Don Luigi in Warrington

Took my brother and wife, booked early and asked for their best table, on arrival they tried to seat us right by the serving hatch, I politely refused and asked for another table, we were accomodated. The food was incinerated, given everything seems to be pre-prepped and then grilled in a large oven, it was busy and there was only two cooks on. My brother ordered a round of cocktails, 3 cosmopolitan's, it was the worst we had ever had, they should be made with vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice having a vivid red colour, unfortunately we had 3 glasses of pale pink ice water, truly ripped off. So disappointing, wont be going back, thats if it ever opens again.

Fantastic food and great staff. All round fabulous restaurant.

Amazing food, very cozy small restaurant with heart. We ordered a calzone, spaghetti carbonara and tiramisu for dessert. All of them were very tasty! Will definitely be back again!

Good food freshly cooked, pleasant staff watching the chefs cook is a sign of quality

Al lovely authentic place, felt I was in my granny's kitchen. We had the garlic mushroom starter and spicy meatballs in a tomato sauce it was gorgeous. If youre not a big eater then share the starter😜 main was also lovely,prawn linguine in a white wine sauce.and the fillet steak was a wow.biggest I've seen so far and it was worth it. Price was reasonable. The room got a bit smoky from the kitchen but it was full house so you kind of expect it. Definitely worth a try. I will be there again

Very good highly recommend excellent service and delicious pizza 🍕👍👍👍👍 (Posted by my 12yo grandson 😂)

Naomi and mama luigi are amazing ( review given by Sam - our 10 yr old grandson).

Don Luigi’s is a really great Italian restaurant. It has everything from pizza to full Italian meals. If you haven’t been, it’s a must visit.

This is the 2nd time I have been for dinner at Don Luigi’s after coming up from Cornwall to visit family. Once again the food did not disappoint, it’s so nice to go to an Italian restaurant and the food is authentic!! Compliments to the chefs once again. Waiting staff were brilliant. Look forward to visiting again!!

Nice place, food was excellent, a little under staffed but the staff they had was very nice and polite…would recommend

Can't beat it for Italian grub!!

Food was superb. Drinks and service was amazing and the food was brilliant. Not only that but you could tell the chefs and waiters took extra care with their service to give you the best experience possible. Definitely returning!!

Amazing little restaurant with great food and great service. I had the ham and mushroom calzone with a bit of bolegnese on top, would highly recommend!

The food was amazing, all 3 courses. The waitresses couldn't do enough to help. Lovely evening at Don Luigi

Food actually very good when it was eventually served. Forty min wait on arrival for anyone to take drinks order despite us being on time for pre booked table. Order for food taken one hour after arrival. Starters served one hour 30 mins after arrival. Restaurant needs a functioning kitchen extractor fan as eating area frequently filled will heavy smoke from grill during evening. Eyes affected as a result and clothes smell of smoke. Kitchen closes at 10pm and atmosphere feels as if you are compelled to leave quickly after that as staff want to go. Staff forgot to take desert order until we prompted and we felt awkward to order desert as staff were leaving from kitchen at 1015. If they sort service principles out the place could do well. Until they do, customers will feels as awkward eating there as we did. Pity as food is actually good but they appear to have a divide between kitchen and actual service on on offer.

Always love visiting with my partner good food and service

Best in culcheth for food , service and atmosphere

You would expect Sunday dinner at 17.30 when it's on the menu chicken dinner very expensive 😒

Has gluten free options, which is greatly appreciated in any village. Staff were great, very friendly and made me feel comfortable

First visit here, went to meet up with friends we have not seen for ages. Excellent top quality food, served piping hot, on hot plates. Lovely restaurant, lovely staff, very friendly, will definitely return, and would highly recommend

Great food and genuinely Italian. Our pizzas were wonderful. The restaurant was quiet when we visited but it was still warm and welcoming with lovely food and attentive service.

