Salerno's — Restaurant in England

Unwelcoming to the point of being rude when we arrived. This is basically a shop that sells standard quality Italian brands that is in a restaurant building. It seems that they then decided to make the most of it as they had the facilities to hand unfortunately this is apparent in every aspect of the experience we had. The food is lack lustre, the pasta is not fresh, the anti pasta is fair but nothing electrifying (especially for £11). Do not order the ciabatta as what turns up is floury bloomer bread. The garlic focaccia is neither freshly made or particularly enjoyable. As for drinks we ordered a glass of prosecco which was flat and when we requested another it came back only marginally fizzy. All in all a very poor experience which only serves to highlight the vast gulf that exists between Salernos and many of the other restaurants and pubs in Oundle. As a deli the meat and cheese are fine but do not bother...

Went today (30.12.23). Whoever the woman that worked there was, is so mardy. Customer service wasn’t very great. Don’t think the woman knows manners and how to leave her mardiness out of the work setting. Also when it came to the time to pay, she gave us the bill and would proceed to just sit on her phone even though we were ready to pay, which resulted in us actually getting up and going to the till. Food was okay though. This is the first time this has happened so I still think Salerno’s is a nice...

Just had our 11th year anniversary dinner here and it was our visit to Salerno’s since moving to Oundle. It was the perfect cosy, casual spot for a Sunday evening. Service was welcoming, attentive, wine list was good, and the Gorgonzola ravioli and the gnocchi were both excellent. This isn’t Italian fine dining - but it doesn’t need to be. It’s unpretentious, cost effective, great quality comfort food. Glad we have them in Oundle and it’s a 5 minute walk from our house, so I think...