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4.5

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Nº 102 in 722 in Stoke-on-Trent

Nº 3 of 13 Italian in Stoke-on-Trent

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The best place I have ever been , food was beautiful, staff so friendly 5 star place xxx

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clare whimperley . 2024-12-06

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absolutely delicious food. will 100% be ordering again. I've never tasted mussels so fresh. pizza was amazing and cannelloni was great. every item hot and fresh. great job guys

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mark . 2024-11-30

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we regular customers of Roberto's and it's always great service and food

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Rachel . 2024-11-15

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At last, a proper pizza to enjoy!

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Mark . 2024-11-11

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Outstanding food as always. Spot on with the little extra chilli and lots of sauce as requested. Thank you so much!

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Samantha . 2024-11-09

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Order arrived hot, and tasted lovely. It was a real nice change to our usual take away. Everything was seasoned well and tasted delicious. The only issue was it arrived in at least 3 bags when 1 would of been sufficient. Thank you ☺️

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Abi . 2024-11-07

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Fantastic night out. Great friendly staff. Wonderful food.. Thanks, Joe.

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Joe ullah . 2024-11-05

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Really enjoyed our first takeaway from Robertos! Food arrived hot despite being slightly later than scheduled - the 50% off was fantastic and we will definitely be ordering with them again. Thank you!

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Grace . 2024-11-04

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This is my go to restaurant, I absolutely adore it here, the food is always amazing and in good time, I can’t recommend them enough I could eat here every night.

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Jerome . 2024-11-02

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Great quality food, full of flavour and perfect portions

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Christine . 2024-10-31

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Hot and tasty food. The chicken was gorgeous!

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Steven . 2024-10-27

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We’ve had the BEST week this week whilst working at The Regent Theatre and a lot of that is down to both the food and staff at Roberto’s. A fantastic service, incredible food and somewhere that does late dining, everything we could hope for. Alan, Chris, Akieel and John couldn’t have looked after us all more if they’d tried. Huge thanks and gratitude to you all! If you haven’t experienced Roberto’s GO! It’s exceptional!

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Phil Sykes . 2024-10-27

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Always the best choice if you wanna have a taste of Italy in the UK.

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Simone . 2024-10-25

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Just beautiful food. I had the chicken in white wine with mushrooms, just lovely. They are really attentive with requests too. My nan had the haddock and said it was beautiful. My partner had one of the veggie pasta dishes and finished the lot ♥️

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Lea . 2024-10-24

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Love visiting this restaurant never disappointed In the food or service

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Liz Walsh . 2024-10-21

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Popped in with the family for 4 large pizzas, amazing food in a lovely old school Italian restaurant. Safe to say we tucked all the pizzas away!

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Tom Lees . 2024-10-12

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Went for lunch, family of 4, 4 lovely tasty pizzas 🍕. What a breath of fresh air compared with the formulaic Italian branded restaurants. We didn't realise that we walked in just as they were about to close after lunch. But to their credit they delayed their lunch break to serve us. A***

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Simon Lees . 2024-10-12

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Thank you for letting us experience the wonderful food and atmosphere of your fantastic restaurant.

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Debbie Foster . 2024-10-05

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Hate to recommend Roberto's really, as I don't want other people to know about it. 2nd visit again the food was excellent. Amazing staff, so friendly. If you are in stoke pay this place visit. If you are going pre-theatre, book, or you won't get in.

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Anthony Tripp . 2024-10-03

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Our favourite Italian restaurant in Stoke on Trent Lovely authentic restaurant Great staff and beautiful food and wine

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julie harrison . 2024-09-30

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Really disappointing cold thin steak 7 chips 2 pieces of broccoli was not happy at all

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Daniel . 2024-09-28

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always amazing, by far the best place to order from in stoke-on-trent.

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Adrian . 2024-09-28

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Food was good but part of the order was missing

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Andy . 2024-09-20

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Dip and rocket salad was missing

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Nikola . 2024-09-14

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Always a pleasure to order from here food always amazing delivery always speedy staff always very friendly

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Rommy . 2024-09-12

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Loved this place for date night. Can't wait to return.