As good as it’s ever been! My family and I have lived in Culcheth for 30+ years, but hadn’t been to Don Luigi’s since Santos passed away. We wondered how it would now compare and we were delighted this evening that the food is as good as ever. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough - the lasagne was terrific. Mina and her team are doing a great job… we’ll be back soon!

I have to admit that the food here was really good hearty Italian food but the waiting time was ridiculous. We had to ask the staff to take our orders as we'd been sat down on a small akward table, for way over half an hour without even ordering. The open kitchen is a nice idea but they haven't quite got the extraction right as I found it quite smokey which was irritating my eyes. And it wasn't just us that were getting aggravated by the wait times. Drama from the table next to us led to the customers being escorted out before even receiving their starters. There did seem to be a large party upstairs but if you can't cater for both the restaurant and functions, maybe you should focus on one or the other. Our bill was reduced slightly but it wasn't enough to make me want to rush back,to be honest we were too desperate to get out of there to debate the fact. Funny isn't it, because all it would have taken was some good customer service before hand, a warning that they were understaffed maybe, and an indication of longer waiting times than usual when we arrived. We then could have made the decision to stay or go elsewhere. As I pointed out earlier the food was great once it arrived and maybe we got really unlucky and they were just understaffed or something but non of the front of house staff seemed to know how to handle the situation so I certainly won't be returning in a hurry. If you are going to give it a go I would advise to ask about waiting times before you are seated.

Booked a table for 6 and by 7.30 they were looking to book another sitting in, waitress took no notice and felt squished and very rushed

I was pleasantly surprised when I walked into this charming little restaurant with bags of atmosphere, open views to kitchen so you can watch your food being cooked and very friendly staff. The internal decor would best be described as trying to conjure up a rustic Italian village feel, so do not expect a glitzy interior, but the food was fabulous. Vegan options (plural!) were available and exciting - and tasted great! Highly recommend this place if you are in vicinity. 2 visit review - I revisited this restaurant in Dec. 2023. It was again a lovely experience. The meal was again excellent and the service was brilliant; very friendly and quick to help. We could watch the chef's in the kitchen preparing all the meals, which arrived in a good time after ordering. Definitely look forward to returning again in the future.

Lovely Italian restaurant, highly recommend. I'll be back at some point soon I hope

I reaaally wanted to like this place as it’s local to me and has good reviews. It took an hour and a half for my starter to even reach my table and the food was dry and mediocre at best. Trying to get service or even noticed by any of the wait staff seemed impossible. Maybe I caught them on a bad night but it really ruined the whole experience and doesn’t make me want to come back.

Love this place, great food and atmosphere 👌

Some of the tastiest pasta dishes I've had. Definitely worth a visit!!👌

My third visit to this outstanding restaurant. Wonderful, authentic food and delightful service from Mina and her team.

Dinner was lovely. Pizza's, Desserts, Wine & Liquor Coffees.

We had an excellent meal here last night. All the food was gorgeous and freshly made. The staff were brilliant and the place had a nice atmosphere. Would definitely go again

Lovely, place however my daughters are not well and have an upset tummy after eating from here . Do not recommend when they were being sick all night . Don’t recommend.

Food amazing is this not the curry house?

Eaten here tonight (Tuesday) , very quiet but the best Italian meal I've had in ages . King Prawn starter on our table hit the spot thanks , Meatball main amazing.

We used to be regulars here but over the months we’ve gone less & less due to the excessive wait to get your food. Anyhow we thought we’d try it again last Friday night. Sadly it was a disappointment. 2 adults & 2 kids for a Birthday celebration, the restaurant was fairly quiet, with no manager on shift, just two young females who were slow with the drinks, had absolutely nothing to say, with no atmosphere what so ever. I always have the Tagliatelle Fiilletto, and despite still being £15, the portion size has been dramatically reduced with very little meat in the dish. The kids enjoyed their pizzas but we were in less than an hour. Was it worth the £100, absolutely not.

