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Il Cucciolo

Il Cucciolo

8 Old Compton Street London, W1D 4TE, United Kingdom

Tea • Bars • Beer • Wine


"We selected this restaurant for a pre-theater dinner and were, unfortunately, disappointed overall in our experience. The restaurant is much smaller than we had anticipated and when we arrived, the person who spoke to us manager, owner? asked for our name when I told him we had a reservation. Then he said who? as if we didn 't have a reservation made months earlier . That made our arrival at the restaurant a bit uncomfortable. After a bit, we were shown to a table in a noisy corner of the place. Meanwhile, the man who greeted ? us looked at the woman who would be waiting on our table in a way that felt to us like he had no idea who we were but needed to seat us, nonetheless. It was an apologetic look and it was noted. It took her quite some time to come and get our drink order which we all noticed. It seemed like once she realized that we were all ordering adult beverages, her attitude changed a bit as she realized that she could get a large tip for service which she, in fact, did . Once we started eating the food which took a long time to get to the table, we were happy with the dinners we had ordered. The food was really good, no complaints there. It was the service that was disappointing. So, if you don 't mind not being treated nicely in a restaurant where you 'll be dropping 2 or 3 hundred pounds sterling, and you 're only and all about the food, this place is for you. I left thinking the following : food that isn 't as good as the food we had here tastes better when the service is warm and welcoming. Overall, disappointed. Les Mis was awesome, though!"

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia

4 High St, ME1 1PT, Rochester, United Kingdom

Pizza • Sushi • Pasta • Italian


"I booked a table having read in reviews about Rochester restaurants that it's wise to do so. The three of us went on a Friday evening. The place did get pretty crowded so I was glad I'd booked. The restaurant is nice inside, didn't notice any smells as another recent reviewer said. I liked the mural on the wall. All the waiting staff were friendly. The manager even offered to take a couple of photos for us. The atmosphere was convivial. The manager asked everyone to join in when he brought out a birthday cake and the whole restaurant sang Happy Birthday. Service was a little slow but we didn't mind as we were chatting and could see the restaurant was busy. And we did appreciate not being chivvied along to finish. We shared an appetiser of Garlic Bread pizza dough which was nice. Our first courses were delicious. My friends had Salmone ai Porcini. They especially liked that the salmon wasn't swamped in sauce. I had a special homemade ravioli with mushroom and sausage. Our first courses were so good we were really looking forward to our desserts. One friend had Banoffi Pie which was served in a glass dish. My sister and I had cheesecake with a fruit coulis. Sadly, we were all a little disappointed with the desserts. They were okay but we were expecting something outstanding after the first course. While chatting to the waitress, we discovered that they normally have 2 sittings, 6:30 and 8:30. However, due to one of the chefs having just had an operation, they were only doing one sitting. So, that explained the relaxed attitude. I'd definitely be happy to go back there again. I think another time, I'd have a starter rather than a dessert. And definitely remember to book a table!"

Pulia

Pulia

36 Stoney Street, London, SE19LB, SE1 9LB, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • European • Vegetarian


"The night at Pulia’s was far from a great experience. We went as a group of four to celebrate my wife’s birthday with our daughter and her boyfriend. Upon arrival all appeared to be OK, however this soon changed. As luck would have things none of us have major allergies, but there was no mention of this subject from our waitress and although the menu had a statement regarding allergies along the bottom none of this was mentioned when we placed our food order. Our starters arrived eventually and all was going well, then it came to our mains, firstly two dishes of vegetables were brought out and placed onto the table a few minutes latter three of the four mains were brought out, by this time the vegetables were cold. My wife had to wait another five minutes before her meal appeared and even then, the potatoes that she ordered were missing and these took another five minutes to arrive. After talking to our waitress about the situation we appeared to be getting nowhere, so I asked to talk with the manager who turned out to be our waitress. She offered my wife a free drink and a free desert, but all we wanted was a nice meal together not three of us eating our meals whilst the wife watched on. I cannot recommend Pulia as the food was very expensive and the service was extremely poor, the actual food was average and certainly not worth the amounts charged. There was no offer to refund some of the monies for the cold food and although there were some apologies it failed on many levels and made what should have been a joyous affair a very disappointing evening. We won’t be returning."