."
  • "Food was good too."
  • "Beautiful place, very attentive and efficient staff, but most importantly the food was faultless."
  • "Great food. I had the carbonara and the missus had a calzone."
  • "Pacific pizza was good lots of salmon on it."
  • "Hands down the best Italian food I have had in a very long time."
  • "The deluxe chicken pizza had a crispy crust, generous toppings of chicken, and mushrooms, and a delicious tomato sauce."

Cons:

  • "The bases were tasteless, like they weren't made fresh."
  • "How to F... up a Caesar Salad completely: use cheap convenient food croutons, ready made out of a bag."
  • "There is nothing worse than overcooked tagliatelle as it is so thin anyway."
  • "Portion size and presentation for a fish meal was slightly a letdown considering price tag being quite high."
  • "We felt the Mediterranean Platter as a starter was not that great value for money."
  • "The outside of Calzone is extremely hard, barely can use a knife to cut through."
  • "The calzone base was very doughy as it wasn’t fully cooked."

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "A terrific location."
  • "Lovely little restaurant."
  • "Beautiful setting. Staff outside opened the door welcoming us into a warm restaurant on a chilly evening."
  • "Lovely atmosphere."
  • "Beautiful atmosphere."
  • "Wonderful atmosphere to eat in. Very warm compared to the chill that day."
  • "Such a beautiful ambience."

Cons:

  • "Atmosphere is pretty dead and there are insects crawling, which shows that the place is a bit run down and needs some cleaning up."
  • "The only downside to this restaurant is that the upstairs seating is very cramped. Possibly a few too many tables for the room size."
  • "It's strange, cos the male staff of about 1 or 2 at the door, at first looked like bouncers!"
  • "There is usually a bouncer on the door which seems strange."
  • "Not the ideal restaurant worthy queues."
  • "Service is just horrendous! From menu being thrown at the table to being timed to order and finish our meal."
  • "However the door man was rather rude and made the experience uncomfortable."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Prices were affordable and reasonable."
  • "Food is a good price and very tasty and freshly cooked, will definitely be returning there."
  • "Delicious and reasonably priced food."
  • "Very good value for money and highly recommend this place."
  • "Good prices."
  • "Prices are reasonable compared to places we ate at while in London."
  • "Huge portions for the price."

Cons:

  • "Considering price tag being quite high."
  • "£14.95 for a pizza and £6.50 for a pint of Peroni, over priced."
  • "To have paid high prices for such poor food is disgusting."
  • "For £14.95 for a pasta dish expect better than that!"
  • "Penne Arbiatta I wud say expensive at £15.95."
  • "Price was a little on the steep end: £16 for pizza/pasta, but large portions."
  • "Food is average and overpriced."

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