Mattoni Eye Restaurant in Peterborough

Had a lovely evening, pizza was good service good one of our favourites

What a disappointment. We rarely eat out these days as we are on a budget but I know my food. Menu: old and battered laminated menu which is NOTHING like the extensive menu online and is more expensive ! Don’t understand why we were given such a rubbish menu in comparison? Food: Bruschetta: poor excuse for the name and price. Tasteless and made with little care. Loads of raw onion. Only flavour was the giant salt crystals it was smothered in. Couldn’t eat it all. Pasta dishes: the ones cooked in the oven were okay. But nothing special. Lasagne was £16 and came with nothing, not even a salad leaf ! Bread was such a tiny slice, it was a joke. Spag Bol and Popette, pasta was undercooked on the Polpette. Two people left theirs. £15 for a spag Bol and it was pretty lame. Asked for Parmesan and got a bowl of that Parmesan you get in packets (cheap & dried) I ordered Pollo Parolaccia which is chicken and mushroom in a brandy & white wine sauce. Chicken was like the frozen chicken you buy in bags in Tesco for the dogs. They say everything is fresh. Fresh out the freezer bag it seems. Served with Sautéed potato chips. NOT sautéed. Very uniform, definitely out of a bag of frozen sliced potatoes. £18.95. No side salad, just beige slop. I note now that it’s advertised to come with salad. There was none. Service: average. No real care taken. Waitress spilled the ‘Parmesan’ all over the table and just left it there. Didn’t come ask for drink top ups. We just used the bar. Added 10% service charge on the end of our large bill. Felt totally ripped off. This was not fresh and not traditional Italian, despite the prices. I noticed in a previous review Mattoni say they haven’t increased prices despite raised costs. This is not true and also, maybe half an explanation as to why the quality of the ingredients was so embarrassing. Tried to complain about some of the issues, but was just told ‘sorry’ with no explaination or offer to compensate. Was for a special birthday. Everyone disappointed. Ps. Been to Mattoni in Hampton earlier this year and the service there was awful and the atmosphere non existent. Food average but we had the luch special so wasn’t as bothered as price was suited to the quality.

We have been to Mattoni more than 5 times now. Every single time it’s been great. The servers are brilliant and always so friendly and helpful. The lunch time deal was so delicious. We can’t wait to go back for our next visit.

Thinking that an Italian restaurant near Peterborough, would be an authentic Italian experience…….how wrong I was. I found the service slow and inefficient, bringing out the hors d’oeuvres with the main course. They forgot my drink when the others were brought over, I had to get my own drink from the bar. The carbonara resembled something from a packet and had a powdery taste. The pizza had a similar look to something from a kebab shop at 2am.

the carbonara portion was so small 🤦 like a kids meal portion, I'm literally having to cook a pizza to fill me up, not sure il order again after that.

The food here is great, only reason I marked as 4 is because you put your weekly specials online but don’t update this if it changes for reasons outside of your control. This was really disappointing as the replacement desserts were unfortunately ones I do not like and I only chose to go here this week because of the weekly specials you had. I personally think if you are going to put these online you should update it if it changes. In future I will make sure to call to check of course.

The pizza was that good ,every bite was making me emotional,,who ever made my pizza give them a pay rise please...from rasta

Always have a tasty meal here. Have been coming for many years. The waitress (Canadian i think) was very helpful. Highly recommended.

Private birthday party - excellent on all counts.

Very bland and tasteless. Arrived after an hour but food wasn’t great. Not a good impression on my first order.

What can I say, what a great find! We were going to be in the area and I wanted to surprise my wife as it was her birthday… I looked on the map near to where we were travelling to and found Mattoni Restaurant, read some reviews and booked a table. Easy to find and good access to parking, we chose to sit outside under the large covered pergola… Don’t be fooled, it’s big inside with plenty of tables, clean, and inviting. Ordered some drinks and took a look at the menu, a good comprehensive list of authentic Italian gastronomic delights! We chose to share 3 starters and were instantly won over! We didn’t order desserts as we were full from our starters, but the staff surprised my wife with a lovely lemon gelato for her birthday! I can’t say when we’ll be back, but if we’re in the area we’ll pop in! Great staff, great food and what I consider good value for money. Thank you Mattoni’s, you made our day

Delicious food everyone we visit. My favourite is the Cannelloni! Lovely selection of wines and lots of seating outside for the lovely weather.

