Piccolino Harrogate

There were 8 of us dining,it was a Thursday night 17th October, the restaurant was fairly empty, I can’t comment on all of the food but several of us had the LASAGNE AL WAGYU E TARTUFO Piccolino anniversary masterpiece, 25 layers of slow-cooked Wagyu beef, truffle, béchamel, tomato & fresh basil lasagne, this came in at £21.50 together with CALAMARI FRITTI Crispy fried squid, chilli & lemon mayonnaise to start. If I’m being honest you couldn’t tell it was wagu, it was served slightly mushed and didn’t really look that appetising! disappointed that this was billed as there anniversary masterpiece!! The calamari was ok, no real finesse in how it was served and it was top end for a started at £11.25 My girlfriend is coeliac she had the PROSCIUTTO E MELONE A simple yet iconic classic featuring San Daniele Parma ham & cantaloupe melon which was uninspiring in presentation, Tracey also had the gluten free margarita pizza, unfortunately the base was so overcooked it was difficult to cut and we were not sure if they’ prepared it fresh on site, in her words it tasted like it was bought in and she’s a good judge on gluten free, now normally we would have raised all of this at the restaurant, however it was a family break we were in Harrogate for 4 days with family and on this occasion we were being treated and it was frowned upon to make a scene. I’ve eaten at several of the outlets Birmingham, Manchester & Liverpool but unfortunately this was not a good night for Harrogate, based on our experience we wouldn’t return.

We enjoyed it that much we went two nights in a row when staying in Harrogate. The food, atmosphere and service were all excellent and we would thoroughly recommend going there. Didn’t catch the names of the two chaps who looked after us but nothing was too much trouble and the conversations were natural, not forced and it’s refreshing to go to a restaurant that still employs characters and not robots. Make sure you go, you won’t regret it.

Food was amazing, the staff were brilliant and looked after us with my partner receiving Prosecco and a desert to celebrate her birthday. Excited to come back soon!