Coco’s

The carbonara is so delicious I had it for as a starter, then again for my main course!

Poor experience in possibly a nice place.
I went here for lunch before doing a bit of light charity shopping (which Altrincham is great for). We had a stroll up and down looking at local eateries on Regent road before deciding on Coco’s.
It’s a classic old fashioned italian place in style. Packets of breadsticks on every table. Photos of Italian actors on the walls. A photo of Rome, I think, on the ceiling upstairs. A bit dated but pleasant to sit in.
I ordered a Tuna Melt sandwich from the lunch menu and was pretty disappointed. The grease literally ran down my chin on more than one occasion as I was biting into it and the underneath looked like it had been dipped in oil it was so shiny. The side salad was fine.
I also ordered a banoffee pie to split with one of the girls I was with. When it arrived it became obvious the cream on top had gone off as it smelt and tasted cheesy. Pretty gross but the pie underneath hadn’t been great either. When we told our waiter (who I think was the manager) he was very surprised as he said they’d just been delivered the day before. He offered us a replacement dessert which was declined but he came back and offered us complementary tea and coffees which did improve things. I had the vanilla ice-​cream that came with the pie and I thought for an Italian restaurant it was disappointing.
I also noticed there was no lock on the door of the toilet I used and one of the sinks was out of order. So there’s room for improvement here.
However the other 3 girls I was with all enjoyed their meals — an omelette, a meatball sandwich and salmon with veg. So hopefully there is more to this place than my own experience, which is why I’ve given it an extra star.