Yummy yum yum yummzerz scrummy yum yum yummmmm yum 😋

..And another Update 07.06.24 Have visited a few times since the last update..but hadn't noted the fact ..every visit has been spot on in all respects! Tonight I took a looong term friend there, again all great. Just wanted to congratulate the barman specifically this time! He made the best Tia Maria liqueur coffee I've ever had!...and believe me I know how it should taste! Brilliant and thank you! Dinner was great too too so congrats to the chef and kitchen staff as well as the welcome I always get when I visit from Vic' and the girls. All the best guys! Another Update: 15.11.23 Another great evening, service, food and atmosphere always the best!! Until next time! 🙏🥰 Update: 14:09:23 Another great evening! Very busy night for them but always courteous & welcoming. Food sooo good! Congratulations guys...you never let it slip! We'll see you soon. Update: 24.08.23 Another great evening! In my opinion the best for food, warm greetings and personalities of all the staff...you can't get better than a home-from- home experience. See you all again soon! Always great! Update: 29.09.21 Had Calamari Fritti with a side salad after a long morning on the way home and needed cheering up. Perfectly cooked! Great service. As previously stated...always great!

Nice friendly local restaurant with good food and service and not too busy depending on what time you go ..

My Dad's 90th birthday on Saturday night had no organisation at all, not nearly enough staff on and having booked the table 6 weeks previous and paid deposit with a list of starters and main meals as requested 2 weeks before booking we waited far to long for the food and weren't seated at the tables we were supposed to be as had been given to other people . To add insult to injury not only did my Dad and Step Mum have to wait the longest for food over one and a half hours they then tried to add 25% service charge on top of the very substantial food/drink money spent on Saturday night. Won't be going back.

Great food......please update Ur menu........no chips or fries on the menu...no kids margarita pizza etc

I was looking around for a place to take my partner for a nice night out. It must be said it was very nice to visit Mattoni food was outstanding some of best pizza I have ever had and starters was super lovely as well. The food came out quite quick which was nice especially for a Saturday night. Would recommend checking this place out and will definitely be back in the future.

Absolutely wonderful food . We celebrated a friends birthday ( there was a lot of us) all food was delicious Staff were brilliant

Sadly no where near to what it used to be . Waitresses very polite but also very forgetful. Starter wasn’t properly cooked . Caesar salad was a bowl of chopped chunky red onions. Steak meant to be medium cooked but arrived dry ( re heated ??? Not sure ). And why the hell French wine served in Italian restaurant ? Sadly it’s a no from me . It might be purely bad luck as we came an hour before closing , but I’m not too keen to come back . However , atmosphere is cosy .

Booked the restaurant table of 5 for this evening. Turn up to find the table had not been reserved, they put us on a table which was not laid out with cutlery, we had to ask for cutlery and menus. Food got served at different times and one starter was not even put through on the order. One of us got served gone-off bottled beer (was orange, flat and tasted disgusting). One of us had to send the food back as it not what was ordered and it came out cold. We then got the same plate given back to us the same maybe microwaved? The burger that was served was overcooked. Honestly, terrible. Had to argue about the cold reheated food for the waitress to defend the food. Such a shame as it is our local restaurant.

We met up here and enjoyed a relaxed catch up with great service and generous portions.

Very good, Lasagne was really tasty, Rigatoni lovely and filling could taste the quality of the ingredients.

Anything like Hampton is awesome

The restaurant should be called Mattoni Italian Weatherspoon. That was my impression after dining there. I had a glass of wine with a red lipstick stain, the cannelloni was more like soup due to its excessive liquid content, the bread served with it was not fresh, and the carbonara was made with cream, which is not traditional. Additionally, the bacon used was not of Italian origin. Overall, the cuisine was not authentic Italian. It seemed like they were trying to mimic Italian food but using cheap ingredients instead. This was our second visit and it will be our last.

Lovely food once again could probably do with more kitchen staff as when busy which is most of the time it was quite a wait for our food 👍👍

Brill authentic Italian restaurant.

First time at this restaurant for a family dinner. Nice big restaurant, cozy feel. Staff friendly and helpful. The tables was very sticky and when we asked for it to be cleaned we were told it was recently varnished although we could see the round sticky marks from the previous customers. The menus not clean either. The pizzas was nice, but the burger very dry. We've been to Mattoni in Hampton a few times and always had a nice time, so expected better. Also noticed a few cobwebs in the corner, so it just didn't feel very clean.

