La Magnolia Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was outstanding."
• "Delicious food which included a steak that sadly I was unable to finish as it was huge served with crispy French fries cooked to perfection."
• "The Lobster Ravioli was particularly tasty."
• "Absolutely incredible food."
• "The food was high quality and very tasty!"
• "Food is beautiful."
• "All food is perfectly Italian and expertly cooked."

Cons:

• "The food itself was distinctly average."
• "Not fantastic or mind blowing taste."
• "Prawns tasted like they had gone off."
• "Not really sure why people have such a high ratings here but the food is really under average from what you should expect."
• "Food not fantastic steak dry ordered medium was well done."
• "The meatballs tasted like they had come from a can."
• "Can tell very cheap ingredients used. Seafood is not fresh it’s cooked from frozen."

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly staff, always smiley very helpful."
• "The service was fast and every single person that came to our table was polite and smiling which makes the meal even more pleasant."
• "Personal service!"
• "Great service."
• "The service was spot on."
• "The waiting team were all excellent. Friendly, relaxed, efficient and polite."
• "Service was attentive without being over bearing."

Cons:

• "Trapped between staff who don't understand what you want and management unable to admit to their mistakes."
• "Very disappointed with the service, although we were a large party we ordered a couple of days ahead."
• "We were ignored while two other parties were seated next to us and their drinks served and orders taken."
• "Sat down and waited for 30 minutes without any interaction from the servers."
• "Staff served food well however waitress serving the desserts was rude and literally threw the desserts across the table."
• "The staff were rude and unhelpful."
• "Waiter finally appeared and was incredibly rude and brusque."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Garlic bread to die for and a picturesque view, can't wait to come back."
• "Lovely view on top of it all."
• "It's on elevated location with a nice view over the harbour."
• "The restaurant has a beautiful view looking over the port."
• "Location is lush overlooks the marina."
• "Great area with a nice view of ramsgate harbour."
• "The view is also a plus, right on the harbour so you can enjoy your food while looking at the sunset on the sea."

Cons:

• "They sat us outside where we were splashed by water."
• "Slopes and steps to reach it might be tricky for some."
• "Very noisy adjacent table just ruined it a little for me with no one asking them to keep calm and have courtesy for others."
• "Late on a friday night is not a place for children to be running freely in a restaurant."
• "It was a bit rowdy too."
• "The service was unbelievably slow, considering this was a lunchtime in June and there were only a few other people in there."
• "They seated us outside in the rain."

Value

Pros:

• "Very good prices too."
• "Reasonably priced and well worth every penny."
• "Fairly priced."
• "For the price, it's a no brainer."
• "Great food and reasonably priced."
• "Food was lovely and very reasonably priced."
• "Excellent food and great value."

Cons:

• "Not to put anyone off their food but toilets where another problem."
• "Incorrect meals delivered to the table, tasteless ravioli and no more than 10 clams on my dish, poor value."
• "The food was definitely not worth the high price you pay for the excellent view."
• "Prices kind of suck as well, probably wouldn’t go back unless they trained the chefs a bit more or it downsizes so they can cope."
• "Decent food but expensive, food served on cold plates."
• "The only good thing was the view over the harbour, which you can get from any of the restaurants next door."
• "The only down side is the prices that are on the high side."