Cucina Rustica Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was absolutely delicious. I had the bass, with Spinach, which was served very hot to the table."
• "The food is tasty and fresh."
• "Food was absolutely amazing. Good portions and tasted great."
• "The food came quickly and was really delicious and with large portions."
• "Service was on top, food was delicious and well presented."
• "Amazing genuine food. Freshly made and top quality."
• "The food was delicious and filling."

Cons:

• "What arrived was a large pizza base with tinned tomato purree spread over it TERRIBLE."
• "Processed mozzarella on the garlic bread."
• "Really surprised they don't have a stone oven and pizza was below average according to an authentic Italian restaurant."
• "Penne arrabiata unusually came with lots of chopped peppers which I'd ask not to include next time and I like it a bit spicier."
• "Food was okay very overpriced £10 for 6 slices of a plain pizza."
• "The pasta dishes were very scanty on the mince and spicy sausage."
• "The veal within it was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was excellent and the food quality was super nice and hot and tasty and the staff was brilliant very attentive but not in your face if you know what I mean."
• "As this place is so well run there were the right amount of staff to cope."
• "The service was attentive and friendly."
• "The staff provided a beautiful service, accommodating with a warm welcome and great hospitality."
• "Service was outstanding! We were really looked after!"
• "The service was fast and the food was delicious."
• "The staff was incredibly attentive and friendly, making me feel welcomed and valued as a guest."

Cons:

• "The maitre d could have been a bit more personable but he was clearly busy."
• "Be warned, the meters don’t take cash and payment is via an app called RingGo."
• "Can be slightly forgiven two weeks before Christmas they were a bit slow on service."
• "It was an incredibly busy Friday night so service was understandably slower, meaning it took a while to get our first drinks."
• "Waitress had a face liked a slapped arse."
• "The only area it is let down is the service, which compared with the intimate setting of a fine diner, is guarded."
• "However there were not enough staff in on the evening."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Had a really fabulous night here. A great atmosphere."
• "A warm & cozy atmosphere in the dining area."
• "Lovely Italian restaurant with dishes that are well portioned and priced well."
• "It's a gorgeous restaurant always really packed."
• "The setting and ambiance is pretty good."
• "The atmosphere was fantastic, a great buzz about the place."
• "Beautiful restaurant with romantic atmosphere in the jewellery quarter."

Cons:

• "Not sure what this place is trying to be -haven't been for many years, however it now feels like a cross between a rustic(a) theme and Fumo."
• "AVOID AVOID AVOID."
• "This was one of the worst experiences NEVER AGAIN."
• "Disgusting food at very high prices…"
• "I’m afraid on this occasion you failed and choose quantity over quality clearly driven by greed! 14 people that will never return! Extremely disappointing."
• "Really unfortunate experience - I ended up with food poisoning and was left really unwell the next day."
• "Never again they can't run a rowdy bar and claim restaurant status."

Value

Pros:

• "The Rose Pinot Grigio bottle was the star of the night."
• "The price was just right."
• "Amazing Italian restaurant near the centre of Birmingham. We had 3 courses here on a Sunday afternoon, all were excellent."
• "All very nice and at good prices."
• "Such great value for amazing food."
• "The bill at the end was reasonable (£28pp - 3 people)."
• "Nice ambience, relaxed atmosphere, great menu, everybody in my party enjoyed their food."

Cons:

• "With minimal drinks, it was about £35 a head. My food was simply no where near that price."
• "The sharing seafood platter was written on the menu to be £10 for two but in reality it was double the cost."
• "Food was okay very overpriced £10 for 6 slices of a plain pizza."
• "Prices are a little eye-watering but you certainly get what you pay for in terms of quality."
• "Disgusting food at very high prices… Under the motto 'one caned sauce serves all dishes' we were served 4 separate starters and mains all tasting the same basically Heinz tomato soup."
• "At the prices they charge you should get amazing food."
• "Food was acceptable but such slow service. 15 minutes for dessert which was a chocolate cake and ice cream."