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4.8

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Nº 44 in 457 in Dacorum

Nº 6 of 26 Italian in Dacorum

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OpinionsNoteTripAdvisor174.8

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Very friendly people, nothing too much trouble. Take our son's dog and they make a fuss of him. Delicious vegan cake available if you ask. Also do dairy free milk alternatives for coffee.

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Dairyfreesue . 2023-12-03

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Although not labelled opening hours for dinner, Anthony opened up the restaurant just for us,seeing us outside at the window (never happened to me in my whole life)and we had some really delicious authentic Italian food.Main and desert only as we we’re slightly rushed for old town theatre just round the corner.Coffee was fantastic too and we are so pleased to find this quality restaurant just round the corner.Will be going back-thank you

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Timothy S . 2023-11-18

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Friendliest cafe in town. Staff are all lovely. Has a beautiful, quiet and peaceful room upstairs if you are looking for a little escape. Beats the ‘trendy’ independent cafes in the old town and all the greasy spoons and chains in Marlowes, you’ll find a far better ambience in here. Highly recommend you pop in if in the old town or going to the park. Although I’ve not eaten here yet, I just call in for coffee the food does look delicious and it’s all very reasonably priced as are the drinks.

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Lucy A . 2023-11-03

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I would have put 6 amazing experience, love the staff and the added toy cars :). The food was lovely there were lots of options to please everyone

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Daniel Gerardi . 2023-10-29

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I'd only heard really positive stuff about the cafe and decided to take my 7 year old for lunch. The place was empty with just one other person in the cafe. I ordered a cheese and ham sandwich for my daughter and Arancini and a Regular Mocha for myself. After about 10 minutes the Ham and Cheese sandwich arrived and the waitress asked if she could get us anything else. I reminded her about the Mocha and the Arancini. 5 minutes plater the staff called across to me to ask what size Mocha I had ordered, I was surprised as I had already paid so surely they should have this information. The Mocha then arrived. We waited another 20 minutes before the Arancini arrived. It was not Arancini balls as listed on the menu but a weird cone shaped Arancini. I cut into the Arancini but the knife only got a 3rd of the way down before hitting a rock hard section. When I moved the rice out of the way I found a completely frozen block of sausage meat. I couldnt believe how long it had taken to be served this. I took the plate back up to the counter where I was offered a replacement. I refused a replacement stating I cannot wait another 20 minutes (My car parking was due to expire). I was advised that it could be cooked in a "special" way so that it would not take as long, I rejected this and asked if I could just have a Cheese and Ham sandwich as a replacement. I eventually got my sandwich and rushed this down so we could get back to our car in time. Whilst the staff were extremely polite I was not offered anything such as a complimentary coffee to go with my food (as I had drunk my coffee circa 30 minutes before I eventually ate). What we did end up eating was very enjoyable and the Mocha was extremely good however left very disappointed with the whole experience and feel like I just caught the place on an off day.

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Steven H . 2023-10-09

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Lovely little cafe. I just started working in Hemel and have had coffee and lunch here. The staff are really helpful and friendly, prices are reasonable and everything is delicious.

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NatV237 . 2023-10-04

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Went in last week with family. Returning this Sunday with husband. Perfect place 👌 food drinks and service excellent.

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Mandy H . 2023-08-22

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We ordered an arancini with spinach and cheese, focacia with prosciutto and a focaccia with mortadella. We also tried the Italian cake, lemon pastry and a mint ice cream. All delicious. I would definitely be returning.

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msstevens . 2023-08-09

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Great food - the cannoli are particularly good - great service. What more can you ask for! They deserve to do well and we will definitely be returning. Thank you.

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hjpop . 2023-08-07

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Outstanding service, amazing cakes, lovely atmosphere - will certainly return asap! Can't recommend highly enough. Thanks to all the staff for such a memorable visit.

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Italy1952 . 2023-08-02

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Came for ice cream and coffee. Both were excellent. Looking forward to trying some of the yummy cakes next time.

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Discover44092142475 . 2023-07-01

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Amazing pastries would definitely go again. Nice family friendly location suitable for anytime of the day. I would absolutely recommend

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Fearless57931563394 . 2023-06-30

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Service was amaizing and food was amaizing would definitely recommend giving this place a visit best caffe ever

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Shotty P . 2023-06-29

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Good coffee, great ambience. I enjoyed the ice cream too! It looks small from the outside, but there is plenty more seating upstairs. Well worth a return visit.

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Michael S . 2023-06-29

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Love this place! This is just what Hemel needed - somewhere new and interesting. The upstairs is perfect for functions or meetings - so tranquil and quiet. This is the new local hang out for my colleagues and I! Really recommend it.

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sherally s . 2023-06-29

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Perfect place, great friendly staff & atmosphere & lovely food, great coffee, very reasonable prices

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John B . 2023-05-25

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Just happened to be passing whilst looking for coffee, they just opened a week ago, looks really nice inside, good choice of food and ice cream and really great coffee!

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CarlAndJoanna . 2023-05-21

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