Very nice people and kind, Lovely food 😋.

Booked in advance for 7:30pm on a Saturday evening. Our party had to wait for 15mins in the doorway on a cold evening for a table. Once seated we found ourselves next to a birthday party who had no regard for fellow dinners and no control over the children in the party. We waited a further 15 minutes before we could order. When asked the waitress had no idea of the daily specials which further delayed placing the order. We all went for main courses only and drinks. At 9pm we enquired where our food was and were told "can't you see we're busy" by a rather rude waitress. Our food finally arrived at 9:25pm with no apology. The food was nice, though nobody asked if everything was to our liking. When presented with the bill it contained an £18 optional service charge, which we declined to pay. Our party of 7 has been here many times before but this will be our last. It may pay to check how busy they are before you book

Sticky tables - very unpleasant. Service ok, staff were friendly enough but slow to clear table after each course. Food nowhere near proper Italian, each traditional dish ordered was a poor replica of the original in both texture & flavour. Quite noisy & generally a bit scruffy with dog-eared menus. We were all disappointed & wouldn't visit again, such a shame as with a refresh & a revised menu could be really good at this location. Needs a Gordon Ramsay-style overhaul!

Great food,value for money.Staff was nice too

Went on Friday the 5th as a birthday treat. Had to wait over an hour for the main dish. Started with the bruschetta, which turned out to be 1 small piece of bread with tomatoes on the plate and not on the bread. Looked a sorry state for nearly £6. I then had the mixed grill and for £22 it was pretty forgettable and bland. The peppercorn was just cream, couldn’t taste the peppercorns at all. The steak was grisly and tasteless. Very disappointing…..

Lovely setting great meal , just wish restaurants would not put gratuities included in the bill, I’m Happy to leave tips without this

We had a fantastic time there yesterday. The food was exceptional very tasty, freshly cooked/baked and the waitress is a real caring, friendly and funny lady. You can see she loves her job and cares about the restaurant. Thank you Team for the great experience ❤️

Vic and the team are superb hosts. Food always hits the spot, sensibly priced.

Snobbish wouldn't bother with them their patrons are mostly not blacks and they communicated this without even trying

First time here with friends, food was outstanding and the service by Taylor was just 5 star! We’ll definitely be going back!

Started well, the calzone starter was very good. Unfortunately the main tagliatelle gambian was terrible. The pasta was not cooked in salted water. The dish was dry no sauce at all. Not even a drizzle of olive oil. This was supposed to be spicy with chilli but the dish was very bland and I was disappointed.... My partners pasta meal was also bland and the pasta poorly cooked. My friends meals were better which was good. The deserts were nice and good portions so this helped to make up for the poor mains. Overall we had a good evening, the meal was very expensive for what we had, drinks very expensive. I probably wouldn't go back again....

Would of gone nice with some garlic bread or chips 🤤

Absolutely incredible food; we tried this restaurant after having great experiences at Mattoni's in Hampton, but this one blows it out the water. Insane portion sizes, genuinely the best Italian food we've ever had the pleasure to eat, impeccable service and a lovely, cozy setting to eat with comfortable seating, even for a big guy like me. 10/10, honestly cannot recommend enough.

Been going here for years. My favourite place to eat locally. Always feel like part of the family. Great dishes, excellent service & always consistent.

I've got 2 young kids, one who is super active and always causing mayhem. I usually dread taking him out but at Mattonis, we can relax. The food is excellent, the atmosphere is great. We've been many times now and the kids absolutely love it. Not gonna lie, the kids menu looks so good, I always consider ordering from it for myself!! The staff is lovely, We've recommended and taken friends so many times!

Food and service were very good, however it was so noisy that we couldn't hear anything, not even when the waitress came over. It's clean, but it is definitely in need of a refurb. If you want tasty food, then go here, if you want to chat and have a catch-up with friends, probably not the place to go

What a find we wish we had found it sooner.

Popped in just for a drink a couple of weeks ago on our bikes. Lovely restaurant and awesome outdoor area.

We had a 60th birthday here last night with 18 people. All meals (starters and then mains) came out together, only staggered by how quickly the staff could walk to and from the kitchen, nothing was missing, the portions were massive and everyone said the food was delicious! Thank you!

