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Valentino's (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire)
by doriee Along with La Bella this is one of me and my old work mates favourite place to grab a late supper before we used to start work at 11pm. Located in the Market Place Cleethorpes made it the perfect place to go eat since we worked at a night club on the high street, even today despite me not working at the night club any more I find it ... convenient to know where places are to eat so If I'm ever around this area or people ask me where to go I can recommend lots of places near by. Inside their tables all have big candles on which are lit once it gets dark outside but they do provide a dim light to the restaurant as well so it isn't completely candle lit. This looks as if it should be a romantic place to take a date which is nice that there are places like this around Cleethorpes, it's a bit odd when you're with a mate though and we still decided to keep the candle and re name it out mate date. My impressions here every time are that it should be new couples dining here, not that it stopped me going, we have had a few work meals out and then gone out afterwards or just somewhere to eat, I've never actually tret this place as anything but that but I can imagine a lot of people do. It's an Italian restaurant so it means pizzas and pasta dishes mainly but of course they also have big steak dishes here. I always order the bolognaise pizza platter when I come here and my friend orders the cheesey garlic bread pizza platter. This is half a pizza and a side of chips. What I didn't realise is it's half of a 12 inch pizza and a full portion of chips, which means the meals are of a large quantity. The pizza is home made and always cooked to perfection with masses of meats and toppings, It means that you actually have to cut the pizza up and eat with a knife and fork for fear that if you didn't everything would just slid off there is that much, The chips as well are home made and filled with fluffy potato which is a rare thing to find in a restaurant today. For the portion of food you actually received the price is brilliant, I can't remember the exact price but it's roughly £5 for that meal which is a bargain because if you go to a chain restaurant you can be paying £6+ for a standard small meal. The service we received was outstanding, the owner of the joint loves interacting with his guests and being really friendly towards him, every time we went in we always had a joke around and it makes the atmosphere really good to be around and it's so light hearted. Over all, the meals are made to perfection which look and taste delicious, the service is awesome and it's local to most of the attractions cleethorpes has to offer such as the night life, shops, the beach, pier and arcades along with the leisure centre. One of the best things about this place is they are open late, we usually order our meal at 10.15pm so we can be at work for 11pm. Unsure what time they stop serving but I think it is 11pm and then open late for drinks still. Read the complete review |
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Carluccio's
by helenc72 Carluccio's is an Italian chain restaurant which I have been to a few times. The one that I have been to the most often is the one in Richmond, but now that I have moved the closest one to me is on Upper Street (Islington) and I went there last night with my sister in law. --- Location --- The location of this ... Carluccio's is good as it is on a very busy and accessible street so it is very easy to get to and is particularly convenient for people who have been doing a bit of shopping on Upper Street or who want some dinner before going to the cinema as there are two cinemas really close by. The nearest tube is Angel, but Highbury and Islington is not that far either and there are loads of buses which stop fairly nearby, such as the 43 which goes all the way down Upper Street and various others. --- Atmosphere --- I like the atmosphere of this Carluccios. Carluccio's restaurants are all decorated differently so even though it is a chain, they do have a certain amount of individuality. This one looks quite homely and traditional as it still has its original shop front from when the building used to be a food store, so it has a kind of magical sweet shop vibe to it from the outside due to the windows and the lights inside! Inside, it looks clean and fresh with wooden floors, light bright wood tables and light walls, but there is also a "red room" at the back with vibrant red walls. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. It is doesn't seem like the most original restaurant, but it doesn't feel quite as chain-y as the likes of Pizza Express or other well known Italians. The staff there are friendly and welcoming. We were there on a Thursday night and it was not too packed out, noisy or chaotic at all. It wasn't loud and we got a table straight away. --- Menu --- The menu offers more or less what you would expect from an Italian, with the exception that they don't ever seem to do pizza. They have lots of pastas, risotto, ravioli and a few meat and fish dishes as well as lots of salads and sides. The prices are also pretty much what I would consider normal for this type of place, with mains costing around a tenner or a bit more. We saw yesterday that there was a very good value offer on where you could have two courses for £9.95 and if you want a third, this was an extra £3.50. This was great value, as some of the main courses included in this offer were more than £10 on their own, and the starters generally cost about £5 or £6, and the desserts about £4.50, so we decided to go for this. The only disadvantage of this deal is that only certain meals are included, but that was okay with us as we could each find something we liked on this offer menu. The wine menu offers a fair amount of different wines and gives prices for small glasses, large