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I have been coming here for a few years now. It is consistently good and has a great atmosphere.

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David . 2024-10-30

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My husband and I and our 2 daughters are only in the area for a night so were looking for somewhere nearby to eat. Absolutely love this restaurant! The staff were lovely and welcomed us in even though we didn't have a booking. The atmosphere was relaxed and family friendly. The food was delicious! I can't think of anything bad to say! Would definitely come back just to eat there again.

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Nikki Ryan . 2024-10-26

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Nice lunch of pizza and pasta with a bottle of frascati, friendly waiter. Nice atmosphere.

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Keith Pooley . 2024-10-20

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Friendly staff, cosy atmosphere and good food. The star is clearly "Luigi"? I'd definitely recommend this place.

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Davide Vago . 2024-10-16

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Fantastic food and awesome service.

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Graham Cohen . 2024-10-02

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Absolutely loved this place. This is sure to become our new regular favourite. We plan to visit again soon with our children. The atmosphere and service were superb 👌

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Victoria Clarke . 2024-08-10

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Absolutely beautiful pizza. Such lovely service. Thank you

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Chloe Trew . 2024-07-31

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Ordered take away for the first time this evening and have food poisoning from the Lasagne, beware we will be reporting and will never return!

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Vicky Arkus . 2024-05-16

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What a vibrant Italian Resto. Above the bar in every respect A buzz you want to retain long after you leave 😍😍

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Francis O'Hagan . 2024-05-12

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Amazing food, staff were super nice offering friendly honest service - best place I’ve been too in a very long time - will definitely go again - thanks !

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eric thwaite . 2024-04-19

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Properly Italian.....I felt like I was in their country....lots of Italian chat and warm friendlyness. Pizza was lovely...I asked for something to be tweaked...no olives....and they did that for me. Large generous portions and quick to serve drinks. I'll be a regular

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Carolyn Dawson . 2024-02-11

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Disappointed to say the least. Came for a birthday celebration and servers were terribly rude. We asked questions about menu and the waiter was quick to laugh at us and be sarcastic. Waitress was also rude. No manners. Food was nice but really upset with service. Seems that this restaurant is only nice to regulars…

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Ellie Jayne . 2023-09-30

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Excellent service and a full and varied menu. All delicious and reasonably priced. Thanks for a lovely afternoon

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Simon Fisher . 2023-09-16

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Had an amazing meal in there last night - great atmosphere. Food was amazing and it was reasonably priced for the area. we were lucky to get a table on a Tuesday as it was busy.

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PJC Rice . 2023-08-16

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Nonna Lia by Il Bacio was recommended to us a few days ago and as it was our Anniversary on July 15th we decided to check it out and what a great decision it was. Firstly we were an hour early for our table so we were seated in a cosy space with a few sofas and comfy chairs and started warming up with some red wine and got chatting to others waiting. The atmosphere was fantastic we were even chatting to the customers on the surrounding tables. Every member of staff was happy and helpful, Chef Luigi is Amazing and very funny too, you can watch your meal being prepared just behind the counter. This little cosy restaurant made me feel like I was in a beautiful town in Italy. How did I not find this place sooner. Thank you Nona Lia by Il Bacio for an unforgettable experience. We’ll definitely be back and will also go to the other restaurant in Theydon Bois

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Terry Patston . 2023-07-18

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This review was for the previous owners : I've been here many times as it very close to my house. The food is always good and well presented. As for the service, the staff are great and attentive. I will update this review once I have had a chance to try the food and the service that the new owner has to offer.

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Alexei Godek . 2023-07-04

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Lively atmosphere and good food

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Jim Cartwright . 2021-09-14

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Friendly staff excellant food with a good atmosphere.

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Neil Tanner . 2021-08-30

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This is a truly magic find.. wonderful Italian on our doorstep drove past so many times. Wife out on night out with girls. Booked table for myself and my twin girls. They look after us so much and made us feel so welcome. Thank you and see you soon...

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Ross Tillman . 2021-08-21

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The staff were lovely nothing was too much trouble and the food was really good

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Joanne Osen . 2021-08-12

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Very accommodating to our needs

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Giovanni casa . 2021-08-07

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Not a bad Italian had much better.

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Georgie Dimitri . 2021-07-25

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We have lived close by for almost 2 years but never had a chance to visit because of covid. We decided on the day that we both wanted to go out and were lucky to get a table booked that afternoon. We choose to go with the tapas menu rather than the main as we wanted to try several dishes. Chicken wings, chorizo, meatballs, prawns & bruschetta burata. Each dish was delicious. Accompanied with jug of sangria, it was a perfect combination. My partner had profiteroles for dessert which she is still raving about now. All in all a great experience and we will be back soon.

