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The restaurant is set in lovely, well-maintained grounds and the building has a pleasant character. But that's about the best of it. Hardly a relaxing enjoyable experience...we felt rushed by the arrogant manager who took our order. Service was sadly lacking on all fronts.

Food arrived sporadically. My son's spare ribs were like balls of rubber. They replaced them with slightly better bones. The main courses were very good. But again, a couple of dishes were late to the table.

The draught beer isn't kept well so we had draught lager and then resorted to bottled Tiger. The wine was quite good.

We couldn't decipher the bill, £104, so the manager brought us a pen, paper and calculator but the point is we couldn't read it... but hardly value for money.

We mentioned our dissatisfaction about the service/starter to the manager who went back to the kitchen to chastise the staff, and later returned with a bottle of wine and apologies and thanks for our observations... but we won't be going back.

I have been here twice. On both occasions the food was great and the staff were extremely friendly. My favourite dish was a creamy chilli chicken pasta.

It wasn't very busy when I went but the weather was terrible and they had not been open long. I will certainly be paying them another visit, possibly to sample their early bird menu.

This place is next door to Woodie's sandwich shop at Hunter's Bar, Ecclesall Road, which is a firm favourite in our family for Saturday morning with a newspaper...

In the daytime Taste serves coffee, tea and cakes etc, and it is a bring-your-own-wine bistro / restaurant on an evening.

We went for the Italian Tapas night, which seems to run once a month. The staff here got it exactly right; formal so you know you're a customer, whilst approachable and friendly.

Our waitress recommended 5 tapas dishes between two of us to have enough variety and still leave room for pud. They arrived together, piping hot, and each with a very distinctive flavour. Our favourites were the Roman roast belly pork, which was rolled around a robust fennel seed stuffing, and the tomato & bean stew recommended by the waitress, but all of the dishes were distinct and individual.

I haven't had Italian food like this before and will be back for more.

Puddings were equally good and the coffee was Italian and strong.

The bill was less than £40 for the two of us!

Highly recommended - next time I go I'll know take an Italian red with me.

Having recently eaten here for the first time in a few years I feel compelled to write and urge anyone who considers this the premier fish restaurant in Sheffield to try the Blue Fin on Hunters Bar roundabout.

I suppose the styles are different and the Med is probably true to its name in terms of the rustic food whereas Blue Fin is much more modern and the cooking more precise but in my opinion rustic food and Michelin star prices do not mix and that, for sure, is what is on offer at the Mediterranean.

I was quite surprised by how busy it was midweek, so busy that by 8:30PM almost half of the impressive list of available fish had been rubbed off the board (or not - we were told when we tried to order Turbot that that too was no longer available but that they hadn't had time to rub it off the board. Lucky them!)

Maybe herein lies the problem - there were too many examples of carelessness and/or cynicism for these prices in my opinion (tired and not very fresh vegetables accompanying the mains being the most noticeable though the tatty plastic wrap-around so-called wine cooler ran it a close second) and we were left with the distinct impression of a place coasting and trading on reputation which, on this evidence, it no longer merits.

Starters and mains for 2 with a couple of drinks from the bar each and one bottle of wine came in at a cool hundred quid including tip. I'm afraid that it didn't represent value for money for me and next time I'm in the mood for seafood, I'll be going back to the Blue Fin.

I've never been to this restaurant before so I thought we might as well try it seen as it's been there for years. Next to our table were two Italian women, and I felt that just because they were Italian they were getting a prompt service better than us.

The menu was like any ordinary Italian restaurant, the same menu wherever you go. There was nothing different on it. When I go to Italian restaurants I want to try something different that I can't do at home.

The starter was OK; you can't really go wrong with deep fried squid. However, they were clearly bought in frozen! My girlfriend had mushrooms cooked in a tomato sauce, which tasted old and watery.

For main my girlfriend had the tagliatelle with salmon and cream, which was better than mine. The menu said tagliatelle with asparagus and porcini mushrooms, but where were the porcini mushrooms? All I got were again the same watery mushrooms that my girlfriend had for starter but mine were sliced. There was no flavour at all.

