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We came here on a Wednesday evening without a booking we were seated immediately as we were greeted by the door which was already such a lovely welcome. There is so so much choice!! There’s a choice for everyone we had two starters, mozzarella in Carrozza and melanzane Alla parmigana as well as a cheesy garlic bread it was delicious I couldn’t even get a photo as we just devoured it instantly we especially loved the napolitana dip with the fried mozzarella we even dipped our garlic bread into it😍for mains my boyfriend had a pizza quatro formaggi it had the perfect crispiness on the outside and the soft dough in the middle loaded with toppings, I had the penne con funghi e pollo it had a creamy sauce which was perfect with the mushrooms, there were different varieties of mushrooms inside and the chicken was perfectly cooked! We didn’t manage to finish everything so we took the leftovers home and had it the next day at work (it tastes just as good if not better the next day😍) we also ended up having dessert even though we were very full I went for profiteroles which had a very generous coating of chocolate on top and my boyfriend had a creame brûlée which was from the specials board both tasted amazing just like the whole meal we were offered coffee and drinks at the end however we don’t drink coffee so we didn’t try it but we honestly had an amazing experience the two gentlemen waiting that night were ever so helpful as we had a taste card and I didn’t realise I had to book and I had to tell them about it but they were very generous to still give us the discount but we would have honestly been happy to pay the full amount and even more as this tasted exactly how it really tastes in Italy so thank you so much again and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Before 2pm, I decided to treat myself to a Fat Toni's for lunch, I'm clicking through the delivery process on their website (I had elected to use their own website, rather than a third party site like Uber eats, in an effort to support the business itself) and I reach the part where you select when you want the pizza delivered. I have used the website to order a delivery many times, and am familiar with the ASAP option for delivery, which gives you a <60mins (for example) estimate. This time it said <192mins, I'm thinking, well yes, naturally it will take less than 3.2 hours for the pizza to be made and delivered, so , I continue. Imagine my surprise, when after I have checked out, and spent the £26 for my lunch, that I won't in fact be getting it in time for lunch, but for dinner at 5pm. Estimated delivery time, 5pm. In what world, does it take upwards of 3 hours to fulfill a pizza order from a pizzeria on a Friday early afternoon? I thought I might have made a mistake and the store didn't open until 4, no, it opened at 1. In what world does someone order a pizza at 2, that wants to receive it at 5? I assumed, as has been the case with my previous orders, that the estimate was to give themselves a safety net, it won't be any longer than 2 hours, but it's likely to be less than 1 (for example). Why give me the option to choose ASAP, 2pm,3pm,etc if the earliest time it can be delivered for is 5pm? And really, CAN that be as SOON as POSSIBLE? Because I wanted lunch, and not dinner, I looked into cancelling the order, alas, can't be done. The order for the pizza they presumably will not start making for at least another 2 and a half hours, cannot be cancelled. My desire for the pizza has since worn off, but I guess, I'll be seeing it at 5pm whether I like it or not.

My partner and I had a wonderful meal here with great and attentive service from Clara. We shall definitely be returning! Highly recommended!