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La Piazzetta Horsham

La Piazzetta Horsham

United Kingdom, RH12 1TH, Horsham

Pizza • Pasta • Italian • Pizzeria


"My partner and I went to La Piazetta on a Friday night for his birthday as we both love Italian food and previously had very good experiences there, however something has gone seriously downhill in the past year as we have had two bad experiences there now! The first of these two experiences the service was great however the food was not up to standard of what we have had previously however it was a busy Saturday night so we put it down to it being busy and just agreed it was fine however the experience we had on Friday the 20th of October was extremely bad! My partner has also been recently diagnosed with gluten and dairy intolerance which was mentioned on the booking we made. My partner had the Gamberoni Piccanti and I had the Fungghi Gorgonzola as starters, my starter was very nice however my partners was not as he had a maximum of 4-5 Prawns which to be honest was not worth £9.95 at all! For mains my partner had a gluten free vegan pizza with roasted vegetables and I had the Linguini Marinara and we were not happy at all! The pizza was burnt on one side and very pasty to the taste on the other edge, with minimal pizza sauce, a small handful of vegan cheese, 1 tiny bit of pepper, 2 slices of masserated aubergine and 2 small slices of half grilled courgette! My linguini was a pale of what I had previously when I ordered this dish! I had several empty mussel shells, 2 pieces of Squid and Prawns, and about 3 clams, but when I had this dish before it had almost double the amount of everything and tasted fresh instead of a sauce that tasted premade and a brought in product with a handful of herbs chucked in. I don 't know if the chef has changed or if they have had to drastically cut costs or what I have no idea however I would not recommend this place to anyone where before I would go away ranting and raving about this restaurant! We also did not recieve a checkback once while we were there! Nobody came to ask about our food or if everything was okay, this to me is a bad sign in a restaurant seeing as I work in the industry myself and know how food service in restaurants works. When we spoke to one of the servers about the meal she said she would speak to her manager and she didn 't come back with a resolution to the problem she just gave us the bill with the pizza removed which I requested. I would not recommend this place to anyone as it is currently stands because it has certainly fallen from grace and I do not believe me and my partner will be returning."

Paesan Crouch End

Paesan Crouch End

48C The Broadway, N8 9TP, Haringey, United Kingdom

Pasta • Italian • European • Vegetarian


"Excellent authentic Italian food, celebrating the best of artisan regional cooking in diverse ways. The ingredients are imported from Italy so you can really taste the difference. We started with Espresso Martini as our aperitivo and chose it with a twist; a hint of coconut it was the best one we've ever had! For small plates we had octopus carpaccio with pepper celery salad, and red golden beetroot salad with kohlrabi goats cheese. Both small plates were gorgeous and the flavours were mindblowing. We continued with bowls of fresh pasta: Norma di paesan (aubergines, stracciatella, pine nuts basil), Ragu di manzo (mafalde with slow roasted wild beef shin ragu) and Ravioli bicolore (crayfish, prawn mascarpone with a tomato bisque). These stunning pasta dishes had the real traditional Italian taste, so you felt like being in Italy. Paesan can also make gluten free pasta or gnocchi on request. We recommend pairing the dishes with one of the fabulous wines from the wine list that represents various regions of Italy. Our side, tenderstem broccoli with garlic almonds, was very tender and tasty. We ended our dinner with beautiful, irresistible Caprese (almond flour chocolate cake with mascarpone and strawberry sauce), mouth watering and warm Frittelle al pistacchio (mini doughnuts with shaved white chocolate), and Limoncello which was like a burst of sunshine in a glass. Paesan Crouch End has a nice atmosphere and the staff is wonderful, welcoming and very friendly. This is a charming restaurant with outstanding service and absolutely delicious five star food where the flavours sing."

The Grapevine

The Grapevine

124 Shoreditch High Street, London, United Kingdom

Cafe • Casual • Drinks • Italian


"I cannot believe the service I had last night. I am a regular customer to Cornershop and usually enjoy my night. I have recommended this place to so many people, including my cousin who I was out with yesterday. We were having a good time, waiting to order drinks at the bar, and the bar man moves a no service sign right by us so that we no longer are receiving bar service. Now bare in mind we having been ordering drinks from here all night, and for this particular round we had been waiting for a while. So, I moved the sign back to where it was originally a little bit to the right). All of a sudden, we were kicked out of the club by the apparent owner. While outside, I asked to speak with the manager/owner the guy that kicked us out), however, all I got in response was rudeness and dismissal. I wanted to talk with him not argue) as I believed it was a minor misunderstanding. One security guard told me that the manager is coming, while the other told me he is not coming. While we were visibly upset, the security just laughed at us, ignored us and let their male friends through. As a consumer who has paid for entry drinks) I hold the right to speak to a manager, but my complaint was not handled correctly at all. As a result, this is how my night continued: As two young ladies we couldn 't get home since being kicked out unfairly, we didn 't know where we were). I lost my phone as I was so angry and we ended up basically hitch-hiking from a stranger and got home at 6am. The bottom line is that I am a regular at Cornershop and have never had such unfair service EVER. They seemed to not take us seriously because we were young women. All I wanted was my money back and some simple decency, but this is apparently too much to ask for from here."