Toscani's Cafe Bar & Restaurant

I highly recommend this restaurant for fans of pizza and pasta. Whether you prefer traditional dishes like carbonara and Bolognese or more gourmet options with seafood and truffles, this place has something for everyone. The portions are very generous, I always have leftovers because I can't finish my meal.

I had a wonderful dining experience at this restaurant on a Sunday morning. I ordered the mashed avocado with feta, which was absolutely delicious. My friend had the bubble and squeak, which was a generous portion and I couldn't resist trying some of the bacon. The atmosphere was very relaxed, allowing us to take our time chatting and enjoying our meal at the table. The coffee was also excellent.

We chose Toscani's at Garden City for a work dinner, for the nice outdoor setting and varies menu. The overall experience was so bad, I had to write something, as I see others have also. The service was mostly non existent , we had to wave for any attention. The menu descriptions need reviewing as all were inaccurate. The Fish Basket with salad was on a plate, not basket, and the salad was a few bits of wilted rocket. The steak was chewy and inedible the waiter took it away, offered a refund and didn't seem surprised at all. The daiquiris were frozen and tasted terrible, not like the promised mango or strawberry flavours. The pumpkin risotto looked ok but just tasted wrong.

When our food arrived, it was a major letdown. My husband's fish and chips were small and overcooked, with no sauce to make up for the dryness. My Mediterranean breakfast was a disaster - the toast was dry and unbuttered, the eggs were overcooked, and the avocado still had the product label on it. It was all so dry that it was hard to eat. We were too uncomfortable to complain to the waitress, as she had been so unfriendly throughout our visit. We will not be returning to Toscani's and I would caution others to avoid it as well.

Had a nice dinner here the other night with my partner, we decided to sit outside because it wasn't to cold of a night. We ordered are drinks first while we decided on what we would like, came out pretty quick. I ordered the spaghetti bolognese my partner ordered Penne Chicken Pesto but he also wanted to try their bbq lamb which they where happy to add it with the penne pesto dish. We didn't wait long for our meals which was good because I was hungry and I get grumpy when I am hungry. Both meals where amazing really enjoyed them was really surprised how well the lamb went with the Penne Chicken Pesto. I have read the bad reviews in the past but it seems like they have new management in and have made it a really friendly welcoming place to go to.