Pierluigi's Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really delicious, can't wait to go back."
• "The Lobster Linguini finished with clams is amazing."
• "the mixed grilled fish was delicious, perfectly cooked and seasoned."
• "The pasta is all freshly made and very good portioning!"
• "The food was very, very tasty and beautifully presented."
• "Excellent fresh flavoursome food."
• "Food is delicious."

Cons:

• "Overall, the food is overpriced for really average quality, which came in so late."
• "Food looks good but not a lovely taste: 3 out of 5."
• "Nothing has any taste!"
• "The lamb was the best part of the meal, the vegetables were discoloured and some were inedible and the roast potatoes were hard."
• "The food then took another long time to come, when it finally arrived it was tasteless and unthought out."
• "We were all extremely disappointed with how mediocre yet overpriced the food was."
• "food was very disappointing = lobster in a shell which looked like it had been used before with one mouthful of lobster laid in it."

Service

Pros:

• "We had lovely attentive service but also with enough time to enjoy our meal and not be checked on too many times."
• "Came here with a party of 35+ people and must applaud the staff for the excellent service from start to finish."
• "The staff are the highlight of the restaurant. Excellent service."
• "Every person is treated like a star."
• "The staff are super friendly."
• "All of the staff were friendly and professional."
• "The staff are so attentive, friendly & personable."

Cons:

• "Waiters past severals times by our table and did not remove our used dishes."
• "There was no apology, and a replacement glass of wine was not forthcoming."
• "One of the older waiters here has a real bad attitude!"
• "We waited ages for our plates to be cleared and for us to order a drink even though by this time there was hardly anyone in the restaurant."
• "Most snobbiest, disrespectful wait staff"
• "The worst part of it all is the service, horrendous, honestly better service in Macdonald's."
• "The service was substandard. Three or four people served us, each knowing less than the next person."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The ambiance was outstanding."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant was fun, very busy but also a good vibe for a Friday night."
• "This place has a decent atmosphere and music."
• "The ambience is beautiful and classy, and posh, I dare say."
• "Buzzing atmosphere. Good social mix."
• "Busy enough but not hectic meant there was a lovely atmosphere."
• "Lovely traditional Italian restaurant in the heart of Beckenham."

Cons:

• "Not great for a couples date or a nice chilled meal."
• "it was pretty noisy."
• "THE NOISE and I’m sorry to shout but this is necessary at Pierluigis."
• "It was packed to the brim and so crammed, hot and clammy."
• "Felt unsafe and a covid breeding ground."
• "We sat outside and had two 'security' guys standing over us all evening which was very disconcerting."
• "The 'party' though was not delivered, just generic house music being pumped out and nothing you could get up and dance to."

Value

Pros:

• "It's not cheap but you get what you pay for."
• "Great reasonably priced food."
• "The cocktails are tasty (and affordable priced too)."
• "a really up market place to eat with reasonable prices."
• "Overall a lovely meal and good value."
• "Food of good quality and simple dishes like prosciutto with melon and carbonara are well made."
• "Great Italian restaurant in the heart of Beckenham. Excellent quality of food and great cocktails."

Cons:

• "The wine was also overpriced, the cheapest bottle was £47 and it was nothing special."
• "So expensive for the quantity of food you get,"
• "A really overrated / overpriced and yet underdelivering place!"
• "For nearly £250.00 for 4 of us - I think it was overpriced for the quality of the food and the service."
• "Ordered 3 overpriced cocktails which took 30 mins to arrive."
• "The prices are insane! This is an Italian restaurant in Beckenham, not Knightsbridge."
• "Wine was VERY expensive, at the higher end of London prices, but this is only Beckenham!"