Tenore

I have been, to Tenore many time, and I am good friends with the guys, and usually I do not write reviews but I feel to defend them; I can say that a part the friendships the restaurant it is very unique; original Sardinian food well cooked and well served makes it special . I am writing just because this is the only website I can see in the net with bad reviews. And I noticed that who wrote bad reviews they must be really ignorant people that never went to restaurants! It is enough to show your point straight away when they are still fixable... isn't?

I think every restaurant must have Bad Days, but if you do not like the service, food, wine or your table why do not say it and try to spend a good experience rather than going home fuming? If you complain and do not get what are your expectations are, then I will be the first to write an honest bad review, no picking in stupid things like I did not like the TV on or more stupid like they should remove the picture with 2 priest in the Lambretta because they are not wearing an helmet! ;)

I like to eat especially in good restaurants and try always different food; Tenore every time surprises me with something new!
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Benito Urgu
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 28, 2010

I m disappointed about tenore as have been eating there several times with friends and the food were allways amazingly tasty an well presented , but the last time I have been there with my girlfriend for a special dinner it was a disaster :

We have been welcomed by a waiter that showed us our table which was very dusty .

we ordered foods wich took over 45 mins to get the startes and the table next to us (ordered after us ) got the foods before us .

Ok finaly the starters arrived , I took the dog fish wich was looking horrible like dogs foods over cooked an tasting vinegar and salty , my girlfriend went for crostino with cherry tomatoes and botarga which the tomato had an acid taste and the bread was not tosted .

As main course we took the sardinian cous cous hoping it was better ,it was with seafoods but no taste of it and under cooked . the only good thing was the wine (cannonau red ) after a day like that next time we will go to mc donald probably better quality of foods..........dont waste your money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ryan lee
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Thursday, August 19, 2010

The worst restaurant I have been to for several years.

Beyond the plasma television showing 80s cookery shows and lackadaisical service, this restaurant serves food that is woefully bad. I will not embelish further than saying the starter of processed flavoured cream cheese was revolting and the lack of bortaga in the linguini bortaga, a tad disappointing, although in light of the fact that the remainder of the dish was bland, greasy and inedible it may have been a blessing in disguise.

An utter waste of money.
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Taste Bud
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Friday, August 06, 2010

A mixed bag....having recently raved about going before, I'm not so sure 2nd time around.

Not as busy as before - empty tables at 9pm on a friday night, so got a nice table when we just happened to be walking by....

Ordered a pizza - they're rubbish - don't bother. The oven is not hot enough and the ingredients are not the best. The side salad we ordered looked amazing, a nice combination of leaves - but on closr inspection was wilting, tired and the tomatoes squishy. Poor effort.

Sent both back and recieved no complaints about removing them from the bill. Re-ordered pastas and risotto - much better....but notably not as good as on a previous visit.

Trio of home-made ice cream affogato was good for £5 and they gave us a voucher for a free bottle of wine.

With a tip I still spent £100.....but they do have nice wine & grappa, so it's easy to rack up a bill without realising it....

Will give this place one more go, use my voucher and see if this was an isolated experience.
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Coops
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Monday, November 16, 2009

Had dinner here on a friday night - the place was packed and as a result, the service was friendly, but a little disorganised. I'm very tenacious about things like this and so pretty direct with them and things swiftly improved. Because the waiters were good natured, it easily made up for things.

The food is very, very good. Superb pasta, carpaccio, lamb chops, dessert etc. Genuinely like eating in Italy - simple, high quality ingredients - cooked exactly as they are supposed to be.

One small annoyance - The waiter tasted the wine for me - is it me or that not correct? He also sniffed the cork, which I reliably informed is a waste of time - so this compunded the "what are the hell are you doing?" type questions that were running through my head.

Can't wait to go back - it's rough edges are massively outweighed by the quality of the food and the excellent atmosphere (cosy and romantic.)

I wish them every success.
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Coops
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, October 05, 2009

I went on this restaurant together with 9 friends, two of whom polish, two English, the rest Italians. The service was friendly and professional at the same time, so that I told Dario the co-owner, next time I'll come with a female to impress her. In my view the venue is both elegant and relaxed, so that you can have a business lunch a s well as a pizza with fiends.

Going to the menu, we got a starter with a first and a final cake, plus a Sardinian red wine - that was suppose to be "light" for their parameters. Well, it was so good and strong I could drink only two glasses, otherwise I'd be compelled to use the tube to go back home.

All my friends were very impressed by Tenore, and told Alex and Dario they would spread the voice over this excellent restaurant.

Last note about the prices: we got a very honest treatment, though it's really up to your budget: you can choose a pizza as well as fish menu, and the bill come as consequence, in any case without being very pricey.

I make my best wishes to Tenore, hope it gets the success it really deserves.
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Emanuele
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Saturday, July 25, 2009

When i went to tenore restaurant i was expectiong a great sardinian meal and that is what i have been given.

me and my friends ordered antipasto sardo and burrida as a starter. we did not imagine that such a fish like the dog fish could have such a delicate and fantastic taste.

as a main course we chose rabbit, seabream and a filetto al canonnau. we were amazed from these plates, we could not believe that there could be something with such a fantastic taste

The service from the management was great and friendly. i would also like to give a special thank you to the owners of this fantastic restaurant Alex and Dario, but specially to Chef Roberto.

I had a great time and experience at tenore and i will be visiting you again very soon.

I would like to recommend this restaurant to every one because the food and service is really amazing.
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omar smith
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, July 23, 2009

very good italian restaurant
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simona macis
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

My wife and I visited this restaurant hoping for some fine italian cuisine and a friendly atmosphere. What we got was a massive dissapointment.

Service was absolutely diabolical. We asked for bread and oil before our main course but didn't receive it, the waiter laughed it off.

We ordered one of the specials but what arrived at our table was completely different from the dish the waiter described, and was undercooked. After waiting an age to catch the waiters eye to explain the problem, we were made to wait 30 minutes before recieving a replacement.

We were surrounded by several tables of italian-speakers, and couldn't help noticing they were receiving much better service and attention than ourselves.

When we left, I mentioned the very disappointing evening and poor service we had recieved to one of the staff members and asked for an explanation. All I received was a insolent grin and empty words, then he turned his back on me and walked away!

I will never visit this restaurant again. If you're Italian it looks like you might be treated quite well, otherwise I would avoid at all costs!
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Bob M
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Friday, July 03, 2009