Cafe De Cena - OHalloran Hill

Despite my earlier experience, I decided to give this place another chance and returned with my family on Tuesday around 10:30 AM. I'm glad we did because the food was excellent, and the service was outstanding. We received our drinks, cutlery, and food within 15 minutes, even though there were only two staff members serving five other tables. The new staff is a great addition. Keep up the good work!

The food was average and overpriced. It was almost empty during lunchtime on a Saturday, which says a lot. Either the menu needs a serious refresh or they should hire a chef with better expertise in Italian cuisine. Additionally, some of the cutlery we received was not clean. Unfortunately, I must also mention that both staff members had a noticeable odor. It wasn't just a hint of sweat; it was overwhelming enough that my partner, who has a limited sense of smell since having COVID, could detect it. This made for a rather unpleasant experience.

I ordered the fettuccine boscaiola but received penne pasta instead. There were only two other diners in the restaurant, yet the service was still lacking. The flavor was mediocre, with hardly any mushrooms and very little chicken. The dish consisted mainly of pasta and sauce. For around $21, I expected much better quality food.

Food was good quality and the prices were very reasonable but I can't give it higher than 3 stars. Although the chef was fabulous, the waitress was hopeless, maybe new? Didn't know what my order was when I asked verbally so I had to point to it on a menu, couldn't understand when our friend told her he had a severe allergy to an ingredient she needed to check with the kitchen- we needed to make her go and ask, then when it came out it had the ingredient in the side salad! I would still come back, hopefully with a bit more training the staff can improve.

Went for breaky because my wife was craving pancakes. They were packet pancakes, and arrived at the table stale and cold. I expected homemade at a cafe. I don’t want to recommend order pancakes. Other food is so so, hot drinks were fine, service was good.