Reviews of Locanta

Visited Locanta for some dinner. It was quite early so we were the only customers. We were welcomed by a friendly staff member and got seated. The menu offers a good variety of Italian dishes. The Caprese salad was beautiful with fresh tomatoes and good mozzarella. Tried the paté as well which was lovely. The calamari were tasty as well. For mains went for the beef stroganoff which in my opinion lacked a bit of flavour, needed some salt as well. Other main was sizzling steak with peppercorn sauce, the steak was cooked beautifully. For sides had some garlic bread and another caprese salad. Everything arrived quickly, apart from the garlic bread which might've been forgotten but the staff quickly got it ordered and it arrived a few minutes later. Overall very nice experience with simple comfort food, but very tasty.

Now then; what a find! This restaurant is a model for success. You feel the warm, friendly ambience on entry being welcomed by the enthusiastic proprietor endorsed by the locals with all covers taken quickly. The menu is not cheap albeit the costs are matched well to the restaurant's location and it bears some mouthwatering, tantalising dishes. I had an awesome steak & lobster dish slightly off piste! It's worth noting they offer themselves on the 1st Table app for a substantial saving. Quite simply, this is now my favourite Italian Restaurant in Brum & I'm looking forward to my next trip there already!

After around 4 years, I came back here for some authentic Itallian food. It was just as great as it was 4 years back, I will certainly be coming back again soon as there are a few more dishes I want to try. We had a veg sharing platter, 2 side plates (2 starter type dishes), and 2 mains each. Of course, we faltered once we'd got through all of that and half of our mains, and we ended up taking our remaining meal home with us. The ambience was nice and relaxed, and the food was well presented and very tasty. My personal favourite was the baked funghi and chilli side dish I had. That was sublime, I could eat that as a main with some sourdough bread to dip in its sauce. Overall, it's definitely worth a try. It's nice for friends meeting up, work dinners or couples just wanting a nice meal. Thanks Locanta and see you again soon.

First time visiting for a special dinner with hubby. Food was fresh and delicious. Service was first class and you could tell they take pride in serving you well. We were even given a complimentary dessert. Felt really special, thank you. Chicken was halal so it was lovely to experience authentic Italian for us.

Okay food, awful service. I took my boyfriend here for his birthday - it was meant to be a special romantic treat. But the service was so bad: we couldn't believe it. It wasn't slow, the waiter was just the rudest person I've ever come across. We'd had a late night the day before, and were on the soft drinks, but the waiter kept pushing us to have a bottle of wine, even after dessert! Then he audibly tutted when we didn't add the tip to the credit card amount (I normally give it in cash anyway). The food's okay, but with service like that it really put me off.