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Warren Williams . 2021-07-25

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Great evening, fantastic food and sangria. We had 5 of the tapas dishes and they were all so tasty and then finished with the profiteroles which were literally the best thing ever. Can’t believe it’s taken us so long to visit, will be back again soon.

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Lucy Clark . 2021-07-24

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Food and service were average, to say it's overpriced would be an understatement. £30.00 for 2 small starters. No drinks menu, the whole experience was very poor.

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N E . 2021-06-25

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Very good restaurant great food and Luigi great Chief. I do recommend this place ...

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Steve Sampson . 2021-06-23

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The food was OK but I pointed out to the server that my cheap Whites lemonade wasn't a San Pellgrino as stated on the bill at a charge of £3.25. He went and checked and returned with a reduced bill of 25p. Shocked! We left, never to return.

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Rick Adams . 2021-06-19

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Lovely atmosphere, until I was showerd with red wine and then abused by his mate

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Claire Patterson . 2021-06-05

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Very nice restaurant nice atmosphere i was very impressed with service and the food was delicious i felt like on holiday in Italy

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Silvia Repkova . 2021-05-23

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Friendly staff and they'd put a lot of effort into making their outside dining area covid compliant

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Oliver Wallis . 2020-12-19

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Had to wait inside for ages, for our outside table that we had booked. Therefore not COVID friendly. Then waited over an hour for our starter without any apology. Unfortunately my lasagne was not that great either but was so hungry by this time I ate it anyway! Wouldn't have minded if there was some sort of apology.

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claire w . 2020-12-05

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Came here about 2 years ago and wasn't that impressed, myself and partner came here 3 nights ago and food was lovely, nice atmosphere and friendly staff, from now on its a toss up between here and rosso also excellent

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Papa . 2020-10-14

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Very good food Lovely atmosphere

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Meurig Jones . 2020-09-27

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Great night great food and the cocktails went down a treat

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Stephen Bailey . 2020-09-20

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Went here last night for the first time (now called Barber Cafe) and the food, service and decor is amazing! The lobster linguini on specials was outstanding, hope they keep it on the menu as I will now be a regular customer and want that everytime! Portions are a very good size, they don't rush you out the door and they were more than happy to make something for one of us who wanted something not on the menu.

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Nish . 2020-08-27

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Great food big portions all freshly cooked service very friendly & attentive we go regularly nice outdoor area to eat ir just for drinks we highly recommend Il Bacio

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Richard Walker . 2020-08-23

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Nice atmosphere great food service and value.

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Joe Gruppetta . 2020-03-08

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Just had a really lovely family get together .The food was superb and large portions .Great service and reasonably priced. Small but large enough for a party of 12(or more).

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Gareth Bayliss . 2020-03-01

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Really tasty food. Best if you like fish. Very loud music, made it difficult to have a conversation, especially for my dad who wears a hearing aid

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Tracy Higgins . 2019-09-29

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An authentic Italian restaurant, a specials board with delicious dishes, a great afternoon with good food and ambience. Looking forward to the next time.

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Margaret Martin . 2019-09-14

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Lovely restaurant great food. Friendly staff

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amanda madigan . 2019-09-03

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Lovely friendly restaurant , lovely food

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lin Avery . 2019-08-30

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The meal was ok we asked for garlic bread to start with then they brought buscetta and try to tell us that that was there garlic bread no very pleased with it no apologies or taking off the bill won't be visiting any time soon

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Olga “Olga” B . 2019-08-27

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I have been to this restaurant before for the Christmas party and it was so much better than when visiting with my partner a week ago. The food was mediocre and very overpriced. I wouldn’t come again. The roof of the conservatory was leaking and the water was dropping right next to us. We ordered a calamari as a started. If you pay £13 for a tiny starter you expect it to be fresh and not chewy..

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Z R . 2019-08-15

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The type of Italian food you can probably make at home. I miss travelling to Italy I do.

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Juan machado . 2019-07-26

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lovely food and amazing hospitality the lobster linguine was amazing

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sandra tiling . 2019-07-03

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We had lovely food and a lovely everything

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Michael King . 2019-06-23

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Fresh ingredients and traditional Italian food. Friendly service! Would give 5 stars if they had a more extensive alcohol menu (no cider). Overall lovely restaurant with a romantic atmosphere

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Lauren E . 2019-06-22

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Over priced with indifferent food.

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Clive Amos . 2019-06-09

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Overpriced and the Italian server wearing glasses was extremely rude

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Z R . 2019-06-01

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Me and my boyfriend have been in this restaurant for 3 times now, staff is five stars, food is amazing, they accommodate to you, make you feel welcome and the atmosphere is so warm that you feel at home even when its a busy night! If I honestly could give more stars to this restaurant I would.

