Fresh pasta with seasonal vegetables, tossed in a light garlic and olive oil sauce.
Juice • High Tea • Cocktail • Bar-lounge
"The experience was marred from the start by the service. We were left standing at the wait here to be seated position. At least four members of staff stared straight at us and ignored us. No one came over to advise that a hostess would be along shortly. When a hostess did arrive, she told us we would have the table for one and half hours, which directly contradicts the booking terms on Open Table, which state two hours for a party of four.On being seated, when we asked what the composition was of the cocktail of the month Pornstar Spritz, we were told: is Champagne and some juice. Ignoring that the Champagne reference is incorrect, why can't waiters simply say that they don't know and fetch someone who does?After we replaced that waiter, the service improved, although a request to have roast beef cut from the rarer part of the joint was met with a look of complete confusion. Eventually, having been given a choice of medium or well done, I went with something else. The food was for the most part good, although my baked eggs were added to the dish too early and were consequently hard and the roast beef ordered by another member of the party was so well done that a cobbler would have rejected it. Ambience is good, in that the space is reasonably tasteful, but it is a cavernous hotel lobby space, so if you're looking for something intimate, look elsewhere. Prices are fine.The Riedel glassware is wasted this is never going to feel like a tasteful outing in the West End.The house Champagne is Perrier Jouet, which is better than most"
Beer • Wine • Pizza • Italian
"I went for a business lunch, and although I wouldn't say it was a bad experience, I would be hard pressed to say it was an excellent one the portion sizes were a little hit and miss (very large side orders, but the starters felt a little small), and the service was not top notch. Being an Italian restaurant, I would have expected the waitress to know what a Negroni was, but that aside, things like the water not being left on the table and them forgetting to bring sides with the main course and needing to be reminded let the service down. It was not overly busy on the day we went, so there is room for improvement. There was nothing wrong with the food when it did arrive. Still, we didn't order anything out of the ordinary and having been to a few Italian restaurants recently, Bella Cosa, unfortunately, didn't figure high up on the places visited, which is a shame. Maybe it was an off day but overall as I say, although not a bad experience I couldn't say it was a great one."
Wine • Kitchen • High Tea • Bar-lounge
"We prebooked a bottomless brunch special, but the physical menus differ from the online one. We asked our waiter to explicitly (and repeatedly) confirm what we could order as part of the deal only to find our bill £80 more than what we thought it would be. It turned out the items were not part of the special, and it was our fault somehow and the manager wouldn't speak with the waiter to confirm what they had told us despite us asking them to do it twice. Food was fine but it was such a negative end that we cancelled plans to return with a larger group. They've lost out."
Cafe • Wine • Italian • Bar-lounge
"This is a nice Italian restaurant, on two levels, with Pizza style restaurant downstairs and fine dining upstairs. The menu prices are reasonable, although wines are a little expensive. The Octopus and the Rabbit Ragu were the standout dishes, although the purple potato puree was not a nice accompaniment to the Octopus main course and the warm Octopus salad starter was a better combination. Pasts was al dente, as I like it, but possible too firm for some taste. Service was good, although the maitre'd explained he was teaching someone, so we showed her some leniency. Main downside was a lack of diners, which was surprising for a Saturday night, so the ambience was rather muted. It is out the way for Canary Wharf, but was close to our hotel."
"Booked a table for breakfast at 10. Turned out it was just the buffet for the normal hotel guests with no option to order from a menu, which felt strange. We sat down at 10 by 10:20 they started clearing everything away we seemed to be the only ones paying vs hotel guests. We got moved at about 10:30 as they wanted to hoover. We were moved into another part of the bar. Just before we got moved we had to chase down a few pastries before they were whisked away. £58 for a few dry pieces of bacon and hard eggs including 2 coffees (cappuccino) so not a budget option either. I would not recommend this at all, staff were friendly but this is not a place for bfast if you’re looking for something nice. Plenty of better options. Tops marks to marketing team making it look nice on the website, shame its a pretty standard hotel buffet in reality."
