Al Duomo

My boyfriend and I walked upon this restaurant while in Brighton over the bank holiday weekend and decided to stop for a meal. We ordered the mixed starter for 2, expecting a moderate portion, it was absolutely huge, totally over the top for 2, and the ingredients were not of best quality, the olives were out of a jar (or tin) not pitted and not marinated, and the thoughtless presentation meant that all the ingredients were slopped together, iceberg lettuce covered in watery tomato sauce is not my idea of how lettuce should be. After eating a bout a quarter of the starter (one eighth each) out pasta main courses arrived pretty mediocre, tomato sauce was nice enough but the meatballs were very bland, no seasoning or flavour to them, just tasted like plain minced beef, maybe I chose the wrong dish, I wanted a chicken pasta dish but there were none on the menu. We ordered some drinks half way through out meal, they never materialised, so the service wasn't great either. The bill came with service included, it was then that the waiter remembered our drinks and apologised, he didn't knock the service charge off the bill though. On our way out another customer was complaining about her lasagne, being frozen in the middle, the manager was unsuccessfully trying to convince her that they make their food fresh, does he think we're all stupid! Overall summary is that this restaurant is overpriced, serves bad quality food, and offers bad service, avoid at all costs!
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S Hall
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Went to Al Duomos last night for a friends birthday, the waitors were miserable and the food was terrible and at £20 per head from a set menu paying the bill was upsetting! Calamari was like rubber bands and the cannalloni I ordered was obviously frozen, shoved in a very hot oven and came dried out and burnt!! My parner had an aubergine starter with a peeling of aubergine in it and his pizza was a tough base with half a pound of salt on it!! Wouldn't go back!!
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Jacqui
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Usually go there every christmas, (if we go to the panto) my family have been going since before i was born. Family that own it are very friendly and welcoming.
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Emma Carroll
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

We held our Christmas works bash at Al Duomo's In brighton..... i have to say, what an excellent night it was. There was 22 of us in total and every single person that attended enjoyed themselves immensely.

With the help of Alberto, we booked a private room on the second floor. The tables were set out for us, just as we asked. The room was decorated with Christams festivity. It all looked so lovely. I was even able to decorte the room with some of our own wall decoartions - something not many resturants will let you do.

The Christmas menu was brilliant and the food was lovley - espically, the chocolate pudding. Something i would reccommend, a definate treat! The service was excellant, even for us being on the second floor.

All in all, the night was a big hit. Al Duomo's is a restaurant i would 101% visit again.

Thank you to everyone at Al Duomo's. Our meal and whole evening was very enjoyable.

Merry Christmas to all

Nicky : )
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Nicky
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Italian restaurants seem to be all around now-a-days, no town is complete without several of them. By no means is this a bad thing; pizza, pasta, good sauces can all add up to a fantastic night out. However Al Duomo’s in Brighton seems to buck the trend slightly. Even after booking a table we had to wait 40 minutes in the bar until we could be seated, and it wasn’t until we reminded them we were still there did we get to sit down. I say sit down, what I really mean to write is cram ourselves in seeing as our table was for six and there was eight of us, we were all friends so we tried to ignore all the elbow bashing. No problem, I thought, maybe it just shows the restaurants bewildering popularity. Sadly not. I wasn’t expecting a five course a la carte meal, but how hard is it to get a brochette right? For the price I was expecting more than a piece of garlic bread with some cheese and tomato scattered on top, it was bland and completely unappealing. The main course came quickly, which wasn’t a surprise considering the minute mouthful of pasta that was presented to me. I would have been better off going to Marks and Spencer’s; I can guarantee that would have been considerably more flavoursome. First appearances said the pizza would have been a safer option, and I can’t deny that one or two did taste rather nice, however there was a lack of sauce and a mountain of cheese that somewhat distracted the palette. Overall it was an expensive and disappointing night out, the atmosphere may have been good but the waiters were generally miserable. Instead I’d recommended Pablo’s who offer fantastic prices for brilliant food and excellent, personal service or Fat Leo’s who again are exceptional value and provide exquisite food and service.

Similar people have had the same experiences. It wasn’t particularly busy when we went, but the fact that we were a group of ‘savage, unruly, distasteful’ teenagers no doubt meant we weren’t treated very well, all I can say is I’d describe the food in the same way.
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Mark
Saturday, December 08, 2007

I organized my sisters hen night at your restaurant on the 20th October 07, we were dressed as James Bond ladies. Sorry this is a bit late but I wanted to congratulate you and all your wonderful waiters for looking after us so well. As I had not visited you in person I was anxious as to whether the food/service would lbe as good as your website led to believe, but I had nothing to worry about. The food was excellent the service was excellent and I have had nothing but positive feedback from everyone especially my sister, for such a wonderful evening.

So once again thankyou, it meant a great deal, and if I am ever in Brighton will be sure to visit.
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Sam Bootland
Saturday, November 03, 2007

Just a quick email to say a big thank you. We were booked in at 4.30pm on Saturday for a party of 15 people it was my friends hen party. The bride to be had a fantastic time, there was no mistakes with anyones food etc and absolutely everyone loved the food one lady even said the pizza she had was the best pizza she had ever had and the banoffee pie also went down like a dream!
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Carly Williams
Friday, September 07, 2007

I had booked a meal for my friends Hen Night, and we chose one of the set menus. The choice of of food was good value for money, and the food was nicely prepared. The staff were very helpful and friendly, and I would certianly recommend any one either booking for a large group, a nice meal for two, or a family meal.
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Emily
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

My wife and I were married a few weeks ago at Al Duomo in Brighton. The food and wine were lovely (and were complimented by a number of people) and the venue was perfect. The service, particularly the main waitor who helped us on the bar and food, was superb. I have worked in catering in the past myself, both in restaurants and bars, and know when someone excels. Alberto was a great help throughout the planning process and generally contributed to a lovely and memorable night for my wife and I. I would not hesitate to recommend it to other prospective brides and grooms.
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Carl Walker
Friday, June 01, 2007

Note to anyone who has eaten real Italian food in Italy or elsewhere: this restaurant does not serve real Italian food. In fact, I'm not sure what kind of food it is. A mish-mash of ingredients, frozen veg, mediocre sauces etc. The pizzas are ok, but nothing special. Much better food (more like "Italian food") is available for the same price at Strada or Carluccios.
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KS
Wednesday, May 23, 2007