Al Dente Restaurant & Bar in Liverpool

Food was terrible. Pasta was clearly from a box, sauce was watery, mushrooms from a can. They are clearly over compensating with the decor and the glassware but the food was nothing to write home about. Won’t be back. (Servers were wonderful)

I literally couldn't fault this place, fantastic staff, fantastic service, good size servings and above all else fantastic food!! Honestly, don't hesitate - it's amazing! 🤤😋😋😋

Food was nice that's about it. Ordered food, went toilet and came back and starters where already on the tables. Ate that once finished was asked if we where ready for mains, asked wait 10 minutes. After about 8 minutes asked if we where ready. After food had a coffee first cup had a finger nail in it, got sent back and a new one returned, this new one then had an eye lash. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to next doors dog

I spent my birthday there last night. Fantastic food and service. The waitresses one who was from Argentina were fantastic and helped make it a special night. Highly recommend.

The food was amazing, so lovely, and presented lovely. Just the service was the let down from my experience. The staff were quite rude and straightforward, felt quite uncomfortable at times, especially due to the constant glares. My table had ordered drinks, and my drink had came but my friend’s drink had not came until she had to tell the waitress that she had ordered a drink after the food had came to our table. I understand this can happen but the restaurant was quiet and had just recently opened for the day, and the waitresses had been standing in front of us on their phones. We ordered the £12.95 meal - two courses. But I believe that they had not put it on the receipt and it has came out a lot more expensive than it should have been, but when I wondered this, the waitress said “is there an issue? in a rude manner. At this point I was just fed up of the rudeness and wanted to leave. In the end, we just left the restaurant. I did question whether the waitress had an issue with me and my friend as she was polite to the rest of the customers in the restaurant, sad really as the food was great.

The place didn’t have Italian vibe at all. The menu didn’t seem purely Italian either and pasta wasn’t Al Dente…. The steak was good but a bit over cooked (we ordered medium rare and it was more medium than medium rare). The service however was really good! We were served by a lady called Masha, she was very professional and asked about our allergies and food preferences, she took care of serving everything fast. She would stop for a quick chat to ask if all is good etc and she really made us feel welcome! Masha found out it was my birthday and she made a surprise by bringing us a peace of a cake and the staff sang me happy birthday! It was really nice and touching! Thank you Masha 😂

Noisy atmosphere, however, just right if you like it like that. Thought it was a little on the expensive side but I suppose it is far from a greasy spoon, staff are very efficient, cheerful and courteous. Absolutely lovely.

Staff wonderful, food delicious will definitely go again

I was very impressed with the steak l had it was exceptional 😋 I will be going back again first class service Nice thing is we did not book we took a chance and seen if there were any booking lucky enough they had a table for 2 Staff were very helpful

First time in Al Dente. The food and service are exemplary (however my starter was cold..warmed up for me) with no problem. Would definitely go again.

Excellent food and service. Will definitely return. 👍👍👍👍👍

Italy in the heart of Liverpool - is it possible? That's how it is in Al Dente. Nice place, large and spacious, with many places to eat. The service was very nice and helpful when choosing from the menu. Most importantly, delicious food that will take you to Italy in a second. I recommend

Fantastic food , pleasant Atmosphere, friendly staff .Recommend the crab and lobster ravioli.

Friendly staff great place for families and friends alike very bright and airy

Awesome food, always think people over act about food but I almost did a 'when Harry met Sally' moment with mine. Peroni on tap is a bit dangerous though!!! Food was about £50 for two, drinks were about £70 Cocktail's 🍸 were cracking but expensive.

We went to lunch to celebrate my two children's birthdays. The evening was short because the service was very attentive but it felt like they were in a hurry to serve us, clean up, and get us to leave. The food was delicious 😋 and with very good portions. It is the best Mediterranean / Italian food place in Liverpool that I have ever tried.

It was a rainy Monday lunchtime and was the perfect place to eat. Good food and service a nice atmosphere.