Pizza • Pasta • Seafood • Italian
"We went on a Saturday night. The restaurant was very busy, and although the waitress we had was lovely, it was clear she was rushed off her feet. We ordered a course set menu starter and dessert to share and a pizza for main, and an 'oven baked pasta' for main.The drinks came quickly, but the starter garlic doughballs took FOREVER to come. Once they did, they were delicious and it was a good size. The pizza main was fine, but the oven baked pasta was awful! From memory, the pasta was It was chicken, pancetta and spinach, with a mushroom sauce. What turned up was appalling a bowl of pasta swimming in a watery sauce, only or pieces of pasta was crispy in all of the dish! The spinach all pieces were chucked in corner, pancetta chucked in another corner, and literally chopped mushroom in the sauce. The only bit that tasted nice was the ton of Parmesan I had chucked on top. As we were in a rush we didn't have time to wait for another dish, so I ate the chicken and left the rest. The manager came over to speak to us, and took my main meal and a drink off the bill. We still paid and to be honest it was bad, and we would never go again. A rushed, cheap, tasteless meal"
Cafés • Pizza • Hotels • Italian
"we had a bad service from beginning to end. the first server did not know the beverage menu, but helped us to solve. the drinks came slowly. we've been waiting for a long time for the food order. starter came fast, but it was about an hour for our main thing,...come including a mistake that did not write, the order made clear. server changed, a long wait for dessert menu, no table service for extra drinks, and another long wait time to arrive at desserts. 4 not available desserts (of 11). it was 2 hours 40 for us overall, and that was also that we take our desserts out. also a mistake in the bill that we have for desserts that were included on the fixed menu. I love a relaxed meal, not getting me wrong, but we only sat where we were fled to get attention. they were polite enough and full of good intentions, but there was simply not enough of them and they did not know that their trade. the food was good!"
Vegan • Pasta • Burgers • Vegetarian
"I was there a total of 15 minutes. Sat at a table straight away, though the table had not been wiped down, and wasn’t during my visit. Covered in food and salt from previous diners. Food was great, really delicious spaghetti bolognese and came very quickly, ideal for when going to a theatre show afterwards. Many flies in the restaurant. Had to ask for cutlery. Asked for tap water and never received it."
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European
"Ok, despite too much toasted cheese on the cannelloni, and no tomatoes on the veal ragu for the pappardelle, and the crab ravioli also needing a scotch of tomatoes to complement the fish and ink pillows, the place was fun, brightly lit, with walls full of terrific murals of all the best Italian actors and musicians from the past 50 years. Great memories of Toto, Alberto soldi, claudia cardinale, Sophia Loren, Anna magnanimous, pavarotti, andrea bocelli, and so many more. Just tell them to add some tomato to the ragu!"
Pizza • Coffee • Casual • Italian
"I visited this restaurant with some friends on New Year's Eve. We had made a reservation and were seated promptly, despite the busy atmosphere. However, we waited over 20 minutes for someone to take our order. I had to approach a waitress to finally be attended to. We placed our food and drink orders all at once, but waited an additional 30 minutes for our drinks. After seeing another table who arrived after us receive their drinks before us, a friend complained and our drinks arrived shortly after. By this point, we had waited over 50 minutes just for a drink since being seated. The food arrived around 20 minutes later and was delicious, so no complaints there. I understand that the staff were overwhelmed that night, but it was still poor customer service. It seemed like they were more concerned with seating as many people as possible rather than attending to those already in the restaurant. In conclusion, I do not recommend visiting this restaurant on a busy night as the service may be disappointing."
Wine • Pizza • Casual • Italian
"Pre-marathon carb-loading meal so I needed it to be early (6.30 table) and not messed around by an incompetent waiter who lied about the reason for a 40+mins delay to serving our main courses. Food was functional at best. Disappointing evening, not worth the money. At least the poor service saved us the expense of dessert, more drinks and a tip. Freezing cold in there too. Much better when it was Auberge, not this soulless dump."
Casual • Italian • Delivery Services
"I had a great experience at this restaurant. The service was excellent, the setting on the High Street was charming, and the food was delicious. It was the perfect spot for a quick and affordable evening meal. Thank you."
