La Cena Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food and dessert were delicious."
• "Food was delicious and the dessert was fantastic."
• "Every course was delicious."
• "The food was perfect."
• "The food was really delicious!"
• "The food was great, the staff was amazing and remembered us from a few weeks ago."
• "The food was scrumptious."

Cons:

• "Food was drenched in oil, over cooked and minimal portion."
• "Portions are a rip-off. Food wasn't very good."
• "Side of pasta tasted like rubber bands, sauce tasted like canned tomato paste and main course was bland."
• "Worst food in ALL of Bensalem!"
• "Chicken Parm was below average at best."
• "The chicken parm wasn't the best."
• "This is probably the worst dinner I've ever eaten out. I got the gnocchi for my entree and they were very chewy and half of them were completely raw dough inside."

Service

Pros:

• "The waiting staff was very good and quick."
• "Staff very respectful and professional."
• "Had a short notice wedding dinner here and they accommodated us easily!"
• "Great customer service, wonderful live music."
• "Servers were pleasant and knowledgeable."
• "Our waitress jenn was great!!!💪🍷"
• "The staff was wonderful and very attentive."

Cons:

• "The service was substandard."
• "One of the supposed managers was more worried about chatting people up than actually making sure we had service."
• "I called & the woman who answered the phone screamed in my ear 'it's not my fault'."
• "I called the main number after waiting an hour for my food and the woman was very rude to me."
• "Server was over tasked and did not have time to be attentive to each table."
• "Wait staff was all brand new, some on 1st day, Our waitress was great but the bartender seemed MIA a lot."
• "Service was spotty to say the least."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very friendly and fun atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere. The host was really friendly. Felt very welcome."
• "Upscale atmosphere with live entertainment on weekends."
• "The atmosphere was very romantic and fun!"
• "It's very large inside, with a stage behind the bar for live music."
• "Entertainment that provides great background music (oldies & requests)."
• "The restaurant was beautiful, spacious, and clean. Loved the atmosphere!"

Cons:

• "Dinner conversation will turn into shouting just to hear the person across from you."
• "Another place with a great food and a horrible music accompaniment."
• "We usually go on weekends when there's live entertainment, so it can be pretty loud when you're in the same room."
• "Wad there for Mother's Day had reservations for 2 o'clock. No one told us it would be a limited menu."
• "The service was slow considering there was only one other couple seated in the dining area."
• "Sadly we found a hair in our foot 😢 they didn't even apologize just offer something else!"
• "The pizza was so bad that I couldn’t even get past the first bit."

Pricing

Pros:

• "Prices were higher than expected but the food was very good."
• "the price is reasonable as well."
• "Affordable pricing."
• "Fair prices."
• "It was moderately priced, we spent around $150.00 for three of us including a few drinks from the bar and tip."
• "Prices are fair and most of the food is good."
• "A bit pricey but overall worth it."

Cons:

• "Prices are a little steep, but the atmosphere was enjoyable, especially with the live music!"
• "Overpriced."
• "Thought some of the menu items were a bit overpriced."
• "Terribly small portions for the excessive price they charge."
• "The prices are on the high end."
• "expensive price for almost no food."
• "Way too expensive for what we ordered."