It was OK. It was very busy but I asked for pepper and didn't get pepper, we asked for more water and didn't get more water. Not sure I'd bother again.

Great food with big portions, service and atmosphere very good. Lovely staff who constantly checked all was OK.

Hidden gem, Mattoni does what Frankie and Benny's thought it was doing. Great food, great prices, fantastic service, lovely atmosphere.

The pizza was spot on 👌 will definitely be reordering 🙏

Went here for a family meal and the service was absolutely delightful couldn't have been any better Gabbi looked after us so well. The food is also really delicious and fantastic presentation, the kids loved all the food especially the create your own dessert.

We enjoyed an excellent family meal at your restaurant. The food choices were very good and arrived quickly and were hot. The meal potions were really big and plenty of very tasty options. Tailor made calzone was superb and huge. The mixed salad was really tasty too. The pudding choices were just right- something for everyone. It’s obvious that everyone that works there is passionate about providing a good food experience. We were not disappointed. Service couldn’t have been better. Brilliant waitress- Taylor.!! We will definitely come again and would recommend that if you’re reading this, give it a visit. Thank you all.

Such a great evening. Lovely staff, lovely food, great music from Dan, the Piano Man. Thank you so much.

Absolutely amazing and authentic Italian restaurant. Always warm and welcoming to our family. The garlic calzone is the BEST! Love it.

A beautiful spot in a small village. Very busy but an enjoyable experience.

Very friendly service, lovely prawn starter, and a chicken pizza without barbecue sauce. The onion dressing on the mixed leaf salad was very tasty, too. Had a lovely evening.

We use matttoni on a regular basis and sometimes the food can be a bit hit n miss we booked a table for six o’clock we was a bit early but that was no problem we still went to the table in the corner which was ok for us but trying to get someone’s attention to get a drink was quite hard but eventually they did come.we ordered anti pasta sharing for two which was only enough for one person and at £13.95 I really would have like more of everything that was on there especially the bread and meat for that price I have to say what we did have was nice just not enough.ordered mains the pizza had way to much pasatta on the base made the pizza really soggy and spoilt the taste of the pizza I had the chicken in mushroom and creamy sauce which was ok but the chicken had some red bits in the chicken like veins which put me off also it come with just potatoes it needed some veg in that dish as well for the price.had to get up and ask the waitress if they could bring dessert of ice cream for our little one as no one came over to see if we wanted a dessert so for us it wasn’t the best but I do have to say normally the food and service is good and we do like your restaurant we will be back and hopefully next time it will be like it normally is very nice

Really lovely atmosphere (we felt a little bit like we were in the Med!) The service was excellent. The food was good but not outstanding but it was very competitively priced. We will definitely go back.

Our second visit in as many weeks. Fab everything!! Ammie looked after us on both occasions. Thank you Ammie for making our visit even more special. See you soon xx

Just the food portions are getting smaller but food taste good 5 prawns for £9.25 not enough

Nice food at fair prices. Menu could do witb a refresh but it is a nice family run place.

A classic rustic Italian. Most enjoyable although parking can be tight. 😎💙🍸🎊

Nice setting with lively staff but I thought the Sunday lunch was too expensive

Pizza was absolutely excellent. Great quality ingredients and very fresh and hot. Arrived on time and to a good standard too. Would order again and would recommend. Keep supporting local businesses! Thank you Mattonis 🙂

We have been here on numerous occasions, this time the service was particularly slow, we are used to it being busy, but to wait so long between courses especially with children being present, keeping them entertained with walks round the block. The Meals were hot when they came, one of the meals Beef Ragatoni had fat on each piece of the beef, so was not so delicious. We feel the staff were not so good as usual, due to the volume of people, hardly any interaction, a round of drinks that we asked for never appeared. On paying the bill I did air my views, I believe £20 was taken off the bill.

So fortunate to live up the road from this restaurant! Food is always amazing, particularly the pizzas! Booking is essential as this place does get busy, but I can only conclude that is because of the brilliant reputation this place has 🙂

Lovely food and lovely service our waitress Taylor was so full of smiles and very attentive. Will be returning again 😄x

One word - Phenomenal. I am by no means an Italian restaurant fan, I'm more of a Mexican kinda girl, but this restaurant is splendid. Food was absolutely faultless, service was also very good, and the BREAD?! GORGEOUS 🍞. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Excellent restaurant tasty food and good service

Fabulous family friendly restaurant! Staff were welcoming and attentive, food great too!