Pizza • Cafés • Pasta • Vegetarian
"Took our seats at an empty table downstairs, to immediately be asked Are you eating? (No Hello or Welcome and implying that if we were not ordering food then we couldn 't sit at the table. After being given the menus, it took about 10 minutes for the server to return. Meanwhile, the atmosphere was extremely unpleasant and chaotic....continous noise from very loud clattering of crockery and the constant use of the coffee/espresso machine, plus lots of rushing around and staff talking loudly to eachother. When he did return, he made some sarcastic and strange reaction to my elderly mother ordering a cream team.....not sure why exactly he said something about it being Too early but that he 's Not judging . All very bizarre. A cheap and nasty brown sauce brand was placed on the table, together with a Heinz ketchup bottle that looked about 10 years old, that had been refilled with cheap and nasty ketchup (definitely not Heinz . The cream tea was very poor. A tiny scone, which had been overwarmed (microwaved? and took a while to cool down, was accompanied by a small dollop of cream and some of the cheapest nastiest jam I 've ever seen. The poached eggs dish with mushrooms, tomatoes and toast was reasonable, but the poached eggs were slightly overcooked. I 'd ordered extra bacon, which turned out to be turkey bacon (though this was not described at all on the menu, and nobody mentioned it . I also understand that the sausages are beef not pork, and again this is not mentioned anywhere. Coronation chicken sandwich was OK, but lacked a little salad garnish on the side which most other cafes typically provide. At no time were we asked whether the food was OK, and at no time even when paying the bill did anyone say Thankyou . This establishment has a lot to learn in customer service. But my overall impression is that they 're not aiming for repeat custom. They come across as nothing more than a tourist trap, maskerading behind the facade of a quaint and traditional tea shop/cafe in one of Bath 's tourist hotspots. Honesty and transparency about the non pork (and presumably Halal ingredients would go a long way.....why not just list it on the menu? Otherwise it just comes across as dishonest and hiding something. The cheap condiments and jams also seems like unnecessary cost cutting......and don 't pretend it 's a premium brand if it 's clearly not. Avoid. There are so many good options to eat in Bath and this is not one of them."
Pizza • Pasta • Steak • Italian
"My husband and I visited last night,a very warm welcome as soon as we entered the restaurant, lovely busy atmosphere too. We shared the Antipasti which was generous. I had a delicious ceaser salad and my husband had chilli pasta which was also scrumptious! Only a little room left to share a pudding. We didn’t feel rushed at all which was nice . The price was good considering what we have spent in other eateries whilst away and this meal was by far the best ! Would definitely go back and happy to recommend to friends and family."
Beer • Pizza • Pasta • Italian
"We had a fantastic dinner here on Saturday the prawn starter was incredible as was the carbonara. One of the best Italian restaurants I have ever been to. The kind waiter was amazing giving us the choice of what kind of pasta we wanted. The chocolate cake was really good and everything was so well priced. I am planning on going back next week."
Vegan • Italian • Burgers • Chicken
"I had my very first Nandos in Cardiff recently and I loved it. The only reason I hadn't had one before was because the nearest one is over 50 miles away. We were seated very quickly even though the restaurant was quite busy, the server was very friendly and engaging. We ordered our food after a short wait it arrived at our table my friend and both chose the butterfly chicken. Thoroughly enjoyable, I had a medium spice that was fine for me, any more spicy I wouldn't have liked it. Coleslaw chips were also really nice I'll certainly have Nandos again in the future."
Food • Pizza • Italian • European
"one of the few places open in the boxing day, in the position to provide sufficient for gluten-free nutrition. eating was delicious - I avoided Italian restaurants because I stopped eating gluten, but everything was clearly marked with allergens and there was plenty to choose from. we all have pizza and salads - huge portions, amazing and fresh ingredients, great service. will be back!"
Coffee • Italian • European • Delivery Services
"We had a private party at Pintadera on Thursday night and it was fantastic. We were well taken care of, the food was delicious and plentiful, and the drinks were great as well. I will definitely recommend this place to all my friends. Thank you!"
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • Italian
"A real favourite of ours, the staff our great and even with a new born baby simple things like being able to breast feed and made to feel welcome not rushed etc. You would not know you were not in a big chain restaurant in this beautiful old school house. For us it's a big win every time for a reasonable priced friendly and enjoyable bit of food out."
"We went early evening and the restaurant was quite the waitress was polite and served are drinks quickly and took our order, unfortunately the food served was not good mostly bland and lacking content for example my wife’s pizza was supposed to come with olives but they were very scarce and the father in laws lamb shank looked more like a chicken drumstick. The restaurant became busier and it was still minimal staff which made ordering more drinks impossible then a long wait for the bill added to the disappointment"