Di Maggio's Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff where top quality the food was simply out of this world the wine and the beer was some of the best I have had."
• "Service was great but the food was not outstanding."
• "Friendly and exceptional staff/waiters."
• "The staff couldn't have been more helpful."
• "Rarely have I seen such support, coordination, communication and empathy in hospitality."
• "Staff is friendly as you would expect."
• "Staff are always friendly and welcoming and service first class."

Cons:

• "The attitude of the waitress coupled with her handling of the plates let me further know that Di Maggios doesn't live and breath that true Italian culinary passion."
• "Waitress that showed us to our seats and said she would come back for our drinks order however we waited 15 minutes before we were approached for our drinks order by someone else."
• "Very slow service today."
• "Honestly staff need retrained in how to satisfy customers."
• "Waited 30 mins roughly for someone to take my order."
• "Trying to get the waiters attention was near impossible - constantly ignored us."
• "Service was poor. Got offered Pepper and it was put at the end of the table and the waiter walked off."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Otherwise the food was really good."
• "Good service good prices and really tasty food."
• "The wings are fantastic as are the pizzas."
• "Pasta and pizza fantastic."
• "Even simple dishes like pasta and sauce are interesting and full of flavour."
• "Food was very nice and good portions."
• "Food and wine delicious."

Cons:

• "Avoid the sea bass - dry, rubbery, clearly not fresh."
• "Kids portions minuscule, garlic bread dry and unappealing."
• "The food was poor and service extremely mediocre."
• "Poor food. Trying to be an Italian but really it's just an expensive version of your local takeaway pizza which is half as good."
• "Bolognaise was disgusting and cold."
• "All of which where very bland."
• "The food is bland, quickly delivered, unmemorable."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Location is very elegant."
• "Good atmosphere, good New York Italian feel."
• "Love this Art Deco Italian restaurant."
• "From the moment you walk it there's a sense of elegant ambience about the place, a little refined and with staff instantly professional."
• "Very handy for city centre. The food was lovely and was a huge portion for me."
• "Lovely place to eat with a good atmosphere and lovely food."
• "It was like going back to the 1920s, it was great."

Cons:

• "The wallpaper was peeling off the walls as you walk back up the stairs."
• "The fact that we were eating right next to doors banging and people walking past us during our meals, threw us off."
• "Came in at around 2pm, not even half full restaurant yet we were seated right next to the toilet."
• "Very cramped, kept having to lean in every time anyone walked between our table and the one opposite."
• "The restaurant is dated and looks dirty because of it."
• "Not enough space for diners."
• "Squished into a small table even though we had booked with plenty of notice."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "For such a central location, I was pleasantly surprised how inexpensive the menu was."
• "Good selection of desserts and good value for money."
• "The food isn't too pricy as well, highly recommend dining here!"
• "Good quality food with generous portions."
• "All items on the menu are very reasonably priced for the excellent quality that you get."
• "And reasonable prices."
• "Best quality, taste and portion size for an amazing price."

Cons:

• "The drinks are way 2 expensive all spirits are abt £3.95 n mixers are abt the same."
• "£6 for a beer of 'milano' which was one of the most rank rotten pints I've had in a long time."
• "Total bill including drinks came to £58 and didn’t feel like good value for money."
• "However was quite expensive compared to other restaurants in the city."
• "Very expensive for a run of the mill Italians."
• "If it was half the price you could maybe still get away with it, but the price is exact same you'd pay at the equivalent competitor."
• "All for £55. Without discount will be £84, still not too expensive."