Contini George Street Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The fresh homemade pasta were a delight."
• "It was all fresh and delicious."
• "Absolutely Perfect! This is the best Italian food I ate outside Italy."
• "We all had 3 courses and each were very tasty."
• "The soft flavoursome focaccia is perfect."
• "The food in this Italian restaurant is amazing."
• "The food was delicious. Wonderfully fresh and beautifully cooked."

Cons:

• "Food was very tasty but not outstanding - the price point attached to it set expectations of grandeur but didn't deliver."
• "Most terrible Dinner over the whole stay in this City."
• "The only downside is that I got sick after eating what was meant to be a Gluten free pasta dish."
• "Pretty underwhelming food for the price."
• "Food pretty average."
• "The main dishes we ordered were only mediocre."
• "Not great food for the excessive price."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is prompt but never rushed."
• "All the measures they have taken to ensure a safe visit are exceptional."
• "Service was good."
• "Once again excellent service from Contini."
• "Our waitress Rhea was a doll. She was funny and good at her job."
• "Our server, Chiara, was wonderful. She was polite, conversational, and very helpful."
• "Staff remembered our preferences ..... this makes coming to Contini's very special."

Cons:

• "Manager needs to realise customer service and satisfaction is paramount."
• "10% service charge is added to the bill which is very cheeky given the standard of the service."
• "The service was diabolical."
• "We were not really working to a budget but found the menu to be expensive and did not offer value for money."
• "Service was so bad! It took 20 minutes just to get first drink then was just waste of time after that!"
• "The service was not engaging at all... far to formal and not interested in whether anything was wrong."
• "Service was slow and the white wine was served warm."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The dining room itself is beautiful and serves to enhance your eating pleasure."
• "A great restaurant set in a beautifully decorated room."
• "The atmosphere is low key."
• "Beuatifull setting, happy atmosfere. awesome people serving there and astonishingly great food!"
• "The atmosphere at Contini was really good."
• "It has a lovely interior, and the chatter noise is fab."
• "Wonderful high ceilinged space."

Cons:

• "Company Rule not to smoke on the pavement space outside there restaurant, oh !!! I can understand the terrace, but I’m in the pavement."
• "Atmosphere was lacking."
• "The inside lacks soul and atmosphere. It was cold and lifeless."
• "The location is beautiful but when you are dining it feels more like you are eating in a cafeteria as it seems more noisy."
• "Yes - it's a nice environment but surprisingly noisy from all the clattering of crockery."
• "Despite booking ahead, our table was near the clearing area which was gross (stacked high with dirty dishes) loud and completely killed the atmosphere."
• "The toilets were very unkempt and one of the doors had no lock on it at all."

Value

Pros:

• "Ordered Carina’s Set Menu for 2 from Contini At Home and it was fantastic."
• "Prices were very reasonable. Food worked out about £40 a head for a three course meal plus drinks costs on top."
• "We got the menu with two dishes and it's not really expensive."
• "Its surprisingly priced quite well. No outrageous prices."
• "The bill wasn't that expensive."
• "I have visited the Restaurant many times over the years I did not have a meal tonight but enjoyed a coffee with a pastry followed by an aperol Spritz an excellent choice after a busy day in a fantastic setting and all for £9.00."
• "Wine list is excellent and not overpriced."

Cons:

• "Beverages are really overpriced."
• "We thought that it was very expensive."
• "Nice place although overpriced. I suppose you pay for the experience of a nice building in a central location."
• "However the menu is very limited in choice and I can’t help feeling robbed by the prices."
• "Classy though not inexpensive."
• "Again, absurd prices for what we ate."
• "The prices are extortionate £20 for a chicken milanese from Iceland and £10 for a small glass of house red."