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I visited Casa Romana last week with family. Our party consisted of two omnivores and two vegans, and we all found plenty of choice.
As a vegan, I've sometimes settled for a simple tomato pasta or pizza without cheese at Italian restaurants, however the efforts Casa Romana have gone to in order to cater to plant-based eaters is really impressive. They offer a full vegan menu which is wonderfully varied. I enjoyed garlic bread for my starter and a lovely "creamy" mushroom pasta for my main.
During our meal, the chef made a real effort with us, coming out of the kitchen to ask for our opinion and offering us vegan parmesan for our pasta. Even though we were stuffed at the end of our meal, he emerged with some vegan desserts to try (a meringue and a bread and butter pudding) and both were delicious.
It was so wonderful to come to a mainstream restaurant and have our dietary choices welcomed and embraced rather than seen as an inconvenience.
Thank you so much, Casa Romana. We will definitely return whenever we're in town!
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We came in to the Whitehaven Restaurant on a Saturday lunchtime, as a family of four, and my elder daughter, aged 12, is probably best described as food phobic. She has an extremely limited number of foods she will eat and anything unfamiliar is almost impossible for her to eat.
With this very limited diet she loved margarita pizza but struggles with the tomato sauce if it is lumpy. She tries hard as she knows her eating is disruptive to everyone but she has not been able to make much progress over the last 10 years since this began.
On this occasion she was trying to eat the margarita pizza that she had ordered but was finding it difficult because the tomato sauce was a bit too lumpy for her. We noticed and were trying discreetly to suggest ways she could tackle the meal, when the waiter came over and so sensitively spoke to us to find out if there was a problem. She wouldn't take no for an answer as she could tell that my daughter was uncomfortable. When we explained the situation, she spoke directly to my daughter and asked her exactly how she would like her pizza and reassured her that she was perfectly within her rights to ask for the food the way she wanted it. She then returned to the kitchen and a short while later brought out a pizza with much less tomato on for my daughter.
In ten years of living with this eating problem as a family, this is the first time our situation has been handled with such sensitivity and helpfulness. Not only this, but the food was delicious! We are just sorry that we are only in the area on holiday, otherwise we'd be eating here all the time. This is without any doubt the best service we have ever received in any restaurant anywhere.
Beautiful food, perfectly cooked with fresh ingredients giving wonderful flavours. Good portion sizes, your not overfaced, leaving plenty of room for dessert and excellent value for money. The burger is fantastic and the kids loved the homemade tomato sauce for the chips.
Definitely worth a visit and we will be back again! Thankyou.
So pleased I've found this place. All of the staff were friendly and attentive. There's a variety of lovely vegan options too. My new "go to" place.
Amazing food, lovely atmosphere!! I usually think Italian food is boring and a bit “samey” but this place has changed my opinion 100% will definitely be back! x
This is my favourite place to eat. Staff are lovely, food and service overall excellent. Why would anyone give this place anything less than 5 stars. ��
Beautiful food served by fantastic staff in lovely surroundings. Bellissimo ❤
We eat here regularly and I can't fault a thing, love the regular changes to the menu (especially desserts) meaning no matter how often we come we never get bored!
Until next time... 😘😍
Called in today for our first time and a lovely warm greeting and very friendly. My 13month old sons first outing for eating dinner on his own, he loved the pizza. Food was gorgeous. Would highly recommend and we will definitely be back. Thank all xx
Went for a family pre theatre meal, lovely food!! Amazing pizzas, thin crispy bases, so authentic!! I used to visit this restaurant 10 plus years ago, however, moved away from area, on return food/service hasn't changed. Need an excuse to visit again!!
Excellent Italian food, probably the best Italian meal I have ever had.
Favourite place to eat in Carlisle! Really helpful waiter & gorgeous food..
The food is always great and service is amazing. Would rate even higher if I could.
Had a lovely meal yesterday with my daughters. Service was excellent and our food was delicious. Thank you �
Menu was difficult to choose from as so many tasty options to choose from.....Standard Italian and lots of things a bit different. Food was excellent. Hot and generous portions too. V tasty. Would definitely re visit as lots I'd like to try! Wine good, cocktails ok ish.
Very welcoming, great food, happy hour special allowed us to have dessert too. Lovely meal, thank you.
This is our 2nd time eating out here. Good place. Will definitely go again. Some plates were absolutely lovely some were a bit faded but overall was a good night. Though it wasn’t a particularly busy evening, there was a longer than expected wait time for drinks and we had 2 extra coffees added to our bill, which we never ordered. So keep your eyes open when you get the bill.
Visited this restaurant yesterday after being let down with a booking at Michelangelo's across the road - despite not having a booking here the staff were very accommodating and found us a table for two! Food was gorgeous and the service very quick & friendly. Lovely decor and atmosphere. Can't fault the prices either! Highly recommend (^:
Easy yo book. Menues available to download online. A very good choice of starter, main, and dessert dishes on the menu. Happy hour menu for the week night earlybird. Prices are competitive with similar establishments locally. The restaurant was welcoming and clean, the staff were helpful and friendly, dietary requirements were catered for. The gluten free pizza had an undercooked base on this occasion. Only two brands of gin to choose from, which was disappointing. Overall a good experience.
My husband and myself try and come here every month. It is our favourite Italian in Carlisle. The staff are amazing, Andy(the head waiter I think and if not should be) is wonderful , always has a smile on his face and makes you feel so welcome The food is absolutely fantastic,we have never had a bad experience and we have been a few times. Just absolutely amazing,thank you all again for a great night x
Been here twice now, despite it being over 100 miles from home.
The food is simply delicious!
We have tried the pizza di action pizza, meat feast pasta, Spaghetti carbonara and the cheesy carbonara chips.
All of these meals were hands down THE tastiest meals of my life.
The staff are friendly, the service is great, and it's not even expensive!!
This is absolutely my favourite restaurant.
We came for a meal for our Anniversary and the food was amazing! Such a treat. Best meal in a long time. Everything from the service too the coffee at the end was fantastic. Hats off too the chef! I highly recommend 👌
Food was good. Tasty as always. Fresh, enough on your plate and we ate it all. It's recommended you book as it gets busy and full quickly. Staff were friendly and tried their best. I think their covid prevention methods need a little more work (possibly seated too near others) but they did take our number for track and trace.
Overall, nice place as always
Decent starter and main with good dessert.
The Bolognese spaghetti is slightly disappointed.
Chicken Rissotto can be more creamy.
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