Il Bianco Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The whole meal was not too expensive considering that the two bottles of wine were over £100."
• "Very inexpensive. Worth a visit."
• "Great value for money, huge portions, superb wine choice."
• "Portion sizes are very generous for the price and there’s good variety on the menu to suit everybody’s taste."
• "Prices were very reasonable, especially given the quality of the food and location of restaurant."
• "All this and a very fair price."
• "Food was reasonably priced, well presented and delicious...and plenty of it!"

Cons:

• "Now the pizza has become a lot more expensive while being a whole lot smaller at the same time."
• "I have order a calzone farcito on deliveroo. Very very disappointed especially if you pay £13 for that!"
• "Very expensive £16 per pizza I was expecting something really nice but instead I get this and we all felt sick all night!"
• "You'd think £50 would afford you 2 decent starters and pasta, but feel like I've just emptied my wallet down the toilet."
• "Good food but overpriced."
• "Prices are a little on the expensive side - mains start around the £15 mark and stretch to the early 20's, but portions are generous."
• "This restaurant is highly overrated and priced for its food quality."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick and friendly."
• "Throughout the meal Jorge was very helpful friendly and attentive and moved us to a larger table for our convenience."
• "A special thanks to Sergio and Alessandro for the very special welcome and service."
• "The servers are amazing (especially Viorel) and they greet you by name."
• "Our waiter was probably one of the best we have ever been served by, very polite, attentive but not pushy."
• "Staff is attentive and the drinks are always well prepared."
• "The staff were there when you needed them but left you alone the rest of the time: perfect!"

Cons:

• "The other waiters were just standing around bored right next to us looking while we were eating and making us feel uncomfortable."
• "Overall it was absolutely dreadful, the manager was extremely rude."
• "I was present with 5 extremely rude men shouting at me."
• "Poor customer service and rude staff."
• "Nice food but extremely rude staff!!!"
• "The attitude of staff and manager is appalling."
• "Terrible place. Staff and manager were awfully rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and hot."
• "The lobster ravioli is absolutely divine with generous amount of lobster filled in the ravioli with a gorgeous sauce which doesn’t overpower the taste of the lobster."
• "The grilled sea bass is delicious and the meat on the fish plentiful!"
• "Food is fresh and of a high quality."
• "The grilled mixed sea food platter is something else! You get enough food for two on one plate and everything just tastes divine!"
• "Food is great."
• "The ingredients of the topping were very high quality and tasted really good."

Cons:

• "I got the vegetarian pasta which was under cooked little to none taste or flavour."
• "It would be nice if inside the calzone would be the ingredients that supposed to go as said! It was 90% just plain dough and 10% salami and mozzarella (I didn't see any ham)."
• "Food is below average at best."
• "The food is very samey."
• "But I was very disappointed with the crust of the pizza, which was kind of to dry."
• "The food was bland and the 'fresh' pasta had a texture which suggested it had been sitting for some time."
• "One of the baddest Italian restaurant I have ever tried. Food way too far from what it is authentic Italian cuisine."

Ambience

Pros:

• "This place is without a doubt an outstanding eatery for the area."
• "Fabulous food, service and ambience."
• "The place is welcoming with excellent ambience."
• "Very nice atmosphere and the food was good overall."
• "Vibe was chilled."
• "Really nice and authentic, had the Seafood salad and an Antipasto misto for starters and the ribeye steak for mains followed by a slice of passion fruit cheesecake 🤤 loved the staff members too, made it feel so nostalgic☺"
• "Nice Italian restaurant with good selection of food and drink options. Decent prices and very good service."

Cons:

• "I would never eat here again, the atmosphere was dead."
• "Just close and do everyone a favour, this is just a way to steal money."
• "The ambience is a bit weird."
• "It’s relatively small and horse-shoe shaped so most tables are by the window."
• "We were put in the corner under the loud speakers and away from the waiters."
• "One of the saddest experiences I've ever had at a restaurant."
• "Italian food for English people."