Carluccio's Derby

Really great quality food, fast attentive service and...since we're low carb/keto eaters - more than happy to swap out the bread for extra eggs. Food arrived swiftly, coffee was great and the tables nice and clean - the whole place has an airy, friendly atmosphere. Kudos to our server, Charlie, who couldn't have been friendlier or more attentive. (Decided on Carluccio's after planning to go to the place next door : where we found 6 tables were uncleared, the only free table was sticky and the waitress was clearly talking to the staff on the till - we left before ordered and instead Carluccio's got themselves a customer...who will definitely return in future)

Came for early dinner. Moktails a little lackluster. Filled with ice and flavourless. They did modify to our taste. The food was good, didn't like the lukewarm fries and burger but they rectified that quickly. Quite expensive and portions for men are a little small as my sons were not totally satisfied. The ladies in our group were full. Staff were helpful and friendly and atmosphere good. I would come back.

1 Star marked down due to the fact I had 2 hefty bits of very fatty and gristly prices of meat in my sauce. Also due to the size of the portion. Everything else was exceptional. Especially the starters. My issue is though the mains were barely any larger than the starters, which makes for less value... How much does a handful of extra pasta cost you? Cmon. We spent just over £100 for two people having two courses, myself had one soft drink and a water and my partner has 2 alcoholic drinks. ... Oh and my homemade lemonade wasn't even a full glass (that was a joke I think for the price of some lemon juice and soda water). This was more than we anticipated on paying but considering the likes of Zizzi and the food you get from there this was miles better. I would say though, compared to somewhere like Wagamama the price and flavour isn't as good. I would go again, but I'd likely have just the prawn starter as it was excellent 👌