Il Barretto — Restaurant in Municipality of Spata - Artemida

I do not understand who has hired these servers.. Upon arrival, we are looking for a menu, no one comes up to us, so we grab one from a table to have a look. It’s all in Greek, which I don’t understand, so I ask for an English menu. He brings me one, we are a party of 4. We sit down, we are given greek menus again.

Having to alternate between one English menu. The bald server is very rude, when I asked for what was in the avocado panini, he just said mushrooms and peppers. It comes alongside greens and tomatoes too, which he didn’t inform me of.

His general tone was very dismissive, he doeant seem like he enjoys his job, only when serving a specific table of young men, that seem to be his friends.

3 of us ordered paninis, and when served, it comes in an open sandwich, being cold. We asked if it is not supposed to be warm, and he says no, here we make it cold. Not asking if we would want to change something, not offering to heat it up, all of us left very disappointed.

The man only smiles when talking to one table where his friends are sitting, other than that, when serving others his tone is dismissive, rude, and when we complained, he turns around and puts a smirk on his face, laughing to his colleague. The same colleague that when served us our paninis, served all of them to the wrong persons, and didn’t know which was which, so we could figure out who the paninis go to.

Everything done by these waiters completely ruined the experience, made us all lose our appetite, it is insane that someone has employed this man within such a line of work.

Avoid this place...

We were met by the lovely staff shortly after sitting at a table on the terrace. They brought over refreshing cold water in a glass bottle without even being asked for any which was very pleasant especially considering how hot the weather was. Their terrace was perfect for a hot summer day with a nice high view and cool breeze coming through. The atmosphere was luxurious yet still very welcoming and comfortable.

We tried 3 different vegetarian pizzas to get a taste of the variety they had and all 3 blew us away. The Portobello mushroom pizza was a delicacy and the truffle cream really gave it a rich flavour, this pizza was the favourite by far. The outer crust was perfectly crisp on the outside with a light fluffy interior. The thin crust of the pizzas were perfectly baked and the thickness was on point as it provided great form for the slices making it easy to hold and a tasty crispy bite. The pizzas were served with chilli oil on the side which complimented them very nicely. Toppings and ingredients used were just as good as the rest. Overall it was a 10/10 experience dining here and will definitely be visiting...

🛎️🍴 I visited this restaurant on the Sunday of a national holiday, and even though it wasn’t during peak hours, the place was packed—borderline chaotic. I had to wait about 10 minutes to get a table, with three groups ahead of me on the waiting list. Unfortunately, I couldn’t choose my table and ended up in the middle of the bustling dining area, which was a bit overwhelming.

💃🏼💃🏼 Before coming, I read reviews mentioning poor service, so I came prepared. However, my experience proved it wrong, the server was really helpful.

☕☕☕ I ordered a freddo caffè latte and a takeaway carbonara. My coffee arrived quickly, bringing a moment of joy amidst the chaos. The takeaway pasta, however, took over 30 minutes to arrive. While the delay was understandable given the endless traffic & orders, I truly appreciated the server's effort. She regularly checked on my order and ensured it was...