Casa Romana

In Greece recently, the waiter informed me that the English no like da olives... Eh? Our own marinated ones fly out the door!

Today's Dish of the Day Chicken Parma Burger Crispy chicken with cheese and garlic butter in a homemade Brioche bun with hand cut seasoned chips. Being served now and early evening till 7pm for £6.95

Another of our current specials at Casa Carlisle; an extra large flatbread topped with cumin spiced lamb, olives and aubergines with rocket & Greek salad. On for a limited time now. Share please http://ow.ly/p9Xb30lswV9

Today's special is Fusilli Verde. Broccoli, spinach, pesto and leeks baked with fusilli under parmesan and mascarpone. Wonderful! Available until 7 pm

Today's Dish of the Day Risotto Funghi e Dolcelatte Creamy mushroom risotto with blue cheese, tarragon and white wine Vegetarian and gluten free friendly Available this lunchtime and early evening till 7pm for £6.95

Sick of the same old Turkey Dinner when you go out at Christmas? How about a classic Spaghetti Carbonara this year instead? it's an option on our Christmas Menu, available to view/download now! Share please http://ow.ly/jMQt30lswSe

'This is the best way to eat steak!' That's what one of our guests who recently tried one of our current specials; 'Steak Italiano' served sliced on Rocket & Parmesan salad. Available at Casa Carlisle now! And it's delicious! http://ow.ly/94P030lswKY

Juicy Cumberland Sausage meatballs in a lush tomato sauce with spaghetti. OH, and we have a vegan/dairy free alternative too, with our handmade cumin spiced aubergine 'meatballs'. Fresh handmade Christmas food for everyone at Casa Romana. Please share http://ow.ly/vry630lswu8

Our chef's special today is the hot and tasty Risotto Arrabiata. Hot, spiced tomato sauce with pancetta, red wine and jalapenos.Delicious. Available until 6.30 pm this evening

Woohoo... Top 3 Italians in Carlisle... Again!

Looking for somewhere with delicious, homemade food for Christmas with a few 'healthier' options? How about our Christmas menu, featuring a virtually fat free Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with sweet berry topping? You know where to come! share please peeps http://ow.ly/Aovu30lswmz

Today's Dish of the Day Fusilli Della Nonna Toto's favourite! Pasta twists with red wine, a meaty Bolognese, garlic, rosemary and peas Available today at lunchtime and until 7pm tonight for £6.95

Today's Chef's Special is our Chicken Parma Burger. Crispy chicken, cheese and garlic butter in a home made brioche bun with hand seasoned chips and garlic mayo dip. Delicious! Available until 7 pm this evening

Today's Dish of the Day Spaghetti Agro Dolce Spaghetti tossed with balsamic glazed roasted peppers, olives, capers and a sprinkling of chilli Come and give this a go this lunchtime and early evening for just £6.95

Winter Berry Crumble anyone? It's one of our delicious homemade desserts on our all new Christmas menu out now. Share please...and there's a vegan/dairy free version too! Share please http://ow.ly/NNUr30lswiA

Today's Dish of the Day Fusilli Della Nonna Pasta twists in a rich and meaty Bolognaise sauce with rosemary, garlic, red wine and sweet garden peas All this for just £6.95 this lunchtime and early evening till 7pm

Today's special is our Chicken Parma Burger. Crispy chicken, cheese and garlic butter in a home made brioche bun served with hand seasoned chips and garlic mayo dip. Delicious! Available until 7 pm this evening

Today's Dish of the Day Spaghetti Puttanesca Start the week off with an Italian classic Tomato, garlic. capers, olives and crushed anchovies all combined to make one super tasty plate of food all this for just £6.95 this lunchtime and early evening till 7pm

Christmas is coming...I've seen the Easter eggs in the shops to prove it! Here's our all new Christmas Menu...Book now! http://ow.ly/IGee30lsvmD

Went for a family pre theatre meal, lovely food!! Amazing pizzas, thin crispy bases, so authentic!! I used to visit this restaurant 10 plus years ago, however, moved away from area, on return food/service hasn't changed. Need an excuse to visit again!!

We had a party here and the food was fantastic. Staff were very good, pleasant and helpful.

We came in to the Whitehaven Restaurant on a Saturday lunchtime, as a family of four, and my elder daughter, aged 12, is probably best described as food phobic. She has an extremely limited number of foods she will eat and anything unfamiliar is almost impossible for her to eat.



With this very limited diet she loved margarita pizza but struggles with the tomato sauce if it is lumpy. She tries hard as she knows her eating is disruptive to everyone but she has not been able to make much progress over the last 10 years since this began.



On this occasion she was trying to eat the margarita pizza that she had ordered but was finding it difficult because the tomato sauce was a bit too lumpy for her. We noticed and were trying discreetly to suggest ways she could tackle the meal, when the waiter came over and so sensitively spoke to us to find out if there was a problem. She wouldn't take no for an answer as she could tell that my daughter was uncomfortable. When we explained the situation, she spoke directly to my daughter and asked her exactly how she would like her pizza and reassured her that she was perfectly within her rights to ask for the food the way she wanted it. She then returned to the kitchen and a short while later brought out a pizza with much less tomato on for my daughter.



