Cotto

2 out of 10 stars

The food at Cottos is remarkably poor. Of the starters, the salads were somewhat scant, though the grilled aubergines were of reasonable quality. The mains however, were substandard, which was only matched by the attitude of the service. The mains tasted plain, though portions were large (though the qualitly is reflected by the mid range prices of the meals). Staff were pleasant and attentive, but unsuprisingly failed to check that our meals were okay, given that the top of one of the mains was burnt black (all meals were pasta dishes and lagsana. Rather than admit to this mistake and offer a replacement, the dish was covered in parmesan prior to being serve (in italian restaurants, it is routine to be asked whether you want this added, rather than it being used to masked burnt food). Noticebaly, no-one else was offered parmesan on their meals even though they asked for it. Also routine in any restaurant is be be asked how your mains are...obviously this didn't happen. Although other diners appeared to be content (they seemed like regular customers), this incident may nevertheless be a one off. Regardless, it was not dealt with in a professional manner of any worthwhile restaurant. The food was poor overall, the attitude of the the established inadequate, though the waiting staff were on the whole, friendly.