La Campagnola

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1. Andrew Hogarth ★★★☆☆

   Arrived at opening time having booked in advance to find the restaurant was cold, the floor felt greasy underfoot and the booth we were seated at had crumbs on the seat and the table only set for two covers. Food was okay but nothing to get excited about. Restaurant was still cold and empty once we left.

   1 month ago
2. Eliana Chrys-Chikere ★★★★★

   We came as a family of 5, and they were immediately so accommodating, moving some tables around so they could fit a highchair for the youngest in our group. We ordered starters and mains, and both of them were hands down one of the best tastes of Italian food I've had the pleasure of eating. The candles at the tables really added to creating a very private, intimate mood, and all the staff were so kind. It was an overall pleasure to dine here.

   almost 3 months ago
3. Graeme Lynch ★★★★★

   We went here for my son's birthday, it's great to have such a nice Italian restaurant in our town. We hadn't booked but were welcomed in, and I'll say they could not do enough for us. Genuinely such a warm welcome and my little boy really appreciated it. Food wise my daughter enjoyed her pepperoni pizza, my son loved his cheese pizza, I thought my arrabiata was pretty good and my wife's tagliatelle was okay. I recommend the focaccia which was amazing, although my wife thought her arancini was just fine. I'd probably rate it as a 4 but we left it to the birthday boy who rated it a 5, and I was happy to rate it as a 5 because everyone was so welcoming. They do have a 2 course meal deal between 5 and 6 on certain days so I'd definitely recommend.

   1 year ago

1. William Dunbar ★★☆☆☆

   Not the best. Went for a mid week meal and thought we would give it a try . The garlic prawns starter was like nothing you would expect. It appears it's smothered in seasoning, which leaves it very salty and slightly spicy . Calzone main was slightly burnt to outside and dry, tasteless piece of doh . Stuck up in the back corner of an empty restaurant with the other 2 covers didn't lend itself to the experience. I'm afraid I wouldn't on this experience pass other fairly local Italian to visit again.

   almost 2 years ago
2. Jennifer Macphail ★★★★★

   The restaurant has recently been taken over, the food was lovely and fresh, the staff were very friendly and attentive. Would recommend trying this place, the live singer at the end of the month is a great night out. Also family friendly.

   almost 3 years ago
3. David Hughes ★☆☆☆☆

   We decided to stay local and try the Italian in the village for our wedding anniversary meal. Unfortunately it was not a good experience and we won't be in any rush to return. On the night the front of house was very short staffed (staff had called in unwell we were told) so only the one lady front of house dealing with everything. I think there were 3 tables in at the time so not busy (still a lot for one person though) due to this we can overlook the long wait for drinks and having to ask for cutlery to eat our starters with after the food arrived. The real disappointment for us was the quality of the food. We ordered breaded mushrooms and breaded mozzarella and foccacia bread to start. The mushrooms and mozzarella had clearly been made several days before and reheated, no crispness or texture to the mushy/soggy breadcrumb. What was worse is that there was absolutely no flavour from either dish, only adding lots of seasoning and blobs of garlic mayo gave it any flavour at all. Best described as a not very nice and flavourless pile of stodge. If possible the mains were worse. Spaghetti bolognaise should be a staple and good indicator of an Italian restaurants quality. The bolognaise tasted like someone chucked a cheap jar of sauce over some mince, definitely not a traditionally prepared bolognaise, that is bad enough but to serve it with spaghetti so overcooked (it was the practically the thickness of drinking straws) and tasted so bland I can only assume it was pre cooked in unsalted water. The other spaghetti alforno main was just as overcooked and bland. The foccacia (which arrived the mains not with starters as requested) sounded lovely, sea salt flakes, rosemary and garlic, however did not taste of any of those ingredients and was as bland as the rest of the meal. I can understand poor service due to understaffed front of house, but for a local Italian to serve such bland pre-prepared food and overcooked pasta is shocking. Management/ owners should have a good look into the kitchen practices here as I'm sure if they had a meal as bad as ours served to them they would be appalled. It is real shame as we like to support the local businesses in the village, sadly this place really let itself down on pretty much every level.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Meg Muir ★★★☆☆

   Visited La Campagnola tonight hoping it had returned to its former glory of 1970’s / ‘80s. Food was acceptable but nothing like the quality of food or service from when this restaurant last carried this name. Disappointed it is not reaching its former status but will return for a basic meal occasionally. There are much better Italian restaurants close by. This place really needs to raise its game !!!

   almost 3 years ago

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