In ten years of living with this eating problem as a family, this is the first time our situation has been handled with such sensitivity and helpfulness. Not only this, but the food was delicious! We are just sorry that we are only in the area on holiday, otherwise we'd be eating here all the time. This is without any doubt the best service we have ever received in any restaurant anywhere.

This is my favourite place to eat. Staff are lovely, food and service overall excellent. Why would anyone give this place anything less than 5 stars. ��

I'm a hard one to take for a meal! I can't eat cream, & as I was the driver didn't want anything with wine in it & im trying to watch my weight. I like chicken, rice, mushrooms, veg & garlic. When I told the waiter this - wow, what a lovely risotto he brought me! Excellent! It was my son's birthday, and as it's his favourite restaurant we were all happy!

I visited Casa Romana last week with family. Our party consisted of two omnivores and two vegans, and we all found plenty of choice.



As a vegan, I've sometimes settled for a simple tomato pasta or pizza without cheese at Italian restaurants, however the efforts Casa Romana have gone to in order to cater to plant-based eaters is really impressive. They offer a full vegan menu which is wonderfully varied. I enjoyed garlic bread for my starter and a lovely "creamy" mushroom pasta for my main.



During our meal, the chef made a real effort with us, coming out of the kitchen to ask for our opinion and offering us vegan parmesan for our pasta. Even though we were stuffed at the end of our meal, he emerged with some vegan desserts to try (a meringue and a bread and butter pudding) and both were delicious.



It was so wonderful to come to a mainstream restaurant and have our dietary choices welcomed and embraced rather than seen as an inconvenience.



Thank you so much, Casa Romana. We will definitely return whenever we're in town!

Haven't been here for a while as we don't live in Carlisle but took advantage of the 1993 offer, it was delicious, lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff, will definitely make the effort to return.

Had a lovely meal yesterday with my daughters. Service was excellent and our food was delicious. Thank you �

First time iv been in and that was this evening the food was amazing we both finished our plates it’s most definitely gonna be my go to place now. Will have to bring our little girl next time she loves her Italian food.

Exceptional food and service. Absolutely fantastic for vegans our new favourite restaurant ��

Even though we didn't have a booking on a Saturday night the staff were welcoming and found us a table. The food was delicious and the service spot on. We will be returning.

Called in today for our first time and a lovely warm greeting and very friendly. My 13month old sons first outing for eating dinner on his own, he loved the pizza. Food was gorgeous. Would highly recommend and we will definitely be back. Thank all xx

Brilliant restaurant. Been here twice now and can't be faulted. Staff are excellent really friendly, helpful and welcoming. Food is amazing, plenty of choice, well cooked and presented. Great value for money 5 star's all day long.

Beautiful food, perfectly cooked with fresh ingredients giving wonderful flavours. Good portion sizes, your not overfaced, leaving plenty of room for dessert and excellent value for money. The burger is fantastic and the kids loved the homemade tomato sauce for the chips.

Definitely worth a visit and we will be back again! Thankyou.

Amazing food, lovely atmosphere!! I usually think Italian food is boring and a bit “samey” but this place has changed my opinion 100% will definitely be back! x

Always come here for date nights and I'm currently here at the moment, all I have to say is the head chefs Vegan brownie is amazing, I had it and my partner had the vegan apple crumble (handy tip if you get the two that the cream from the crumble goes amazingly well with the brownie) vicki was lovely. chef came out to say enjoy the meal. Great last meal out as a miss. Can't wait till our next date night

Absolutely lovely meal from their awesome vegan friendly menu full of incredibly tasty vegan equivalents to everyday non vegan dishes. Friendly helpful positive staff. Will definitely be back again to try more of both their vegan and non-vegan dishes!!

We visited the restaurant as a large family (16) we all,ordered off party menu and happy hr menu.It was all over the place and not very tasty at all.The seafood risotto was very stodgy and we counted 2 prawns,3 calamari and 2 mussels,very disappointed .The pizzas were all very small too.When we got the bill ,we had been over charged by £54!!!!! As they had not calculated it as the above menus,we were charged for the kids ice creams which should have been free with the meals.Very disappointed visit.

Unfortunately our experience wasn't great. It was ok but not good.

I'd recommend visiting this place as a couple, but it does not seem they are able to cope well with larger groups. So if there is a few of you, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.

Positives were the garlic pizza base bread is amazing, and the desserts were tasty.

Went for a family pre theatre meal, lovely food!! Amazing pizzas, thin crispy bases, so authentic!! I used to visit this restaurant 10 plus years ago, however, moved away from area, on return food/service hasn't changed. Need an excuse to visit again!!

We had a party here and the food was fantastic. Staff were very good, pleasant and helpful.

We came in to the Whitehaven Restaurant on a Saturday lunchtime, as a family of four, and my elder daughter, aged 12, is probably best described as food phobic. She has an extremely limited number of foods she will eat and anything unfamiliar is almost impossible for her to eat.



