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“We tried Puccinis for my partner's birthday, based on...”

written by on 26/04/2009

Good Points
Effort of the staff to create a friendly atmosphere when not rushing around at peak times.

Bad Points
Too cramped and noisy
Seafood not well cooked
Service not attentive in any way
Expensive for what it is.

General Comments
We tried Puccinis for my partner's birthday, based on its excellent reputation, and am sorry to say we were a little disappointed. It was extremely busy when we arrived but we were quickly shown to our table, this was very cramped as other reviewers have said and we both spent much of the night being bashed into, or leaned over etc..We did not have a specific waiter or waitress and so the service was a little disjointed. The meal started well with an excellent garlic bread, and the starters were nice (although the eggs and spinach was much more spinach and eggs). However the main course let the night down badly and the wine was not the best I've had by a long way. My mixed seafood grill was placed in front of me with no description of what anything was, one of the mystery fish had quite a few bones in it and the scallops were overcooked and rubbery. At £19 per course we expected much better. The overall service was very rushed, noone came to ask if we'd like coffee after or with our desserts or acknowledged our leaving at the end of the night,

For special occassions we do like to fine dine, but this was designed to be more of a budget outing based on good food. The total bill of almost £90 though, did not leave us with a feeling of value for money and the night was not full of the good food and service we expected.