Da Vinci's Italian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Truly gorgeous Italian food in a welcoming, rustic restaurant."
• "Food was brilliant, had salmon pasta and the salmon was cooked to perfection."
• "This place is soooo good! Dined outside in the sun, pasta was amazing!"
• "So flavoursome - it's rare I'm able to finish a serving of gnocci; I wanted to lick the bowl clean!"
• "The food was absolutely beautiful - I had three courses and they were all impeccable… beautifully presented authentic Italian."
• "Food of the gods. Veal Saltimbocca was one of the best main courses I've ever had."
• "The food was amazing."

Cons:

• "The food was average and the prices quite high."
• "Both mine and my partners pizzas weren't cooked enough."
• "Awful food over cooked fish scallops like rubber."
• "The garlic bread with cheese did not taste of garlic at all and was literally three whole meal slices of bread with a few bits of cheese lobbed on."
• "The pasta dishes were just full of cream."
• "Food was awful."
• "The lasagna was like a bucket of oil and tomato sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was without complaint."
• "Service was attentive, swift, and helpful, and also up for a little chat."
• "Atmosphere was great and staff were attentive and went above and beyond."
• "Went for a lovely meal the other night. Sat on the Quay, had the whitebait and a pizza. It was superb and the service was incredible."
• "Callum provided the best waiter service."
• "Staff couldn’t have done enough for us and food all came out at the same time."
• "The staff were very attentive, helpful and chatty."

Cons:

• "Service was disorganised, seemed to consist of 5 waiters standing around talking to each other then occasionally taking orders."
• "Sat outside where the service was poor."
• "We were not table checked to be asked how our meals were."
• "Waiters had a couldn’t be arsed attitude and spent most of the time telling each other what to do and none of them doing anything!"
• "Waiters were rude."
• "Service was OK, but hard to get their attention even when we said we would like to pay the bill."
• "Unfortunately it seemed so disorganised couldn't get attention to get another drink."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "We sat outside, lovely atmosphere and food was delicious and freshly cooked."
• "Beautifully set by the harbour with parasols, so a great shout for a warm Summers day."
• "The outdoor area is well situated, right on the quayside."
• "First impressions was of an authentic Italian restaurant with great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is lovely and location is very good."
• "G&T's on Poole Quay, watching the boats go by was a nice way to spend some time."
• "Da Vinci’s restaurant It is Located in one of the best place in Poole Quays with a lovely space outside next to the Marina."

Cons:

• "Cramped tables too close."
• "Music dreadful and way too loud, without exaggeration, we had to shout over the table at each other to be heard."
• "The music got soooo loud we could not hear ourselves speak."
• "Making it a very uncomfortable loud and far from relaxed evening."
• "Such a shame, restaurant for a Friday night was empty!"
• "The worst Italian restaurant we have dined at. The staff are disrespectful to each other."
• "Overall impression 2★ out of 5★ We'll never come again."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Had a very nice lasagne here and was even better when we found out it was discounted due to the time we went to eat."
• "Excellent value for money, will be coming back next time we're in Poole."
• "Considering the quality of the food and it's location, I would say it's pretty good value for money."
• "Food was amazing and great value for money."
• "Fantastic pizzas here best I have ever had out side of Italy."
• "We have eaten here twice this week and both the food and the service have been the best we have ever had in an Italian restaurant."
• "Amazing restaurant down to Poole Quay, the outside area is a bliss to enjoy the nice weather and feel in holiday."

Cons:

• "Both quite expensive."
• "It was very expensive for what it is."
• "We each had a vegan 4 seasons pizza - tasty, but over £17!!"
• "Overpriced, portions were huge however."
• "Very expensive meal for 2, we paid £70 for below average food."
• "Each pizza was nearly 20 pounds which is a lot of money for a pizza."
• "For the exorbitant price they charge we would have expected a much more 'complete' meal."