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Hi Gerald, I'm a new visitor to this site and have just been reading the various reviews for pubs and resturants.
To be honest I was rather shocked to see the negatives posted here about Tavernetta. I've been coming here for years, and rather like it. OK it's not nouvelle cuisine, not trendy, menu is a bit 1960's perhaps. But actually the cooking is mostly very good. Pasta dishes exceptional. Whitebait better than at the Trafalgar Tavern Greenwich (which is famous for it). Only one criticism, the prawn cocktail is usually pretty taseless (industrial polystyrene frozen prawns). The rest is fine.
After eating probably the worst Christmas office lunch of my life at the Tavernetta the year before last (equivalent of a 1 Iceland frozen dinner) I finally decided to give the place another try. I definately will not be going there again. The food really is quite poor. For fish to be that spongy, watery and tasteles it just had to be frozen - which I dont expect as it was not a cheap main course.. The bread basket was a couple of supermarket type rolls and some toast, and generally it all was tired and a fairly poor standard. Not sure why others say this is a good place. Not in my experience.
Who are we to trust?
I agree we went there Friday 25th January 2008 the wine wine was good and that was the best part of the meal.Old fashioned and over priced springs to mind with over rated food,my wife was nearly in tears as it was are 15th wedding aniversary and a treat for us to go out.We also have children and i wish we had stayed at home.
We are new to Folkestone and a neighbour recommended La Tavernetta for our 10 year anniversay dinner. We are the type who manage to go out to dinner once a year as we have 2 small children and an even smaller budget for luxuries. I am the type who rarely manages to wear high heels and any makeup so last night was hopefully going to be really special for us.
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