As for desert my girlfriend wanted the amoretti desert with mascarpone cream, when she tried ordering it the waiter didn't inform us that they hadn't any in, so she settled for a slice of cheesecake. As for me I was looking forward to the chocolate pancake, however when it arrived the pancake was hard like rock, I need more than a knife to cut through that.

I was very disappointed with the meal, and the service wasn't all that either. For £43 I'd rather go and spend my money somewhere that all customers are treated the same and the menu is more accurate. If you want something different and enjoyable then go to Vito's in Walkley where the food is definitely fantastic and different not like the other restaurants that have the same menu wherever you go.

I may well be missing something here. I had heard such rave reviews about the Blue Room that I thought it would make an ideal location for a small, post-funeral foursome dinner.

We pushed the boat out and three of us went a la carte, while my brother-in-law wisely chose the £20 three course menu.

My Sister and I had the buffalo mozzarella, plum tomato & rocket salad as a starter. This arrived sans rocket but with shredded iceberg lettuce and seemed to consist of a very average bit of mozzarella sliced between a tasteless bit of tomato.

My wife's pan-fried king scallops, thermidor mash & lobster cream sauce belonged to the smallest item/biggest plate school and consisted of three tiny scallops (they must have been very young kings indeed!), mash and at £9.95 a throw must have reflected the fact that we were in Woodseats, or was it London?

There were two of us that chose the half roast Gressingham Duck with orange sauce & roast potatoes. This appeared to be quite nice but the mixed green vegetables had "morphed" into a small sprig of watercress!

I had quite a nice Sirloin steak that was tasty but resembled a rib-eye as it was quite fatty. I hate the term "with chunky chips" an all this implies. Essentially it is an excuse to give you less and prove that they are not frozen while making some sort of statement about the humble chip. Mine were all different shades from near white to medium brown.

A dessert menu was brought but apparently the vanilla ice cream was off the menu, which is a bit like being told there is no bread in the bakers. I resisted the temptation but the party had one dessert and cheese and biscuits. The latter arrived as three tiny bits of average cheese and five biscuits.

We had a couple of drinks in the bar beforehand and two bottles of wine. The whole bill came to about £160 with would have been alright, except for the above. I attracted the waiters attention to my starter and "a promise to get back to me" was not followed up and I didn't push matters further so as to not ruin a rather fun evening...or perhaps that was the alcohol!

I don't know if my experience was an isolated blip or perhaps I have missed something so if you want to pay a lot for very little on a very big plate please ignore me and get your money out. I unfortunately won't be returning, as it would be an expensive experiment to see if I was incorrect in my assumptions the first time around.

My wife and I visited the Old Vicarage at Ridgeway and were delighted at our first visit to this Michelin star restaurant.

The sample taster menu comprised of 6 small courses, which were all delicious. We were guided through the extensive wine list so we could compliment our meal. The restaurant has a young manager who will one day be at a top London venue. Forget the price have a special night out.

Firstly I would just like to give this restaurant 100% review!

I decided to take my boyfriend there for his birthday yesterday and it was the best idea I've had in a while! The service was excellent and the food was outstanding! I definitely will be going again soon and recommending this to anyone who loves great food!

We visited Rossi's on a Sunday evening, and possibly because of this we had no problem booking a table. The food was excellent and well presented. The choice of wine was reasonable although the wine menu tended more to the dry than the sweet by way of white wines. For the quality of the wine, the wine menu was reasonably priced.

The staff were polite and attentive yet unobtrusive, just the way it should be in a quality restaurant. The food menu was extensive with a wide variety of choice for all courses.

Service was prompt, yet you did not feel as if you were being watched in order to finish you meal so plates could be cleared.

At the time we visited this restaurant, some of the dessert menu was not available, yet staff informed us of this prior to ordering so we were aware and able to choose accordingly.

The atmosphere in the restaurant was excellent, soft background music and lighting so you could still hear your conversation and see clearly whilst still allowing an intimate setting.

As a table of two, we were charged £71.65 for a starter drink, starters, main meal, bottle of wine from the wine menu, dessert and liqueurs. Based on the quality of service and food, we feel that this was an excellent price and had no hesitation at tipping more than 10% of the original bill.