GCSE results day,2024 dinner for four different tastes for food, teenage had pizza ( oh it was 👍) two fish lovers and a meat lover, it delivered, thank you so much, staff amazing lovely experience see you soon 💯❤️

Beautiful restaurant on Lark Lane, staff lovely only had light bite to eat but was really nice.

Went to al dente at very short notice on a busy sunny Saturday afternoon. Not only did the team fit 5 of us in at short notice..but the care they showed us with one of us in a wheelchair..was lovely. Food as usual ..was lush.but what sets them apart..is their team..from wait staff to kitchen team..bar staff..all just great..thank you for a great afternoon in the sun.😎

Had lunch on a weekday Food was fantastic Service was amazing Venue very very nice

The only way to describe this place is Absolutely Amazing. It's my favourite place to eat by far, tonight we were made to feel like royalty but it appears that's how they treat everyone. All the staff were so lovely and so attentive. Once again the food was second to none. Can't wait to go back. Massive thank you to the team at Al Dente for making our evening so special and helping us celebrate my mums 83 birthday she had the beat time❤️

ABSOLUTELY DREADFUL. Service do quick you know this was food cooked hours before we sat down. Service missed out my Olives and she looked annoyed at me when I asked where they were. They were dreadful too. Never again!!!!!

For me personally I found Al Dented, tick all my boxes food was great really good service and I enjoyed my visit.

Very nice little Italian restaurant with a great value lunch menu. I had bruchetta followed by linguine Bolognese. Service was quick and polite and the food was delicious, well presented and too much for me too eat.

Booked for the first time for my wife’s birthday lunch, staff very attentive and friendly, the little one was happy after he was given some pencils to colour in with. Food was really good, the little one commented it was the best pizza he has ever had so a ringing endorsement. Will definitely return.

What a find!! Lovely staff, brilliant food and nice atmosphere.

Great service, lovely food and good portions. The bakalava dessert is to die for! Look forward to coming back and trying more dishes!

We stopped by Al Dente for lunch while visiting family in Liverpool, and I’m so glad we did. They have a fabulous lunch menu for a great price, 2 courses for £12.95 or 3 courses for £16.95. We opted for the 2 courses and had halloumi fries and bruschetta as the appetizers and spaghetti carbonara and salt and pepper king prawns as the mains. The spaghetti carbonara and the salt and pepper king prawns were incredible! The restaurant is very beautiful, with many windows, pretty lighting and a beautiful patio with outdoors seating. I will definitely visit again!

Went here father's day June 24. Its on lark lane Sefton Park Liverpool. Very well located for other bars after your meal. Food lovely. Staff fab. We'll worth a visit.

Lovely people who run and serve you at this restaurant nothing to much trouble for them !

Beautiful lunch for my birthday, attentive and friendly staff , looking forward to booking again soon

Would like to start with the positives. The staff are lovely and the cocktails are great. Because of this I had high expectations for the food and I was so disappointed. The Caesar salad had broken up breadsticks in place of croutons, some lettuce, sauce, sprinkle of cheese and what looked like one frozen chicken breast sliced on the top. For the price of it I expected MUCH more. Also the chips aren’t homemade and weren’t cheap either. Would come again for drinks but not food. Just in response to the reply, thanks very much for taking it on board. I will take you up on that if I visit again.

Tremendous food, brilliant staff, amazing atmosphere. Thank you, 100% will be back 💋

Love Al Dente and as always had a fab meal and wonderful service. However, as we were celebrating a 21st birthday and were very disappointed to be placed on a long table by the kitchens and toilet. Hardly the best place to be to celebrate your 21st. We did request to be moved and the waitress was so helpful and asked but was told there were no more ables available to seat 10. Because we do like the atmosphere of the restaurant we will go again but wlll ensure we know where we will be seated when booking. Would like to say our lovely waiter was wonderful - just disappointed in whoever did the table planning

It was the first time we had been to Al-Dente. We were delighted with the service and food.

