Lovefood Italia — Restaurant in Wyre Forest

If you like Aldis pink gin and food that tastes like it is cooked from a jar with a sprinkle of food poisoning- this is the place for you. My partner and I and the displeasure of visiting this restaurant recently and it has left us (quite literally) gagged. The evening was off to a great start, our waitress was lovely, the restaurant itself looked lovely and clean - even the starters were quite nice. Little did we know our evening would peak at the Bruchetta and only go down hill from there. The bruchetta was quite nice as a starter, but then again you can’t really go wrong with bread and tomatoes. The mains were absolutely horrid. I ordered the bolognaise and my partner ordered the carbonara, both of which tasted like they had been made from jarred sauce. The Bolognaise was watery and violently under-seasoned enough to make any Italian nona turn in her grave. The carbonara was not authentic in any way and tasted as if the chef had got the readymade Aldi sauce - which left my partner violently ill the next day. To put the cherry on top of this dumpster fire of a meal, the pink gin was from Aldi, along with the lemonade and other spirits on the so called ‘Bar’. Don’t get me wrong I love an Aldi pink gin, it’s a staple on my home bar - but when you go out for a meal and are spending upwards of £60 you don’t want something that you can just have at home. If you were looking for an Italian night out in kiddy just do it from home , save yourself the petrol and £60 and just get a...

This restaurant was a real surprise find sitting along side a big car park. When we arrived it was not too busy so we got a table fairly easily. The manageress / waitress was really friendly, attentive and helpful, explaining the special deals on offer, we went for the starter and pasta deal, which was exceptional value for money. The starter I had was grilled salami on italian toasted cheese for want of a better description and it was excellent The pasta dishes we both chose turned out to be Perciatelli with very tasty sauces and added chicken so there was a lot to eat in the bowl, presentation and service were excellent. I had the arrabbiata sauce which cut a nice balance between tomato flavour and spicy heat and it was really good. Garlic bread side was epic, but the Bread and Butter pudding was absolutely tremendous with a nice cinnamon dusting on the top. Coffee was great and nice and strong, to combat the effect of a couple of pints of well chilled Peroni. If you are in the area give this little surprise...

I'm very disappointed. Friday night, reasonably busy, one waitress on the floor. Showed us to the table, then ignored us for 25 minutes. In the meantime, they showed more people to another table. They were then served before us, which led to us not being able to have what we wanted from the menu because the last portions were served to them. Frustrating +++.

When dinner arrived, the side salad that was advertised as coming with the meal was not on the plate. When we asked about it, only then were we told about the fact they had run out of salad. Really? No salad in a professional restaurant? If we had not asked, it was clear they would have just served it up and not said anything. That's a really poor attitude. No alternative offered, nothing taken off of the bill.

The table next to us waited almost 30 minutes for their pudding.

The only reason they get 2 stars is because what was served tasted good, if a little lacking in seasoning.

Don't bother, because they don't seem that bothered about...