Yesterday and by chance my Girlfriend and I stumbled upon this quaint Restaurant and felt very luck that the previous place we'd popped into were out of seating which meant a 20 minutes wait in the cold; with two kids, that was not going to be an option. 2 minutets later we were being seated downstairs at Don Pasquale for Lunch. Without asking, water and glasses were brought to the table and we had the menus in our hands. the restaurant was almost at capacity but their efficiency was slick even removing the empty bottles of coke without us noticing after the drinks had been ordered.
They brought childrens menus but as shown, they were really aimed at 9 years and under. So after about 10 minutes we made our order of 1 single main and two mains from the special offers menu (2 course or 3 course) 1 pizza was shared between the kids and they brought out an extra plate. Some places will charge for this but not here.
With no exageration the meal was with us in under 10 minutes. Super fast service. I've waiting longer for fish and chips in fast food outlets! we also had dessert and bought Canollis after. So, all in all for two 12" pizzas, A calzone, 4 deserts 4 soft drinks and a bag full of canollis from the bar upstairs including a tip, came in at just under £50.
Their service was fantastic; Really welcoming and friendly.
The Restaurant itself really does feel like you have left England and are somwhere in the Med with the decore such as it is and it has a really great vibe about the place. It is a classy place, and harkens to a time when quality was found in service, food quality and good manners and not, as seems to be the case these days were quality often seems to be a measurement of how expensive a food can be, how shiny and illumniated the sign can be or how big the chain is around the world, but then, when it comes down to brass tax, the service can be awful and unloyal.
Eating here is romantic, homely, friendly, tasty, efficient, fun and wont break the bank.
We'll Be back!!