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    Terracotta Restaurant

    Terracotta Restaurant

    3.6(13 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    ££

    I went here with a mate to test the waters, so to speak, in preparation for organising a Christmas…read moremeal for the society I help run. All in all I was pleasantly surprised - not only was the food very good, but the prices are lower than the other all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant nearby and the food, in my opinion, is nicer. The starters are roughly the same as the starters you get at other such restaurants: present and correct was the sesame prawn toast, the fried chicken wings, the crispy aromatic duck (with pancakes), the spring rolls and the dumplings. The mains, too, are fairly run-of-the-mill for such an establishment, with a range of options covering chicken, prawn, pork and the like and a range of tastes from sweet and sour to curry via black bean sauce. However, the devil is in the detail and they were all brilliantly executed (except for the lemon chicken, by which we were slightly disappointed). I was also impressed that the rice ran out much less often than you'd usually expect and I was also pleasantly startled by the availability of sushi and similar things in the buffet, which went down very well. In addition to all that, there was a teriyaki bar where you could get things cooked to order with your choice of sauce (although I was so full after sampling the extensive buffet I didn't get a chance to try it!). For pudding there were fritters available and a freezer full of tubs of proper ice cream to go with it, unlike some restaurants' desserts which are just sundaes kept ready in a huge freezer or a Mr. Whippy-style ice cream dispenser on the side with some marshmallows. I always appreciate a restaurant doing desserts that aren't just different arrangements of chocolate and icecream! All in all, I had a wonderful evening and I can't wait for round two later in the semester.

    Chinese buffet. Pretty big and more expensive than other buffets in town although the food is…read moreessentially the same so I wouldn't go there unless someone else was paying! It's based downstairs so look carefully so you don't miss the entrance, which sports a (recently beheaded) terracotta warrior. It's clean and light, although the tables are as characteristically crowded as all these places are in Leicester. Wide choice of food, although finding the rice can be a bit challenging for some reason, however, as I say, especially at lunch go to the place on High Street - it's half the price for the same quality and service.

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    San Carlo

    San Carlo

    3.4(25 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    ££££

    I am disgusted by the customer service provided to my 79 year old disabled father. Last year he…read morebought a gift card of £500 to accommodate our family's Christmas meal on December 1st, travelling up from Brighton to visit a restaurant we have visited many times in the past. We had a wonderful meal last December, we had £52.85 left on the gift card. My father tried to call again last week to book another table for 13th December, hoping to use to remainder of the gift card to use towards the next table and was told the gift card expires after one year. He offered to use the gift card towards pre-paying for the entire meal, and was told this wasn't possible. For the sake of 12 days, my family will not be revisiting. My family travel hours from the South East to visit this restaurant, we have left generous gratuities over the years and to be told on the phone that our gift card will not be honoured less than 2 weeks after its expiry tells me that this company is.... I would avoid this restaurant if you value loyalty and expect the customer service which this company prides itself on. 1 out of 5 stars, we will never be returning over this. You have lost a valuable customer who, despite having a major physical disability, was extremely excited to travel 160 miles to enjoy a meal here again.

    This experience was a mixed bag. Restaurant is really pretty. It comes off fairly fancy and a…read morelittle pretentious. There is a whole lemon on every table. I asked a server about it and she didn't know why they do that; she said maybe it is an Italian thing. We had three servers and it wasn't clear if there was a main one. We ordered drinks from a girl. I ordered a glass of Cabernet and my husband ordered double expresso. She could not understand my order (even after I said it a few times and even said Cabernet red wine), maybe I have an American accent. The male server came over and asked if I wanted Chardonnay, so I had to clarify. The wine and expresso were fine though. The pitcher of tap water comes with lemon in it and my husband prefers water with no lemon. We ordered the focaccia to start. It is on their pizza bread with olive oil and herbs. The crust is good, but it was way too salty for me. For dinner, I had Rigatoni alla Norma, which was very good with fresh tomatoes, eggplant, cheese, etc. The portion is small, but enough for me. I really enjoyed this dish. My husband ordered the chicken special, which was a flattened, breaded chicken with three roasted tomatoes, lemon and thyme on the side. You had to use the tomato, lemon and thyme on the chicken to provide flavor and moisture for the chicken. It was good all together. It was clear that it was expected to order a side item with the chicken, so he opted for mixed vegetables. I didn't realize this is a chain and wouldn't have chosen a chain. However, we enjoyed our meal.

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