"Lovely, friendly staff. Great coffee and amazing, homemade pastries. Looking forward to taking part in a cookery course very soon! Thank you for your warm and welcoming hospitality"
On my travels I thought I’d try this place as I’ve passed it many times and was on my route. Unfortunately they didn’t take phone orders, but understandable in this trade I guess for P&L margins for dummy orders and so on, but would have really helped me out on the day as time was pressed…and I was hungry. Also it’s cash only, which in today’s electronic transactional world is odd and I would guess catches a few people out, but that’s the businesses prerogative. Outside 1st impressions, not great to be fair. The outside dining area is right next to the car park and very loud if you’re trying to have a relaxing meal. Maybe quieter later in the day. The window boxes outside have had little lov...
Best ham/salami/cheese board in a decade in Nottingham. Excellent home made pastas, a fabulous bottle of wine, decent coffee and a lovely home made biscuity dessert. Hard to believe this 1970, small house, next to a Shell garage can do this. Don't be put off by the exterior/interior. Don't have the English fry ups at lunch; this is really high quality Sicilian home cooking. Carmelo chef, patron, maitre d' and general factotum knows his stuff... be it pizza, pasta or patisserie. I went with a chum who had lived a few months in Catania, Sicily from where the Chef comes) we both agreed it was excellent. We will be back.
We popped in on the recommendation from a local food guide , what a mistake. Situated on the incredibly busy A46 , it's really a transport cafe, the evening menu looks incredible but I can't actually see people driving here in the middle of nowhere at night for dinner. We entered and was greeted by ear splitting rock music that made conversation difficult. Not very Sicillian . The coffee was OK , even though we came just after 1pm they had no cakes. Full English breakfasts were trotted out to a few drivers and the food really didn't look very appetising. We won't be back
Visited with some good friends and enjoyed amazingly delicious pizzas, made to feel very welcome by all the staff and the whole setting was fantastic. Felt very well looked after and the whole evening was very pleasant and relaxed. We sat outside and even when the evening started to feel a little chilly the offer of blanket offered that personal caring touch. Would highly recommend trying out this little hidden gem out and we will definitely be returning . Thank you
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This is the best breakfast and pasta you can get in Leicester what a place everting about it from the service to the food is first class can’t praise it enough I go to a lot of cafes and this is by far the best in town without a doubt Melo is a top class chef without a doubt pure quality Number 1 in Leicester 5 star
Great find. We had a simple lunch, but it was freshly prepared, bread very fresh, clearly good quality food. The aked goods available were worthy of a top class bakery. In the evening Italian fare is foremost, again freshly made and wel sourced. Booking essential for this unassuming gem.
Top draw ingredients all put together with skill, love and thought to produce some truly memorable food. A slightly quirky location but we loved it. Dare to be different! Despite a full restaurant, Carmelo took time out of the kitchen to to talk to everyone.
What a find. It was sheer good luck to stop here. But what a place. Beautifully clean and decorated. Welcoming staff and Chef. We chose Pasta which came with fresh bread and a well dressed salad. All was quite delicious. Thank you.
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passing by on our way to a meeting we saw what looks like a truckers cafe. Well what a surprise proper breakfast with English mustard HP and heinz ketchup in a bottle. also what looks like excellent pastries VERY well worth a stop
Lovely, friendly staff. Great coffee and amazing, homemade pastries. Looking forward to taking part in a cookery course very soon! Thank you for your warm and welcoming hospitality