glasses or bottles. You can also get prosecco. There is also a special Christmas menu with seasonal food for the winter season. I had a quick look in it and saw that these meals sounded really nice, like comforting winter food but not too boring, so I might go in and try some later in the year. --- Our Food --- I got bruschetta as my starter, and my sister in law got the chicken liver pate. These starters are pretty big and come on a full sized large plate. I was actually quite full by the time I finished it. My bruschetta had loads of tomato and rocket on it and it tasted flavourful and fresh. My sister in law liked her pate as well, which came in a pot with large pieces of bread to dip. I didn't try it as I'm not keen on pate. For the main I had penne with spicy sausage. Whenever I've been to Carluccio's in Richmond with my brother he has often ordered this so I thought I would give it a try. My sister in law got ravioli which I think had spinach and ricotta inside. The main portions are also fairly large. My main tasted nice and it was spicy without being too hot for me to eat. The sausage meat is minced up small, so it doesn't have big chunks of sausage in it. I did feel it was a bit plain and I often cook meals not too dissimilar to this myself at home as it is very quick and easy, so it didn't feel like that much of a treat or special meal really, but I did enjoy it. If I had paid a lot for the meal I might have expected something a bit more special but as it was on such a reasonable priced deal I was happy with it. As I said, it did taste perfectly nice, just not that exciting or unusual. My sister in law liked her main but I didn't try it so I can't really give my opinion. We had a bottle of pinot grigio with our meal. This cost about £16 which I thought was not too bad. The wine was easily drinkable as it was really, really light. It was not quite as flavourful as Pinot Grigio normally is, but it was nice enough. In the end we did decide to get a dessert (they left quite a big gap between starter and main, so I wasn't so stuffed anymore by this point!) I got tiramisu as that's one of my favourite desserts and my sister in law got panacotta. They also have various ice creams and also other desserts, but I think only our ones and ice cream were on the deal. The desserts are also not skimpily sized and are good portions. My tiramisu was nice, but not the best one I've ever tried. It was very creamy and sweet and the coffee taste did not come across as strongly as it sometimes does elsewhere, but it was enjoyable. We also had a cappucino each and this was good coffee. In total I think we paid £56 for 3 courses each, olives to share, two coffees and the bottle of Pinot Grigio. I think this is pretty good value. --- Service --- The waiter was fine. He checked if our food was okay but was not coming over constantly, which I think is good, as I hate it when you are trying to talk and the waiter just keeps on coming over for more or less no reason! We were there to have a good chat and catch up so I was glad the service was not intrusive. When we wanted to pay the bill was brought without a massive wait. --- Over all --- This is a pleasant Italian restaurant if you want a reasonably priced meal in a nice atmosphere and a convenient location if you are in the Upper Street area. The food is not the most amazing or unusual but it is tasty, simple Italian food. I am sure I will go again. Read the complete review |
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Don Giovanni (Manchester)
by Larrabee I visited Don Giovanni's for the first time with a group of friends on Saturday night. If you want to skip the rest of the review, the gist of it is that none of us are likely to ever go back! The main problem with the experience was the length of time it took. We had a table booked for 8.30 but weren't shown to our table ... until nearly 9. It was 11pm by the time we all got our main courses so we were getting pretty hungry and irritated, especially those of us that hadn't had starters! The restaurant had clearly overbooked due to the nearby Labour party conference, as lots of other diners were having the same problems. There were six people in our party but we were crammed onto a table clearly intended for four. Luckily we're all good friends! Other groups looked similarly crowded and there was a definite feeling of being squashed in like sardines. If the food had been amazing, it would almost have been worth the wait, but sadly it wasn't to be. The food was pretty mediocre and certainly not worth the inflated prices. I had a seafood dish but the quality of the ingredients was really no better than a packet from Tesco. I've had a similar dish from the chain restaurant Zizzi that had much plumper and tastier seafood and much more flavour to the dish, so there was really no benefit in paying extra for the more expensive decor and the waiter's Italian accents! Drinks were too expensive too, the house wine was £17 a bottle and half a pint was nearly £4. It felt like mediocre chain quality food at independent high quality prices. I can't comment on the desserts as by the time we finally had a dessert menu it was getting close to midnight and we felt we'd spent enough time in there! Credit where its due though, the manager we spoke to in order to complain about our lengthy wait was very apologetic and knocked 25% off the bill which made the cost for such a poor experience a little easier to stomach. Unfortunately not all the staff are so professional as one of the main attractions of the evening was an argument between an unhappy customer and the young chap at the front desk who appeared to have gone to the Italian version of the Basil Fawlty school of customer relations. Every head was turned in their direction, I felt sorry for the customer being shouted at. So all in all, we won't be in a huge hurry to go back to Don Giovanni's! Read the complete review |
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