Toninos Italian Restaurant

Toninos Italian Restaurant

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+44 1983 298464+ Add website
Hours
Sun
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Mon
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Tue
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Wed
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Thu
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Fri
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Sat
10:00 am - 1:00 pm6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
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Ratings and reviews
3.5
3.5 of 5 bubbles

RATINGS
Food
3.8 of 5 bubbles
Service
3.9 of 5 bubbles
Value
3.4 of 5 bubbles
Atmosphere
3.4 of 5 bubbles
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PRICE RANGE
$2.00 – $2.00
CUISINES
Italian, Pizza
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
meals, features
Does this restaurant serve Sardinian food?
PRICE RANGE
$2.00 – $2.00
CUISINES
Italian, Pizza
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service
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3.5
3.5 of 5 bubbles358 reviews
Excellent
137
Very good
89
Average
57
Poor
39
Terrible
36

blusea123
London34 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2024 • friends
Had a great meal before, unimpressed this time around. Asked if the sea bass was wild (as is much of the sea bass in the local isle of Wight restaurants) and were told the truth that it's farmed along with a tale that most restaurants serve farmed sea bass - chain pubs maybe. Seared tuna was not seared, was served in a jus but seems to have been cooked in the jus. Fairly tasty but not exciting for the price. Pizzas were okay but nothing to write home about. Desserts were tasty but are bought in. Service was friendly but we felt forgotten at the end.
Written 17 June 2024
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Tarte-de-Nutty
48 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • friends
We booked a table in advance and arrived on time and gave our name to an elderly gentlemen who greeted us with a questioning look, as if he was surprised and confused that there was an early doors booking. We were shown our table by the door. The chairs on one side were compromised by an obstruction and one of our party had to sit at an angle. We were kindly offered a different table on the opposite side of the door and that too was very limited in space. All the tables that night were arranged very close together and we were thankful that we had indeed booked an early sitting, Because by the time most people arrived at around 7.30pm we had eaten and were ready to leave. We ordered the lamb stew and it was very salty and the vegetables that accompanied the dish were more than a little al dente. The food was edible but very mediocre. Sadly, we would not recommend Toninos and we will not be returning if visiting Cowes again.
Written 27 September 2023
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Simon
London4 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • family
Visited this week during our stay in Cowes for an evening meal with the family. Managed to walk in on a midweek evening and get a table without too much hassle. The overall experience was very average. Service was ok. Food was middling home cooked type stuff - we had a couple of pasta dishes and some pizzas. The pasta was fine, the pizzas looked good but probably weren’t out of a wood fired oven, so were fine for kids but not for anyone looking for a great tasting pizza. The price however was a little eye watering - not outrageous - but certainly on the top end of what you might expect for a meal of that quality. Drinks prices and the service charge pushed it towards £120 for four mains and a couple of starters with drinks.
Written 12 August 2022
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Kevin M
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • friends
I was charged ÂŁ182.82 for three people and it has to be the worst food I have ever been served. I started with calamari. Instead of the expected rings of fried squid I was presented with a small dish which had about 10 tiny crumbs of calamari which could not have been bigger than a tiny finger nail. For this I was charged ÂŁ12.95. My main which was tuna was small barely cooked and bland . For this I was charged ÂŁ25.95. For desert I ordered Creme Brulee with brandy. It arrived with brandy on top of a non existent crust. I was treating a friend and did not want to complain and spoil the evening. However it is clear the owner of this business only cares about cleaning up with the tourists in Cowes in August. Not the standard you would expect from an Italian restaurant. Don't go unless you like over priced pedestrian food.
Written 24 August 2024
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R&F
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • couples
We've been coming to Tonino's for many years and always have a lovely night out here. In winter it can be quiet, in summer lively, but the atmosphere and service is always friendly and relaxed. The food is delicious and interesting with a frequently changing Specials menu and they are happy to adapt dishes for a fussy vegetarian :). Add to this excellent wine, cocktails and coffee - what more could you want? It is a wonderful, warm and welcoming family Italian restaurant and we're very grateful to have it in Cowes!
Written 2 April 2024
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Jeff D
Newport3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • family
Excellent meals over the decades. Sea Bass always very fresh, good choices of starters and very Italian sweets. The wine is always of good value drinking usually red. The pasta is usually just cooked perfectly, the sea food Risotto an excellent choice.
Written 2 April 2024
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Maisy
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • friends
My friends and I went for a quick meal, we got seated and a lady came right over, gave us menus, bread and water. We then got our drink and food order taken. The table beside us got there drinks first even though we ordered before them. 2 of us had the Camembert, which wasn’t cooked in the middle and then I got the calamari which was chewy and tasteless so sent it back as it was 9£ for the starter, my main was lasagna, the pasta was like slush, overcooked no flavour. I complained again. They took the calamari off the bill and the lasagna, the bill took about 10 mins to come. Service was not great. Overall awful don’t recommend.
Written 6 April 2022
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Sara W
Totnes89 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • couples
