Mandolino Beach — Restaurant in Benidorm

Booked a party of 8 menu looked great I chose the Aberdeen Angus beef burger came (thrown in front of me) in a bowl with a few scrapy fries underneath no garnish or side sent it back as absolutely chared tasted of burnt charcoal asked if I wanted it cooked medium ! Thus was €17 ! I said I would have the lasagne that came was and was luke warm in the middle didn't want to make another fuss the rest of the party 3 meals went back they had got the order wrong re medium well done rare all mixed up these were all ribye at €22 again served up the ribye all in peices ??? With the scrapy fries again no garnish just no presentation no sides no sauce was available on the menu don't mind paying for good food well cooked and well presented this was none of the above I would not recommend oh and one friend who sent her steak back when I fresh one was returned the waitress made a point of saying steak medium finger wagging very...

Luckily I haven't had to write a review like this in years, unfortunately it was well earned tonight.

A vaguely scrambled egg mixed with spaghetti and bits of bacon, topped by a meager sprinkling of cheese was passed off as carbonara. It was at best incredibly bland and at its worst motivated me to start a diet.

However somehow, mine was the better of the two meals ordered. My partner was served an undercooked freezer pizza(photo attached), and they didn't even have the decency to stick to the correct name for the toppings on their frugal deception. This restaurant seems to have co-opted the reviews and photos of the establishment that was there beforehand, which was sorely missed tonight. Do not be fooled by the photos of the pizza oven, you and Goodfellas can do far better at home.

The food was so bad and deception so blatant, I have even started to doubt the authenticity of the waiter's Italian accent.

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Ordered a proscuitto pizza, expecting something similar to the photos in these reviews, homemade in a proper pizza oven etc... The reality was sort of homemade if by that you mean a freezer pizza you could chuck in the oven at home... it was topped with what I can only describe as chunks of SPAM. I told the waiter that I had ordered the proscuitto pizza and he went to the kitchen and returned to tell me that what I had been served was "Italian proscuitto". If I was gormless I might have been fooled but having lived in Italy, I know what actual proscuitto looks and tastes like and this was not it. One of my most disappointing dinner experiences in a long time. I wouldn't mind if it had cost less but paying 15 euro for a low quality freezer pizza is not my idea of a bargain. If you're looking for authentic Italian,...