L'arena (Italian)

Reviews

Kevin Davies - 16-05-2004

Like a few others not very impressed. When we arrived the menu was very limited and just printed on plain paper and stuck into a menu which for me didn't really create a good impression for a 'special' place. The choices were very different to the ones on Toptable and the choice for vegetarians was very limited. The waiter brought the wrong wine, which incidentally was only by the year but however was twice the price of the one we ordered. The waiter then proceeded to splash and spill the wine over the glass and table with no apology. The main course was OK but not particularly generous and the plates being whipped away literally as my wife finished her course. For the first time ever we were so disappointed we didn't bother staying for dessert. We were hoping for a good meal for a 30th birthday but we really wouldn't recommend it and are surprised at its good ratings.