Second visit in a month on an evening drive back from the airport. Booked in advance but was not full. Nice atmosphere and decor. Prices reasonable . I had the king prawns with garlic but a major for me was far too much chili. But the portion was large.Extra bread was offered A garlic bread starter was ok. The bruschetta was ok. I had la dolce pizza which was awesome. My partner claimed that the risotto had chili in it . Weird. The other pizzas were good.Four people. Four starters and main £90. Two Desserts. No alcohol. One cup of tea ( the pot was less than half full and barely gave a full cup, it wouldn't have been much to fill the tea pot !) Hope the owners read this. It was the little things that spoilt it. But will be back for the pizza ?.
Jennie Atkinson
Enjoyed a excellent pizza with lovely attentive waiting staff. Definitely recommend and will visit again.
Pam Byrne
Delicious food, great atmosphere and really lovely staff. Would definitely recommend!!
Robert Ford
excellent food, lovely
Simon W
Fantastic food, wine and service. A great place to eat and excellent value. Always worth a visit for a good evening out
Clive Moss
Felt really sorry for the waiting staff, but bringing every dish and drink out one at a time with embarrassing delays was never going to work! They had obviously had little or no training and with less patient customers would just have been lambs to the slaughter!We had to order in advance as we were a large party! (There were only 6 of us plus a 2 yr old and the place was almost empty - just us, a woman with 3 young children and a young couple, this is one of the busiest nights of the week in most restaurants). One of our party had ordered gluten free, when the meal arrived. We checked and they had no recollection of the gluten free order - a dangerous mistake! They then argued over the order, rather than apologise and show any remorse - relating conversations that had never taken place with us. Once they realized, and accepted their error they were apologetic, and asked if our gluten intolerant party member 'still wanted to eat'!?She ended up eating later than the rest of us, inevitably, but a number of us ended up with cold food waiting for others to be served. Some of the food was served on hot plates, my pizza was served on a cold plate, so was almost cold by the time everyone had been served.Although some of the food was good - we couldn't say it was worth the agro!We had an amazing time coming last year under the previous owners, but this experience was really disheartening - especially as an 86th Birthday celebration!We would have complained at the time, but didn't want to ruin his birthday further or face the argument we had faced previously.Dietary restrictions: If you do have particular dietary requirements be sure to double check that they've given you the food you ordered.
Garry Mansfield
The service was slow but ok. The wines were good. But the real letdown is the food. The calamari appeared to lack fish and stodgy, bruschetta was a pile of soggy bread with tomato. The aranchini was ok. The mains were terrible, the veal milanaise was initially undercooked, then deep fried to a crisp - and a vegetarian was served chicken pasta! Luckily they were taken off the bill. With so many other good options in Henley, give this a miss.Vegetarian options: As a vegetarian we were served chicken pasta.
G2996LWangelat
Had a very tasty meal here. The service was excellent. I found the staff very friendly and helpful. The house red is Passimento which is excellent. I’ll definitely be back this weekend as the pizza looked so good
Julie M
We enjoyed a delicious meal here. Excellent value and lovely service. Would definitely come again and recommend to others.
Layla B
I know everyone has teething problems when opening a new business, but this must be the most disappointing of all. What once was a thriving family run restaurant, with glorious food and service has become unceasingly below average when it come to food (mainly the fish dishes, either inedible or old) service is terrible you wait up to an hour for food/ more if you are ordering out. And the general lovely homely atmosphere has gone. I can only hope that in the near future this beautiful building is taken on by somebody that truly sees its worth. 1*
Lovely early dinner straight from work. Friendly, good food and and super young waiter who was delightful. Would most certainly go again
Michelle D
Food was delicious! A big 'Thank You' to our waitress Kayleigh, who worked very hard and was so attentive. The owner/chef came out to chat to us too and was so friendly. Would recommend
N298MTpaulm
It started badly and got worse. It was cold, radiator not working properly and staff unable to put the fire on. The starter was decent to be fair but the service was, well, totally inept. The first attempt at the pizzas was a disaster, with one burnt and the other just wrong, The second attempt was cooked well but missed ingredients. I did feel sorry for the young staff. We never saw the manager/chef despite requests, but it sounded like they were struggling to say the least. The only high spot was the wine which was excellent. Great shame because a good Italian would benefit the area, but this isn’t it.
Rich Heath
We haven’t visited for years but wanted to try out under new management. Food was delicious and the service from both owner and his waiting staff was very attentive and friendly. Would recommend!
