Caffe Della Terra - Havering

If I had known how subpar this restaurant was, I would have never even thought about dining here. The food is unappetizing and sloppily presented, with very small servings. Definitely not worth the price.

We popped into this little cafe on the first floor in the Liberty Centre in Romford Shopping Centre (opposite Peacocks) and discovered an absolute gem. One of us I anaphylactic to tomatoes, and the chefs went to great lengths to ensure our food was prepared in a separate part of the kitchen to avoid contamination. When the food arrived it was piping hot and very tasty indeed. The lady who took our orders and served our lunch was lovely and checked to ensure that our food was to our liking. It was more than to our liking, it was delicious. They have an all day breakfast as well as an extensive menu. The cafe is really clean and quite spacious. It was clear to see how popular it is by the number of other diners. We will certainly be recommending this to our family and friends.

After waiting for a seat, my family and I ordered our food. My brother 's food was a tiny portioned lukewarm english breakfast meal but it was sad to say that he had the best meal out of all us. My sister and my meal took at least 25 minutes...they were paninis. My sister ordered garlic sauce, I had herb. The panini itself was depressing. Bad bread, barely any of the filling, lack of seasoning, lukewarm. For more than £5. Then, I bit into my panini to taste nothing other than burger sauce. I most definitely did not order burger sauce with a zucchini and aubergine panini. So politely we complained only to get a rude response of I don 't know what I 'm going to do about it. from the waitress. Then, what appeared to have been the manage came over. He then, instead of apologizing for the simple mishap, proceeded to try to convince me that what was by all accounts burger sauce, was actually some five-sauce concoction. It was infuriating. I had my panini redone, as depressing as before, but at least no burger sauce in sight. Save yourself, the trouble, the Mcdonalds next door has better food for better value for money.

The food at this restaurant was terrible. The bread tasted stale and cold, and it seemed like it was supposed to be toasted. One of the sandwiches was served on a paper plate. It didn't even have real turkey, just cheap processed meat. There was no butter on the bread. Overall, it was a disappointing experience.

We walked into the restaurant and were shown to our table. After sitting for a while, I noticed that there were no waitresses taking orders. Instead, customers had to go to the till and pay upfront. This is usually something I don't like, but decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, we had to wait 20 minutes before our meals arrived. I was not happy with the experience.