With this very limited diet she loved margarita pizza but struggles with the tomato sauce if it is lumpy. She tries hard as she knows her eating is disruptive to everyone but she has not been able to make much progress over the last 10 years since this began.



On this occasion she was trying to eat the margarita pizza that she had ordered but was finding it difficult because the tomato sauce was a bit too lumpy for her. We noticed and were trying discreetly to suggest ways she could tackle the meal, when the waiter came over and so sensitively spoke to us to find out if there was a problem. She wouldn't take no for an answer as she could tell that my daughter was uncomfortable. When we explained the situation, she spoke directly to my daughter and asked her exactly how she would like her pizza and reassured her that she was perfectly within her rights to ask for the food the way she wanted it. She then returned to the kitchen and a short while later brought out a pizza with much less tomato on for my daughter.



In ten years of living with this eating problem as a family, this is the first time our situation has been handled with such sensitivity and helpfulness. Not only this, but the food was delicious! We are just sorry that we are only in the area on holiday, otherwise we'd be eating here all the time. This is without any doubt the best service we have ever received in any restaurant anywhere.

This is my favourite place to eat. Staff are lovely, food and service overall excellent. Why would anyone give this place anything less than 5 stars. ��

I'm a hard one to take for a meal! I can't eat cream, & as I was the driver didn't want anything with wine in it & im trying to watch my weight. I like chicken, rice, mushrooms, veg & garlic. When I told the waiter this - wow, what a lovely risotto he brought me! Excellent! It was my son's birthday, and as it's his favourite restaurant we were all happy!

I visited Casa Romana last week with family. Our party consisted of two omnivores and two vegans, and we all found plenty of choice.



As a vegan, I've sometimes settled for a simple tomato pasta or pizza without cheese at Italian restaurants, however the efforts Casa Romana have gone to in order to cater to plant-based eaters is really impressive. They offer a full vegan menu which is wonderfully varied. I enjoyed garlic bread for my starter and a lovely "creamy" mushroom pasta for my main.



During our meal, the chef made a real effort with us, coming out of the kitchen to ask for our opinion and offering us vegan parmesan for our pasta. Even though we were stuffed at the end of our meal, he emerged with some vegan desserts to try (a meringue and a bread and butter pudding) and both were delicious.



It was so wonderful to come to a mainstream restaurant and have our dietary choices welcomed and embraced rather than seen as an inconvenience.



Thank you so much, Casa Romana. We will definitely return whenever we're in town!

Haven't been here for a while as we don't live in Carlisle but took advantage of the 1993 offer, it was delicious, lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff, will definitely make the effort to return.

Had a lovely meal yesterday with my daughters. Service was excellent and our food was delicious. Thank you �

First time iv been in and that was this evening the food was amazing we both finished our plates it’s most definitely gonna be my go to place now. Will have to bring our little girl next time she loves her Italian food.

Exceptional food and service. Absolutely fantastic for vegans our new favourite restaurant ��

Even though we didn't have a booking on a Saturday night the staff were welcoming and found us a table. The food was delicious and the service spot on. We will be returning.

Called in today for our first time and a lovely warm greeting and very friendly. My 13month old sons first outing for eating dinner on his own, he loved the pizza. Food was gorgeous. Would highly recommend and we will definitely be back. Thank all xx

Brilliant restaurant. Been here twice now and can't be faulted. Staff are excellent really friendly, helpful and welcoming. Food is amazing, plenty of choice, well cooked and presented. Great value for money 5 star's all day long.

Beautiful food, perfectly cooked with fresh ingredients giving wonderful flavours. Good portion sizes, your not overfaced, leaving plenty of room for dessert and excellent value for money. The burger is fantastic and the kids loved the homemade tomato sauce for the chips.

Definitely worth a visit and we will be back again! Thankyou.

Amazing food, lovely atmosphere!! I usually think Italian food is boring and a bit “samey” but this place has changed my opinion 100% will definitely be back! x

Always come here for date nights and I'm currently here at the moment, all I have to say is the head chefs Vegan brownie is amazing, I had it and my partner had the vegan apple crumble (handy tip if you get the two that the cream from the crumble goes amazingly well with the brownie) vicki was lovely. chef came out to say enjoy the meal. Great last meal out as a miss. Can't wait till our next date night

Absolutely lovely meal from their awesome vegan friendly menu full of incredibly tasty vegan equivalents to everyday non vegan dishes. Friendly helpful positive staff. Will definitely be back again to try more of both their vegan and non-vegan dishes!!

We visited the restaurant as a large family (16) we all,ordered off party menu and happy hr menu.It was all over the place and not very tasty at all.The seafood risotto was very stodgy and we counted 2 prawns,3 calamari and 2 mussels,very disappointed .The pizzas were all very small too.When we got the bill ,we had been over charged by £54!!!!! As they had not calculated it as the above menus,we were charged for the kids ice creams which should have been free with the meals.Very disappointed visit.

Unfortunately our experience wasn't great. It was ok but not good.

I'd recommend visiting this place as a couple, but it does not seem they are able to cope well with larger groups. So if there is a few of you, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.

Positives were the garlic pizza base bread is amazing, and the desserts were tasty.