I was thinking I haven’t submitted a @tasteem review for a while, and then what do I see, a ‘My favourite dessert’ contest announcement.
So now I have something to review but it’s not quite as straightforward as that.
Last Saturday @bingbabe announced that she was hungry (an ever-recurring subject) and that she would like some takeaway Italian food.
Having got tired of the local haunts I tracked down Captain Nemo's in Padiham, Lancashire.
This is the takeaway part of the restaurrant, Mamma Mia Crossroads.
'It all happens behind these doors'
Great reviews on TripAdvisor, sit in and takeaway too. But this is not a dessert review you say? Not yet but read on.
What I noticed about their takeaway menu were the prices. Everything was so cheap, and yet the reviews were good. Had I found a gem?
We ordered Spaghetti Bolognaise x 2, Garlic Pizza with Cheese, Italian Chicken with herbs, Chips and Garlic Mushrooms. I called, placed the order and went to collect the food.
It was dark when I arrived at the rambling house that was part restaurant and part take away. Entering the building I spotted some cakes.
Cakes and Italian takeaway don’t seem synonymous to me, but I was thinking, ‘those look nice’.
The bill for the food was around £23 which I still find astonishing considering the amount we ordered.
Impulsively I ordered a Lemon Drizzle Cheesecake and a Chocolate Fudge Cake as I know @dismayedworld loves this.
It was £2 each for the cakes and considering the size of the slab, especially the Chocolate Fudge Cake, I thought this cheap.
As with the food, everything was packed in plastic containers. They offered to give me cream with the cakes, but this may have made them a little sloppy and so I declined.
Being cheap is all very well but if the food is like eating cardboard then it's not much good.
Without being too negative, the chicken was dry as a bone but very large and meaty, maybe some gravy or sauce would have helped but I left a large portion of it.
I received the reports from @bingbabe that the Spaghetti Bolognaise was a little watery but she consumed most of it; there was no report from @dismayedworld.
The Garlic Pizza with Cheese looked appetising but did not taste as good as it looked. We did finish it though it took two days for it to disappear.
The Mushrooms did not taste like mushrooms at all. Maybe they had used a taste extractor? The chips were well, just chips.
This review is for the desserts but i have included the savouries snaps anyway.
We did eat most of the savouries even the though the quality was average at best, and so the cakes were left until the next day and placed in the fridge.
If you think I’m being negative, it does get better. The cakes were great!
I can't personally speak for the Chocolate Fudge Cake as it mysteriously vanished the next day, likely down @dismayedworld's throat at a very good guess. A shame as I did want to try it.
The Lemon Drizzle Cheesecake was something else. Sometimes cheesecake can be quite sickly but not with this one.
Maybe Captain Nemo’s can’t make savouries, but I think I may be dropping by again for some of that cake.
Next time I will hide the Chocolate Fudge Cake until I get just a little piece.
Restaurant Information
Captain Nino
Crossways, Whalley Rd, Padiham, Burnley BB12 8JR, UK
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That is too bad that the food wasn't up to your expectations. At least you didn't pay a ton for it given the quality of it. The desserts look fantastic though and I am glad that those at least made up for a little bit of the let down of the other food. Nice review as always!
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Just had takeaway battered hake & chips for the equivalent of £5 for enough to feed two...milady enjoyed her half, barely finishing it and I will see it through till breakfast. The cheesecake and carrot cake and chocolate cake @£1.50 coffee shop across the street was closed already, unfortunately, but just as well. We shared a quart for £1.60 sitting out the 15 minutes kitchen time at a bar a block down the road.
I will disclose that this was in a quiet coastal village, but for the rest of the address you will have to bribe me i'm afraid...the more the feet, the higher the prices go, unfortunately.
Sorry pal, but a person has to survive you know!
(If you are willing to pay your way down to the middle of the Southern coast of Africa honouring us with your presence, my heart might just soften to the point of a sit-down at my cost though.)
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I didnt know you could buy such an English dish in deepeset Africa! Sounds good to me, Im a little partial to the old F&C.
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Colonial heritage, I guess. Half a century+ ago it was mostly hard working Portuguese immigrants that ran the F&C shops, while our (RSA) culture was predominantly shaped by Dutch, French and British influences.
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A pity the food wasnt up to Par but at least the deserts sound so good
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It looks so cosy and inviting there and the desserts look scrumptious! I would like the Lemon Drizzle Cheesecake please;)
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I don't know about the cosy bit but the cheesecake hit the spot!
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At least you made the most of it, great review even if the food was below expectations lol
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Yeah, I try to entertain even if the food is a bit crappy. Stories are always better than a simple review arent they?
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Nice! Looks authentic!
Slobberchops is the original tasteem kingpin
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That chocolate fudge cake is so moist based on the picture alone. I'm drooling!
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I love lemon cheesecake so I'm happy to hear that at least that one was tasty :D
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What a shame. The owner of our old Indian takeaway/restaurant used to ask customers to eat in as his view wars takeaway food is always substandard. It’s apparently the process of it steaming in the containers - saying that doubt that made a difference to your chicken.
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It always seems to taste better eating in. There is a difference and I have noticed it more than one place.
All those plastic containers.., not really good for the environment. They must cost some too.
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One would think Slobberchops would want some sloppy cream with his cake. 2 Quid is a fantastic deal.
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The cakes look really good! So sad with other quality
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Chicken, fries and the pizza are drawing my attention out of the dessert.
I bet those cakes are really sweet especially the fudge one, cheesecake looks better for me :D
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The cakes do look very good! Shame about the real food!
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It sounds like you have to have your wits about you when chocolate fudge cake is involved. The cheesecake sounds very nice, I think I would like a slice of that. Funny that the takeaway doesn't live up to the desserts.
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It was funny to me that they sold this cake at all. One of the others was Caramel Cheesecake that also looked really good. The food.. hmmm, just average.. that's what you get I suppose if you don't pay.
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Yes, I guess there has to be a minimum spend to get decent food. I was a bit dubious about mini-fish and chips for £4.25 from our local chippy, but in fact, it was delicious and just the right amount of food. I haven't tried the pies, though.
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Getting hungry overhere :)
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All pizzas look tasty, no matter how bad the pizza is... it's magic! Pizza Magic!
You paid 23$ for all that food? Damn, they are either losing money or not putting half of the ingredients in the food, or both xD
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Its around $30 as an equiv. The mushrooms must have been plastic ones for all the mushroom taste they contained.
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Waste of money... that money could be better spent on STEEM xD
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Sorry the food looks very poor and wouldn't eat that. Cakes are at least looking ok. The problem is how long will this place stay open serving the "Italian food"
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It gets great review on TripAdsvisor, but that's for the restaurant Mamma Mia (very original eh). Going off the takeaway, I wouldn't give it a chance now.
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On the positive it was reasonably priced! The spaghetti bolognaise looks exactly how I make it - minus the plastic tub of course.
Good deal on the cakes though, kind of ironic you went for the mains and the reward was the desert! Super review though, a bit far for me to travel to try it though.
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It looks like very sweet and appetizing.
I want a choco cake.
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That Lemon Drizzle Cheesecake looks amazing! The savouries look totally unappetising though.
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Well the review was for desserts, so it's a good thing that the desserts were the best part of the meal. That was quite a few things you ordered that were less than great. Dry chicken, watery pasta, mushrooms that didn't taste like mushrooms. Not the best recommendation to go there for a meal. But like you said, the redeeming quality was the desserts. Since it's mainly a take-out place I'd be like you and drop by for some of those sweets to take home. Hopefully you'll be able to get the taste the chocolate cake next time!
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This is already getting me hungry
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