We would recommend this restaurant to anyone who appreciates good Italian food that is well presented. We also feel that the service was one on one. Even though there several tables being served, we felt that the service was 'just for us'.

An outstanding restaurant where we plan to eat at many more times.

Thank you Rossi's for a wonderful evening out!

A friendly, relaxed family run restaurant serving consistently tasty food at reasonable prices.

We discovered this place a year ago and have been back many times since. The vegetarian choice is excellent and friends who have eaten here praise the offerings both for carnivores and vegans.

I eat and enjoy all kinds: try the beef stew with herbs, the salt and pepper tofu and the aubergine strips with carrot and chilli.

Oh, what a find! We went to this pleasant little restaurant with four friends last Saturday night and it was fantastic. You could tell that everything was fresh, it all tasted so lovely and the service was great - they couldn't do enough for us, but the staff weren't in anyway in your face.

It's been a long time since we have all been out and all really enjoyed ourselves so much. One of the things for me was that we didn't have that feeling of being hurried. When we booked, the chap on the phone asked us if anyone in our party was wheat free or gluten free. He explained that he wanted everyone who came into the restaurant to have a good time, he also told us that they only did one sitting so the table would be ours all night.

I read the last review on this restaurant before booking and thought I would make my own mind up, as someone else had recommended that we give it a try and how glad I am that we did. I can only say that the chap who wrote the last review must have gone to the wrong place, I asked the owner if he had read the review and he said yes it disappointed him because the chap who wrote that review ate everything, and when asked if everything was OK he replied "yes lovely, thank you" but then went and wrote such a cold review. Well I can tell you all out there this place is well worth trying. It's not too expensive, you can taste the freshness and everything that can be is made on site.

We went to El Paso after reading several good reviews and being recommended by our friends.

The food and service was brilliant and we all enjoyed it very much. We had the disco afterwards and we ended up staying there all night.

I got a free cocktail and they played happy birthday for me, which made my night.

There was also a hen party there. We shared the disco with them. Will be recommending El Paso and your website to my friends.

After reading the note from Ruth Bowyer about the Wortley Arms I feel I should respond on behalf of the average punter.

This has been my regular pub/restaurant for over a year, since renovation, on almost a fortnightly visit. Service is always excellent. Quality of food is great. I have never, not even once, had to return or complain about my food. The portions are big enough for me.

In all there are not many better places for a meal in South Yorkshire. The shoulder of lamb and the chicken, on Saturday (01/03/2008) night was to die for. Well done the Wortley Arms.

Do yourself a favour go see be your own judge, on my experience it will not disappoint.

This is the first time I have been to San Remo, and it has been fantastic. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The chef was walking about all the time and I was left wondering who cooked my dinner? But after all it was a nice place I will go back there.

From the moment we entered the restaurant, myself and the rest of the party were made to feel uncomfortable by the obviously poorly trained staff. The restaurant felt cold, and the waitresses seemed disgruntled when we politely explained this, and asked to keep our coats on until we had warmed up.

The waitresses were so incredibly dour throughout the meal, and never once smiled, apart from actually laughing at my sister's pronunciation of a wine. This just seemed inept, and rather rude.

The food was actually very good, but because the service was so poor, it made for a very disappointing experience.

At one point, my dad asked for a spoon. The waitress begrudgingly went for one. I then watched her approach another waitress at the bar, close to where I was sitting. They discussed him asking for the spoon, and one of them turned to look at our table to shake her head, and roll her eyes. Just dreadful. I would never go back.

My wife and I visited Piccolino whilst staying at the nearby Mercure Hotel.

We hadn't booked but were told if we didn't mind having a drink at the bar, a table would become available in approx 45 minutes.

Once seated we ordered our food and some water for the meal, which took 15 minutes to arrive.

We added some bread to our order, however eventually after about a half hour's wait the starter for two arrived which was cold and duly returned.

After apologies from the waiter the second attempt at the starter arrived after a further 10 minutes with the bread arriving about half way through the starter (the excuse was that the bread was heated to order!).

When the main meals arrived, my wife's tuna was stone cold and inedible, which left us with no option but request to leave, it was pointless me eating separately to my wife.

Amazingly they still insisted we pay for our drinks and my food!

