Divino Enoteca Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great food, cozy place, good service."
• "The pasta was very fresh and skillfully done."
• "Food was amazing."
• "The food was fantastic."
• "The food at this restaurant was simply outstanding."
• "The food is delicious, it comes in really big portions, worth every penny!"
• "The food was presented beautifully and possibly the best Italian food I have tasted in the Uk."

Cons:

• "The meals were just not that amazing."
• "Unfortunately the food was subpar, used to be a lot better, hopefully it was just a blip."
• "The food arrived and although edible, it was a very small portion."
• "But unfortunately the food was below average. Overcooked pasta on both plates."
• "Both bland and boring with a mediocre taste."
• "The food itself tasted basic and was not worth the money."
• "The fish was way too salty to enjoy and was not fresh, it was smelly."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very welcoming, friendly and polite."
• "The customer service is very attentive."
• "Absolutely fabulous place the staff from the moment we arrived to leaving could not do enough."
• "The service was fantastic - the cheeseboard and meatboard were explained to us, and the order of tasting recommended."
• "The welcome and ongoing service was very warm and friendly with a bonus of the server being very knowledgeable about the wine list."
• "The staff catered for us very well and everyone who came was so happy with their meal."
• "The service was exceptional without being over the top."

Cons:

• "The waitress forgot our order."
• "The service was bad, we waited a long time for our food."
• "Where to start... Overall, shocking service from what should have exceptional! Will not return!"
• "The service was pretty good, but I think we were a little forgotten as we were sitting outside."
• "The waitress was not very polite when we were ordering and in general the service disappointing and bad."
• "We waited for 10 min at the table and no one came to clean it nor bring menus."
• "Service was very attentive. However, me and my partner were not wine experts and they seemed to poke fun at us because of this."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The bar area is very stylish and well laid out with the huge wine dispenser on display in the centre."
• "Dark and atmospheric, this is the perfect venue to relax and recharge after a busy week."
• "The perfect, dark, candle lit experience with a live string band."
• "All round a lovely experience, lovely setting and atmosphere."
• "The ambiance is perfect."
• "The ambience was, to my mind, suitable for any kind of group, no intrusive music or garish lighting."
• "The ambiance is romantic and very Italian with old wine bottles and bare brickwork everywhere."

Cons:

• "It was nice. Because we had rescheduled our time slot we sat in a tent which was leaking."
• "The music can be slightly varied and overbearing."
• "The restaurant was a bit dark."
• "Food was lovely though the manager Matteo, left a bitter taste in our mouths."

Wine Selection

Pros:

• "Two words: wine machine. What a fantastic little invention."
• "Romantic basement Italian restaurant with a robust wine list, especially good selection of Italian wines, some surprising finds."
• "Gorgeous pasta, fantastic wine list and a cosy, low-lit atmosphere."
• "Great Italian food with a stunning wine list."
• "Awesome selection of wines."
• "The wine selection is massive - for both bottles and individual glasses."
• "They have a superb wine tasting machine from which you can sample some of the very best of Italy."

Cons:

• "The whole menu was expensive."
• "The wine tasting flight felt overpriced for fairly average wine."
• "The BIG disappointment was the wine...excellent choice, we went for a big Brunello di Montalcino. It was cold and the waitors only reply was 'thats how it came from the cellar'"
• "Worst carbonara in my life and extremely overpriced, rest of dishes also not good and the portion of ravioli was a joke (size of a starter but price of main)."
• "With these prices, that food gets zero stars."

Value

Pros:

• "It is appropriately priced given the high end nature, you get what you pay for."
• "Not cheap but excellent value for the whole package."
• "The food is superb, the menu varied, with wine by the bottle -- many very reasonably priced."
• "The food is delicious, it comes in really big portions, worth every penny!"
• "The most exquisite food & wine, very attentive friendly staff who’s knowledge of the food and wine that they serve is phenomenal."

Cons:

• "Highly disappointed and cannot recommend this restaurant, especially not for those very high prises of the dishes and bad service."
• "Pricey, but what place in Old Town isn't?"
• "Each meal cost £14 highly priced for a dish easily made at home for a few £."
• "Overpriced, average food."