Padrino Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "It's a great location with amazing views, overlooking the sea at Westcliff."
• "lovely atmosphere"
• "a great night out with a good atmosphere"
• "Inside it is very nice and has a traditional warm Italian feel, with plenty of space between tables."
• "Lovely place and an amazing find. You can be on the sea front in a minute from the front door too."
• "atmosphere is great"
• "Lovely atmospheric Italian restaurant."

Cons:

• "It was so noisy that I was only able to converse with the people sitting next to me and opposite me."
• "There was no atmosphere, it was like eating in a factory canteen."
• "The upper area is way too crowded and incredibly noisy."
• "The only aspect of this place that may annoy some is the noise."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff make you feel really welcome and the food was outstanding."
• "Really and genuinely kind and attentive staff."
• "staff were exceptionally lovely, nothing was to much trouble"
• "Staff were so friendly and attentive and really made the meal special."
• "The staff who were really busy were very friendly and professional."
• "the staff we attentive and very friendly"
• "Staff were really friendly and welcoming, and service super efficient."

Cons:

• "This kind of treatment of customers is just foolish. We won't ever go back now and it was becoming our favourite. Shame."
• "Staff were rushing and not engaging enough."
• "The service was poor to start of with, they reminded us three times that we had to leave the table by a certain time."
• "Really rude woman answered and said I had to call back the next day."
• "The same lady that three years ago was friendly and welcoming, was very rude inpatient."
• "Had a very rude encounter with a Russian or slavic sounding manager or owner."
• "They didn't talk to us nice."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great food (the Lobster Ravioli was excellent, as was the Biscoff Cheesecake)."
• "The food was tremendous. We had the calzone and the crab linguine. Both were cooked to perfection."
• "The quality of the food and presentation is tip top."
• "Really delicious food"
• "The food was UNBELIEVABLE!! It was beautiful! Hot, quick and so very tasty."
• "The food was really nice here...authentic."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."