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Had a lovely stay here last week. Really nice setting and a cosy atmosphere. Friendly staff, lovely breakfast and main menu. Steak night Wednesday seemed popular and the Steak was soooo good. Comfortable rooms as well.

Our daughter chose Settebello for her 21st birthday. It was an impressive storm going on outside and there were some impressive Italian offerings going on inside. Everyone really enjoyed their food. Pizzas, pasta, garlic bread, all excellent. We want to do a particular shout out to Kieya, who served us. Really nice interactions with us as a group. Some lovely witty exchanges; and we felt appreciated and looked after. Waiting staff like that can make a meal really enjoyable, and Kieya did just that. Thank you.

This is a Beautiful old style pub with bags of atmosphere. Thea is a great host and food is excellent.

Wow. What a pub. Sat in the idyllic Dorset village of West Stafford lies this little gem. I couldn't have been more impressed. The roast dinner was perfectly presented and tasted even better. Nice work The Wise Man. Can't wait for round 2.

I looked on line for restaurants in Paignton to book up for my sons birthday. He works in Dartmouth so we bring our caravan down to visit him a few times a year. Read reviews about La Scala and booked a table. During the booking I mentioned we were coming to celebrate my sons birthday. I was asked his name and I gave it. We were surprised to find the manager or owner, Maximillian had decorated our table , put a banner in the window and a birthday card from the staff. Wonderful, warm welcome. Restaurant is not large but small and comfortable. From the reviews I had read I expected the food to be good but it far exceeded our expectations. Lots of choice for starters and main meals . Also nice that the manager took the time to chat to us. What a relaxing experience. Water and fresh bread was brought to the table whilst we perused the menu. Once decided we enjoyed the house wine which was reasonably priced and quite pleasant. We had a mixture of starters which were outstanding and decent sized portions. We tasted each others and all three were superb. Frequent visits to ensure we were satisfied were made by the Manager . If we thought the starters were good we were amazed how good the main meals were. Warm , tasty and well presented. An absolute delight. Didn't really have room for dessert but squeezed one in. Again smashing, decadent but nice !! The ambience in the restaurant was very good, we felt quite at home and relaxed throughout the evening. Even more surprised when a birthday cake with candles was brought to our table and staff and guests sang Happy Birthday. My adult son had a good laugh. All I can say is don't hesitate when you look for Italian restaurants, this is the one to go to. It looks a little small from the outside but there is enough room to be cosy and comfortable and has an expansive menu. Spoilt for choice. Will I go again. Can't wait. Thank you to Maximillian and staff for such a pleasant evening . We will certainly recommend you to friends and family especially those that come to that area with their caravans, boats etc. A visit to La Scala should be included in any visit to Paignton or surrounding areas.

We stayed at the rooms and enjoyed the 8 course tasting menu. The food was prepared with great skill and attention to detail. Everything was very tasty and the wine matches were interesting. The staff and chef were very knowledgeable and passionate about the food and service. No liquid nitrogen or gimmicks just well cooked and presented food.

Terrible looking food. Some of the order wasn't even there. Never will I buy from here again. Mines gone straight in the bin. Shocking

Excellent view. Great selection of specials. Seafood heaven. Lovely selection of pastries too. Additional bonus: They sell bait for fishing and crabbing.

Not the fastest service, but a clean comfortable well laid out restaurant. The liked the atmosphere and choice of background music which presented well the Italian theme. Pity the staff don't have a uniform to match. The food was absolutely fine.

Came across this on southwest coast walk sunny day blistering heat. I thought it was a mirage after 6 hours of walking and we are to be picked up from here. A good few pints of Devon red cider before we rung for lift. What a great spot. Great memory's

Warm friendly atmosphere. Country cafe. Relaxing. Delicious Home Farm Rarebit with a bottle of Dartmoor IPA. Lovely.

What an absolute gem in Newquay! Highly recommend the cream tea. The scones are so light and tasty! The portion sizes are really generous! and the jam. WOW! It’s so tasty and delicious! They are dog friendly in the restaurant and the staff were attentive and friendly, definitely have to say the best scones & Jam around!

Looking forward to a chip supper I ordered a steak and kidney pie and chips, not difficult one would have thought. However, the pie was just zapped in the microwave and turned out to be completely inedible as the pastry was like tired old leather. And the staple of a Chippy, the chips. Well they were stone cold , flacid excuses for chips. Pretty much all the meal ended up in the bin.

We visited for a birthday lunch celebration and did not disappoint. The food was good as was the service. I would recommend this restaurant.

Our lunchtime meal was one of the worst Thai I've ever experienced. The pad Thai was a soggy sloppy noodle mess. Nill points for presentation and the flavour was bland and didn't really hint at what you would expect from one of Thailands well known dishes. The prawns were not very good quality and the chicken was dry and rubbery. Haven't tried any of their other dishes, but if this is representative, steer clear of this restaurant. Service was very good hence 2 stars