Belini in Runnymede

Always a delight visiting Carlo deli. Today I picked up my absolute favourite Italian dish melanzana parmigiana, very hard to find! And some delicious (and so pretty) swirly biscotti da latte. Wonderful. 🇮🇹 💗

Great for great service great music. Ooma paloma blanca!!! Still the best Italian in englefield green

Genuinely amazing food every time. We come regularly to Caspari and always feel welcomed like we’re family. We were greeted at the door and engaged in general chit chat with the staff. It always feels like they are interested in how we have been and discuss how long it’s been since we last came and they always remember better than we do! At the table, you are served water and given a small bowl of olives free. These are delicious and a really lovely generous touch! I’m desperate to know where they get theirs from as they are just divine! Staff are attentive and will cater to any requirement or need. There is a variety of options for both vegan and vegetarian and gluten free and all meals are marked accordingly on the menu. There is also a good kids menu and they are very kid friendly there. The food is plentiful and really well priced for what you get. The food feels hearty and is delicious. We’ve never had a bad meal and have definitely been 10+ times. The drinks are varied and priced well. My partner had a cocktail, which was balanced well, freshly prepared and decorated beautifully. The all Halloween decorations were a sweet touch, with a pumpkin tea light burner and Halloween bunting decorated around the restaurant. The original decor of the restaurant is beautiful, with plants trailing nearly all the way round now! There is a section near the back of the restaurant that I think is reserved for larger parties with a beautiful faux rose wall. My partner, as always, had a lasagne al forno with a side of chips. I was more adventurous today and decided to try the new penne primavera and WOW. The flavours were rich and the vegetables cooked into the dish were divine. Though I never manage to finish my meal, I always thoroughly enjoy it. They also offer boxes to take your meal with you if you don’t finish it. We always get some additional Parmesan and black pepper added to our dishes. We usually get desert and had the mint chocolate bombe and shared this. It is definitely enough to share! There is a huge variety of pudding options. When the bill arrives, it is topped with a minty chocolate wrapped in gold foil to enjoy before you leave. Again, this is such a thoughtful touch to your dining experience. It’s always sad when we have to leave knowing it’ll be a few months until we go again, but it’s always worth coming. Thank you, again, Caspari for a lovely dining experience.

Food is very yummy 😋 I had lamb with carrots and mash - my favourite, my bf had steak which was cooked perfectly 👌🏼 and the chips were delicious - already salted too. Next time I would love to try the steak! The only thing that let it down was our waitress was a bit loud and over powering, I was there with my family and she would shout when approaching the table which made my dad jump as he wears hearing aids. I was also told she snatched the spoons out my dads hands which he didn't like - not sure if she was just joking around but she didn't impress my dad or nan. When it came to the bill, we as a family never pay the service charge but we tip instead, we made this clear when paying for the bill that we haven't paid the service charge but the waitress came back saying there was still an amount to pay which we then said yes that must be the service charge - she acted offended and then left. That was a bit awkward but other than that the service was absolutely fine, we was never left sitting around waiting for food or drinks it ran so smoothly and the staff there were very attentive. The atmosphere is very nice and calm, no rushing around, I would definitely recommend coming here for special occasion meals.

Nice menu. Always have great food and great service.