Tring, United Kingdom
53A High St
$$$
+44 1442827258
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Dine-in
I would expect from a respectable traditional Italian to have high standard, warm, polite service, homemade and hearty food. Not chips on the side for every meal. Food quality is to desire - something you would find in a British resort abroad versus proper traditional restaurant. The owner is beyond rude and often making people uncomfortable. Not respecting COVID-19 regulations with tables very close by to one another and staff not wearing masks.
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Really lovely vibe and great authentic Italian food. All rabita was lush and the chips were amazing.
Excellent food, very friendly owners and staff. I will definitely return again. It has a lovely family feel and the prices are very reasonable.
I adore this restaurant! They have delicious dishes, they have a rich menu, The chief cook in that restaurant is a real authority in the kitchen, I love very much tasting all their dishes. The dishes are always good, the attitude towards the guests is very good too. I visit often this restaurant and I was never discontended. I recommend it to all.
A character full authentic feeling restaurant, but unfortunately seems to be taking shortcuts. My first visit to Francesco's was brilliant. Good food, great portions and a real nice feel. However this time round, the food lacked personality and felt ready-made. Starter: Opting for the plain garlic bread (as I had previously tried the bruschetta, mushroom topped and cheese topped variants), when it arrived it was a ready-made slice that you buy from the supermarket. This was a real shame as my recollection was of a really nice yet unusual soft bread texture, but this explains why. Main: Onto the mains, I opted for the penne alla pesto (which I remembered enjoying last time I visited). Again this was disappointing. The pasta was cooked well, but the sauce was so familiar in taste that I am sure it was a ready-made jar sauce. Even the look of the dish had changed from a lovely paste like sauce last time, to now a very oily pesto which tastes exactly like the supermarket variant. I can't be 100% sure on this but it does feel that Francesco's are using shop bought sauces to tackle with the busy periods that weekends bring. This is such a shame as it was somewhere I would normally rave about to friends and family, but after my latest visit, I'm not sure I would go again. Venue: The venue is lovely with wooden beams and again a very authentic feel to it. Feels like you could be in a small Italian village. The table cloths however were full of stains and crumbs from previous guests. Overall: So much potential and used to be even better. Sadly the standards appear to have dropped and now the meal could be replicated at home.
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