Castellis Restaurant, Cork City

Not our first time to eat here, but possibly the last. We were in quite early, 17:30, and the only diners at the time. The atmosphere was a bit stilted with no music, but that seemed to have been because of a electrical mains issue and was rectified soon after. Our waitress was very kind and polite throughout the whole meal. We both ordered a main course, with a starter to come out the same time as the main. I had a tagliatelle with chicken, onions and spinach in a pink creamy sauce and my partner had the steak special with pepper sauce and chips. For the starter we ordered the breaded mushrooms stuffed with mozzarella and nutmeg. The mushrooms came first and the cheese had solidified in a cold lump. The nutmeg flavour was very over powering and there was a consistency of being heated in the microwave. A little after that, our main course arrived. My pasta was overcooked and the sauce was quite tasteless. There was also a quarter of a tomato and some shredded iceberg lettuce sunken into the dish, for what purpose I don't know. My partners described the steak as good, not tough or chewy, but found the pepper sauce to be tasteless, with a watery grey colour and the chips so overcooked that they were hard. My pasta came with some garlic bread, more of which was given free throughout the meal. We were so disappointed as our previous visits were always so delicious and amazing. This was possibly the worst meal I've eaten all year.

Gorgeous restaurant, food and ambience always love. Good value with the early bird. Definitely recommend for romantic dinner or for a group. I visit regularly.

I dined here after a long day of shopping. The food was tasty. The menu was a bit average for the price. The staff are really friendly so the service was really good. Would definitely go again. Nice atmosphere. Trendy little restaurant, loved the decor.