Calzone Essential Pizza - Dacorum

I used to frequent this restaurant, but I was extremely disappointed with my recent visit. What has happened? The lack of curb appeal, dirty and wobbly tables, sticky menus, and unenthusiastic staff make for a dismal experience. The only positive aspect was that the two pasta dishes we ordered were delicious, although we had to ask for parmesan twice. Compared to their neighbor, Darcys, which is bright, inviting, and friendly, this restaurant needs to make improvements quickly before it ends up like another failed business.

This was once such a great place, but I suppose nothing lasts for ever. Maybe there is new management or ownership. We ordered an 18” pizza takeaway and we were given 1 x 12” and 1 x 9” pizzas, with the bizarre logic that 9” 12” 21” is bigger than the area of an 18”. It isn’t. We were told they didn’t have big enough boxes for the 18” pizzas. How about just putting the slices from the 18 into 2-3 smaller boxes? Simple GCSE maths will show that an 18” pizza has an area of 255 square inches. The 9” and 12” combo has 177 square inches. So, they were effectively providing 30% less pizza than we ordered. A complete rip-off. I politely explained this to the staff and they initially just shrugged their shoulders and tried to justify it with 9” 12” is bigger than 18”. Even 2 x 12” pizzas (226 square inches) would still have been considerably less than 1 x 18”. Then I was offered an extra can of coke as compensation! We won't be going back to eat-in or for takeaways.

I don’t review normally but all I can say is don’t go , I had a pizza they tasted and looked like a Chicago town pizza that I would only eat if I’d had too much to drink and was very hungry) the base was obviously a frozen base for over £15 , my partner had pesto chicken pasta that had more oil in it than Saudi Arabia , we left most of it , I paid , left and will never go back , please don’t waste your hard earned money , go next door , darcys is lovely

This is the second time I have eaten at Calzone's and the service and food again was spot on. Great menu with loads of choice and they even have gluten free options. Food arrived hot and tasted amazing. The staff are extremely helpful and polite. Will definitley recommend to friends and family and more importantly, I will definitley be back. Thank you for a wonderful meal.

Delicious food and very attentive service. Lots of choice on the menu. Accessible toilet. Thank you.