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£8 - £25
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Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 22 January 2024

So lovely to spend an evening at San Marino. Fabulous food and excellent service - Nick and his staff were extremely helpful, the service was wonderful and the ambiance was great too! The food definitely lived up to our expectations. Overall, this was an incredible...dining experience and we would highly recommend. Thanks again for a wonderful dinner!More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 7 January 2024

We chose San Marinos for our daughter's 18th birthday celebration. And what a great choice it was. There were 12 of us of very varying ages and the menu was perfect for everyone to find something they would enjoy. And enjoy the food we did....Everything was beautifully cooked and presented with good sized portions. There was no rush and the staff were great. They brought in the birthday cake we brought and joined in the singing - although there were a few suspicious notes in there 😂 Head chef came out and agreed to divi up the cake for us. The birthday girl was thoroughly thrilled to bits with her day there. A big thank you so much to all the staff for making it a memorable timeMore

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 26 December 2023

We were passing and needed a place to eat. Received a warm welcome on entering. Staff were attentive, food very hot and quickly served. Didnt feel rushed. Clean. Atmosphere just right. Food perfect 5* Very happy and both really enjoyed the food. Only 10 mile...from home so will be back for my birthday with the rest of the family. Thank youMore

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 18 December 2023

We come all the time and It never disappoints! Tonight we had rib eye steak (husband is a butcher so it had to be good ) and I had the fish platter and both was exceptional. Staff are fantastic. Chatty ,helpful . Go above band...beyond.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 29 November 2023

There are some places you go just to eat and enjoy and then a few that you go to and you know you will really enjoy. This is one of the latter. We went as part of a group of friends and we certainly weren’t...disappointed. We chose the 3 course menu and everyone cleared their plates. If you’ve not tried this place then all I can say is that you are missing out.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 23 November 2023

Visited with a group for a family celebration. I have various allergies and food intolerances (dairy free, pescatarian, allergic to shellfish and potatoes) so emailed the restaurant via the website a few days ahead of the visit to see what I could eat and avoid...'making a fuss' on the evening. From what I could see online, I would be limited to one of two risotto dishes from the whole of the menu - not very exciting food after a near 300 mile drive! I'm still waiting for your reply.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 18 November 2023 via mobile

Delicious food and great service. The restaurant is beautiful inside and very clean. I would recommend a visit, the little cafe is also a great place to visit for breakfast.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 2 November 2023 via mobile

We visited the restaurant as a family (4 adults) and whilst the food was lovely we wouldn’t return after having continuously rubbish service. We were seated, it wasn’t busy as you’d expect for a Tuesday night but our table was really affected by the freezing...temperatures every time someone opened the door so we asked to move to the table behind us where there was a wind break - considering 3/4 of the restaurant was empty I’d assume this would be a simple ‘yes’ but instead our server had to check with 2 people by which time we had moved ourselves because it was freezing. We ordered drinks and the waiter (gave his name as Giro but not sure if that’s correct) came over. I wanted to ask some questions about the menu and there was some difficulty in me understanding what he was saying, because I’m partially hard hearing and when I asked him to repeat himself he rolled his eyes at me. When he came back to take our order I was trying to pronounce the items on the menu and as I’ve done in plenty of other restaurants I asked how to pronounce my dish, he very abruptly just kept saying back to me you want the goats cheese, I said yes but I’d like to know how to pronounce it again he repeated goats cheese and rolled his eyes. After clearing our starter the waitress asked if we wanted the dessert menu, she was polite so I said we will but wanted our main first. The mains arrived and Giro was very abrupt in telling us what he had in his hands. He then told my dad off for holding his plate when he told him it was hot, but he didn’t mean the plate was hot he meant the dish on top - he then told my dad he wasn’t stupid and was telling him not to touch it - again his tone, choice of words and attitude was aggressive at this point I was desperate to just get up and walk out after asking a chat with a manager, but having driven from Dorset for this family catch up I decided to stay. After dinner we ordered another round of drinks, by this time we were the only table left in the restaurant still dining and there were 5+ staff around. The drinks took 15 minutes and a reminder to reach us. Giro then placed every drink infront of the wrong person intentionally as we had the same drink glasses in front of us, one beer, two cokes and a water - not difficult to figure out and if he was confused he cold have said what he had on the tray and we would have helped him. The food was good, we had the 3 course deal but wouldn’t recommend this restaurant based on the service and particularly the attitude of that one waiter - I’m not sure if he was just having a bad night, or if he is just too rude for a hospitality role but if I wanted that kind of service we would have gone to Karen’sMore