Giles Gibson
Sadly the young staff have to deal with complaints of slow service and poorly prepared food for the clueless amateur owner. I didn't think it was that complicated asking for 3 pizzas to take away....I was wrong...LOL.
Second visit in a month on an evening drive back from the airport. Booked in advance but was not full. Nice atmosphere and decor. Prices reasonable . I had the king prawns with garlic but a major for me was far too much chili. But the portion was large.Extra bread was offered A garlic bread starter was ok. The bruschetta was ok. I had la dolce pizza which was awesome. My partner claimed that the risotto had chili in it . Weird. The other pizzas were good.Four people. Four starters and main £90. Two Desserts. No alcohol. One cup of tea ( the pot was less than half full and barely gave a full cup, it wouldn't have been much to fill the tea pot !) Hope the owners read this. It was the little things that spoilt it. But will be back for the pizza ?.
Enjoyed a excellent pizza with lovely attentive waiting staff. Definitely recommend and will visit again.
Delicious food, great atmosphere and really lovely staff. Would definitely recommend!!
excellent food, lovely
Fantastic food, wine and service. A great place to eat and excellent value. Always worth a visit for a good evening out
Felt really sorry for the waiting staff, but bringing every dish and drink out one at a time with embarrassing delays was never going to work! They had obviously had little or no training and with less patient customers would just have been lambs to the slaughter!We had to order in advance as we were a large party! (There were only 6 of us plus a 2 yr old and the place was almost empty - just us, a woman with 3 young children and a young couple, this is one of the busiest nights of the week in most restaurants). One of our party had ordered gluten free, when the meal arrived. We checked and they had no recollection of the gluten free order - a dangerous mistake! They then argued over the order, rather than apologise and show any remorse - relating conversations that had never taken place with us. Once they realized, and accepted their error they were apologetic, and asked if our gluten intolerant party member 'still wanted to eat'!?She ended up eating later than the rest of us, inevitably, but a number of us ended up with cold food waiting for others to be served. Some of the food was served on hot plates, my pizza was served on a cold plate, so was almost cold by the time everyone had been served.Although some of the food was good - we couldn't say it was worth the agro!We had an amazing time coming last year under the previous owners, but this experience was really disheartening - especially as an 86th Birthday celebration!We would have complained at the time, but didn't want to ruin his birthday further or face the argument we had faced previously.Dietary restrictions: If you do have particular dietary requirements be sure to double check that they've given you the food you ordered.
The service was slow but ok. The wines were good. But the real letdown is the food. The calamari appeared to lack fish and stodgy, bruschetta was a pile of soggy bread with tomato. The aranchini was ok. The mains were terrible, the veal milanaise was initially undercooked, then deep fried to a crisp - and a vegetarian was served chicken pasta! Luckily they were taken off the bill. With so many other good options in Henley, give this a miss.Vegetarian options: As a vegetarian we were served chicken pasta.
Had a very tasty meal here. The service was excellent. I found the staff very friendly and helpful. The house red is Passimento which is excellent. I’ll definitely be back this weekend as the pizza looked so good
We enjoyed a delicious meal here. Excellent value and lovely service. Would definitely come again and recommend to others.
I know everyone has teething problems when opening a new business, but this must be the most disappointing of all. What once was a thriving family run restaurant, with glorious food and service has become unceasingly below average when it come to food (mainly the fish dishes, either inedible or old) service is terrible you wait up to an hour for food/ more if you are ordering out. And the general lovely homely atmosphere has gone. I can only hope that in the near future this beautiful building is taken on by somebody that truly sees its worth. 1*
Restaurantji Recommends
Lovely early dinner straight from work. Friendly, good food and and super young waiter who was delightful. Would most certainly go again
Food was delicious! A big 'Thank You' to our waitress Kayleigh, who worked very hard and was so attentive. The owner/chef came out to chat to us too and was so friendly. Would recommend
It started badly and got worse. It was cold, radiator not working properly and staff unable to put the fire on. The starter was decent to be fair but the service was, well, totally inept. The first attempt at the pizzas was a disaster, with one burnt and the other just wrong, The second attempt was cooked well but missed ingredients. I did feel sorry for the young staff. We never saw the manager/chef despite requests, but it sounded like they were struggling to say the least. The only high spot was the wine which was excellent. Great shame because a good Italian would benefit the area, but this isn’t it.
We haven’t visited for years but wanted to try out under new management. Food was delicious and the service from both owner and his waiting staff was very attentive and friendly. Would recommend!
Sadly the young staff have to deal with complaints of slow service and poorly prepared food for the clueless amateur owner. I didn't think it was that complicated asking for 3 pizzas to take away....I was wrong...LOL.