Limoncello Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "They managed to accommodate us with a pram and no booking, the pasta was absolutely delicious, service friendly and quick."
• "Staff are on par with a 5* restaurant."
• "It is a great atmosphere because the staff make it that way all polite & attentive made it a perfect experience."
• "Staff were really working hard and all very professional and friendly (and young!)."
• "The guy serving us was brilliant though. Great with the dog, good banter and kept checking on us."
• "The staff were friendly attentive and very professional."
• "The service was excellent especially from our server Rachel, she was great with the kids & very helpful."

Cons:

• "Service; asked someone for tomato sauce for the child and it took them 10 minutes to get it."
• "The reception we received initially didn’t feel very welcoming."
• "Unfortunately left disappointed when dining here. This ultimately falls on the service more than the quality of food."
• "No one took care of us and never asked if everything was ok or if we needed anything."
• "Service was slow on arrival. Lots of staff but not a lot of order taking going on."
• "Asked same waitress many times for drinks and was ignored."
• "Staff rather inattentive and service was very slow to begin with."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced though and the rest of the food was delicious."
• "Pizza was a good size and sensibly priced, making it great value for money."
• "Lovely indoor and outdoor dining area served with excellent tasty food."
• "The starters were mussels which were delicious."
• "Food is delicious, staff are so friendly and helpful."
• "Food was freshly cooked and delicious. The Lasagne was one of the best ive had."
• "The food (steak, chicken dishes and risotti) was delicious."

Cons:

• "I can't believe an Italian restaurant that doesn't have triamisu that's like a chip shop with no chips."
• "The salad was so small, I thought they'd made a mistake!"
• "Portions on the small side."
• "The house red wine was very poor, cheap quality."
• "The calamari in the starter tasted terrible, so did the mussels (only those with shells however) in my paella, they both had an obvious fishy smell."
• "Chicken dish dry with burnt skin and side missed off the pork dish so had to wait."
• "Main course took a while to arrive too and when that came it was over cooked.. portion size was shocking.. didn't match the menu."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Love the classical roman touches to the decor inside and the sheltered courtyard is lovely on a warm evening."
• "Its beautiful surroundings."
• "Fantastic selection of fine Italian foods."
• "Nicely presented Italian restaurant."
• "The atmosphere, decor, music was great."
• "Very pleasant atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere in this establishment was warm, cosy and super friendly."

Cons:

• "We did find, as with a lot of bars and pubs in Berwick, that the piped music was a bit on the loud and intrusive side."
• "Table turning seemed to be more important than creating a good atmosphere."
• "No high chair for our toddler and I got the impression it really wasn't very child friendly."
• "The only thing is that it’s a bit pricey. In some dishes, the portions were small."
• "Atmosphere loses a mark on customer turnover rate."
• "It's such a shame it's always cash only though. Everytime the card machine 'is broken'."
• "I have to agree with other reviews that the music is WAY too loud in here."

Value

Pros:

• "The prices are very good indeed."
• "All at fantastic prices."
• "Prices are very reasonable too. Excellent."
• "Thought the prices were great too."
• "Prices are also very reasonable, with a set lunch menu."
• "Prices are very reasonable too and portion sizes good."
• "Prices are amazing."

Cons:

• "Bit pricey for the portion sizes too."
• "The only thing is that it’s a bit pricey. In some dishes, the portions were small."
• "Bear in mind for the cost your portion sizes will be small."
• "£40 down the drain, drove to the Chip Shop up the road."
• "The bill was extortionate for what we had."
• "The salad @ £3 was far too overpriced for the very small portion."
• "Starter of Bruschetta, one slice of bread had a weird taste, could not taste any garlic on it and tiny small pieces of onion n chopped up tomatoes, was not worth £4.95."