San Marino Restaurant Reviews 30

My husband ordered the Fishermans basket and said that it was the best meal he has ever eaten dining out in over 20 years, almost after every bite he was saying magnificent, it made me laugh. I had pizza and it was delicious, Very generous serves. The staff were super friendly and professional and catered to every need. Simply outstanding. We will be back. Thank you

I went to San Marino Cafe and Restaurant for breakfast and had poached eggs with bacon and the poached eggs were done perfectly!:) I highly recommend their food and service.

Unfortunately the San Marino, once my favourite restaurant and which I had recommended to my family, failed to live up to its usual high standard tonight. I don’t know what has changed - new owner, new chef, new staff but tonight the ambience and quality of this restaurant was a shadow of its former self.,
Firstly, in a Mediterranean restaurant you don’t expect the type of music played here tonight, it was more relevant to a street bar in a high street than a relaxing Mediterranean restaurant, music to eat by it certainly was not in fact it was awful and certainly not conducive to our meal enjoyment.
The wine ordered, which was not cheap, was the cheaper version of Monterray Rose and certainly not worth the money,

L but i have to admit that I have had the same problem before with this particular wine.
One of my group ordered a starter which failed to appear until we reminded them that he had ordered one.
My meal of lamb chops had soggy lukewarm mashed potatoe floating in a sea of oil with paper- thin tasteless veg. I have enjoyed this meal here before on many occasions but tonight the quality of this meal was very disappointing.
My daughter’s risotto had pieces of dried up chicken which was obviously overcooked. Out of six meals ordered only one was seen as truly satisfactory, that one was a pizza and you can’t do much wrong with that. Can you?
We did complain and the response was that they had had a very busy day with unexpected customers coming in late. Obviously quantity over quality applied at this restaurant tonight, it was very disappointing
Overall a very disappointing experience, I won’t be going here again, a pity because it used to be so much different.

Great food, welcoming service and excellent value, especially the 50% off midweek offer. Highly recommend.

Second visit with my friend Danni it was just as lovely as the first time for me and Danni loved it too.
She will go again so will I as we both love Italian food xxxxx

Can I start by saying that leaving such a negative review is not something I take any pleasure in whatsoever, but I feel i have to share my awful experience to forewarn others. So….having not heard back from 2 other restaurants re our works Christmas meal, I decided on San Marino’s (we had been last year for our Xmas meal, and despite one incident, it had been a relatively good night). I was asked to confirm numbers, pay a £10 deposit per person and told that the deposits would be deducted from the bill for those that attended, but if someone didn’t come, their deposit would be lost rather than go towards the bill. I called in advance to ensure they were open and was told I had to pay cash. All good so far… I popped in after visiting a cashpoint, paid £80, received a receipt, and left. So we attended on Friday 23rd December; there were only 7 of us instead of the planned 8 due to sickness. We ordered, had truly beautiful food and were served by a lovely waitress. I left early, tired having been at work all day and left the deposit receipt and some extra cash for the bill with my work buddies. The next morning I received a call from one of them informing me that the restaurant didn’t ‘accept’ the deposit receipt and told my friends I hadn’t paid any deposit.. they claimed I had left my card details and unless they all paid the full amount they would bill my card instead. They felt bullied and scared for me being billed so paid and took all the receipts away. I honestly hope none of them thought what the restaurant said was true and that I hadn’t paid the deposit money they had given me. Basically San Marino’s told them I’d lied to them! I was furious. It was Christmas Eve, I thought everyone had had a wonderful night after working so very hard all year and now all of this!!! I went straight to the restaurant for some answers. I knocked on window as they were closed but I could see staff were there. A lady came to the door and I told her why I was there. I started by telling her I was very angry and explained what I had been told unfolded the previous evening. She did say she wasn’t there to be shouted at on Christmas Eve, to which I apologised but said that I also didn’t want to be there on Christmas Eve trying to sort all of this out (tbh I was proud of myself for not resorting to swearing considering the circumstances)!! The friend who called me sent me screenshots of the bill and my deposit receipt which I showed her. A man then came to the door and said it was him they spoke with last night. Remember I mentioned a previous incident last year.. this too related to this man.. he served me a meal I hadn’t ordered and insisted I’d made a mistake and wouldn’t change it.. I have extremely strict dietary needs and knew perfectly well what I had ordered and really didn’t appreciate being argued with about it! Ok… so he said my friends never showed him the receipt and if they would have, he would have deducted it from the bill accordingly. My friends have said they gave the receipt to the waitress who took it away.. he then returned with it and said I hadn’t paid despite it clearing saying in black and white I had. I don’t know who this man is..a manager, front of house, whatever.. he has caused a huge upset twice now, he had lied to my face and apparently was really rude on the night at the time. They gave me the deposit back in cash. They could never have billed my card as they never took the details insisting I paid cash! As for trying to say he hadn’t been shown the receipt, who do you think I’m going to believe.. him…some man who seems to want to cause drama, upset ppl and lie or an NHS specialist cancer nurse of 40 years that I work with day in day out and I am proud to call a dear friend???
So, yes I raised my voice, but I would like to think anyone could see why I was annoyed and I immediately apologised once it was pointed out… however, not a single apology did I receive from them!
The food was amazing, the restaurant and atmosphere were fab.. sadly all of this was then ruined by the actions of one person. Shame on him! He knows who he is. If he’s in charge then I can’t begin to imagine how many complaints they must get, if he’s not, get him out! He will destroy the business with an attitude and lack of respect or regard for his customers that has been demonstrated to us!

made my first visit here on Wednesday and loved it. The food - arancini, lobster ravioli, tirimasu - was outstanding and great value due to their midweek offer.

The atmosphere was perfect, lively and busy just like a good Italian restaurant should be. I loved it and will be back soon.

Absolutely Wonderful food and wonderful atmosphere.
Amy and everyone else was lovely!
The portion sizes were perfect!

Look forward to coming again soon!

Absolutely gorgeous restaurant. The food was amazing and the portions were big, I ended up bringing some home as I couldn't eat it all! The staff are lovely and attentive and nothing is too much trouble. I would definitely recommend eating here, you won't be disappointed

The worst experience - wurst service ever- we were 6 persons - no metals arrived at same time. When we afsked to be served, thet actually asked us to go to mc Donalds

Staff here are really friendly and make you feel welcome. Food is always tasty, hot and makes us return time and time again.

I really enjoyed my meal here. Fresh tasty food. Very friendly staff.

Delicious foods , great service, thank you

Good place ,foods are really delicious. Highly recommended

Great food, massive portions and all ready for collection time, well done guys! Just wish we could eat inside.

Ordered delivery. Transaction was easy. The food was hot and delicious. We enjoyed it and the delivery driver was very nice.

Absolutely fantastic. We have now dined in the restaurant twice and have had many takeaways from here. The food is beautiful, atmosphere is inviting and fun, and the staff are incredible - so welcoming and attentive. Would recommend to everyone!

At last a touch of class in Widnes.
Excellent service, food and atmosphere. A relaxed dinner with excellent wine.
A menu to please all tastes and food that is fresh and healthy.

Had a lovely meal here on a cold, wet Saturday evening. Really lifted my spirits. The staff were wonderful, particularly front of house. My pasta dish was so tasty and just how I expected it to be and my husbands pizza was also really tasty. Portion sizes are generous. A really lovely meal in very pleasant surroundings. Will definitely be back. Give it a try! You won’t be disappointed!!!