Authentic Italian experience in every way

Visited whilst working in the area, it is a lovely friendly little restaurant. The staff were welcoming and helpful. I had a gluten free pizza which was freshly cooked and very tasty.

Great little place. Lovely food. Nice staff. However, little pricey.

Lovely meal with friends. Really enjoyed the food.

Absolutely love it here, great food and friendly service

Very nice food with excellent staff

Lovely restaurant, been back many times, good staff

Fantastic food, Fantastic service, fantastic place to eat

Not been since Covid, however, no change in my assessment. It's 10/10 again. Delicious food, good portions, the sea bass was amazing (highly recommended). Lovely evening.

We really wanted to like this place as the atmosphere is great and it is local to us. Unfortunately we waited over an hour and a half for our main course, which we would’ve been fine with if the food was good - but unfortunately it fell short. Everything was over cooked and under seasoned. It seems most of the regulars ordered pizza & pasta so we may return to try this, but the seabass & chicken specials we had were very over cooked and not particularly tasty.

Wonderful food and wonderful service from the fantastic staff. Lovely atmosphere from Mina. A family favourite for many years and highly recommended.

Fabulous service, gorgeous food and a lovely welcome 🙂 we will be back!

Absolutely fantastic food, friendly service and will definitely back. Used to go to an Italian on Orford Lane but Don Luigis food is another level.

Too expensive for what it is.. Also it was freezing cold in there.. Wouldn't t go back again.. Food not that good..

Just had a wonderful Christmas meal superb food and lovely atmosphere, service was wonderful thank you all involved, 100% recommend this lovely place

The food is excellent and the atmosphere was great, very busy and loud but that shows the place must be good!

Lovely food. Nice friendly staff. Enjoyed and will go again

Best steak I've had the local red is to die for staff are ever so friendl, I would highly recommed.

We had a great time as usual. The staff were very good as was the food.

Fantastic food. Vegan lasagne was the best I've ever tasted. Friendly and helpful staff.

Excellent food always good, very slow took 20min to give order then over 30min till starter arived and nearly an hour for mains from empty starter plates going then had to ask for bill 4 times added another 30min, think they need an extra cook

Staff were great, food was superb

Good food, god service. Sometimes there is a little delay, but worth waiting for especially when your enjoying the company of friends.

Love it here. Great food with a great atmosphere. Staff and service is always excellent 👌

Family meal out, all clean plates, beautiful food, excellent service (Eloise) and well priced. I had the special of mussels in a white wine cream sauce to start, would highly recommend that if you're visiting!

Lovely restaurant, great food, nice staff.

Not a bad place and nice staff but there were bugs on the table. Also I asked for peppers, onions and chillies on the pizza for which they added £6 on for (£2 per extra) but there were no chillies and barely any of the peppers and onions. A friend paid for the meal before we realised they had done so but otherwise I would have asked for money off the bill. Disappointing as apart from that it was a nice meal.

Great menu, ribs to die for, lovely affable staff and served by the pleasant Eloise AKA Tirami—su. 😀overall a very pleasant dining experience.

Lovely friendly little place with a great atmosphere. Tasty food once again really good much better than the other Italian next door !

Cafe/bistro style food at Restaurant prices The service was average, the food was the reason for review we had goats cheese and chutney should of read chutney with goats cheese as far to much chutney, the pate was delicious and the meat ball starter was like mush. The mains myself and friend had chicken which was dry, the linguini gamberitti was over cooked and therefore like slop, the garlic bread came nearly at the end of main course, also felt expensive charging restaurant prices in a cafe style Italian. I think what speaks louder than Anything when previously owned was always busy and sometimes having to queue, this Saturday half full and no one upstairs all the other restaurants busy as we passed , to sum up expensive for below average food and poor presentation.

Attend with party of 13 everyone loved it the staff made you feel very welcomed.The service and food were excellent couldn’t fault it definitely would recommend!

