Pesto at the Axe & Compass

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  Magdalena C

  ·1 month ago

  “We visited on Saturday at around 2 pm and were pleasantly surprised that we managed to book a table just 10 minutes before arriving. The staff were very friendly and our food was served impressively quickly. We especially liked the option of ordering a selection of three smaller dishes. It is a great way to try several different things, and the portions are still generous enough to leave you feeling full. Between us, we tried two different pizzas, lasagne, bruschetta, beef and chicken meatballs, and cannelloni. Overall, the food was good. Having visited Italy several times, we do have something to compare it with, so although we wouldn’t describe it as exceptional or truly authentic, we enjoyed most of what we ordered. There were, however, a few disappointing details. While waiting for the food, the table felt very bare — no bread, no olive oil, and not even salt or pepper. This felt very un-Italian and took away from the overall experience. We were also served coffee without sugar and weren’t asked whether we would like any. Unfortunately, the tiramisu was the biggest disappointment. It appeared to have been assembled much earlier, as the sponge fingers were so heavily soaked that they had completely broken down into a coffee-flavoured mush rather than retaining any texture. Overall, it is a pleasant, clean restaurant with friendly service, quick food and a brilliant small-plates concept. We enjoyed our visit, but the experience was missing some of the warmth, little touches and authentic Italian spirit we had hoped for.”

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  Maya

  ·1 month ago

  “Very Busy sunday evening but quick service and friendly servers, Food was all very average apart from the ribs and the shrimp, Margarita pizza was awful, cold undercook and flavourless Dessert was also underwhelming though the brownie was nice. I couldn't recommend the tiramasu”

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  Heather Easton

  ·1 month ago

  “Refreshingly good good, fast service, hot food upon being served, plenty of choice from the menu, very reasonably priced and I hope this stays like this. Will definitely come back again. Seems a popular place. Only feedback is given the …”

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  Simon

  ·1 month ago

  “Pretty good in here for a 'chain' pub restaurant. It's popular so booking advised. Service was fast and friendly and a wide range of Italian dishes are on offer in the tapas style. Food was very tasty with good portions size. A noisy atmosphere at times and popular with families. But if you're not bothered by that, it's a pretty good place to eat at reasonable rates.”

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  kutrik

  ·1 month ago

  “Overall not a bad place, clean, with a large car park but it’s noisy inside. Definitely not somewhere for a date or a relaxing dinner. I liked the idea of the menu with sets of three dishes arranged in three different price columns. But honestly where was the olive oil, bread, or even water on the table when we ordered? Have you ever seen an Italian restaurant where you can’t wipe your plate clean with a piece of bread? I have mixed feelings, so it can’t be 5 stars. That said, the staff were excellent, and the food itself was faultless.”

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  lady louanne h

  ·1 month ago

  “Today was our first time ever coming here and my husband drives pass all the time but we finally came through ther doors and was placed at out table pretty quickly, the menu is a exceptional one and they have a set menu too,its is a wonderful experience im not going to say no more because you have to go and try it for yourself,thank you to our waiter and kitchen the food was quick to come and delicious, we will be back and beautiful garden area also.”

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  Phil Matts

  ·1 month ago

  “Food was excellent, very load and struggled to hold a conversation because how load it was.”

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  Amber

  ·1 month ago

  “The food is always nice.The service was extremely poor. It was honestly like they forgot we existed. All food ordered came out sporadically which isn’t convenient - we ate a full dish before the rest arrive. Wasn’t asked about any additional drinks nor dessert so we skipped to the bill. Once we asked for the bill - which was the only thing that came quickly - when it came to paying it, it was taking that long for them to come back that we left cash on the table and walked out. They then had the cheek to chase after us to ask if we’d paid - if they were more on the ball they’d have taken stock of us and noticed the bill had been paid and that we wanted to pay an awful lot quicker. They spent more time faffing around with “party” tables which had already finished dining and were just simply dithering around. It is far too cramped in there - a case of squeeze in as many tables as you can to make as much profit as you can - but staff it with approximately 3 staff. Pestos - you really need to step it up - today was a disaster.”

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  Steven Hussey

  ·2 months ago

  “Big premises, really busy on a Tuesday evening, mixture of ages including children, everyone well behaved and enjoying themselves hence good atmosphere. Staff welcoming, professional and efficient, working well under pressure and not a single mistake. A good balance of options of 3 small dishes you could choose from 3 different fixed price menus, as well as a separate menu of small dishes from which you could choose any number. Food was straightforward Italian, tasted great and was most reasonably priced for its quality.”

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  Zoe Newell

  ·2 months ago

  “We visited for my mum’s 60th birthday celebration tonight, and there were 21 of us for dinner. The whole evening was amazing from start to finish. The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the staff did a fantastic job looking after such a large group. Everything was well organised, and everyone had a great time. Thank you for helping make my mum’s special birthday so memorable. We would definitely recommend and can’t wait to come back!”

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