Brits have been left baffled after spotting a British-themed restaurant in Italy, promising locals delicacies from the West Midlands, Wales and beyond.
Based in Padua, Italy, the restaurant nicknamed Oh My God! It also satisfies the palates of tourists who flock to the northern region of the country.
Offering a variety of dishes from the British Isles, the restaurant has gone to great lengths to capture the flavor of all four nations.
From pork pies and Cornish pasties to Welsh rarebit, the restaurant has gone to great lengths to incorporate delicacies from a variety of places.
reddit Users were surprised by the deal, with one person writing: “Some attempts seem decent, congratulations!”
“They are trying to cover the whole UK with a recipe for each region that is fair enough for that.”
Brits have been left baffled after spotting a British-themed restaurant in Italy, promising locals delicacies from the West Midlands, Wales and beyond.
One commenter thought it was funny that they placed an icon or a bunny next to the Welsh rarebit, and even misspelled the name of the country.
One user was particularly unhappy because the Cornish Pasty was served with a side of beans.
Another chimed in: ‘I love this, it’s a pretty good effort and most of those dishes are traditional and delicious. I especially love the sound of Jack the Potato!!’
However, not everyone was particularly enthusiastic about some of the restaurant’s menu options.
One commenter thought it was funny that they placed an icon or a bunny next to the Welsh rarebit, and even misspelled the name of the country.
Others were less happy with errors related to the geographical location of the dishes.
‘North East… Lancashire stew. I guess that is due to our knowledge of the Italian region,” one joked.
Another sternly joked: ‘Salmon in the North East? Cod maybe. Or pea pudding. But the salmon? Fuck no.’
One user was particularly unhappy because the Cornish Pasty was served with a side of beans.
Another was adamant that the Fish and Chips was not London cuisine despite what the €7.80 dish was trying to imply on the menu.
“I think most people associate fish and chips with any British seaside town,” they said.
‘The best fish and chips I have ever had was in Anstruther, 15 minutes from St Andrews. There is a chippy there that has won several awards for its food. And everything is as fresh as possible.”
Categorizing Scotch eggs as Scotch was also a massive debate, including Oh My God! admitted in description: ‘Classic picnic food, whose original recipe is a point of controversy across the UK. But if it’s called Scotch Egg, there must be a reason?
Although there was a lot of talk online about their objectively inaccurate menu, customers in real life don’t seem to care.
Oh my god! has received stellar reviews from its diners, with a rating of five out of five and a whopping 743 reviews on tripadvisor.
One customer shared: ‘I found this place on a whim, I loved it so much for dinner we went back for breakfast the next day!’
Another wrote: “It’s hard to find an authentic British restaurant in Italy but this place really delivers and the food was delicious.”
‘I highly recommend this place to anyone who is skeptical about British food and wants to try some typical British dishes. I really enjoyed the experience and will definitely return.”
This comes after the British flocked to a British themed restaurant in a sunny location Coast Del Sol, which bears several similarities to a famous UK pub chain, Wetherspoons.
The dupe pub, cleverly named ‘Weatherspains’, is located in Benalmádena in the south of Spain.
It has quickly become a popular place for tourists to enjoy a piece of home after spending a day in the sun abroad.