Pinocchio's

This is one of my favourite local restaurants and last night did not disappoint! The menu and food was amazing as ever. The staff are very attentive so you are never sat waiting for long even when it is really busy as it was last night. They didn't have the wine we requested but went out of their way to find us another of the same grape. Won't be long until we are back there again 😋. Thank you Pinocchio's x

Pinocchio's seems to have had a change in management and unfortunately it's not a good as it used to be. I asked the manager if they had a separate vegetarian menu and was told no. Unfortunately the main menu and specials menu offered very limited veggie options. Basically 5 Pasta or pizza options, where as my meat eating friends had more like 30 options. I fancied a roast dinner, I love roast veg with maybe a nut roast or something similar? Unfortunately theres nothing like this on the menu. Although I did notice many of the meat and fish dishes on the menu come with roast veg. I mentioned this to the manager and he became very defensive. I was told "theirs plenty of other restaurants in the area, I'm sure they have more veggie options I could try" "we are very busy, we have 100 guest a night" I explained I wasn't being rude or trying to upset him, just trying to offer him a bit of constructive feedback. He told me he's too busy , it's not his job discuss menu options, if I want to give feedback I should do it online - so here I am! One of my friend ordered the ribeye steak, he asked to swap the potatoes for chips, the manager told him this wasn't an option, the potatoes and vegetables are already prepared, if he wants chips he'll have to order a separate side dish and basically have both brought to the table. After discussing this madness for few minutes the manager said his only option would be to swap all his potatoes and all of the other vegetables for the chips, he agreed went along with this option. This dish alone was priced at £24! To be told he couldn't swap his potatoes for chips is ridiculous I ordered the veggie lasagna, unfortunately it didn't come with any vegetables, just swimming in cheese. Presentation was awful and unfortunately tasteless and bland. We had a quick look at the Christmas menu that was sat on the table , again I was disappointed with the veggie options. God help you if your vegan!! It seems the little touches have been lost too, friendly chats with the staff, asking us how our day has been, how the family is, topping up our wine glasses etc isn't apparent either. Considering the prices of the food and drinks, this is the least I'd expect. Overall a pretty poor night out, a waste of money and (even more annoying ) a waste of a rare baby sitter It's such a shame , I used to love coming to this restaurant but it seems the food , atmosphere and the service to have all gone downhill. On the plus side the garlic bread and garlic mushrooms were excellent

Just had a wonderful meal, with great atmosphere, friendly staff and great bar. I had the Italian antipasto for starter, with Pheasant Tuscan for main which had pancetta, truffle filled ravioli and red wine, followed by meringue nest with berry compote (they kindly served it without cream at my request). Very reasonably priced meal. I will be back. I have included photos of the meal below.

First visit in over 10 years and wow What a transformation. Went as a large family visit and young kiddies. First impressions are that's is wasn't very family friendly as they didn't have a kiddy menu but they simply said they can have anything on the menu in smaller portions. The food was very tasty and well presented . The staff are very well presented and organised and the price was very reasonable considering the quality. Will be going back again soon.

Amazing food every time. Attentive staff who were pleasant and found great pleasure in my 8 year old daughter demolishing a serving of ribs and even brought her an extra bowl for the remains as well as a wet wipe to clean herself up. The staff picked up on, without being told, that it was my girlfriend's birthday and came out with her desert decorated and sang to her. Love this place.