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Lyn Tobias . 2024-09-10

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Pizzas are amazing, friendly driver. 10/10

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Scott . 2024-09-08

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Food was lovely & fresh, delivered on time and still hot, unfortunately we were missing a couple of small items but still a great meal

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Daniel . 2024-09-07

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Perfect evening meal, I have become a regular. Your food is delicious everytime and arrives fresh and hot.

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Charlotte . 2024-09-06

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Extremely delicious food, ribs are a bit overpriced for how small they are but overall very impressed. Thanks

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Charlotte . 2024-08-30

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The fact that I have just paid 4 pound for garlic bread that is simply a coop bought stale hot dog roll with garlic sauce on is embarrassing

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Joe . 2024-08-25

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Lovely place, friendly staff, and a true Italian pizzeria. Party of 4 made us welcome, kept the drinks flowing, and a massive pepper shaker. Thanks 👏🏻

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LITTLE PIG LITTLE PIG . 2024-08-22

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It’s been a little while since we had last visited but over the years we must have been 20-30 times. The food and feel of the place is as great as ever. Lovely Italian food made in from of you. Efficient and friendly service and it brought back so many wonderful family memories and the photos of 70/80/90’s theatre stars just adds to the place Give this restaurant a go rather than your ping pong Dominoes.

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ALAN B . 2024-08-18

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Absolutely fantastic service and real authentic food from a wonderful atmosphere a true Italian restaurant.

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paul evans . 2024-08-17

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Loved since I was 8 years old! Now in my mid-thirties and many many people have been coming here longer than me. First date here and now our 11 year anniversary.

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Emma Watson . 2024-08-17

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Restaurant rang to inform us that an item was not available and offered to send a replacement. Food was great and wood order again

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Jess . 2024-08-15

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Good Italian food. Good portions

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Alf Birger Nikolaisen . 2024-08-15

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I always enjoy a visit to Roberto’s, it’s certainly always busy when there is a show on at The Regent, this was no exception, it was packed. We enjoyed Arancini and caprese salad to start, both delicious and generous portions. To follow we had a Giovani pizza, loads of tasty toppings and a tuna salad, the salad was a touch disappointing, literally lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and tuna, the excellent olive oil and balsamic pepped it up a bit. The service was great, food generally good and the reasonable bill very welcome. Highly recommend a visit, booking essential.

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CheshireDancingqueen . 2024-08-13

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Order took 1 hour 30 mins to arrive. Drinks were forgotten on order. Lasagne portion was poor for £12 - mostly just sauce with minimal pasta. Extremely unhappy with order and not the normal standard from Roberto’s.

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Sara . 2024-08-10

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Always a delight and extremely helpful. Just wish you could order a little later

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richard reeves . 2024-08-10

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We had dinner at Roberto's *three* nighs in a row while visiting Stoke On Trent this week. The service was impeccable, the food was amazing and the place was really cozy! We're a bunch of picky eaters and our requests for customization was graciously accepted. If we lived locally, this would be our regular haunt. We will most definitely be back if we ever revisit.

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Johanne Sophie Boye . 2024-08-09

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Best tagliatelle carbonara I've ever had, absolutely delicious 🤌🏻🇮🇹 had it twice now and will continue to have it. Partner had cannelloni this time, had chicken arriabata last time and they loved both. Thank you so much for the amazing food ❤️

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Siobhan . 2024-08-09

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Food was incredible. Can't believe I haven't been before.

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Steve Alcock . 2024-08-08

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Excellent traditional Italian trattoria food with affordable prices, recommended

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Helder Sekiguchi . 2024-08-08

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You have to wait for them in rush hours and for a good reason: easily one of the best pizza around. Absolutely delicious. The cheese cake is a joke though. £7 for a tiny peace which tastes "ok", so in my opinion buy pizza skip the dessert.

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Grzegorz . 2024-08-02

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Staying at a hotel round the corner and had resigned myself to eating at some terrible chain restaurant. So was delighted to find this wee gem. Kids loved their meals, and my pizza was great.

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Craig MacKenzie . 2024-07-29

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Best pizza you can have ! We had some issues with the delivery, however the owner was very helpful and responsive and even offered our food for free ! Brilliant take out ! Definitely recommend

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Ali . 2024-07-28

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Fantastic quality Italian food and good prices. Lovely atmosphere mid week with pre theatre guests so restaurant was full. Service very good. Only negative is shabby staircase leading upstairs and restaurant needs redecorating but still retain its traditional Italian feel.

