I recommend Strada!

Advantages: delicious food, fine wine, welcoming staff, great service, pleasant atmoshpere
Disadvantages: They do not cook lasagna which is a pity

...I recommend Strada to all of you who likes good food for very good price. Strada is a great Italian Restaurant with great food and excellent service. This restaurant offers a range of traditional pizzas, pastas and also steaks, chicken, pork and fish. Every guest is offered an old fashion bottle of complementary filter water. At Strada you can enjoy a bottle of very good quality wine for very reasonable price as well. Strada is a restaurant I can always rely on for excellent food and wine, very friendly staff, fast service and wonderful atmosphere - nice, quiet music and candles in the evening. The staff interact with the customers, everybody is very welcoming and pleasant. That is a great place for having romantic dinner but you can also enjoy lunch with little baby. Strada offers highchairs, special Kids Menu with coloring...

Marta_Lodnon 12.02.2009 · Read review
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Strada Review

Advantages: Delicious Italian Food
Disadvantages: none

...This is one of the most delicious chain restaurants I have ever been too. You do not always need to book to go to Strada although I would recommend doing so on weekend evenings as it can get quite busy. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and full of reccomendations. Alongside the usual menu and wine menu provided also comes the weekly specials, which are well worth a try. While this menu may seem quite small in comparison to other resturants, the quality of the food is far superior and I can guarantee there is something for everyone here. You have the option of ordering garlic bread while you decide on your meal and I highly recommend you do so. Their twist to this Italian favourite is to use pitta style bread and season with springs of rosemary and garlic or basil and pesto. Assuming you plan to leave room for the other...

purplefood 12.02.2007 (13.02.2007) · Read review
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Not the best seat in the house

Advantages: Good value lunch menu
Disadvantages: Rubbish bin in full view; inaccuracies in menu

...Just after 4pm on a Sunday afternoon in December, one of my sons and I were ready for a very late lunch after returning a faulty item to a shop in Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth. Being very familiar already with Cafe Rouge and two of the Italian chain restaurants, Zizzi and Pizza Express, we decided to try out Strada, even though my other son had experienced poor service there and didn't recommend it. It was a quiet time between lunch and dinner, and when we asked for a table for two the waitress pointed towards the back of the restaurant, with no suggestion of taking a table at the front of the L-shaped ground floor. We chose to go as far back as we could, a few tables away from the only other people in that area. I took the seat facing the end of the bar and a fire exit. The food menus were already on the table, underneath the linen...

denella 29.12.2008 · Read review
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Walk away!

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: staff, service, food and prices.

...I have had many years experiance of various Italian restaurants- all over the uk- and also abroad. I often go to Lakeside Shopping Centre- located in West Thurrock, and often end up staying until the shops close at 10pm- so I also often end up eating out there. There are lots to chose from, and myself, mother and daughter decided to book a table at Strada for mothers day- as we'd been there several times- and really enjoyed it. To start with- when we tried to book a table- as we were in the area- we went in to book in person. I asked to book- and the waitress didn't seem to understand me- so she sent the manager over...this was not the usual manager- however he greeted us & we asked about Mothers day. He said they were extremely busy that day- but he'd see what he could do and call us the next day. There was no call- so I...

kat74_uk 20.03.2008 · Read review
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  Harvester Restaurants

Advantages: Always one close by, quick turn out, children are welcome and catered for.
Disadvantages: Toilets can be quite disturbing, not all dishes taste as good they are described.

...Harvester Restaurants Restaurant Reviewed: Stag and Hounds Winchester Road Basingstoke Hampshire (next to Comet and Home Base) The Harvester chain of Restaurants have over 2000 outlets across the United Kingdom and owned and operated by Mitchells and Butlers, who claim to be the UK's leading operator of managed pubs, bars and restaurants. Harvester claim to offer healthy eating, drinking and entertainment in one reasonably priced outlet. **** Parking and Getting a Table ***** As with most of the Harvester's I have visited, there is usually ample free parking at the rear of the establishment. However on Saturday evenings and Sunday lunch times these places are heaving with customers, so avoid the crowds, go early and if possible ring and reserve a table. The Stag and Hounds is no exception but fortunately...

