La Piazzetta — Restaurant in Horsham

My partner and I went to La Piazetta on a Friday night for his birthday as we both love Italian food and previously had very good experiences there, however something has gone seriously downhill in the past year as we have had two bad experiences there now! The first of these two experiences the service was great however the food was not up to standard of what we have had previously however it was a busy Saturday night so we put it down to it being busy and just agreed it was fine however the experience we had on Friday the 20th of October was extremely bad! My partner has also been recently diagnosed with gluten and dairy intolerance which was mentioned on the booking we made.

My partner had the Gamberoni Piccanti and I had the Fungghi Gorgonzola as starters, my starter was very nice however my partners was not as he had a maximum of 4-5 Prawns which to be honest was not worth £9.95 at all! For mains my partner had a gluten free vegan pizza with roasted vegetables and I had the Linguini Marinara and we were not happy at all! The pizza was burnt on one side and very pasty to the taste on the other edge, with minimal pizza sauce, a small handful of vegan cheese, 1 tiny bit of pepper, 2 slices of masserated aubergine and 2 small slices of half grilled courgette! My linguini was a pale of what I had previously when I ordered this dish! I had several empty mussel shells, 2 pieces of Squid and Prawns, and about 3 clams, but when I had this dish before it had almost double the amount of everything and tasted fresh instead of a sauce that tasted premade and a "brought in" product with a handful of herbs chucked in. I don't know if the chef has changed or if they have had to drastically cut costs or what I have no idea however I would not recommend this place to anyone where before I would go away ranting and raving about this restaurant! We also did not recieve a checkback once while we were there! Nobody came to ask about our food or if everything was okay, this to me is a bad sign in a restaurant seeing as I work in the industry myself and know how food service in restaurants works. When we spoke to one of the servers about the meal she said she would speak to her manager and she didn't come back with a resolution to the problem she just gave us the bill with the pizza removed which I requested. I would not recommend this place to anyone as it is currently stands because it has certainly fallen from grace and I do not believe me and my partner will...

Had a friend from London staying in Horsham for a few days and instead of the usual Indian or Chinese evening meal on the first night we decided it would be Italian and it was down to me to make the selection.

Horsham has a variety of Italian eateries mainly represented by the big restaurant chains - they're okay but nothing special and they certainly don't have a family owned and run feel about them which the 'La Piazzetta' in Horshams Bishopric does.

Table was booked for 7pm on a Thursday and the restaurant was already busy when we arrived with most tables taken. It's a small place and has a great atmosphere with friendly and helpful staff making recommendations or suggestions when asked, taking and serving your orders.

For starters I went for a mushrooms with a gorgonzola dressing whilst my friend went for a risotto. Both dishes were delicious with my friend saying his risotto was the best he's tasted, which with him being a bit of a foodie I take as a very high compliment. For our main course we both went for breaded veal and accompanying vegetables - once again cooked to perfection and delicious. Prices, (especially when comparing to London rates), were very reasonable and I have no hesitation in recommending this...

We booked La Piazezetta for around 40 of our wedding guests the night before our wedding back in April 2024 (apologies for the delay in posting this review!) and we had an aboslutely wonderful evening. The food, and hospitality was amazing. Due to the size of the group, we paid a deposit to confirm the booking and then sent a pre-order in a week before the booking which made the evening run well. The La Piazzetta team were brilliant at hosting a large and excitable group - lots of family and friend reunions taking place before the wedding and it was a really excellent way to start our wedding weekend. The food was delicious and was served in a timely fashion and whilst it was a bit chaotic with everyone remembering what they had ordered (luckily we had the list with us!) the team were very attentive and welcoming. They even sang happy birthday to one of our friends who was celebrating that day. Thank you for having us and giving us such a lovely start a very special weekend with a delicious meal. We will be...