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Apr 16, 2009 by Chris from Suffolk
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Sitting in the courtyard area on a warm evening and enjoying it all.
• A little expensive but probably worth it.

“Fabulous venue, excellent food and a lovely venue. I will be there for my birthday again this year.”

Mar 24, 2008 by John from Uxbridge, England.
Overall Rating: 6
Food:[3] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Professional staff, good location, charismatic, good wine list.
• Food quality.

“Fantastic location, in a truly wonderful building with friendly attentive staff. There, that's the good bits. The alarm bells started to ring. My wife and I both chose the meat based tasting menu. The starter was supposed to be veal but it was simply a grilled, whole chicken breast, scored on the surface with asparagus laid into the cuts. I was going to complain but I make a point of never sending food back or complaining. If it's bad enough to complain about, or send back, then I leave and as it was a special occasion, I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Furthermore, as well as the veal being chicken, the asparagus had not been trimmed properly and thus we had the pleasure of the stringy base to deal with. After that came veal cannelloni, which may have been veal, but the cannelloni was rolled pancake, not pasta. On the plus side, it was much better than the starter veal. The main course was braised veal cheek, one of my favorite cuts when cooked well, which surprisingly this was. However, the accompaniment was four blobs of cold, relatively tasteless carrot foam. Not bad but some simple steamed vegetables would have been much better. Dessert was some awful banana concoction, where the fruit had been lightly cooked, dredged (and I mean dredged) in cinnamon and plated with some chocolate mousse. Once again, it was not vile but amateurish in the extreme. The wine list was extensive and the prices not as steep as I expected. I plumped for a bottle of Quintarelli's fine Valpolicella Superior at a reasonable 40. We were also treated to a free Prosecco as an appetizer and a free glass of Sauternes with the dessert, which went some way to mitigating the dreary food. All in all, I would not say that the cooking lived up to the staff or the wonderful location avoid.”

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Jun 28, 2007 by John from Stafford
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Fabulous place, food superb, friendly staff and we were made to feel as part of the family, and excellent service.
• Weather - it rained all night!

“An excellent atmosphere and perfect place for our gathering. There was a superb host, he arranged everything perfectly and he ensured all of our guests were happy and all of their needs met. We could not falters the food, superb quality beef and fish meals. The wine cellar and features of the basement were enchanting and set the mood for this Italian city. Second to none service and friendly banter helped everyone relax and enjoy the good food and very good wine.”

Mar 3, 2006 by Carol from United Kingdom
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Excellent service and food.
• Can you change the weather.

“Six of us spent time in Verona watching the opera, looking at the city and traveling to the Lakes. We loved it so much we have returned and are returning again this summer. The Maffei is the one restaurant we have returned to, and will again. On every visit we were made very welcome, with excellent food both before the opera and when we decided to have an evening of eating and drinking the best Italy could offer other than Opera.



We really look forward to our meal in July.”

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