Cheshire West and Chester
Da Noi

Da Noi

63 Bridge Street, CH1 1NG, Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom

Pasta • Steak • Italian • European


"The most authentic Italian experience you can find outside of Italy. Da Noi is possibly the most delicious Italian food I have ever had in the UK since I moved here back in 2009. This is a place where the owners run the whole business and everything they do is with pride, passion and love just like high quality family run restaurants in Italy. Now, let's get to the food and drinks! I started off with a gigantic home made light and thin pasta raviolo filled with ricotta cheese and an egg yolk that explodes out when cut in half finished with a porcini mushrooms sauce and truffle oil. The aroma of the porcini and truffle mixed wonderfully with the creaminess of the yolk and the delicious pasta filling. Be aware, you can even order this as a MAIN!!! Together with my starter I ordered a white floral wine from Piemonte called Baratuciat... one word: divine. As a main, I ordered the venison cooked medium rare juicy and tender as it should be, together with a light almond sauce and dauphinoise. Once again, I followed the instructions and gone with the pairing choice, a fruity Barbaresco that enhanced all the flavours on the plate. Amazing. Of course, I had to try a dessert too, so I went for the super traditional Piemontese pudding called Bunet a sort of creme caramel hyped up with coca and amaretti biscuits. Again, hats off. My friend had the same dishes except for the main where he opted for the incredibly succulent and aromatic pheasant. At the end, while sipping an espresso in truly Italian fashion, we had the pleasure to spend some time with owners Valentina, who is the genius mastermind behind the food menu, and Fabrizio, who is incredibly charming and knowledgeable when choosing the wines. Grazie ragazzi, we are very jealous Chester got you! Fil Andrea Vegetarian options: One option in the starters and two options in the mains. It goes without saying these aren't after thoughts vegetarian options :"

The Hollies

The Hollies

Tarporley Road, Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom

Steak • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"It pains me to give a low rating as I really enjoy the food and drink from here, however the service is a bit lacking which really lets it down. Beautiful surroundings, really enjoy sitting outside but it could be so much better. There is a young chap who only wears his mask over his mouth and is the slowest moving barista known to man. He can have a crowd waiting for drinks but still stop and take time to just stand still and look around, study the ceiling and slowly pick things up to make coffees and drinks. Instead of getting on and making coffees despite a long queue he waited doing absolutely nothing as a colleague checked in the back for a gingerbread man to top a coffee (start making another order while you wait surely??? . I’m not expecting the efficiency of Starbucks here (who at least have some energy about them but my receipt showed the time I ordered and there is a digital clock behind the till. All he had to make after his gingerbread lattes, were two oat milk coffees before he got to my two drinks (I know this because I watched his slow movements with eagerness and the time it took from ordering to picking my drinks up off the counter was 19 minutes. I don’t visit the hollies to stand at the counter for almost 20 minutes. It is not the first time that I’ve brought my food/drink out to my waiting family and said “it’s lovely here but wow they are slow”. Again, it’s a shame because the drinks are delicious and the food/cakes wonderful and I know most of the staff are lovely. Only other comments are that I’d really appreciate a place where you could pick up some napkins, extra sugars, stirrers, etc. We always need a napkin but never have one and there doesn’t appear to be anywhere to get them. Also some labels on the cakes to say what they are and prices (including allergy info the cashier/barista can rarely hear what you are asking/saying when you are trying to shout over a coffee machine, through a plastic screen with a mask on."