Although the head waiter apologised, saying it hadn't happened before (which I find hard to believe) there was no apology forthcoming from the manager.

Please don't visit here if you like warm food.

We visited Nonna's on Ecclesall Road on the Saturday evening, which was everything that Piccolino wasn't

Visited the Chinese buffet and found the food wonderful. The choice and range of food is good, tastes great and for £8.50 how can you go wrong? Chatty and friendly staff, the only down side are the drinks are slightly expensive, but still - no complaints and I will be returning soon

Yet another restaurant I had walked past several times and not spotted it, which considering its location is a bit surprising.

However, having found it I will definitely be going back.

The restaurant looks like it was an old bank, spacious, but not too big. A few Thai things around made a good presentation.

The food - well - as with a lot of Thai, it was beautifully presented and served. I had crispy fish in their own sweet and sour sauce with rice (100 on the menu). The fish came with a good amount of vegetables, beautifully cooked. The fish was crisp, lightly battered, and tasty. As the quantities were reasonable I tried a sweet as well, warmed bananas in coconut milk, very nice, but a little too much for me.

The service was attentive, but not overbearing - superb.

And to cap it all, a fairly reasonable price

I had noticed this place on my walk back from the Siam Inter Thai. It looked busy, you could see the grilling area and it smelt good. So in I went. Most of the customers appeared to be Turkish, but I was welcomed in.

But it is the food that is important - as usual I did not have a starter, but they delivered freshly-baked pitta with superb olives (free) - I could have made a meal out of these - they were superb. I had to restrain myself from stuffing all the bread and not having room for the main course

The main course - swordfish kebabs, with potatoes and salad - a nicely balanced meal, well presented and well cooked - lovely chunks of fish cooked to perfection, great chunks of barbecued pepper and onion. Superb fresh salad with a little dressing. Huge chunks of fresh lemon - glorious.

A cup of Turkish tea to finish to refresh.

Overall an excellent meal, friendly staff. I will definitely be going back.

I'm just recovering from a spectacularly bad experience at this place which, prior to its refurbishment in November was a convenient, good value occasional Sunday evening venue for me. Never again, and others who are yet to return since it changed management should beware.

Alarm bells started ringing immediately during my 5-minute wait to be served a drink at the bar (despite the fact that there was only one person in front of me). I was deciding which of the two guest beers to try, both of which were advertised on several blackboards and had their insignia facing out into the bar. I needn't have bothered, when my turn finally came I was told that neither were available. (Erm, well rub them off the blackboard then and turn the logos round - too difficult?).

I was told that food was only being served until 8PM, despite 9:30PM being advertised in the menus. I mention this only to indicate that the incompetent person behind the bar who imparted this information clearly knew we were intending to order food. I was slightly annoyed then to return to place our order 5 minutes later to be told immediately (i.e. no checking with the kitchen was necessary) that neither of our chosen starters were available - (why not tell me what's not available before I look at the menu?).

We gave up on starters and just ordered mains along with 2 glasses of white wine, from 2 different bottles both of which were standing in a container which presumably had once contained ice but judging by the temperature of the wine, probably a lot earlier in the day.

As I returned to the table with ice cubes clinking against the glasses I thought about giving it up as a bad job there and then. I wish I had.

The mains were dreadful and my portion wouldn't have satisfied a 5 year old - we overheard a waitress tell other diners that the reason they were closing early was that they'd run out of food! Yes, it looked like it.

The chips that accompanied the meal would have made McDonalds blush - luke warm oven chips despite appearing on the menu as "seasoned" chips - they were seasoned alright but only in terms of having been around for a long time.

The peas were worse, clearly having been cooked ages ago and similarly, they were luke warm.

Whilst we were wrestling with the dreadful mains some people on a nearby table tried to order desserts from the blackboard that had been left with them 5 minutes earlier, only to be told at that stage, i.e. after they'd chosen, that three of those advertised were unavailable.

We felt for the poor waitress who came round halfway through this disaster and asked whether we were enjoying our meals. She was most apologetic and said that they'd had a lot of complaints that day! No wonder!

On last night's evidence, there is no manager and no chef at this place and I will never go back. Be warned everyone!