Had a delicious lunch. Calamari and gnocchi followed by tirimisu. Staff were helpful and friendly and food was delicious.

Love it, went for a pre Mother Day meal. Food and service was great as always and cocktails were lovely!

Loved it here, the atmosphere was lovely for a peaceful, cosy meal out. Food was superb 👌

Excellent friendly place and brilliant Vegan food

Good, clean restaurant. Friendly staff, good food and atmosphere.

A great place for a night out. Food was lovely.⁹

Fantastic food! Incredible staff!

Had a meal here for the 1st time today. I have to say, it was amazing, very good portion size. Pizza was freshly made with decent toppings, the gf had the lasagne it was very tasty and was so big we kept joking about it being a never ending pot... The garlic cheese bread was so good, if ur a cheese lover you'll love this.. Had the ice cream for desert and has to be one of the best ice creams ice ive ever had, think they should have a milk shake option 😋. Vic and the young lady serving us was very polite. Defo recommend and definitely going back..

Went on a Friday lunchtime. Not many people but really great food!

Excellent food and friendly staff with a great ambiance

And here we go again!! Me diet disappeared in an evening of gastronomic delight!!! I must have passed the Mattoni Restaurant a thousand times and often thought "We must try it out".So at last we did. And what a pleasant surprise! A really tastefully set out restaurant with a really nice ambiance. I ordered Rustic bread and olives. Her indoors had Calimari with garlic mayonnaise dip.I must have got half a jar of olives! Too much in reality, and my wife got a 4" x 4" basket of Calimari. Very filling. Mains; I had Gnocci and my wife Spaghetti Carbonara. Delicious! You should try it out,but book in advance, it's very busy. (A tip. Consider sharing the starter. I heard quite a few people saying the starter had spoiled their appetite for the main meal.)

Excellent in every way. Quality and varied menu. Gluten free options are brilliant. Lovely staff, restaurant decor is very calming. Sensible prices. Highly recommended.

Mum and daughter night out. Beautiful food, excellent wine, friendly staff and fantastic atmosphere. Love this place.

Sorely disappointed by the quality of the food here. Our starters and mains were beyond poor, almost inedible from the amount of red onion served with the bruschetta and microwave heated meatballs. For main, the ragu was presented as a stew with thrice cooked pasta. Very very poor standard for such a busy spot, baffled! Service was good, food terrible.

I have visited here soooo many times and myself & the family absolutely love it! The food is always perfect, the staff are so friendly too!

Great food and service thank you

Lovely place with friendly staff

Superb food, good service. Clean and relaxing environment. Helpful staff who were happy to accommodate specific requirements. Will be going back.

Good food and great service ..will call again

Beautifully cooked and prepared food

Impromptu last minute lunchtime visit. No waiting. Friendly attentive staff. Very tasty food. A little pricey but would recommend

Great place. Nice design, service, reasonable prices. Great kids meal deal, they absolutely loved it. Will come back again!

Fabulous meals, great staff very reasonably priced.. lovely evening.

This was a new place for me funny kind of place it had a bit of everything it's an Italian restaurant was located in an old pub but also for this weekend only it was also a takeaway service for scones or trifles etc. Starters were served really fast and tasted lovely Bruchetta, Garlic mushrooms, Mozarella bread . mains took a bit longer to be served but they were still lovely. Parking wasn't brilliant but still OK. all in all would visit again think it might be different on a different weekend (Jubilee weekend).

Had a nice evening at Mattonis. Food was excellent,Gluten Free provided for 2 out of 3 diners ,at no extra cost ( need to mention when booking). They had an early bird special midweek ,most pasta and pizzas £9.95 btwn 5-7pm( must pay b4 7pm ) A bit slow for main course as only open at 5pm ,we booked for that time. The staff lovely ,friendly and made for very relaxed atmosphere. My only negative point is ,please make sure you check your print out bill b4 you pay. We had issues with the OPTIONAL service charge of 10% of total bill. You need to opt out if you don't want to pay this,it is automatically added to your bill .

Lovely birthday dinner for my son in law. Good value excellent food

Lovely meal in a lovely setting.

Great food, friendly and welcoming staff.. always a pleasure eating hear on many occasions. Thank you all

Service great but dishes need improvement and they are way too big.