Cuisine: Italian I
Address: 5 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1UL
Phone Number: 01892 549 199
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(36 votes, average: 2.56 out of 8)
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July 4th, 2010 at 10:41 am
We went to Signor Franco on a Saturday with our 9 years old son and had lunch in their main room, which is very bright due to the beautiful and big arch windows. We were only expecting the standard Italian food but much to our surprise, the food was outstanding. They have a great variety of dishes and both our starters and main courses were really tasty, excellent quality and very well presented. The service was also very good, with waiters very attentive and professional. Signor Franco is definitely one of the best Italian restaurants that we have ever eaten and we will definitely come back soon.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Keith’s review is very unfair. The food is excellent, and only someone with a major chip on their shoulder would want to compare it with service station fodder. Try the Bianchi e Rossi next time! And go for some zucchini on the side, fantastic. The wine list is also a major cut above.
I do agree the place is overdue a refit, and is looking a bit tired. The service is very old-school, but that’s a good thing! I’d rather be served by someone who’s a career waiter, who’s been plying his trade with dedication for decades, than by some spotty Polish teenager who’d rather be doing anything else (anyone for Zizzi?).
January 12th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Can’t totally disagree with Keith’s comments (yes, the Birthday cake routine is bl**dy irritating!)but we’ve eaten there three times as a family and basically you have to accept this is a stereotypical old-school Italian which will never change!
(For a full-on carnivore’s blow-out you need to try the veal chop – which was one of the best pieces of grilled meat I’ve ever had.) Not somewhere to plan as a ‘must eat’ destination but give it a go if you’re close and need re-fuelling.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:05 am
One of the worst restaurants I have ever been to. A throwback to the 1970s (or even 1960s), with oily over-familiar but inattentive waiters, we arrived at 8.00 pm and were served our main course at 10.00 pm. Overloud music and the constant refrain of “Happy Birthday” made the ambiance more akin to a HiDiHi holiday camp cafeteria. The food would have been a disgrace to a 1970s’ motorway service station, where I assume the chef got his training.A place for people with more money than sense.