Lovely dinner for my mums birthday. The staff are super attentive and the service is rapid. The food is excellent for the price and the desserts are to die for!!! Definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a lovely meal out. Shout out to the staff for making our experience amazingly

Food hygiene rating of 2. Underwhelming food.

Everything was bland. The chicken burger lacked flavour, and the hot chocolate cake had a very processed taste.

Probably the best Italian food we've eaten in a long time. Even though it was busy very good service and excellent food. Highly recommend the lobster and crab ravioli!

Definitely one of my favourite places to eat a good quattro formagi

Delicious dishes and desserts. I recommend risotto with seabass. It was a good stop on the way to Sefton Park.

Another excellent meal. We sat outside in the sun this time.

Had a super evening with friends food was super really good staff good atmosphere well worth a visit

Good food. Service great and friendly.

First time, called in for late lunch. Usually start at top of Lark Lane but saw this place on way in. What a find! Brilliant lunch fixed price menu, food being excellent, good portions sizes and lovely presentation. The staff are really friendly and attentive. We will certainly be back again. 👌

Visited this restaurant to celebrate our daughter graduating 🎉. Food was excellent and staff were friendly and helpful

Just spent an absolutely lovely afternoon in Al Dente , the staff, atmosphere , food and cocktails are top draw 👌🏽 would definitely recommend and will be back. ❣️

We had dinner yesterday with my partner I ordered King proem linguini my partner order pizza , I now the place use to be one of good restaurants but yesterday’s food wasn’t good , the pizza looks from shop it’s cold , main don’t test good sometimes missing we not even finish the meal we left, when I get home I start vomiting, I have been sick all night so I give 1 star

Love Al Dente! Been going here for years and every meal is 10/10. Super friendly staff and fantastic food. We celebrated a birthday with family and our dog.

Our new favourite restaurant! Incredibly delicious food and excellent service. Menu is great. Really nice drinks selection. Great atmosphere. The Tiramisu is god tier!

Beautiful food, starters: garlic butter prawns crostini, parma ham bruschetta, steak and houmous mains: pepperoni pizza with olives , rocket and red onion as extras; lamb chops; bbq chicken pizza All absolutely delicious, service great, very nice smiley staff, went extra mile to make cocktail of my choice not list2d on the menu 5 Thumbs up from us Walker Family

Good portion sizes, food was good and staff friendly.....it is a vibrant and busy place.

Great place for a family meal. Lovely staff with great service. Reasonable prices for food and drinks.

Wow what can I say. That lamb shank almost defeated me. Wasn't room for pudding, but worth it. Great place, friendly staff and delicious food.

What a great place, food was amazing and all the staff were very attentive.

Beautiful venue, very welcoming and the food is out of this world, absolutely gorgeous

Me and my friends came for a birthday meal, service was decent and staff all friendly. However food was not up to standard my friend got food poisoning from the seafood linguine and was very unwell. Carbonara and chicken Alfredo was incredibly oily with oil visibly all on the plate. Disappointing as the restaurant has potential but the food just wasn’t up to standard.

Exceeded my first expectation, friendly staff ,good food and presentation, although music was a noch higher than I would like other than that very much recommended

Place looked lovely inside, menu looked great, food looked great...just lacked flavour.

Steak was nice. Houmous OK. Others in the group weren't happy with their mains, in particular the Lasagne. My steak was fine though! Staff were really nice and accommodating. Really warm in there. It was a relief to go on the terrace for air! Food served really quick. I'd go again based off my main being nice and how great the staff were.

Good atmosphere. Attentive service

Brilliant service, fantastic food, wonderful atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone and everyone, great experience.

Went for the first time for a celebration meal and it was perfect. Good food, nice atmosphere and good value for money.

Waitress was lovely I swear she had a photographic memory there was 8 of us and she took the orders in her mind and didnt write it down food and service was very good

Really lovely long lunch with family - and two dogs - at Al Dente today. Food was lovely and portions good - Sea Bass was really delicious! Relaxed atmosphere, service was attentive and spot on, all staff were excellent and so friendly. They made a big fuss of the pooches (who loved the heated floor for lounging on!) which was good to see. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be returning!