mrsmopples 27.02.2007 · Read review
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Tosa Restaurant

Advantages: Read Opp
Disadvantages: Read Opp

...Introduction I was recommended this restaurant by a friend who was really impressed by the quality of the food and service of this restaurant from her visit. I was interested to see this for myself on a wintery evening at the weekend. The restaurant itself is located in West London which is a quite posh and upmarket area. To the left of the restaurant was an office building and to the right was a back store retail outlet. Directly opposite this restaurant was an Allied Irish bank outlet. I was pleased overall as the location made it easily accessible on the public transport network in London. The restaurant is located near Stanford Brook W6 area of London and is just a few minutes away by walking to the restaurant. Fast Facts Food: Japanese, Chargrilled, Fresh, Authentic and Tasty Location: West London Stanford Brook...

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A great venue as a couple or a big group

Advantages: Great food, service and experience
Disadvantages: May be a little pricey for some, but you get what you pay for!

...I visited Strada at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth the other week for a birthday celebration. We booked a table in advance for 13 people and they were very accomodating. We were all seated upstairs on a long table - no complaints there. There place was full of atmosphere and certainlly looked very nice. One section of the table was a little wobbly, but now I'm just being picky! The first waiter came round with the wine menu and served our selections. The prices were reasonable considering (I think they start at around £18) and the bottles were kept cold in the containers. The food itself isn't cheap (unless you order from the extensive pizza list), but it really is done nicely. The choice of pizzas is amazing and every one is huge and gorgeous. The plain is around £7 and they go upwards from there. Every style of topping from...

03bintls 21.12.2007 · Read review
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fresh tasty food, great atmosphere

Advantages: good varied menu, free mineral water, tasty food, reasonable price
Disadvantages: I can't think of any!

...are several pasta dishes. Small choice of derserts but good variety. The espresso in this place is good too. The prices in Strada are good with bread baskets at £3.50 starters around £5-£7 and pizzas averaging about £10 and otehr mains around £12. What I also like about Strada is that they bring complementary glass bottles of mineral water to your table and refill when empty. So you don't have to feel cheap asking for tap water. The atmosphere in the restaurants is always relaxed a friendly and the decor is modern and stylish. My favourite branch of Strada has to be the one by the Tower of London, It's called More London Place I think. Has a fantasic view of London or the river....

street600 01.06.2007 · Read review
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Ze Restaurant!

Advantages: Good show, interesting
Disadvantages: Slightly worse than last year`s

...The Restaurant is a TV programme shown on BBC 2 on Thursday nights! The show is a reality TV show and is similar to something like the Apprentice but a food version. This show is obviously based on the concept and success of many other TV shows like the Apprentice, food shows like Masterchef and all the other shows like Dragon`s Den, X Factor e.t.c The idea of the show is for world famous chef Raymond Blanc to find a couple to help him run a restaurant and the couples are gradually knocked out week by week until they have the winning couple. It is in its third season and seems to have got a bit worse. I still enjoy it but felt it used to be more exciting and interesting. There used to be two shows with one of them being a challenge but they seem to have got rid of this which is a shame! Raymond has help from his two assistants e...

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Review of BBC2 - The Restaurant

The Seafood Restaurant

Advantages: Great fish, sides
Disadvantages: None

...Rick Stein - The Seafood Restaurant On a recent trip to Padstow, Cornwall we decided to go to Rick Steins famous fish restaurant, The Seafood Restaurant. Rick Stein is an English chef, restauranter and television presenter. He now specialises in fish cookery. He opened his first restaurant in Padstow in 1974 and now runs quite a few businesses in the town including a cake shop, cookery school and a fish and chip shop. The Seafood Restaurant is his upper class restaurant in the town and is known for it's fabulous fish. It really is in the best location for fish. Padstow is a historic fishing port and so receives fresh fish every day. The restaurant is right at one end of town by the harbour and so is perfectly place to recieve all the best catches of the day. It's quite hard to get a reservation in the restaurant. I think I booked...

Spottydog11 02.06.2009 · Read review
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