Peterborough
Mattoni

Mattoni

114 Four Chimneys Crescent, Hampton Vale, PE7 8FH, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Steak • Italian


"We hadn 't been here for many years and have been reluctant to try it more recently since it changed hands, and we 'd heard some devious reviews. However, we decided to try it for an anniversary meal, close to home. Pleased we didn 't listen to the reviews. The food was lovely, decent portions and very tasty. The service was excellent. We hate to be rushed, so when we finished our starter (a large antipasti sharing platter! we needed a bit of a breather and so asked for some time. We were listened to and given a decent break between courses. Everything we asked for was provided promptly and staff were all very friendly. We even got a surprise 'happy anniversary ' dessert with a candle, which was a lovely thoughtful touch. A couple of small things could have improved the experience a little. The atmosphere was lacking, but I this was largely as a result of so few people being there. Sadly, I think people have listened to the reviews, so for a Saturday night, it was dead. This isn 't the restaurant 's fault though. The background music wasn 't quite right for a Saturday evening in 'Italy '. And the toilets are passed their best and need to be better maintained, and stocked with toilet paper. We 'd really like to see this local business do well and hope they 'll work on the things that can be fairly easily improved and that local people will return here. We really enjoyed our first child-free meal out for many weeks and will return perhaps for a lunchtime treat with the children in the coming weeks."

The Kings Head

The Kings Head

Church St, Wadenhoe, PE8 5ST, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian


"We decided on a last minute drive out on a beautiful evening for dinner and visited for the first time. The setting is beautiful and there was a good vibe on the terraces. We seated on the lower terrace to be near to the river. A friendly waitress said she’d be back to take drinks orders and bring a menu. After waiting 15 minutes she returned with an apology saying they were busy … only because the next table was being served did we prompt the need for Henie’s. We placed our drinks order. We waited and waited in the hope of placing a food order and eventually had to draw the attention of another male staff member .. he didn’t have his note pad.. was going to fetch it but said he’d remember the order and would get it in for us. We enjoyed the setting and there was a lot of activity on the water making it an enjoyable experience. However … after 40 minutes of waiting we were concerned our order had been forgotten. The upper terraces seemed to be receiving their food more quickly and we were concerned we had been forgotten. On 2 further occasions we asked staff if the food was on its way who apologised saying it would arrive ‘soon’. In the end we had waited an hour and the food finally arrived. We were very hungry by this point. Again the staff apologised. It was such a shame the delay tarnished the evening as the setting is beautiful. It would have been nice to have had our expectations managed from the outset but this didn’t happen. There was no checking-in with us at any point … we had to keep asking … menu, drink order, food order and looking for staff. Even during and after the meal we weren’t asked if we wanted to order another drink or desert. Such a shame as the friendliness of staff is there but the ‘customer service’ approach needs attention … maybe it is because we sat on the lower terrace?"