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Fratelli

Fratelli

111 Dunstable St, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Cakes • Italian


"Ambience on the noisy side. Why do groups of 4 people need to shout at each other across relatively small tables. Flavours in the food were relatively good as described in menu. Key ingredients in the dishes and dessert portion sizes were skimped in the extreme. Ingredients in Orata alla Sicilianna , Pan fried sea bass fillet approx 150 G , with herb crusted potatoes approx 100 G , roasted Marzanino tomatoes 4 very small marble sized tomatoes , garlic lemon and extra virgin oil dressing. We can buy this quantity and quality of ingredients for less than 4.00. Fratelli 's menus price 18.95 !!! Papardelle Salmone Smoked salmonwith leeks and onions in a cream white wine sauce, topped with wild rocket Really was hunt the salmon, and overall ingredients cost got to be less than 3.00. Fratelli 's menus price 14.95 !!! Draw you own conclusions on excessive mark ups. We challenge Fratelli 's to dispute justify these estimated buy in costs and what looks like a typical x 5 mark up from cost to selling. Initial reception was fairly friendly and efficient. Initial ordering ok, further ongoing attention and final atempt to settle bill painfully patchy and slow. Note the waitress offer Parmingiano free in pretty small pots ~20g to accompany main courses. Note they say Parmingiano not Parmigiano Reggiano which is a very different animal. Note ALDI sell the real thing Parmigiano Reggiano for less than 3.00 for 200g, last purchased by us about 2 weks ago. Perhaps Fratelli could clarify if their offering is Parmigiano Reggiano. We would not rush to go there again."

Wedgwood

Wedgwood

267 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BQ, EH8 8DF, United Kingdom

Vegan • British • European • Scottish


"slightly unusual offer: wedgwood make picnic ham on request. they are ready to order, and I had luck getting a gift. paul, the chef, apparently took the idea of a vegan hampers as a personal project. I can highly recommend the result. we received an eleven-course menu for two in two small ham, among them wee glasses, milk flask of coffee cups, tellers, cutlery, serviettes and hand cleaners. ice packs meant that eating was still cooled when we started eating 7 hours after the collection. the wine was chosen to fit the budget of the gifter; we were told it was a little unusual — translation: absurdly drunk straight out, the crust oil was a big hit, with crust bread soaked; we have wolfed through a whole rice bean salad and beautifully presented baked mushroom cous (with decorative mushroom-y flakes) (we have a very tasty pasta to find, roasted veg. six courses left — portion control! next was one of the two real stars of the show: a sprudel, nussbaum and granatapfelsalat with tangigem dressing. as good as it looks (see photo) at this place we were a little lavish, so we only slightly picked up the oriental nudels, the roasted asparagus with cale and sniffing grains and the sesame runner beans and left the leaves later. on dessert: the simple description of granola, chocolate, berries just doesn't make it fair. this was effective a chocolate fondue with fresh celestial, strawberry and mini-granola slices to dive, accompanied by coffee. 9 hours after picking up the coffee was still hot when it no longer pierced. so overall: the No-doubt market price was more than matched by the experience: eating was delicious, and often also a firm one for the eyes; the portions generous; the weinstellar - and we had not finished our eleven-course picnic after three hours. we had a few days later rest and I greet as I think of some of the dishes. beyond a couple of dry mandarins I think that my only complaining would be rather a suggestion for less weight in the early erect: to find themselves so full after the rice, the couscous and pasta made us a little strenuous, but perhaps we would have decided to eat more responsibly. the gifted reported to find lisa wedgwood, especially appealing and helpful while arranging the hamper."

The Old Mill

The Old Mill

Botley Mills The Old Mill Restaurant, SO30 2GB, Eastleigh, United Kingdom

Cafés • Steak • Coffee • British


"We were so looking forward to trying this place out for the first time tonight Friday 10th Nov. We are very disappointed. The service was lovely. The atmosphere was great. The food was rubbish, seriously overpriced for what you get. We ordered olives and scallops for starters. The olives and bread were lovely. The scallops were slightly undercooked, a bit wet if you ask me and the linguine was too wet also. We ordered the special steak. I insisted on no fat. My steak was literally just fat. My husband’s was ok, my son and I couldn’t eat more than half. It was literally riddled with fatty tumours. Seriously disgusting. The roasted tomatoes were not roasted at all. They were just warm. I don’t know. Add a bit of olive oil and leave in the oven a little longer. The chips were fine. My husband enjoyed the chocolate mousse. My and my son’ s sticky toffee was ok but the custard is warmed up in microwave. It makes it lumpy with a thin coat on top. Not great. But most importantly the table was sticky all over. Use an actual sponge with actual soap and dry with a cloth. This is the only way it won’t be sticky! We paid £150 with no wine. We had a complimentary bottle with the steak special. We won’t go again. The food was not at all the standard it should be. Maybe it was a bad day. The place was busy but this is not for us. We like gourmet food and we thought that it was what we were going to get. If you want delicious food then this place is not the one. The manager and our waitress were lovely but that just wasn’t enough. Talk to the chef and don’t serve disgusting steak specials. Parking: We were told we had to pay for parking when we got there. That should be all over the website. So you get one hour free which means you have to leave in the middle of the meal to pay. Inconvenient for everyone. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £100+ Food: 2 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Chips, Mousse Au Chocolat Parking space: Somewhat difficult to find parking Parking options: Paid parking lot"

Francesco's

Francesco's

53 High Street, HP23 5AG, Dacorum, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Steak • Italian


"An earlier conversation with the owner left me with eager anticipation of an evening with friends at Francesco 's last Saturday. My wife and I arrived to find an a homely restaurant setting with lively Italian music booming out. We were all set for a fun evening...Our friends arrived who we had not seen for a long time and stood to greet them. Instead we were instantly approached by the surly owner gruffly telling us all to sit down and order our food as they were busy that evening. We meekly complied, taken aback by this strange attitude and, quite frankly, rudeness on the part of 'mine host '.It got worse, the owner stripped off to a singlet vest top and roamed about the restaurant bellowing orders to his small staff who clearly were in fear of him. We asked a poor lady waitress if the music could be turned down a tad so that we could hear ourselves speak. She rolled her eyes and declined to approach the boss....In an earlier conversation prior to booking, the owner had assured me that all the food used in the restaurant was fresh. Absolute rubbish! We chose squid or antipasta to start and as far as the squid was concerned were presented with something that did not look like squid. It may have been squid it was difficult to tell but it was very ordinary and looked reminiscent of something from the freezer chest in Aldi. The antipasta was topped with nothing less than a bit of tinned salmon!This was followed by our mains. I was looking forward to my spaghetti marinara. What I received was a pile of steaming hot spaghetti, very al dente, on which a tomato flavoured pasta sauce had been slopped. If one looked carefully one could find the odd small prawn, an occasional small mussel or a squid ring. All very reminiscent of what one would find in a bag of frozen seafood. So much for fresh!The food was left on the plates largely uneaten. The surprising thing was that the staff were not surprised we had left it and did not query whether there was a problem! The bill £115.00 paid very reluctantly but we just wanted to leave it was all so appalling.A disappointing and embarrassing evening. The atmosphere in the restaurant was tense and unpleasant, the food, such as it was, decidedly below expectation.Our first visit to Francesco 's. Very poor experience; we will not be coming again, not only because of the food but the owner 's unpleasant manner and rudeness!"