Pizzeria Mamma Mia

"Called in for first time purely because we were able to park outside. Impressed with food but service could have been better although they were very busy and staff were all running around. A bit noisy. Unfortunately the only toilets are two floors up which would be impossible for folk with mobility problems."

"With such good reviews, I expected a lot more. Having booked earlier in the day, I had not expected the waiter to treat myself and my friend like a walk-in and inconvenience, he didn't check his reservations and looked disappointed there was an empty table for two. The restaurant was full of a number of groups, so we did expect a wait even though it was early on a Sunday evening, but it took a long time to get the offer of even a drink. We both ordered pizza as we were seeing comedy at the little theatre, so we had a relatively limited time. The pizza was passable, with the base being hard and definitely not well proved. My biggest disappointment was that my friend ordered a second drink, with the waiter not even giving me time to ask for one myself before turning away. Thankfully, a very pleasant waitress was around to grab, although sadly, we didn't get an apology from the original waiter. Furthermore, it took three attempts to get the bill to our table, which was also quite frustrating. To be honest, I expected a lot more. It is possible that we chose badly and ate at an inconvenient time, but I felt that somehow our faces didn't fit. My friend lives in Southport and has visited previously with his family. He did say they would consider returning. Unfortunately, it is very unlikely I shall return with mine even though we had deliberately chosen Mamma Mia over Prezzo next door as I like to support local Italian restaurants."

"Had a great meal having not visited in a long time. If you take time stewing over your order I suggest you look at the menu in advance. There is a large selection of Pizza, Pasta, Steak etc. The food was lovely and the staff very nice. Service was prompt but not rushed. The restaurant is small so I would always advise to book in advance, even for 2. There is limited parking outside pay and display or free after 6."

"Party of 6 and mixed levels of satisfaction. Minestrone could have been tastier, surprising given that it was generously made with vegetables and pasta. Tuna salad was dreadful as the tuna had been served straight from the fridge and was tasteless as a result. The Italian waiter didn't handle the complaint at all well and left us feeling very disappointed. On the other hand the other waiter couldn't have been nicer, even apologising for his colleague's attitude. There's a good ambience although the lack of soft furnishings makes it very noisy and it was difficult to hear conversation at the table. We were upstairs and that could be challenging for some guests as it's up a metal spiral staircase. On the whole the service was good and it wasn't expensive at £30/head including a couple of bottles of ok wine and coffee. Seems to be really popular but we wouldn't go back."