Carnevale

Went for dinner with a friend to this place. Not only was the setting and sitting area cute and cosy but the food was absolutely mind blowing. It was food made with passion and one could taste all the flavours. The evening would have been incomplete without the rich, tasty pumpkin tart served with honey vanilla ice cream we had for dessert. Will definitely go back! :)
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Deep
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Found this place by accident and went back for a second time last night.

The menu had changed but was (if this is possible) even better. It looked like great care had been taken in preparing all dishes and they tasted fantastic.

Service was very thougthful and efficent. Meals were brought through very quickly (they did ask if we would prefer to wait, we weren't rushed)

From starter to pudding, this was a very enjoyable experience. Slighty pricey but well worth it.
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TC
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, February 02, 2007

it is an exelent restaurant with exelent foods and servise. i arrived with my girlfriend, who is vegan. she enjoyed food very much and so did I, even though I am not vegeteryan. i guess this kinds of restaurant might change people's minds to become vegeteryan. the manager was very helpful as well. everybody should go and try this exelent place.
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muzaffer
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Monday, January 01, 2007

Having been here on previous occasions, i was surprised to find the main courses were not up to the usual high standard. it was a saturday night, but the place wasnt packed so there wasn't really any excuse for average food. the starters were superb and the service was good as always, but the mains cast a negative shadow over the evening.

This said, I highly recommend this restaurant to all vegetarians and meat eaters alike as its truly something special
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Sunday, July 02, 2006

I've eaten in this restaurant four times now, and I always find the food to be very good. The bill has usually come to about £70 - £80 for two with a bottle of wine.

Last night I went with my friend on the Times two eat for £10 offer. There was a choice of two different dishes for each course. My friend had the artichoke salad followed by the risotto, both of which were excellent and I had soup of the day followed by the pasta. Contrary to the experience of a previous reviewer, I had plenty of aubergine in my pasta!

The dishes that came with the offer were more basic than the food on the normal menu, but they were still delicious and obviously very good value for money.

Overall I would recommend this restaurant, and I think the Times offer was a good way to try the place out for people on a tighter budget.
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CB - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 6
Wednesday, March 08, 2006

The main courses are stronger on refinement and elegant presentation than quantity so you definitely need to order the equally tasty side dishes,starters etc.

It may not be cheap but this place has stood the test of time(it has been around over ten years now)and has a particular charm all of its own.I also like the little outdoor patio...a magical touch.
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Michael Harrison
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 5
Sunday, February 19, 2006

We went for The Times eat out for 5 pounds, tonight, and had two courses for ten pounds. There was only one choice for starter, main and dessert and all were sorely disappointing. The main was reminiscent of the student tomato and pasta dish. The highlight was to find a piece of aubergine hidden amongst the familiar basic white pasta. Would not recommend if you intend to go with times offer.
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Katherine-Mary Chapman-Cox
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Food 3 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 1
Sunday, January 22, 2006

I've eaten in Carnevale often and never been disappointed. The food is imaginative and very well flavoured. I find the portion sizes absolutely spot on - it's not cheap, but it is much better quality than other vegetarian restaurants I have been to - the only one which compares, in my experience, is Terre a Terre in Brighton. The interior is small but charming, and the service is always friendly. I would definitely recommend it - i've taken groups of people more than once and they've always been impressed.
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Friday, October 14, 2005

as a veggie living locally, I come to Carnevale when I want to treat myself (as it's not cheap enough for me to eat here as often as I'd like!).

I can honestly say I've never had anything less than a wonderful meal here. the food is always imaginative and delicious (and what's more, feels really good for you!), and service is friendly and discreet.

the decor isn't swanky, but the atmosphere is still really nice - and I just luuurve the tiny conservatory at the back.
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Andrea
Tuesday, September 27, 2005

We braved Carnevale on a very rainy Wednesday night and were very pleased that we did. As has been mentioned before, it is fairly cosy and gets busy making it a little cramped.

However, the food was very tasty and the service was courteous and friendly. There were a couple of side dishes on the menu that were unavailable, presumably because of the unobtainability of the fresh produce. However, what we did have was pronounced by myself and my friend (who is not a veggie) as extremely tasty and pretty good value for money. If I have any complaints it is that a couple more dishes on the menu (there were four mains) wouldn't go amiss.
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Gaz
Friday, June 17, 2005