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Carina Abel . 2019-04-16

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Another fantastic meal and great atmosphere

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max starmar . 2018-12-29

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The food is authentic and great. The staff will accommodate different diets and were willing to prepare a dish not on the menu for us. Fantastic service and a great atmosphere.

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Lewis Parker . 2018-11-25

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Nice and friendly staff,nice interior,tasty food

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Violeta Georgieva . 2018-11-20

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Great food, authentic Italian, and wine was a perfect accompaniment. Highly recommend a visit.

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David Minnis . 2018-11-12

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Friendly and warm staff, great tasting food.

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Regina John . 2018-11-07

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Great food and lovely staff would definitely go back

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Tom S . 2018-11-06

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Amazing and fabulous food, friendly staff, beautiful ambience.

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Leticia Linhares . 2018-11-04

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Good place, lovely atmosphere, Paul the chef it's super good(cooked me sea food soup for pregnant ladies, less fish tails and everything..) Great staff tasty food ! Perfect for a romantic night :) I am going with my husband for more then 2 years in this restaurant

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Madalina Maddy . 2018-11-04

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Carbonara not freshly made. Crab shell pieces left in Tagliatelle...

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Richard Lavender . 2018-10-30

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We were a table of 6..celebrating a birthday...very friendly and warm atmosphere..food was very good from lamb cutlets to fish stew ..all very tasty dishes. Service excellent .cant wait to go back..

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Debbie Alcorn . 2018-09-29

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Voyage en Italie tout en étant à Buckhurst Hill en Angleterre

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Dalila Samson . 2018-08-09

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Just had a meal with friends here but sadly won't be returning. They had avocado with salmon or prawns on the menu but I asked for vinegarette dressing instead, they were unable to do this complex dish. They served me oven chips not fresh ones . I thought for a restaurant of this standard, they could at least make proper chips. We weren't even asked if we wanted dessert or coffee, they just gave us the bill and didn't even bother to collect the money from the table when we left. There was no goodbye from the staff either . Our waiter was very unfriendly and unhelpful. The ladies toilet was littered with toilet paper and not very clean, overall, we had a bad experience. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant at all.

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Vanessa Freedman . 2018-08-05

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Love it here. Especially now Luigi is back but even when he is not about, the guys maintain fantastic standard of welcome and service 😊

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Teresa Sullivan . 2018-07-14

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Tables are a bit close together, apart from that, it's fine.

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Mark Wadsworth . 2018-07-10

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Fabulous authentic sardinian. Thank u luigi

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simon scott . 2018-06-21

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My favourite Italian restuarant. The service is brilliant and the food is brilliant! I have only positive things to say about Il Bacio. Delicious! Thank you!

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Lisa s . 2018-05-03

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Love it here... excellent authentic Italian food

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Fiona Martin . 2018-03-26

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Was a over all good food apart from when I ordered the prawn pasta dish I was flabbergasted to find out there was only 1 king prawn in my dinner. I don't know if the chef was just hungry on Friday night or weather there was a shortage in the Indian Ocean but for a main dish you would expect more than one poxy prawn. 3 stars

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Will Davis . 2018-03-05

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Not cheap, but good quality food.

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Mike Shakespeare . 2018-02-09

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Very disappointed from the service food was disgusting hate that restaurant it’s very bad

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L Funedda . 2017-12-30

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Fabulous food, wonderful ambiance, friendly staff, really great value for money. Made Christmas Eve very special. 100% recommended!

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Denise Herman . 2017-12-27

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Great food great service friendly cosy Italian restaurant, highly recommended

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Carolyn Puiatti . 2017-12-24

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Discrete and very comfortable restaurant, good food and relaxed service.

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Tony Lane . 2017-06-28

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We had calamari for starters , they were fried which was lovely. My main was a special of the day, a ragu with lamb. It wasn't​ that great the lamb was other cooked, the tomato sauce didn't taste right was a bit blend. Would come back as the wife had seabream and she liked it.

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Kaushal Patel . 2017-06-11

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Very rustic, excellent food, friendly and efficient service. Highly recommend this restaurant

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Tina Barker . 2017-06-10

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Love this place. Excellent service and lovely staff. Coming back soon. Portions are proper too.

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Kittow . 2017-05-06

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Terrible service, sleazy waiters leering at my partner, and quite possibly the worst fillet steak ever eaten, we will not be returning here thats for certain, they seem to have lost interest in the restaurant! Very disappointed.

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Matt Hughes . 2016-09-30

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Very pleasant local restaurant, staff are attentive without fussing and the food is always good.

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Dominic Connor . 2016-03-26

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Had a great meal with friends last night. Good selection of very tasty authentic Italian food

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Gary Ingram . 2016-03-20

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Very enjoyable meal and good food and wine

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Mark Brewer . 2015-05-28

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