Chicken Pancetta
The Italian Garden

The Italian Garden

Main Street, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Steak • Seafood


"I recently visited here during a weekend break in Kirkby Lonsdale and I was left extremely disappointed. I tried to book a table for around 8.30 9.00 but was told I could only have a table at 8.00. When I arrived I was asked to sit in the bar until my table was ready which was fairly quick as I was 5/10 mins early. I found the menu to be slightly disappointing and not very Italian inspired despite the name. My order was taken and my starter didn't arrive until around 8.45 which annoyed me slightly as I wanted to book a table later and wasn't able to. (By now the restaurant was almost empty). The garlic bread was lovely but the garlic mushrooms was smothered in pesto ??? The main courses were a complete disappointment once again the chicken pasta was smothered in pesto, probably to hide the fact that it was tasteless and only two pieces of chicken in the whole dish. The carbonara was all curdled. Rather than a smooth sauce it was all lumpy and separated. No black pepper or Parmesan offered. The portion sizes were decent and the fries were lovely. When letting the staff know how disappointed I was with the meal I didn't receive so much as an apology and they quickly asked us for the money and we left. I would definitely not visit here again. Apart from the appalling food I found that I wasn't treated how all the other customers in the restaurant were. This was my wedding anniversary treat and it was far from it!!!"

Carluccio's Marriott Maida Vale

Carluccio's Marriott Maida Vale

Plaza Parade, Marriott Hotel, North West London, England, NW6 5RP, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Italian • European


"The waiters were not friendly at all, they had no personality and weren't keen on assisting us. Getting drinks and ordering was fine but it took 40 minutes to get our starters, a salad, paté and bread selection. Unless they were making the bread from scratch I don't know why it took so long to come. We only got our starters because we had to ask where our food was. We even heard another table complaining about the wait for their food. We didn't get offered more drinks even though we were sitting there with empty glasses. They eventually brought our mains over but they hadn't taken any of our starter plates away so there was no where for them to put the food on our table. The paté was nice but the rest of the food was average which was disappointing considering their price point and Marriott affiliation. The restaurant was less than half full but for some reason the waitress thought her time was better spent clearing empty tables and straightening chairs than taking away our empty starter plates, seeing if we wanted more drinks and clearing away empty glasses and bottles from our table. If it had been busy I can understand prioritising clearing an empty table and preparing it for the next customers but as I say, it was less than half full. We couldn't be bothered to wait for mediocre desserts so just had starter and main."