Marco's Reviews Summary

Category: Mediterranean restaurant

Address: 6 High St, Rye, TN31 7JE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441797227364

Rating: 4.5
based on 119 reviews.

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

  • "A stylishly decorated restaurant with a lovely ambience."
  • "The interior is stylish and great location! Recommend sitting in the conservatory."
  • "The decor is fabulous."
  • "Lovely decor and spacious dining in a relaxed atmosphere with a picturesque church background, through the expansive glass windows."
  • "The ambiance and vibe is sophisticated 1960-70s with an eye for fine detail and styling."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant interior is perfectly synergetic between an exotic rustic retreat, and a vibrant modern experience."
  • "Gorgeous venue with great Mediterranean and South American decor."
  • "The venue itself is gorgeous and the staff are friendly."
  • "The restaurant is beautiful and the service is exceptional."
  • "Gorgeous restaurant with the best owners Mia and Marco who accommodated us when everything was closing in Rye at 9pm!"

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff are very attentive, warm and friendly."
  • "Great service, great food. Can recommend all around."
  • "Service was very good. The waiter was incredibly friendly, accommodating and helpful."
  • "Fantastic place, both cosy and laid back, yet also professional and smooth."
  • "Very friendly and courteous service. Lovely venue."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately, the food left a lot to be desired. The prices here are quite steep for what can only be described as very basic and poor-quality fare."
  • "Reviewed purely on the food and food alone. Maybe accepting the truth would be easier."
  • "Service was slightly on the slow side but the food made up for it!"
  • "Unfortunately the food is not great. This is surprising given the positive reviews."
  • "Absolutely terrible customer service. You never get through as they don’t pick up phone."

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

  • "The food was absolutely delicious! The flavours and attention to detail, you can tell they care."
  • "Delicious Mediterranean cuisine, very nice staff and generally a pleasing experience."
  • "The food is absolutely delicious and served with attention to detail."
  • "The food was really good. Nice portion sizes. Great sides. Flavoursome and fresh."
  • "The food was some of the best I’ve ever had, we had the rump steak and lamb chops."

Cons:

  • "The halloumi starter which was priced at £7.90 is actually one slice of cheese and not the best cooked."
  • "The lamb cutlets are thin and was also over cooked. To be fair they were replaced and cooked properly but still very bland."
  • "The chorizo and scallop dish was absolutely not up to standard."
  • "Ordered the broccoli, green beans and pea side dish which was also small, bland and overcooked."
  • "The food was poorly executed and completely unappetising."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "It's a little pricey but we were there as a one-off so it was justifiable."
  • "All top notch and fair prices."
  • "The prices now are incredible expensive to what they served."
  • "The menu is equally split, combining options for comfort cravings with Greek cuisine."
  • "Good portion size and presentation and reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "The prices here are quite steep for what can only be described as very basic and poor-quality fare."
  • "This place is overpriced for what you would expect."
  • "The menu must have changed recently as it was quite different from the one that has been posted online."
  • "The food however is such a big let down, I can't believe the hefty prices they charge for very basic food which is VERY poor in quality."
  • "Extremely overpriced, very limited menu, not vegetarian nor vegan friendly."

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