Mediterraneo Italian Restaurant & Champagne Bar Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were nice and friendly"
• "Service was quick and all of the staff were wonderful."
• "The staff were pretty friendly and looked after us. The interior and decor is good with ample space between the tables."
• "Nuncio, Anna, and every single one of the staff made it so easy for us."
• "The staff were so friendly and welcoming."
• "All the staff in the restaurant and the lounge were very attentive and friendly even the manager took time out to have a chat with us."
• "Service was fast, friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "service wasn't great"
• "Service was ok, but slow on bringing drinks."
• "Waitress added pepper to my meal and continued to add it to my grand-daughter's which was not what was meant to be happening."
• "when we informed the waiter he laughed."
• "terrible waited over an hour on drinks had two waiters that how bad service was."
• "Visited last Saturday yes it was busy but to sit 25 mins to be ignored is not good!"
• "Service again was so slow outside service is non existent."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "food great reasonably priced"
• "me and my husband had pizzas and they were lovely"
• "What a great food and excellent team."
• "The penne ariabiatta was well cooked with a tasty, spicy tomato sauce."
• "The real jewel is the food."
• "Food was perfect, Haggis Bon Bons, Penne Al Capone and Strawberry Sunday."
• "The food is always cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Portions were tiny. I have never been in an Italian where I left, still hungry."
• "Food was shocking complained to 5pm booking .com."
• "Poorly cooked food, 2 meals returned after owner stated mussel closed are acceptable to eat."
• "when we got the food it was cold and had different pastas in it as well as things not supposed to be in it"
• "It was vile!! It made me feel sick! There was no meat... and it was greasy and liquidy."
• "The food was not good. We ordered chef's specials... beef and porcini mushrooms tagliatelle and beef stroganoff."
• "Chicken was tough over cooked or heated up spaghetti was soaked in oil."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "food great reasonably priced"
• "Prices are fair."
• "The price are fair/cheap."
• "Food was outstanding and so reasonably priced."
• "not expensive either"
• "The food was amazing and the lunch deal is unbelievable value."
• "The lunch deal is unbelievable value."

Cons:

• "Could be a little more costly for some."
• "Wine was expensive though £7.95 for a glass of Chianti."
• "They had the cheek to charge £5.50 for a litre bottle off water!"
• "The bill arrived with a £22 gratuity already added. I usually leave a good tip for good service, this was far from good service and the gratuity was well over the top."
• "Final bill at £45 a head with one drink each not justified by quality of food or service."
• "Also it was very expensive for what we got to eat and drink."
• "£90 lunch for 3 people for only one course each, bottle of bitter, cheap-tasting wine & 1 beer..."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "The interior and decor is good with ample space between the tables."
• "Had a brilliant nite, food for great and tasty, service was great, atmosphere was really fun and relaxing."
• "in a convenient location in the city centre"
• "Lovely restaurant with lovely, friendly and welcoming staff."
• "Ambiance was sweet and cosy!"
• "The atmosphere was of traditional Italian eatery."
• "The atmosphere was brilliant and we met some lovely people."

Cons:

• "The restaurant wasn't the cleanest and the toilets...bad!"
• "The table placement was shoddy and there was barely room to walk so definitely not a place for kids, prams or wheelchairs."
• "it's cramped and not a lot of room"
• "However, the restaurant area and the public bar area are just two ends of the same room. We were there on a Friday evening and there was a pianist performing and having singers join him, which was very loud and interfered with the family reunion we were trying to have."
• "We felt very rushed to leave by the young waiter who brought the bill over unprompted."
• "Be aware that having a reservation does not guarantee you will be given a table when you arrive at this restaurant."
• "Staff were rushed off their feet with more than half the tables empty."