Don Beni — Restaurant in England

We visited as a two on Saturday lunch time. We were greeted almost immediately and properly seated with a smile. Drinks menu and food menus were given to us and our drinks order taken in a timely manner. A bottle of water is 4.95, a cappuccino is 4.50. We felt that was quite expensive. (That’s More than Disney Land Paris, for example). We ordered two pasta dishes, each were about £18, again we felt that was expensive for pasta. The Lasagne was Uber hot when it arrived, in a reasonable time, and it was delicious. There were no sides of garlic bread or salad, it was just a portion of lasagne. We waited a while after finishing (25 mins ) but we weren’t offered a dessert menu or any further drinks, so we paid our bill and left. The interior of the restaurant is somewhat neglected, lots of black mould is visible, most of the front windows were completely steamed up so there was no opportunity to watch the world go by whilst eating and taking. The decor is quite dated, and we were feeling cold throughout our meal. Whilst the food was lovely, on balance we would not...

This is the second time I've been to this restaurant in 25 years 😄. I can't remember the first (199...?!) but it's always been highly recommended. It was a pleasant surprise to be taken there for Mother's Day. A small negative was there was no mother's Day special or set menu. The decor was slightly disappointing with the windows steamed up with condensation and black round the windows so it could do with a paint-over but the atmosphere and cosiness was ideal for early evening (5pm). The food didn't disappoint. Starters of veg soup, tricolore salad and tomato garlic bread all very nice though maybe the soup could have had a bit if pasta thrown in. Mains: spaghetti with fish, pasta with cream sauce and spinach and pizza (no cheese) were all delicious. We all said how hot the food was which was a plus. Good portion size too. Only room for one dessert - tiramisu which didn't disappoint; it was truly delicious. The pricing wasn't bad. I'd definitely go back and...

Me and my partner are BIG foodie, Italian being one of our favourites! We have recently moved to the area and wanted to try out the local Italian. I have never ever left my whole meal and neither has my partner but it was honestly the most flavourless, bland meal I have ever had. It was completely overpriced for what it was and I am happy to pay any money for a worthy meal but my gosh the food here was awful. I honestly couldn’t name one thing about this restaurant, someone who clearly worked there sat outside while we were having out dinner with a glass of wine and a cigarette just watching us like we were school kids…...