2nd time visiting since new ownership and in my opinion it is so much better than before! We are always greeted with a warm welcome. Staff are very friendly and attentive. Food is excellent, much better than than the other Italian in the village! I would certainly recommend it, you won't be disappointed.

Loved it here! Great food and far less noise than next door. Thank you!!

Loved the food. Not been for year but it didn't disappoint. Still as good as ever. Food was so tasty. Service second to none. Will definitely be going back.

Amazing service beautiful food will be back again soon thankyou

Thanks so much team Don Luigi - we visited this evening and enjoyed another stunning meal, see you soon xx

nice Italian, very informal but can be expensive for what it is .

really nice little Italian restaurant, very relaxed with a nice laid back atmosphere. would recommend

Great experience with the family.

Absolutely lovely, was family friendly and great menu. Food was delicious and you can even see the chefs cooking in the kitchen. Will be back.

The new owners and team are fab! We’ve supported this restaurant lot’s over the years. I really like what the new owners have done with the place and have loved every single one of our last 3 visits. We went again today. The food (3 courses) was again devine - super talented new chef who checked in on us, my son was using his finger to lick his plate 🤦‍♂️. The service from the owner and our waitress was attentive and amazing. What I have always loved about this place is it’s a rustic, authentic and welcoming feeling Italian restaurant that serves amazing food. The new owners have retained those long standing aspects whilst adding an extra bit of stardust of there own. Loved it tonight and the prior to occasions we have been since the new owners took over. Well done 👏.

What a great place, world highly recommend will definitely be back, staff are Great truly Great

Excellent good service, good food , excellent atmosphere

We have been to Don Luigies several times for a special family occasion. Amazing food, amazing service, great value and the atmosphere is lovely

Restaurant was nicer inside but service wasnt as good as when the previous owners had it .

Fantastic food and great service 👍

Was like waiting for paint to dry waiting for food and had to ask for drinks after sitting down for 15 mins very cramped seating plan when the food arrived was average

Excellent food. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Booked a table for 6 and was left waiting for over 10 minutes on arrival. Watching unbooked walk ins seated before us. Then to be told they only had a table for 4. Place looked over run with no control over seating plan. We had no option but to leave DISAPPOINTED

Excellent food, great atmosphere, friendly staff. All food freshly cooked. Delicious!

Lovely food, nice and friendly staff. Lovely relaxing restaurant

Wonderful food and wonderful service ❣️

The staff are pleasant and helpful couldnt fault the food at all . I have to say it is child friendly and a welcoming atmosphere

First time eating here tonight and had an amazing night ! 5 star quality and staff and owners are so welcoming and hospitable. Will certainly be back and looking forward to it already ! Thank you so much !

Love the new decor - food is excellent and the atmosphere great ! Well worth a visit

Food was good but service was a disaster, fathers day treat and no table avail despite booking- new owners not seeming to cope and appeared to be a lot of disgruntled customers...

There is a passion in this restaurant. Great feel with the colleagues but most importantly the food tastes great. Reasonable prices 👍🏼

Fantastic food, the owner and staff give you a 5 star service. Will be back soon

Lovely food, was recommended the Calazone by an ex colleague who is a regular at Don Luigis - he has been dining there for the last 20 years - and it did not dissapoint! good atmosphere, hope to visit again one day :-)

Fabulous evening for daughters birthday. Food was amazing and very generous portions. Seafood pasta was very tasty with loads of prawns, mussels and tuna in. My husband had the tomato and bacon tagliatelle which he said was really good. Not rushed and friendly efficient service. Will definitely be back.

We've been enjoying eating here since 1988 and the Italian ribs are great!

Disappointed with meal for the price! We read the reviews and have to agree! Come on this is supposed to be an Italian!! Your pizzas were awful! We came here 5 years ago and enjoyed it but after this experience we won’t return!!! Staff were lovely though

Best atmosphere, delightful food at reasonable prices :)

value for money good atmosphere.