Great food it’s delicious Great staff Amazing atmosphere
Reviews / Ratings for Villa Massimo Restaurant
Okay
A dinosaur from the 70’s We dined here on the 12th of Feb around 6:30 pm. The restaurant was virtually empty so we had our choice of table. On first entry, the restaurant feels warm and inviting, it is only after being seated and looking around that you notice that every square inch of space is filled with plants, wine bottles, instruments, pictures and Italian bric-à-brac. The feel is overwhelming. We were relieved to discover that the staff member talking very loudly to other diners when we entered, was not going to be our waiter. It turned out that he was the cook. We ordered a beautiful bottle of red wine at $105 to enjoy whilst reading the menu. With 24 pages full of menu items, there was a lot of reading to do. This menu is a relic from the past, with food titles in a fancy typeface that were hard to understand, followed by descriptions in even smaller letters. The menu was a real challenge to get through. I gave up immediately, hoping my partner would choose for us both. Our waiter came over a few times to take our order but we asked for some time to enjoy the wine whilst we read the menu. Then, out of nowhere, the cook appeared and started shouting at us. It took us by surprise, but soon realised that the cook was not happy that we were taking so long to order. He even threw in an F bomb, saying that he didn’t want to be stuck there til midnight. It was only 7 pm. Eventually we ordered a Carbonara, the original Italian way, without cream, and a Veal Scallopini, to share. When the Carbonara arrived it looked like a birds nest in a bowl; the Veal Scallopini looked good. The Carbonara tasted as bad as it looked. The noodles were undercooked and kind of crunchy, it was dry and did not taste like a Carbonara. The only good news is that the Veal Scallopini was tasty. The cook had kind of ruined the night for us with his ridiculous behaviour so we cut our losses soon after finishing and left, knowing that we would never return. Whilst this restaurant opened in ‘99, it feels like a dinosaur from the ‘70s. ,
3hr wait still no food, service is horrible, never going back. Thanks for a memorable Valentine’s Day.
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Opening hours
- Sunday 17:00 - 21:00
- Monday 17:00 - 22:00
- Tuesday 17:00 - 22:00
- Wednesday 12:00 - 22:00
- Thursday 12:00 - 22:00
- Friday 12:00 - 22:00
- Saturday 17:00 - 22:00
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