Giulianos Delicatessens, Richmond, London

Go here quite frequently... The food is absolutely amazing. Pasta, risotto, ciabattas but really, really, really nice ones!

Only down side is that it is a little expensive. Although I guess you get what you pay for! Will continue to go and enjoy few times a week.

The people from my office regularly come back from this place with the most delicious smelling food so I thought that I would give it a go.

I had take out bolognese and I must say that it was really tasty food. The pasta was fresh and sauce meaty tasting, if actually a little lacking in meat!

However, the service was really quite bad. The staff, the manager in particular was busque to say the least. Rushing unecessarily when there was not really a large amount of people waiting.

The food is microwaved, which is fine. But because she was rushing so much she kept on opening the microwave door early to check it with the result being that my pasta was tepid when I got back to the office, about a 2 minute walk away.

The price is also quite steep. £5 for the pasta was expensive but I could live with it, but £1.20 for a poxy can of limonata! I nearly choaked!

Unfortunately first impressions do count and I will not be returning.