Picasso Express Ltd Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The pizzas was tasty."
• "The food was hot, freshly cooked, and delicious."
• "Stone baked Pizzas are large and delicious."
• "The food here is amazing!!"
• "The food is delicious, the desserts are amazing, the pizza is divine."
• "Food was so delicious I wished the portion sizes were bigger but that's just me being greedy!"
• "Amazingly tasty food."

Cons:

• "The reception when we arrived was woeful, young man in phone, totally ignored us."
• "Only issue was the dish i chose, pollo con funghi, which tasted only of charcoal."
• "The pizza was small, burnt and with hardly any topping and my chicken was over cooked."
• "The pasta (Tagliatelle Porcini) was average; I was expecting a richer sauce."
• "Absolutely awful. There was so much oil in the starter the pizza base sagged before we could eat it."
• "The most disgusting pizza ever. So much salt that it was inedible."
• "The three mains were just as bad, two were pasta with smoked salmon another pollo pesto, the salmon pastas were runny hardly any salmon no taste and tasted as if it came out of jar, the pollo pesto was awful, the chicken wasn't fresh purely reheated."

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly service (especially loved the waiter's Lord of the Rings Xmas jumper!)"
• "Staff very friendly and quite lovely."
• "The service was extremely very good indeed."
• "Brilliant service and food. The waiting staff were spot on."
• "Great service and value for money."
• "Excellent service and food."
• "The staff are always very well trained and friendly."

Cons:

• "Seated quickly then didn't get served for a while."
• "Staff very polite however we sat outside and it was quickly apparent that we had been 'forgotten'."
• "Waited 35 mins and no sign of even our starter."
• "I had to chase down the staff to order and pay the bill as they just forget about me."
• "Unfortunately we won't be returning due to their lack of knowledge and understanding of allergies."
• "Service was slow even though a pre order had been sent in."
• "The service was terrible. The waiter didn't know what a malbec was and they didn't clear our tables of starters before they bought our mains."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Casual relaxed atmosphere with friendly staff, perfect for any age group or occasion."
• "4 happy local guys enjoyed both the atmosphere and service."
• "A warm family-friendly atmosphere with lovely soft jazz music in the background."
• "The atmosphere was rustic and felt just like Italy."
• "The whole restaurant was buzzing with a great atmosphere and was almost full."
• "A really lovely atmosphere."
• "The way the restaurant is laid out made us feel very safe and happy even with this virus and for it is a new way of living too."

Cons:

• "Slightly cold as we were sat quite close to the door."
• "This place discriminates against dietary choice by charging £1 extra for gluten free and £1 extra for vegan cheese."
• "Only got a 4 because it was a little chilly where we sat!"
• "It was upsetting to notice an artwork on the wall depicting barbaric bullfighting."
• "The decoration is confusing as the restaurant is called 'picasso', yet in the bathroom, 60s actresses and style is going on."
• "The only thing which really jarred with us were the two pictures on the wall depicting bullfighting UGH!!!"
• "It was busy the day we went in all honesty but was slow service."

Value

Pros:

• "Really nice Restaurant - good value for money (you can even get a bottle of Champagne for less than £30.00) good staff & family atmosphere."
• "Not only lower price but the quality of food is very good."
• "Food is unpretentious, good quality and great value for money."
• "The biggest surprise was the price it was really reasonable."
• "Good value for money."
• "Food was delicious and served up at the same time by friendly staff at sensible prices."
• "Good sized portions at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Don't bother if you want good food. Carbonara pasta too al dente, and salty bacon plus small portion."
• "Very expensive for average pasta meals with a nasty trick of adding 15% service charge to your bill before you view the bill."
• "The prices were about right with the wine being a little on the high side."
• "We booked a table for 4pm and we were told we had to vacant table by 5.30pm when arrived at the restaurant."
• "67 pounds for 2 adults 2 little children. Risotto was terrible. Salad bland."
• "£30 for small bit of bread for starter and 2 undercooked burnt pizzas and rude management never again."
• "Also vegetarian pasta meals seemed much smaller in size to their meat counterparts."