Without making a booking, they kindly found a space for us in busy Cowes Week. A very good choice of main courses, all well cooked. We shared a started of carpaccio of fillet steak - very tender & served with parmesan shavings & oil. Then I had a tuna fillet - fresh & pink and they gave me extra tomatoes as I didn't want chips ! My husband had a lovely thin pizza and we both had glasses of house wine. A lovely meal with good service.
Written 7 August 2023
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JBee
Cowes5 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • couples
The evening started well but was then ruined as our table for 2 was swamped by a huge noisy crowd. No offer to move us from the restaurant staff; we had to ask and were then moved (mostly doing it ourselves) to quieter area somewhat ungraciously. The portions are very large if you like that, but they do not know how to serve the classic Italian dessert Affogato - it came with cold instant coffee! Overall would not go again or recommend.
Written 26 September 2023
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NTamanna
4 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2021 • family
We went there as an family. The pasta was undercooked and hard. We asked if we could have another one cooked. Chef re-boiled the whole plate Including all vegetables. Soggy and watery. When we went to tell them we are not happy this is not nice. The owner Tony started shouting to get out and never come back. All the waiters started raising their voices and there was no customer service at all. Poor behaviour. Lovely decor but food is not what you would expect. We also asked for a highchair the owner started huffing and puffing that we should of asked before. When it's out first time here we just walked through the door when did he expect us to ask him? Absolutely rude staff no customer service at all. They did not even give us a menu at the beginning and waiter was getting angry for us not being ready to order.
Written 10 July 2021
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Vera H
Bournemouth15 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2021 • none
Three of us visited on our last evening on 9th June. We should have realised it was not popular as it was the only restaurant we cold source as available to book at short notice. Two members of staff were serving, the younger when collecting our plates said "are you done?" which will highlight the calibre of customer service skills of the personnel. The other lady forgot our sweet. 10% was added and we paid over ÂŁ100, which was certainly not value for what we had. I am sure the food was simply heated and not cooked on the premises. Nevertheless we paid and left and will not return. We may have just had one bad experience but a shame as our last night on the Island was tinged with a little sadness.
Written 11 June 2021
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Stardust
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2021 • family
We tried to have dinner here. It was an unpleasant experience. The restaurant was filled with a group of around 20 extremely loud men being so drunk that we could not hear each other nor the the staff taking our orders. It was borderline going into total chaos. All other guests (about 16 people) seemed extremely unhappy too. As we don’t wish this to anybody, this can happen to any restaurant, but they handled it not well at all. They made an attempt to move us to another table a bit further away which seemed like a nice gesture. But while the noise was only a fraction better, the table was dirty from the previous diners. The food came and we had no cutlery no glasses. The salt, pepper, parmesan request went under in the noise until a few attempts later. We complaint and ask for compensation as any conversation was impossible. The owners said we should ask that noisy group to pay for our meal!!! Imagine! As a parody we did and that group even agreed to pay half, as they were perfectly aware of what was going on. While the restaurant made absolutely no attempt to make us feel somehow accommodated, compensated or satisfied. It was awful. First time here - never again.
Written 5 June 2021
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Antonio R
We are very sorry that you had an unpleasant experience with us on Friday. We did apologise several times throughout the entire night for the behaviour of some other guests, which was totally out of our hands. We would like to say that no other table had complained to us that evening. We did move your table as soon as we possibly could (I hope you could appreciate that every restaurant in Cowes was fully booked every evening during half term?) I would like to point out that we did not seat you at a dirty table. In fact, as with every table especially during covid, they are stripped of the covers (Which had drawings on from other customers), cleaned with food safe antibacterial cleaner, dried and re-covered with new table covers. As to your point about asking for compensation, it is not our place to request that they pay your bill. We dealt with the customers to the best of our ability. We tried at every opportunity to resolve this noise issue, but are very sorry that you feel that we did not try our best. Again, sincerest apologies.
Written 8 June 2021
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967time
Haywards Heath81 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2024 • friends
Visited with some friends on Friday. Great pizza. Unfortunately the pasta portions were tiny and the sides ( sautéed potatoes and side salad were very poor). Service was also poor but nothing compared to how awful the house wine was. Shocking that today a restaurant should serve such dreadful wine. Will never go back.
Written 17 June 2024
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Anna C
London1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2024 • family
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Toninos - the food was beautifully cooked and vibrant with a modern twist on Italian classics. Desert was delicious and the wine was very good. The restaurant was bustling. A great atmosphere.
Written 20 June 2024
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Rob S
Stansted Mountfitchet14 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2021 • solo
All a bit Basil Fawlty. Unorganised. Food poor. Don't order linguine with crab meat cos it should be called Spring Onions Linguine' Spot the Crab Meat. Onions over-powered the flavour. They should never be used as a main flavour in anything other than onion soup or cheese & onion crisps where the onion reference is in the name.
Written 10 September 2021
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