Sambuca

I've visited this sambucas 3 times now and each and every time, I leave the resteraunt pleased and full, beautiful food, quick service, pleasant staff. Of all the resteraunts I go out and about to, this is by far my favourite. Definitely recommended, they have good through the week offers and reasonably priced in today's expensive market.

It's cheap and cheerful and the food is really tasty. The pasta portions are generally a lot smaller than other dishes for example risotto comes in a huge bowl making my pasta look like a starter in comparison. I don't have a huge appetite but when I order pasta here I always scrape my bowl, every time I think I could do with an extra scoop, however the arrabiatta here is the best I've ever had. Sometimes the restaurant can be quite loud on weekends, especially when multiple kids or family parties are in, but it doesn't bother me now I'm used to it and know what to expect. I'm shocked by some of the poor reviews I have read, nearly all relating to noise or waiting times. I have never experienced it to such extremes and have been coming here years, I rarely book and when its busy I'm usually sat within 20 mins. During the week you'll find a quieter more relaxed atmosphere. The wait staff are polite and friendly and happy to accommodate any additional requests. Overall I'd give this place 4.5 stars, it would be a 5 if they would be able to put a little more pasta in the bowls. Oh and please re-open the door at the front of the building.

Unfortunately, the food lets this place down. The atmosphere, decorations and general facilities are really nice. The drink options are good and the staff are very helpful and friendly. They covered everything we needed, and most of them engaged with my toddler, which was great. The food bill overall was cheaper than your average, so I can only imagine that reflects the review. The risotto was watery and not authentic texture,consistency. The pasta was overcooked and covered in black pepper. In practice, it should be optional for the guests to choose on red pasta. The garlic mushroom starters were nice, as were the mussels and the garlic bread was OK. The veg on the side was nice. The deserts looked nice but there was no tiramisu which I found odd for an Italian, and dissapointing as its my favourite. Instead I took a piece of chocolate orange home, it was tasty but very dry which made me question how long it had been left to sit. Overall average food but as I say reflective of the price.

Just had the Sunday lunch,£9-95 for 3 courses, starter soup or potato skins,mains lamb,beef, chicken belly pork, ice cream or coffee. Mains were as good as most pub Sunday lunches, portions were more than generous. Restaurant was very busy, I'd recommend booking as we did, staff busy but on the ball. Would recommend and definitely will come back.

My first visit was absolutely fabulous. Staff were all very welcoming and with a private car park at the rear parking is no problem. The menu is very well presented and with the large choice, it was hard to decide on just one dish, so we had a 3 course meal instead. Will definitely be back very soon.

Nice spacious restaurant with plenty parking at the rear of the building, group of 5 called in for the lunch time special 3 course meal that's available until 5. Had a round of drinks to start then settled on potato skins to start, various pasta dishes followed by coffee to finish. All staff were attentative and pleasant, checked several times if the food was OK, no complaints with the food or drinks, excellent value. Would recommend calling in if you want a nice early evening meal served by pleasant staff at a price that won't break the bank.