Reviews in Liverpool and Merseyside

I chose to take my girlfriend to La Vina before whisking her away to the Palace Empire to see a show. The setting is as authentic as we have in England, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The food was very good and far surpassed the La Tasca chain which where highlighted as distinctly average in comparison and more expensive to boot. I would highly recommend this restaurant, the food is excellent as are the waiting staff and all for around £50 for two people.

Unquestionably the finest food in the North West. We have now been three times - having the Ala Carte and the tasting. This tiny - quite hard to find place towers above anything on Merseyside, Cheshire, Wirral (think its restaurant of the year in Cheshire?) - the textures and tastes are exquisite and accessible. Having eaten in several Michelin's this place surely will be amongst the new ones. It has 3 AA's. Part of me wants it to remain a wee secret but it cant for long.

Lovely atmosphere with helpful staff. Delicious, tasty food - so much so we returned the following week!!! Made our way through the beer menu - would recommend the Brazilian Brahma.

Glad to see a fantastic new addition to Lark Lane. The outstanding food and very attentive staff makes this a fantastic night out. Will definitely be back to sample both the extensive food and beer menus!! 10 out of 10! Highly recommended.

We had an excellent family meal, just after Christmas. We were a party of 12 but nothing was too much trouble. The staff were very helpful. It was the best part of our Christmas. Well done. We will be back!

The food is superb and the staff are extremely welcoming and provide an excellent service. There is so much to choose from you will find it hard to pick something.

We visit at least once a month and are always made very welcome. We recommend the vegetarian banquet but with a fish curry. Delicious.

I love it here I eat here whenever I fancy Italian! Its fab the choice on the menu is amazing and I love the fact they do all the pasta dishes in starter portions incase the normal portions are too much!

I would highly invite anyone to visit this outstanding Restaurant. The owner Jimmy is one of the nicest fellas i have ever met and always goes out of his way to help you, give it a visit, am sure you will go again.

Not eaten here yet, we have only been in for drinks but this place is superb. Service is friendly but not obtrusive. The sofas are so so so comfortable, you could fall asleep in them - and from all reports the food is great too.

Good place to go for quick meal. Average pricing and attentive staff. Food is very nice. Would recommend the early menu.

I can only say this was a pure dinning experience with excellent service and the finest ingredients used. Both my wife and our friends had a truly gastro delight and all washed down with some sumptuous wine. This is an excellent restaurant and relatively inexpensive considering the quality, surely it wont be long before a Michelin star comes a knocking on the door.

The interior was outstanding, the service excellent. The seating could have been better as the chairs are to low down for the tables. Reading the menu in the low lighting was extremely difficult if not impossible. Ladies wearing long dresses or coats beware on climbing the candlelit staircase where open candles were burning on each step.

Great food, great menu and always changing! He uses local produce too. We'll be back.....

Another enjoyable night at Ego, although no Monday freebie wine as it's Xmas, shame. Seabass just melted. Service very attentive, only comment a bit more black pudding in the starter would have been good.

What a fantastic place! Eaten here many times now, and it never fails to disappoint. Prices are comparable to those at any of the Dock restaurants, the food is spot on, and the environment is something else. This place never fails to impress.

We love Mexican food, but whenever we have been to visit (usually midweek) the restaurant is very quiet, which can be great depending on whether you want a raucous night out or a quiet chat. The service was fantastic, and the food was beautiful, and aesthetically pleasing, but we did find it expensive in comparison to other restaurants. I think a meal for two was close to £45 without any desserts, and neither of us was drinking heavily as one was driving, and the other doesn't have the capacity! However, we have returned, and ultimately, the reason one goes is the quality of the food, but if it were cheaper we would be more regular visitors.

I arrived in Jalons on the 29th of November, cold winters night, to be greeted with a warm smile and hello by the young longhaired waiter for the evening. My husband and I had a brief chat with the waiter before he informed us that are table will be ready soon and have a drink at the bar, the bar like the restaurant was very busy for a Tuesday evening. We then sat down for are meal, the food was excellent crab claws and king prawns to start, followed by cod, and the fillet steak. My husband asked for the steak "blue?the fillet came and my husband was extremely pleased with the way the chef cooked and presented the meal. Again the young waiter was pleasant praising my husbands choice of how the fillet was cooked the presentation and attention to detail on the plate was very nice.. The music and the wine was now flowing. The waiters and waitress? were all working very hard but always smiling and asking is everything ok, we have been to Jalons last year and had a terrible meal service slow and food awful, but we came on a the advice of a friend who said the food has change and is now very nice. To which we found out last night. Thank you very much to the two male staff who served are food and to the drinks staff for leaving me with a very sore head today and to the kitchen staff nicest meal in a long time see you again. Thanks