Delicious Italian Food at Pesto Restaurant

Pesto is one of our favourite restaurants to dine at in Cheshire, and I thought it was about time I shared on the blog my Pesto restaurant review. We tend to visit Pesto Cabbage Hall or Pesto in Widnes which are equally as good as each other, and are the nearest to where we live.

What food do they serve at Pesto

Pesto is an Italian restaurant where the food is served on small plates, think individual portions of Lasagne, Creamy Pasta and my personal favourite of Arancini.  I love going to restaurants where they serve small dishes, mainly because I’m really indecisive when it comes to choosing. This way we each get to have three choices rather than just one… perfect.

Review of the food at Pesto Cabbage Hall

Pesto Cabbage Hall

The daytime menu at Pesto

This is the reason we have been dining at Pesto a lot recently, their daytime menu is SUCH good value, and is served from 12pm till 7pm Monday to Friday and 12pm till 4pm on a Saturday (Trafford Center does not offer the daytime menu on a Saturday).

You can choose three dishes from the £11.50, £13.50 or £14.50 menu, or mix and match from both. The daytime menu at Pesto is fantastic, and has many of our Pesto favourites on there such as Lasagne, Arancini and the Bruschetta Funghi. Please note that the daytime menu is not available for parties of 8 or more.

Pesto Restaurant Review - The Food

Desserts at Pesto

Pesto take away service

Yes they even do a Pesto take away service for those evenings where you just want to stay in, but still fancy restaurant quality food. We used this service back in 2021 during lockdown, and it worked really well. You order online, pick a suitable time to collect your food, and turn up. Our food was well packaged, hot and tasted amazing. I’m so glad Pesto kept this service going after lockdown, and we would definitely use it again if we fancied a restaurant meal at home.

Pesto Cabbage Hall take away service

Is Pesto child friendly

We tend to go in the daytime or early evening, and there has always been tables of families at Pesto Cabbage Hall, even on Valentines Day which was nice to see. Pesto do a children’s menu for £6.50, and for older children (7 years and older) you can choose two dishes, a drink and dessert for £8.65

Is Pesto good for a celebration

Pesto Cabbage Hall was actually our restaurant of choice for our 20th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, indoor dining wasn’t available due to the government Covid restrictions, but we still had a great time celebrating in the outdoor area at Cabbage Hall.

Outside area at Pesto Cabbage Hall

Food at Pesto Cabbage Hall Review

Me and the husband at Pesto Cabbage Hall

Where can I find other Pesto restaurants

Pesto is based in the North, mainly in rural locations apart from the Trafford Centre. You can find Pesto at Alfreton, Appley Bridge, Bromborough, Chester, Desford, Sutton Coldfield, Trafford Centre, Widnes, Wolvey and of course Tarporley. You can find my review of the Trafford Centre Pesto here.

Pesto at Widnes

We have also visited Pesto Widnes on several occasions, and the food and service is just as good as Cabbage Hall. The Widnes restaurant is much bigger than Cabbage Hall, and everytime we have visited there has been a lovely atmosphere during lunch time.

Here are some of the dishes I ordered from the lunchtime menu, and the amazing Italian cheeseboard for dessert.

Lunch time dish at Pesto

Lunch time dish at Pesto

Lunch time dish at Pesto

Italian Cheeseboard at Pesto

Afternoon Tea at Pesto

Yes they even serve Afternoon Tea, and I was lucky to receive a gift voucher for my 50th birthday from my work colleagues. The Afternoon Tea of course has an Italian twist, with an assortment of sandwiches, scones, Italian desserts and unlimited coffee or tea being served. I took my husband and we had a lovely afternoon at Pesto Widnes.

Pesto Afternoon Tea

Pesto Restaurant Review

Pesto Restaurant Review

Afternoon Tea is priced at £16.50pp  and is served between 12pm and 5pm and booking is recommended.

I hope you’ve found my Pesto restaurant review helpful. If you would like me to add anything further to this blog post, please let me know.

 

 

 

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