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La Cantina

5 Boughton, Chester CH3 5AE, England
01244 401413
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Ranked #41 of 277 restaurants in Chester
Cuisines: Italian
Good for: Groups, Business, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours
Restaurant details
Good for: Groups, Business, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours
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103 reviews from our community

81% Recommend
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Hawarden, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

We visited the restaurant on what we thought would have been a busy Saturday evening, unfortunately only 3 tables where taken and the atmosphere was dismal. The selection of food likewise, with only 5 starters and 3 mains to choose from. Even when placing our order with the waitress, there where restricts on the quantity of steaks available and a... More

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marcoroma15, Owner at La Cantina, responded to this review
13 May 2013

We note your comments. In your narrative you say all the food was nice but in your headline you note the food you ate as ' inconsistent,' which immediately throws up questions about the efficacy of your comments. To rectify certain points, the menus are basically 6-7 starters incl one soup with pasta, 3 pastas that can be taken as... More

Chester, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013 via mobile

Went here with my brother after he recommended it to me. We arrived after 8 mid week, they were not overly busy, and we were told they may not serve us and would have to ask the chef! As some other reviewers have noted, we almost walked out right there and then to the daftness of that, and in the... More

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marcoroma15, Owner at La Cantina, responded to this review
30 April 2013

Thankyou for your comments. I am afraid we don't recall the matters you raise from your visit around 6 months ago but my wife or I would have been pleased to rectify them if they had been raised at the time or sometime soon after; as with all small businesses we have had a couple of staff changes since so... More

chester
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Living in Boughton and like the previous review we have passed this restaurant many times and have kept saying "we must give it a try" so we to took advantage of a local deal and were not disappointed from the time of arriving to when we left we were looked after very well nothing was any trouble and we appreciated... More

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Chester, United Kingdom
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18 reviews 18 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

We have been passed this place for many months and have always said "We'll have to go there soon!" Well after 3 years we finally made it thanks to a local deal, and wow we were not let down! Sure it's a little bright under the Mastermind spotlights, but the welcome, service and food were just excellent! Right from the... More

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marcoroma15, Owner at La Cantina, responded to this review
22 February 2013

thanks for the helpful comments and we are glad you both enjoyed your first visit, looking forward to seeing you again. our updated Spring menus just being issued which will include a range of he usual favourites as well as several regional speciality dishes each week ( based on dishes provided at our popular monthly Food & Wine Tastings )... More

Chester, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

It is like eating at home surrounded by your family. Mark and Liz and their staff really do make you feel at home with a warm welcome, friendly and efficient service. The Saturday night menu contained something for everyone, whether it was fresh fish, steak or traditional Italian dishes. Our table ordered a variety of of dishes from the menu... More

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marcoroma15, Owner at La Cantina, responded to this review
22 February 2013

It was great to see you all again and thanks for coming. As you know we try to combine an informal, realxed and unhurried approach to dining with high quality, fresh produce sourced locally and from Italy, and as far as possible to mirror the Italian experience of treating a restaurant as having a convivial meal at home with family... More

Chester
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26 reviews 26 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2013

We visited this restaurant along with a large group for a private function recently & had a lovely meal meal served by extremely friendly staff. The anti pasti were delicious, the main course of pork was lovely & the cheese and biscuits I had for dessert was a meal in itself. All the food is locally sourced and as fresh... More

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Chester, UK
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26 reviews 26 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2012

Had a really enjoyable meal. Freshly prepared perfectly cooked food. It's advertised as a family run restaurant and the service lived up to that- genuinely friendly. It may not be for everyone, with a menu designed around specials. Some could see that as limited if they are picky. I personaly love it - you know it's fresh and getting the... More

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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2012

My husband and I recently had lovely food at La Cantina. However, we were rather saddened by the condescending management response to our review, in which we expressed some criticism of the restaurant's atmosphere - see below: We note your comments; they don't particularly reflect the feedback we have had from customers generally as to service,standards etc and we have... More

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marcoroma15, Owner at La Cantina, responded to this review
14 December 2012

Our comments you refer to are a reflection not of the content of the earlier review but of the manner in which the points are written, which speak for themselves. The comments made are personal opinions of you and your husband, and it is a shame the views could not have been written politely, albeit they were anyway completely inaccurate... More

Glasgow, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2012

-- Summary -- Delicious, freshly prepared food let down by amateur (but entertaining) service and unrefined atmosphere. -- Booking -- Our discovery of La Cantina was last minute and impromptu. Having found ourselves without a dinner booking in Chester on a Saturday night, we took a chance on a decently reviewed Italian from Trip Advisor. Booking over the phone was... More

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marcoroma15, Owner at La Cantina, responded to this review
5 December 2012

We note your comments; they don't particularly reflect the feedback we have had from customers generally as to service,standards etc and we have a fair number of largish corporate business teams and executives eating regularly as well as a broad spread from all ages, social groups etc, coming back regularly ( for example a team from a large cabling business... More

Southampton, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2012

I have been working in Chester for three months now and will not go a week without eating here. If what you want is good quality home cooked Italian food then look no further, you have found it. simple food made incredibly well and service you struggle to find.

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