Nardini's — Restaurant in Scotland

My sister and I met cousins for lunch here, it was Sunday at 1 pm. I had a bad experience the last time I went with my friend being sick within 30 mins of eating. However, that was a few years ago, so when my cousin suggested here, I thought we'd give it another try. The service was terrible. Whilst our sandwiches came quite quickly, we had to ask 3 times for our drinks. Eventually, they came after I had finished all, but on the bite of my sandwiches. The third time we asked, the server was verging on down right rude. The only apology we got was from the young chap who eventually brought us the drinks, and I thanked him for his apology. We also asked for our Latties to be extra hot. My sisters was only lookwarm. In respect of the atmosphere, we had come to chat to our cousins but just as we sat down, someone started to play the grand piano, rather mediocre at that. It was awful, we could hardly hear what was being said. After eating, we all had headaches and couldn't wait to leave. The food was OK, £13 each for a sandwich and coffee, but for such a supposedly renowned restaurant it was nothing note worthy. The little bit of side salad had no dressing and about 7 or 8 little crisps. The bread was "The doorstep" variety, which isn't everyone's choice. I will never go back here. There are so many lovely cafés in Largs and I will choose them instead. Oh, and the parking at the restaurant is tiny and you're never likely to get in so that doesn't encourage you to go there either. My cousin also has mobility issues and there are steps at the front (which wasn't open after we climbed the stairs), steps to the restaurant at the side entrance and we then had to go all the way around to the rear side...

Did contact Nardinis before leaving this review but zero response from them sums up my 1 star review

Took my son in for some lunch last week. I ordered soup and a sandwich combo, my little boy ordered nuggets and chips.

No real issues with his food. I had asked about the soup of the day...was told it was some sort of Spanish potato and rice which I went for...it came out and it was more like tomato. Wasn't for me so the soup got left which is fine as not everyone likes the same stuff.

The issue I have with this situation, is that nobody at any point whilst walking past 20 times asked if the food was ok, or even if the soup was ok as it was visibly left at the side of the table, or lastly if I would like to order anything else. I wasn't looking for a free soup or meal, but it would have been nice to be asked if I would have liked to of ordered something else instead of sat there un satisfied with a cold, average at best sandwich.

We then finished our meal and on paying it seemed a bit steep but I didn't question it as I didn't want to make a fuss (also just wanted out asap as I was still a bit annoyed about only getting a sandwich). It wasn't until I counted it up after leaving that I realised we had been over charged by just under a fiver.

This made even more annoying by the fact the service was terrible and the fact I was technically overcharged for a soup I never even ate.

I then emailed them withing 20minutes of leaving, asking for my bill to be explained as I believed it had been miscalculated only to be ignored by them.

So for me, this interaction merits 1 star.

I will be back for ice cream to take away certainly but i think it's the last I'll sit in for any mediocre, over...

1/2 star for the ice cream, 1/2 star for entertaining us with the embarrassing service/ cleanliness/ disorganisation.

Everything else…. Well what on earth is this place 😂 walking in and it’s clear it’s an absolute shambles of a business. service was embarrassing, not even sure the waiter knew where he was. Didn’t introduce himself and hardly said 3 words to us, then left us to call over another waiter as he clearly forgot about us 😭he also looked so scruffy, no badge or uniform. Looks like you walked into a 70’s restaurant. Saw a Member of staff furiously cleaning cutlery instead of serving the tables that walked in, we waited over 20 minutes, then had to call another waiter who had just seated and took the order of another table who arrived about 15 mins after us!!

They didn’t even clean the table before we sat down, they literally gave us the most cheap cutlery that school children would use. The menus look so outdated, all staff wearing different clothing so no idea of who is in charge, clearly no sectioning for waiting staff so they were all running around like headless chickens!

Probably the most pathetic and embarrassing place I’ve eaten in, thank god we didn’t eat anything apart from the sundaes. The fish and chips looked worse than school dinners!

Wine tastes like cheap £5 wine, didnt ask us how everything was until we had nearly finished. £70 decent icecream but nothing more, looked so dirty and old!!! DO NOT GO HERE!

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