Il Gusto

Completely transactional experience. Once we began to order we were told they don’t have any gnocchi today because the chef didn’t make it (which was a third of their menu). Got the spaghetti Napoli (large) which was overwhelmingly average and indeed SMALL. $24 and was charged $25 but wasn’t informed of the surcharge until after the transaction had gone through- incredibly dodgy vibes. I never leave reviews but this experience upset me and made us regret going there :(

We enjoyed proper Italian hospitality with excellent dishes - I had the veal parmigiana which was superb, my friends had gnocchi and spaghetti (both perfect). We topped it off with a fab homemade tiramisu and limoncello. Old school. Great cooking, service, and a whole lotta love poured in. Highly recommend.

We stopped in for coffee and dessert. And the Signora welcomed us in. All the other places did not want to even talk to us! "Oh no, we are only serving Dinner!" Anyway, IL Gusto was great! Tiramisu was really lucky. Gelato was so good. Coffee was great as it was not bitter, just like in Italy. I promised Signora we are coming back for a full-blown dinner!

After reading very mixed reviews we decided to give this restaurant a try and I must say the food was very average with the pizza being burnt and overcooked, the spaghetti bolognaise being very bland, lamb cutlets over cooked and chewy with a rosemary sauce that didn’t have any rosemary flavour, lasagne that looked and tasted frozen! We had 6 people at our table and every person was disappointed with their meal and have left the restaurant still hungry! The restaurant was cold inside no heating (as it was very cold outside) no very inviting to say the least! Now I understand why the restaurant was empty and it was easy to get a table whilst a lot of other restaurants had a lot of people in queues. Will never go back there or waste my money on this place again!

The food was good but pretty much got scammed. The waiter told me my spaghetti was a small and not main, went up to pay with the lady who wears glasses told her mine was small and she tried to tell me that it was main. I grab the waiter over to tell her what the waiter said to me and the lady with the glasses nodded. They don’t be have a proper receipt and only when I got home and we work all the prices up and I’ve been charged for a main. The food was so good tbh but that lady with glasses is not it sorry. The white t shirt waiter was a sweet heart bless him.