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Mrsgrebe1 . 2024-07-22

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Food was delicious and well presented. Service was also very good, would definitely recommend.

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The Mish . 2024-07-20

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Amazing food, really authentic tasting food! The kids demolished my pasta after tasting it! I managed 3-4 bites and they polished it up haha! Amazing food. Will be coming in for a meal with the family at the restaurant soon

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Steven . 2024-07-20

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the food was amazing...it came earlier and was fresh and warm..

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Elena . 2024-07-17

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My family and I have had the pleasure of eating at Roberto’s numerous times and have enjoyed various pasta, fish, steak, pizza and starter dishes. We have thoroughly enjoyed each and every dish. They cater for my daughter’s vegan diet, too - which is often hard to find. I would highly recommend Roberto’s. Their food is packed with flavour and the staff are friendly.

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Nathan Warrilow . 2024-07-14

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first week we ordered from here 1 of the meals was short ordered again last night and 1 of the meals wasn't what we ordered waited so long for the delivery couldn't be bothered to complain won't order again sorry

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David . 2024-07-14

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Very great service!! Really recommend

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Melissa . 2024-07-13

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my scampi meal was very over cooked.very very dry.i gave it to my dogs.

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Paula . 2024-07-05

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They sent me the wrong pasta dish I ordered, I'm a fan of carbonara so I didn't mind. I didn't even call them up but they contacted me, apologized and said they are sending the correct order out to me now. Amazing service as I was just going to eat my already amazing pasta but now I have a late night snack sorted 😋

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Jacob . 2024-06-29

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Food was impeccable came nice and hot and the flavours were next level, I thought the portion sizes were well priced and for such good standard of food. Will definitely be ordering from here again.

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Kara . 2024-06-23

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We stopped here after visiting Barlow Motors in Stoke to test-drive a car. What a wonderful restaurant!! Very comprehensive menu (unlike the other "Italian" restaurants we looked at in the town), some unusual dishes but all very authentic, and a lovely ambience that made you feel like you were in Italy. Staff were really genuinely friendly and attentive, the food was absolutely amazing, and good value too. We will be back to collect our car in August, and we're definitely visiting Roberto's again on the way back. Really wish we had a place like this where we live.

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Sprintex . 2024-06-18

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Absolutely gorgeous good. Love this place. Won’t go any where else!

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Samantha . 2024-06-16

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Small portions for big prices. Not worth it

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Christian . 2024-06-15

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We ordered from just eat 1 pasta alla sorentino and a turtle pizza. The pasta was simply amazing. In regards to the pizza, it was tasty but not loaded almost at all. Overall the food was really good. In terms of prices, even with 20% discount it was massively expensive for the portions sent.

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Manolo . 2024-06-11

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Excellent experience and delicious food 👌 We will be very happy to come back, highly recommend.

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Dominik Modrakowski . 2024-06-08

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The food is fantastic, have never had any issues with it. They are very accommodating and helpful.

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Charlotte . 2024-06-04

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the food is amazing and the people are absolutely lovely. i ordered online but the employee who delivered was amazing and contact with the restaurant over the phone was very comfortable. Looking forward to coming here in person :)

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Amber Slater . 2024-06-01

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The food was very disappointing. For a genuine Italian, our pizza was quite dry. I was expecting fantastic, fresh & delicious and unfortunately, it just didn't deliver. It was expensive for what we had. The place is quite tired and shabby and could do with a fresh lick of paint. Sorry, but i won't be back in a hurry.

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Diane L . 2024-05-29

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superb! food was piping hot and delicious! best italian takeaway ive had restaurant quality 5*

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paul . 2024-05-29

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Ordered 2 pizzas but only 1 was delivered on time, had to wait another 20 minutes for the next pizza to arrive. Pizzas tasted alright but quite small. Very stingy portion of mushrooms for the price. Quite gutted, will try elsewhere in future.

