Panzerotto Ristorante Italiano

"Feb 2023 - unfortunately lowering my review from 5* to 4* to 3*. So disappointed. The refurb looks nice. However they’ve taken the prawns out of the prawn & calamari stater, which was my favourite. Portion therefore felt less generous. Understand seafood prices must be high, but they could’ve dressed it up with some salad or something for £12. The batter was too pale, but nice mayo. The bruschetta trio was fine. Shared a pizza… I see now on the menu they’ve removed the “wood fired, freshly made dough.. etc” from the description. Really underwhelmed, no bubbles or char like last time. Wood fired pizza ovens are practically a restaurant standard these days. Why get rid of it? The pizza was “prosciutto” which ended up being slices of regular ham, rather than Italian prosciutto. Flavour-wise it was like a kids pizza. Nothing to balance the flavours just salty ham. Some rocket would’ve gone a long way. They didn’t have any tenderstem broccoli, so I asked for an alternative. Overcooked, oily and too salty. The roast potatoes were nice but again too salty. The wine was the best part of the meal. Service as usual very attentive, but the restaurant was fairly empty at the time. I came back for the battered prawns and wood fired pizza, but both are gone now. I really want to support local restaurants, so will probably come back, but really let down. June 2022 - didn’t have as good of an experience as last time. Starters of tempura prawns and calamari and bruschetta were nice, the bruschetta was a little oily and could’ve had more salt. For our mains my partner got served the wrong pasta dish, however it was fixed quickly enough. I ordered the fillet steak and was disappointed. They forgot to season the steak, so it was tasteless. I had to season with salt and pepper myself. It was the thinnest fillet steak I’ve ever eaten - when it was served to me it came with a comment saying it was “like a pancake today”. I based my choice off of the picture they have on google maps for the steak, it was nothing like it. I asked for medium rare, for me it was medium. The garlic butter was very chunky. Fries needed seasoning and the broccoli was overcooked. It was a hot day, so maybe they got flustered in the kitchen? Jan 2022 - visited for my birthday it was flawless. The tempura prawns and calamari were perfectly cooked, lovely mayos. Pizza was lovely, dough was bubbly with nice char from the pizza oven, salami and olives perfect toppings."

"Our first visit after its renovation, v nice interior decoration with good vibes. The food is freshly made & delicious! Service is amazing! So glad we have such a high quality Italian restaurant in the neighbourhood."

"Came in for some pen and paper after my car broke down and stayed for a meal ☺️ food was gorgeous and definitely made from scratch. Seasoned perfectly and pasta was cooked al dente as it should be. Pleasant music and good view on my old neighborhood. Had a nice chat with the owner, he made me feel welcome and let me stay as long as I needed. Given chance would definitely come back."

"A place that really deserves! If you are looking to eat proper Italian food, a good quality food and very amazing service just visit them! You won't regret it. Lavinia, one of the member of the staff, she has been very helpful and nice with us! 5 star for Panzerotto!"