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 19 October 2023 via mobile

I had a lovely visit to the restaurant on Wednesday evening and the market menu is still amazing and great value and the staff are very friendly and helpful. When looking for my driving licence the day after I realised I had lost my purse....After checking at home and in my car I thought I had better ring the restaurant. I was told immediately they had found my purse. I was so grateful and relieved to have found some honest people. Thank you San Marino staff.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 14 October 2023

Had a very enjoyable meal at San Marino with 3 other ladies on Monday evening. Unfortunately, Anne, one of our group, felt unwell and collapsed in the reception area. Nick, the manager, was absolutely brilliant! He was calm and very kind and attentive whilst instructing...staff and ensuring first aid procedures were implemented. He arranged for an ambulance and monitored her heart rate whilst waiting for the paramedics to arrive. Anne was taken to the hospital and happily discharged the following day, none the worse for her experience and full of praise for Nick and his team!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 16 July 2023 via mobile

We have visited this restaurant on numerous occasions and have thoroughly enjoyed the food and the great service. Tonight was a different story. We arrived early at 6.20pm our table wasn’t till 6.45pm, so headed to the bar for a drink which was packed! Two...drinks later and we were still waiting for our table, so it took 3 of us in turn to find out what was going on. Having waited 40 mins we were eventually shown to our table. Not impressed ! We ordered our food which didn’t take to long to be be fair. My husband’s arrived but he’d ordered the wrong thing and although it was his fault, they soon rectified the order. But I was not Impressed with the rude waiter who came over to point out that my husband had ordered the wrong dish, extremely unprofessional! On our departure the manager I feel wasn’t sincere in his apology. All in all I will NOT be rushing back ! Tonight looked like they’d over booked! Therefore not being able to dedicate their full personal attention to their customers, which certainly showed.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Xixi Berisha, Owner at San Marino Bar & Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 18 July 2023

I am very disappointed to hear about your experience with us and would like to apologise for your meal with us, we were very busy on Sunday and deeply apologise for the wait to be sat down. The waiter has been spoken to and he...More

Reviewed 26 June 2023 via mobile

Superb family get together. Menu choices to cope with all comers. Excellently cooked and presented. Staff were brilliant and we can't wait to visit again.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 13 June 2023

Absolutely packed on a Tuesday evening . Brilliant value 3 course menu at £ 21.95 . Perfect service with Bradley a stand out as always . Well done guys and thank you for a great evening . Will see you again soon .

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 4 June 2023

Food was lovely HOWEVER the service was terrible, I have never had a waiter ask for our order by saying ‘hurry up, we’re busy’ I think I was in so much shock I didn’t challenge him on it…then they tried to take our starters before...we had finished, there seemed to be very poor communication between the wait staff ( asked if we wanted dessert 3 times). Food was nice but the service ruined it…felt like our presence was an inconvenience… we won’t be backMore

Date of visit: June 2023
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Xixi Berisha, Owner at San Marino Bar & Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 5 June 2023

Hi, we are extremely sorry for the experience you had with us regarding the service we provided. We know this is unacceptable and we would like for you to contact us so we could apologise in person etc.

Reviewed 31 May 2023

Well!!! What can I say. I really don’t like being negative BUT service was terrible. Waited half a hour just to pay the bill. But prior to that waited twenty mins for are second round of drinks to be tell they didn’t have what I...wanted but there was a bottle of Belvedere on the shelf. The younger staff were brilliant. But the two older men had applauling attitudes. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. But then checked the bill in the car. And discovered we’d been charged for wine which we did not have. Met with an attitude again no apology. Never going in again sticking to the WILTON ARMS. Always welcome with a smile and professional service. From Ian and Miguel.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Xixi Berisha, Owner at San Marino Bar & Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded 5 June 2023

Hi, really sorry for the experience you had with us. We hope you could come again in the future and we would provide a better service.

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I believe their current food hygiene rating is 5 stars. As for the owners, it's still the same owners but under new management.
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  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4