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Andy . 2024-05-25

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Brilliant as always robertos my favourite pasta place thanks very much

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Brandon . 2024-05-22

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one of the best pasta places i’ve ever eaten from. new favourite for sure

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holly . 2024-05-21

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Food was delicious, could not fault it. Thank you Roberto’s!

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Andy . 2024-05-17

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Wonderful atmosphere, great quality food and superb service.

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Michael J K Sanders . 2024-05-15

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The pizza wasn’t great. One was overcooked and hardly had any cheese. The other had ingredients we didn’t ask for. Probably better pizza outlets around…

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Bruno . 2024-05-06

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Never been before despite having lived close my whole life. Food was amazing! Pizza came a little bit greasy but can look over as it still tastes good! The Seafood pancakes are my recommendation!

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Cara Robinson . 2024-05-05

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Serious neglect. There are trees growing out of the sides and top of the building. So sad. The food was nice but I wonder what the state of the kitchens are given the condition of the building. Needs a serious bit of refurbishment.

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Ralph W . 2024-04-30

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Authentic Italian food! We’ll be back

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Jason . 2024-04-29

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Fabulous food. Fabulous service. We will go again.

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Fay Harvey . 2024-04-13

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food soooooooooooo tasty, my new foody place to go. Chips lovely and crispy and dry (rather than sweating from other places), wings tasty, ribs so tender, food packaged well. Definately order again

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Gary . 2024-04-12

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Delicious food as ever. Delivered early as.a.bonus.

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David . 2024-04-01

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Great tasting food with super helpful and friendly staff.

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Jordan Parnell . 2024-03-29

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I love this place. It is a time machine with delicious food and great service. If you're after a trendy, swish place this is NOT the place for you. It doesn't need to be as its reputation and quality out lasts all of that nonsense.

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Bev Reardon . 2024-03-28

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Any occasion there's no where else we think about going, Roberto's is always the one. The food is amazing, lovely tasty and not overpriced. Proper rustic Italian food. The staff go out of their way to make sure you have a lovely evening. Tonight was my husbands 50th and they made it so special. The owner went over and above to help me sort my husbands cake out. Can't recommend here enough, whether it's a special occasion, quick meal out or a take away we have never had a bad meal or experience here.

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Rose T . 2024-03-23

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Always fabulous food & service. Booked to go again soon. Would highly recommend 👌

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Melissa Brew . 2024-03-22

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Went to see a show at theater. Decided to have food first. We got there at 18:00 we had the last available table. Food was excellent even the monkey pizza which is ham, pineapple and wait for it... Banana. Strangely it was really nice. Price was very reasonable. Very friendly atmosphere however if you are thinking of going I would seriously recommend that you book first or you may be disappointed. I hate to say this as it may get overbooked for the next time we go to the theater but. Really I truly recommend this to everyone. The staff are so nice. Oh and don't forget to tip them. I gave them a tip and they looked shocked that they received one?

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paultownsen . 2024-03-19

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This was the best meal in every way. I took my parents for a meal at Robertos this week and what an experience, the staff straight away were attentive and friendly, the atmosphere was authentic and warm. The food was on another level starters, mains, desserts and coffee were incredible from start to finish. We had a lovely chat with the owner John and he was everything an owner should be, he spoke so highly of everyone who worked at the restaurant when we gave compliments of our evenings experience. Nothing was too much trouble. Robertos is family run and you feel that from the second you enter, our evening couldn’t have been better, it’s the best meal out we have had. Thank you to all the team for making a Monday meal out such an experience. We will no doubt be back soon.

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Jayne Lownds . 2024-03-19

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Had booked a table before a show and, unfortunately, someone had already pretended they were us and had taken our table! The team at the restaurant were incredibly lovely and made sure that we were looked after and managed to give us an unforgettable experience which was absolutely perfect. The food was delicious, the restaurant buzzing, the staff incredibly responsive and friendly. What many restaurants could have made an awful experience, Roberto's made an unforgettably brilliant night. Will 100% be coming back - thank you!

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Sam Clements . 2024-03-19

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If you enjoy proper freshly cooked food then eat at Roberto's. The menu is vast and everything on there is amazing. Stoke needs more family run places like this rather than chain restaurants. The decor won't be to everyone's tastes but the service, food and drinks are fantastic. It is also extremely well priced for the quality you get. Been for another visit, still as fantastic as ever. Great food, great service, great value.

