Il Padrino — Restaurant in Gravesham

Not sure where to start, awful experience from beginning to end. Waited 30 minutes for our drinks and this was a drama, incorrect drinks and people were missing a drink all together. From the photographs, you get three balls of Arancini for some reason we were only served two and ordered two portions. Chicken main was uneatable, over cooked, dry and chewy. My husband ordered sea bass and this was deep fried 😩 we have eaten this all around the world and it was disappointing. I had a nibble on a few starters but for my main I had the scallop and prawn ravioli. Unfortunately 2 hours after I arrived home I was throwing this up. We did complain regarding the service and standard of food and this did not go down well. Zero atmosphere for the first hour of waiting, there wasn’t even any back ground music on very strange place. Won’t...

First time for us at this restaurant, definitely will not be the last! By far the best Italian eatery we have ever eaten in. The pasta was perfect. Light and fresh and full of flavour. The pizza had the perfect dough.. so might, yet crispy. No crusts left on our plates. There is an excellent selection of starters and mains and the chef is clearly not scared to use different flavours. Lots of interesting things. Arannci with hot honey drizzle… absolutely wonderful. The house red wine is lovely, very drinkable! The staff are all a pleasure and delight. We just loved this place. So much so we have booked it for...

Went at lunchtime and was given the lunchtime menu; any of the meals on it and a soft drink for £6.50. So I had a pepperoni pizza and a lemonade. The drink was in a small glass tumbler and was basically carbonated water with hardly any lemon in it and the pizza was crap. The base itself was nice but the topping of just tomato sauce, cheese and pepperoni was flavourless and slid off of the base. No option of having garlic bread as a side. No offering of a dessert menu after. Hardly any customers in there other than me and my friend and another group of three. Wouldn't...