I used to visit the restaurant a lot when I lived in Preston and it was one of my favourites. We were in the area and I wanted to stop in on my way through. It was great to see that the restaurant was still doing really well - it was completely packed at 6pm on a Friday. I ordered the mussels in cream to start and my partner ordered blue cheese mushrooms. We were both really disappointed with our starters. The mussels were over cooked, small and bland and the sauce wasn't very tasty. The mushrooms were bland, rubbery and small. At this point I was worried that the restaurant had reduced down on quality to keep prices low. HOWEVER, this concern melted away when we had our mains - they were both fantastic! I had the Crispella and my partner had the steak in peppercorn sauce. The sauce in the Crispella was delicious, the crepes were deliciously soft, the spinach was super garlicy and the ricotta was tart which just resulted in a fantastic dish. The steak was cooked to perfection, as were the potatoes and veg, and the sauce was truly delicious. We were seated at the furthest corner of the restaurant and had quite a few instances of waiting a long time to be served (when ordering or meal and after we'd finished). There were a lot of waiting staff and they seemed quite attentive for the other tables, but we kept missing out. The meal was just over £40 (we didn't have any drinks), which I feel was a great deal. We may have just been unlucky this time with the starters, but they definitely needed improvement.

This is a very nice Italian restaurant. We booked a table for a large group on a Sunday afternoon and we were well looked after by all the staff. The menu is great with a huge choice of pizza and pasta dishes. Staff were so helpful organising a birthday cake for our celebrants. They even sang happy birthday complete with clashes of cymbals! Prices are reasonable too. Many thanks to all staff for a special birthday treat!