Adesso - Richmond Upon Thames

The food and service at this restaurant were fantastic. My husband and I really enjoyed the traditional Sicilian cuisine. I highly recommend it. The restaurant itself is also very charming.

I thought I had found a hidden gem with reasonable prices and authentic Italian food. However, as someone who can cook well, I believe I could have made better dishes at home. My starter of tomatoes and mozzarella was disappointing with hard, tasteless tomatoes and semi-frozen mozzarella served with stale bread. My main course of seafood pasta had undercooked spaghetti, tasteless prawns, few mussels, and barely any clams in a thin and flavorless white wine sauce. I usually never leave food uneaten in a restaurant, but the amateurish and bland dishes were not worth finishing. My three companions also found their meals disappointing. The waiter's service was rushed and insincere. The only decent thing was the overpriced £32 bottle of wine. I could have cooked a better meal at home and cannot understand the positive reviews. I will not be returning to this very poor restaurant.

I popped in to have a coffee at 8.30’one evening. The place was only a third full. The manager was rude to me and scoffed at my request for a coffee, saying “this is a restaurant’. His tone and stroppy approach towards me has ensured I will never go back there again.

We have been to this restaurant on numerous occasions and have always ways enjoyed our meal and the ambience even recommending to friends. Tonight was a different experience. Arrived to find the restaurant quite busy, were told to wait for a table by man in a sweater, as we hadn’t booked fair enough. We asked about the table in the window which was empty to be told rather rudely that it was booked and we would be told where to sit. Took our seats at an empty table. Ordered. We were sharing a starter, I moved my wine glass to accommodate the board that the starter came on, it was promptly moved back by sweater man I think that at 64 years of age I know where I want my wine glass to be, thank you. Two men were seated at the table next to us, were told they could not order immediately in a rude tone as they had a large party that they had to deal with first. When the waitress arrived to take their order one asked if Gnocchi was available to be told read the menu and he then berated the waitress who was taking their order. Sorry, but this did not make for a relaxing meal. Sweater man you need to learn some manners. You also need to know that loyal customers will not come back if you are rude to them but I suspect you don’t care.

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