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Christopher Malbon . 2024-03-13

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Fantastic food and service! Ordered tonight and unfortunately one of the meals was missing. Called and spoke to a friendly member of staff who apologised and arranged for the meal to be sent out. The owner arrived at our door with the meal along with a complimentary bottle of wine and insisted the meal was not to be paid for. What a wonderful way to go above and beyond to rectify an understandable mistake and maintain custom! Plus the food is delicious!

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Stephanie . 2024-03-08

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My initial opinion was it was very bright in there and I think the lighting could have been a little dimmer for an evening but the wonderful service & beautiful food soon made us forget thst. Real authentic & super tasty food. Great portions too. Thank you to the chef and waitresses. We'll definitely be back

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Emma Haverty . 2024-03-08

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Just love it...the best Italian in the area... don't be afraid to ask for a mod to your dish...my wife loves the traditional carbonara rather than the typical UK version with cream and they also have excellent gluten free options for my daughter-in-law, she loves having the gf garlic bread with her mussels

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David Andrew Johnson . 2024-03-08

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The food was absolutely amazing. The service and the staff were exceptional. We did not feel rushed at all, which I have felt in quite a number of places recently. The restaurant was really busy which says a lot. Such a lovely, relaxed atmosphere and really great value. Can't wait to come back :-)

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Cand . 2024-03-06

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Always taste amazing and great portion size

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Laura . 2024-03-02

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Exceptional food & service - can't fault them. And the prices are very reasonable too. Nothing was too much trouble - we 'tailor-made' our pizzas which were absolutely delicious & cooked perfectly. I've been coming here since the late 1970's but haven't been for a little while now, but I'm delighted to say that things are just as great as they always were. We've already booked to come back over Easter & are looking forward to it. Three little things: 1. I'd forgotten how high up the toilets were on the top floor. I needed oxygen by the time I'd got there! Obviously not as fit as I was in the late 70's! 2. We had the spinach & ricotta crepe as a starter which was absolutely delicious. It's a shame this isn't available as a main course too. 3. I think the pre-theatre menu needs updating with more enticing items. It's pretty bland, to be honest, & nothing really caught our eye.

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Caroline Pritchard . 2024-02-29

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Fantastic food and lovely service. Would recommend to anyone

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Ben Johnson . 2024-02-24

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Excellent meal, service and prices. Highly recommend. Will go back for sure

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Linda Shepherd . 2024-02-22

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Amazing food, great service. Couldn’t ask for more. Would definitely recommend and will be returning.

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Dan Dick . 2024-02-21

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Fantastic pre theatre meal with two courses Lovely and delicious meal with lots of flavour Staff very attentive and polite.

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237elliee . 2024-02-17

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Superb food and service. Beautiful food. The only gripe would be the toilets are up 2 flights of stairs. Who cares? The decor is out of the 90s - so what, they still use white cotton table cloths! Amazing!! The food and attentive but not overbearing service were exceptional. Wonderful atmosphere thanks to the open kitchen, clearly very fresh ingredients, wonderful cooking. We were very satisfied as was everyone else in the packed dining room. Short wine list, good quality wine and very reasonable prices food and wine. Thanks Roberto's!

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Andy Everingham . 2024-02-17

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Lovely authentic Italian food, a firm favourite amongst friends! Never had a bad meal here, and the desserts are to die for, especially the cheesecakes. The red velvet cheesecake haunts my dreams! 🤤 The service is always great, the only downside is how close the tables are, you can find yourself side-stepping between tables to get out.

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Amy Sammut . 2024-02-15

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Fabulous minestrone soup followed by lasagne from their £15.99 2 course pre theatre menu

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Julie Harrison . 2024-02-13

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Really beautiful food, I had the filet steak with peppercorn and porcini sauce. Absolutely gorgeous. Al dente veg, perfect again. We also had the spinach and ricotta ravioli and the grilled chicken with veg, both lovely. The caprece salad was fresh and delicious. Garlic bread again fresh and the fresh olives and homemade bread with dipping oils was a great touch. My can of pop was forgotten but the food was that delicious I don’t even mind. Will definitely be back!

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Lea . 2024-02-09

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