Cholmondeley Farm Shop and Café in Cheshire East

Really pleasant people good value for money

Waiter 10/10 Food 10/10 Date 10/10

Many issues created here but sadly more by the staff! 1. Our drinks took 15 minutes to come, two at a time 2. Our starters arrived half an hour after ordering 3. One of our starters was burnt so had to be remade and came out after all of us had finished (group of 6) 4. Our mains took an hour to arrive after the starters had been finished 5. Our food was stone cold as were the plates/bowls (despite being warned they were hot) 6. No waiter or waitress came to check on our food so had to twice go and ask for service (drinks) 7. When finally taking our plates the waitress (bless her it was her second day) she asked how the food was and we explained that it wasn't very good but not a big deal and we wanted the bill. She then told another waiter who came to ask why it wasn't good and we explained, who THEN got the manager who then became less discreet in a disagreement with us that the food was not in fact cold as it was freshly made by the TWO, ONLY TWO, chefs, one with "52 years of experience and another with 30." While the restaurant gave us a 20% discount on our food which we were grateful for, however the sheer indiscreet bickering the manager gave us was more disappointing than the food. I recognise that he was trying to make up for the bad food, yet he honestly seemed to just 'butter us up' so we wouldn't leave a bad review. I've never written a bad review of a restaurant before because no experience has ever been this embarrassing. Apparently this isn't the first issue they've had with the food being cold as it's also mentioned in multiple other reviews up to over a year ago!

We enjoy a visit to Romazzino and have previously commented that whilst the food has been excellent the service has been a bit hit and miss……not this time, both were fabulous. Our food was excellent, spaghetti carbonara with chicken and fillet steak, the carbonara was delicious, the steak delectable. The service was fantastic, our waitress (lovely young lady with blond hair, our booking was 6.15pm, 2/3) was fabulous, the food excellent as was the ambiance, lots of birthday celebrations as well as groups and couples having just the best evening. Highly recommended.

Delicious food . Pizza always taste great, burgers are the best. Its our place for every weekends dinner !! Really recommend this place !!