La Scala Reviews

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Mac - 19th February 2012

Rating:

Place nice, staff friendly, food not good for the price. Will not be visiting here again.

Personally feel robbed.

David & Amy - 6th November 2007

Rating: (Not rated - review added before star ratings introduced.)

We have been going to this restaurant approximately every month for the last four years and in all that time have never had a bad meal.

Amy is a "fish-etarian" so usually the choice of food for her is limited. Even though it is predominantly meat dishes, there are still a good amount of main courses and many starters to choose from for her.

Our love for food and wine is about the only thing we have in common with each other so throughout the four years we have made it our "hobby" to go to many different restaurants and pretend we are restaurant critics. Sad eh? :)

We take into consideration all the different factors that make a good dining experience.

A) Food quality
B) Service
C) Ambiance
D) Wine
E) Cost

After eating at the vast majority of all the restaurants in Sheffield we come back here time and time again, on the above points.

A) Food quality, very good, can sometimes vary slightly but overall consistently well above average. Our top dishes are the mushrooms in cream sauce for starters, steak and risotto balls for main. We have no complaints with the entire menu though.

B) Excellent, the owner shows an interest in the guests and the waiters/waitresses seem very professional, unlike some of the expensive restaurants on Ecclesall Road which employ students.

C) Very nice, not at all pretentious but still maintaining an element of class. Decor is of a theatre setting and has an olde-worlde Italian feel, perfect for groups and romantic meals for two.

D) A large choice of wine but as we are not quite as fussy about wine we always go for the house red which is £10 for a 1 litre bottle. Spot on.

E) Taking all the above into consideration we feel the price reflects very good value, even with three starters, a steak main and a litre bottle of wine the bill rarely exceeds £50.

We will continue to visit this hidden gem of a restaurant forever.

Matt Newsome - 26th January 2006

Rating: (Not rated - review added before star ratings introduced.)

This has to be one the least pretentious places to eat in Sheffield, authentically decorated with a pleasant atmosphere the friendly staff make you feel welcome yet leave you to your own devices. The food is typical Italian, pastas, breads and fantastic steaks. I have been here 5 or 6 times and never been disappointed.

Karen Vardey - 25th October 2004

Rating: (Not rated - review added before star ratings introduced.)

Appalling; wouldn't recommend anyone to ever eat there. The fresh tuna was tinned and the waiter didn't deny it, the veggie main course contained fish, but the waiter said it was a mushroom, since when have mushrooms ever tasted of fish? The mixed seafood risotto contained prawns, and the rice was hard.

We received no apology from the waiter or the manager, and thoroughly disappointed in the service and food.