Pesto, Sutton Coldfield Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The prawns had an amazing arrange of flavours that left my mouth watering."
• "Really enjoyed all the food, great to be able to choose from so much and enjoy lots of small plates of things."
• "Pesto is better than a lot of the restaurants I've been to in Rome and Florence!"
• "Beautiful food, lovely vibe!"
• "The food was amazing and the puddings."
• "The food came promptly and was packed with flavour! It was lovely!"
• "Some great dishes (the cod and the mushroom bruschetta were delicious)."

Cons:

• "Others were really disappointing (the risotto was really poor)."
• "One of the dishes was pasta, salmon and asparagus - the salmon was very salty and only few slithers of asparagus."
• "Food was tasteless and bland, we asked for ketchup which was brought out in an espresso shot glass."
• "The Polpette was horrendous! For a start it was only just warm on the outside and was actually cold inside."
• "The food however was a real let down. Too salty and lacking in any real flavour which made everything taste microwaved."
• "The food was cold we ordered pizza two each stone cold."
• "Food was cold and pasta tasted undercooked."

Service

Pros:

• "Our waitress Courtney that served us, was the best waitress I have encountered in many years!"
• "Friendly staff who are always happy to help."
• "We were served by Lois who was a superb host, she answered any questions or queries we had with a smile."
• "Great service from friendly staff."
• "Staff are really friendly, lovely Manager."
• "Always good service and delicious food."
• "The staff are friendly and the food is amazing."

Cons:

• "Service wasn't great. Never once asked how our food was or if we wanted more drinks."
• "Service off staff from start to finish wasn't the best at all."
• "Waitress had to apologise twice for delay in food order arriving."
• "Service poor and had to wait ages for food - sat down 6.30 food came 8pm."
• "Service was awful, we went up to the bar to get drinks as no one came over to take order."
• "It took ages to get drinks and for the order to be taken."
• "Appalling service, food, attitude by staff who were totally disinterested & unhelpful."

Value

Pros:

• "It was really good value for money too."
• "The food is at an extremely good quality for the price."
• "The menu is well priced and good value."
• "We all went for the £11.99 deal and felt that it was good value for money."
• "The food is good value."
• "You can choose 3 tapa type dishes for either £9.99 or £11.99. Both are excellent value."
• "The food was really good. It was really good value for money too."

Cons:

• "Had our 2nd lunch there today, food was excellent but we decided to get our little boy something off the bambino menu, and to say it was awful value for money is an understatement."
• "It’s also not the cheapest as it cost upwards of £70 for the two of us."
• "Overall experience was terrible and definitely will not be dining here again. 0/10"
• "For the portion size and quality I don’t think it was worth it at all."
• "Had stomach cramps by time went back to car and explosive diarrhea by time got back home."
• "Good food, pretty bad service though."
• "Ok quality for some dishes, rip off for others."

Ambience

Pros:

• "What I loved is the decor / environment which gives the place a comfy feeling."
• "I enjoy the open welcoming ambience of the restaurant and it's clean and comfortable."
• "It's really pretty."
• "Really beautiful building, the dining area is quite big."
• "Beautiful decor & furniture."
• "Great ambience with attractive decor and a distinct lack of the pompous!"
• "Very friendly and welcoming staff with a warm atmosphere and pleasant surrounding."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere can be quite rowdy and the lighting is super dark - you need a torch to read the menu."
• "Noisy kid's spoiled it."
• "It was so cold in there we had to sit with our coats on."
• "So lovely inside and out but the crockery and cutlery already on every table is off putting."
• "Very nice food but deafeningly loud due to lack of carpet, too many hard surfaces and unforgiving acoustics."
• "The only reason I mark down the atmosphere was that we were placed on a table with the toilet door right behind me so the flow of traffic was quite constant and a few bumps in the back."
• "It was cold in there no heating was on."

Parking

Pros:

• "The car park was initially full and had to wait for space."
• "Plenty of free parking."
• "Parking facility to front, but remember to pop in your vehicle reg at reception on arrival."
• "You need to pop your reg details in to the machine at the bar for free parking."
• "Disabled parking seems a little far from the door but the car park is big with plenty of spaces."
• "Fabulous food, friendly staff, plenty of free parking, good selection on menu."
• "Lovely food and lovely waiting staff HOWEVER if you’re not familiar with the ridiculous parking situation BEWARE!!"

Cons:

• "Ended up with a £100 parking fine as no-one told us we needed to put our vehicle reg in when we arrived."
• "Visited this Pesto every week until I was stung with a £60 parking find for attending the venue."
• "Sadly my experience was spoilt by an unexpected parking fine of £100!!"
• "The only negative point about Pesto is the silly electronic parking meter."
• "Lovely, clean, airy seating and I would definitely eat there again."
• "Booked table for 1945 hours but not seated until 2045 hours."
• "Visited this Pesto every week until I was stung with a £60 parking find for attending the venue."