Fantastic place definitely a place to go!

Took my wife, daughter and granddaughter and mother in law for lunch. Food was excellent, staff were lovely.

Had a salt and pepper king prawns and pan fried salmon with a lovely bottle of rosé , loved every bite. Will definitely go back. Very friendly staff and great service.

Čo sa týka jedla nemôžem povedať nič zlé, ale čo sa týka obsluhy som sklamaná. Nie raz sa mi stalo, že obsluha bola odmeraná, nepríjemná, sotva pozdravila. Objednala som si pizzu, nevedeli ani zavolať, že si po ňu môžem prísť. Bol problém s online objednávkou, ani sa neozvali, zistila som to až keď som si osobne prišla po pizzu. Komunikácia nula bodov. Cítila som, že ich otravujem.

Just called in to have my evening meal

Haven't been able to get there for a while Just me and the wife today What an fantastic meal we had this afternoon Nearly a full house for lunch ..wow Shows you people love this place Fantastic staff,great new menu and most of all superb food ! Well done aldente will be back soon ! 5 star 🌟 🤩 ✨️

Marked atmosphere down because when we first visited there was a dog in the restaurant that just wouldn't stop barking, this spoilt our dining out evening. It was hard to be heard when talking to each other over the barking.

Me and my husband had a lovely time celebrating our wedding anniversary this evening. The staff are very friendly and the food tastes amazing.

nice staff fabulous food well worth it

Fantastic place food and staff excellent. Would highly recommend

Lovely food, atmosphere and friendly people

Randomly found and tried this resturant on a thursday night in Liverpool .. top marks on every level, lovely place, great menu , food was quick and top notch . Staff couldnt have been nicer.. Great value also. genuinely cant take a single mark away from it.

Amazing place with really tasty food!

Once again fabulous experience. Staff are amazing.

Thank-you all the staff at Al Dente you made Sam and Marks birthday a lovely occasion. Staff are so friendly and accommodating fun atmosphere.. food so tasty . We will definitely be visiting again 😊

Nice place The food was delicious The staff very friendly

First visit, absolutely fabulous. Great atmosphere, food excellent and the service was first class. Highly recommended 👌

Everyone should go here on their birthday. Lovely people, food and atmosphere.

Definitely recommend the food and this great service with stuff

Haven't been here for a while. Went with a group of friends for a birthday. Very attentive service and nice food.

Lovely relaxing atmosphere, very friendly staff, good food at a good price

Nice environment, friendly and professional staff, and delicious food.

Great food ,staff very helpful nothing is to much trouble. Had a problem with one of the kids meals it was rectified straight away and taken off the bill.

Another amazing meal at al dente lark lane. We originally came for the food but we keep coming back for the service.

Never fault this place, standards are set so high and they always deliver in every way possible Excellent food, excellent staff, excellent service You would have to try it to believe it

Delicious food. Fantastic customer service. This is an absolute gem. A must visit if you are near Lark Lane in Liverpool

Amazing atmosphere, very family friendly and food is delicious

Had a lovely meal here today. I'm on a restricted diet and they served just what I asked for. Generous portion of Broccoli, perfectly steamed, salad was fresh and not overdressed, minty lamb burger no chips, no bun, and a delicious macciato coffee to finish. It was a tad too noisy for me, but everywhere seems unable to resist piped Muzak! I definately recommend this restaurant to all who enjoy vegetables and salad treated with respect.😂

The staff were lovely and couldn't do enough for us. It was our friends birthday and they made her feel extra special with cake and singing happy birthday. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. Will definitely visit again soon - thank you!

Fantastic service, great food 👌

Great food and great atmosphere very classy haha 😄

Tasty food and cheerful staff. A bit crowded, but still okay.

Absolutely gorgeous food and great service, loved it🙂👌🏾

Delicious salt and chilli chicken, great rice and chips too! Dessert was also fantastic and all very reasonable. Highly reccomend