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The Italian Garden

The Italian Garden

Main Street, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Steak • Italian


"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!!!"

Papa Del's

Papa Del's

347 Archway Road, London, N65AA, N6 5AA, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Pasta • Italian


"I was torn what rating to put for this place. The pizzas were good; not fantastic, but definitely above average. The tables are rustic and unusual, I understand why they like them, but with uneven surfaces , it was difficult to keep the glass standing, and they were very dirty, with cracks full of dust and grease, not optimal with a toddler playing with the fork. They should put a glass surface on top. That would keep the nice look, but make it possible to keep it clean. The service was not great, we had an unpleasant experience. I was there with my toddler, who was very hungry. It took a long time for the food to come, and I had to ask them to bring his juice while waiting, they had forgotten. Halfway through the meal, my son needed a nappy change. I left our coats on the bench and took him to the bathroom. When we came back just a few minutes later, our plates, his half full juice and everything else had been removed from the table. I had finished, but he, being a slow eater, had only had a quarter of his pizza, and was still hungry. They offered to make a new pizza, but since my son already had waited so long, and struggled to sit still, I wasn't sure what to do. Fortunately, it turned out his pizza was still on the plate in the kitchen, so they brought it back directly. I asked to get it to go, since I felt very stressed and didn't want to stay a minute longer. It was a nice day, so we finished the meal in the beautiful woods next door instead. It wasn't until long after that I remembered that we also had ordered dessert, which I think they charged us for even though we didn't get the chance to eat it. If I ever try this place again, it will be takeaway, I am not sure I would like to return to eat in the restaurant."