A great restaurant

I went to Frankie and Benny's for the first time after hearing only good things about it. I adore Italian food and thought the style of this restaurant to be different to the usual candelit rustic style of a traditional Italian.It was very busy and we got the only table left. The staff were really rushed off their feet but nobody got ignored and they managed to stay chatty and polite despite being so busy.The prices were very reasonable and the portion sizes were amazing - I ordered a meatball calzone expecting just a normal sized one but it was massive and took over the entire plate. I really struggled to get through it but it was so delicious I couldn't leave it!The menu selction was good, as was the dessert selection which I frankly was too full up from dinner to eat but went ahead and ordered some anyway just to try it out. I had the fudge cake which was out of this world, and again, a decent sized slice rather than the pitiful ones you so often find at restaurants nowadays!The decor was lovely and the toilets were cleanThere is a cinema practically right next door so you can fill yourself up before or after catching a movie. Perfect!The only fault I found is that as it is so busy you had to shout at the other person otherwise you couldn't hear a word they were saying, so perhaps not the place for a quiet, romantic meal!I would definitely recommend it to anyone and would go back again tomorrow.

A User - 09/09/2008 | report this review