Al Pomodoro in Cambridge

Beautiful lunch, BUFALA CAPRESE followed by SALSICCIA ALLA SICILIANA (fennel sausages and mash). Nice atmosphere and the staff couldn't do more for us

Fantastic food, really big portions too! Well prepared and a nice extensive wine list. Will dine here again when next in Cambridge.

Si Gui Si Gui, here comes the tonic, the cotton is gone🌲, it’s very easy to eat, and the wine making is good

Rather authentic pizzas, quite different and full of flavour. Excellent service. We have had a lovely time.

Fantastic pizza, great service! Highly recommended…

A True Italian Gem in Cambridge! Al Pomodoro is hands down the best Italian restaurant in Cambridge! From the moment we walked in, we were warmly welcomed by the sweetest host, Eva, whose kindness and attentiveness made us feel right at home. The service was absolutely impeccable—genuine hospitality at its finest. Now, let’s talk about the food—simply divine! The lobster pasta was an absolute dream, rich, flavorful, and cooked to perfection. And the pizza? Without a doubt, the best Italian pizza in Cambridge! Authentic, crispy, and topped with the freshest ingredients, just like in Italy. If you’re looking for an authentic Italian dining experience with outstanding food and exceptional service, Al Pomodoro is the place to be. Can’t wait to go back!

Have driven past this place numerous times and from the outside it always looks busy, so must be good right? Wrong. Me and partner went here on a Friday night to walk into absolute chaos. Spoke to the staff member at the door to tell them of our reservation, was met with a look of confusion and was quickly handed to another staff member. Sat us at a table which is next to the entrance of the bar. This meant my partner was constantly being nudged in the back when staff came to the bar to collect drinks. Ordered 2 pizzas which on arrival looked great, however in reality easily became the worst pizzas we have had. My pizza had seafood which was obviously frozen and barely defrosted so the water had soaked my pizza dough to the point it was inedible and the toppings kept sliding off. Seafood was rubbery and did not taste right. Partners pizza was a bit better, however the dough was raw in the middle and not cooked. We did not eat most of it and the waitress took the plates away without a concern our pizzas had barely been touched. Asked if everything was okay before I had even taken a bite and not spoke to again until the bill arrived at the end. When the bill came, I asked for my pizza to be taken off to be met with disgust. The waitress then proceeds to make it really awkward for us to the point we felt bad for complaining about bad food. Service charge also left on the bill. Won't be returning, over stimulating and chaotic. Was not the chilled vibe that it looks from the outside.

Good Italian restaurant in Cambridge. I went at lunchtime, as I had booked in advance, and I had no problems getting a great table. The service was very friendly and efficient. The atmosphere is cozy. I liked the dishes served and the wine recommendation. The tiramisu is worth trying.

Really average food, the seafood pasta was bland, and the rest of the food was hardly any better. The service was very odd; we were a party of adults and 2 children, the adults food was served before the children. One child's portion arrived, then after almost 10 mins the other child's portion. Really unprofessional.

Really enjoyed the pizza! And the desserts are delicious

Visited for the first time last week. Really enjoyed it! Had the Seafood Linguine which was delicious with lots of seafood! The staff were excellent, very attentive, particularly the server with longer hair and glasses. The only thing to note was where we were sat (near cafe) was freezing, and the food was only luke warm. Apart from that, great experience!

Very disappointed to find that my 1 star review of this dull and disappointing Italian restaurant has been deleted (possibly at the request of the owner, but I'm not sure about their ability to do this). This is a very poor restaurant, and my experience of the food here across two visits has been a uniformly unpleasant one. Particularly poor are the dreadful, watery and over-priced risotto and the extremely salty pizza dough. I do fear that other negative reviews are being removed. Avoid at all costs.

Delicious food, nice atmosphere

Brilliant service and atmosphere, and tasty pizzas.

Amazing restaurant with excellent staff. The food feels authentically Italian – highly recommend!

I'm not one to give awful reviews generally but this was THE worst dining experience I've ever had. Numerous emails after I had booked all giving conflicting information. Made to pre order our meal (appreciate it was valentine's day so no issue with this) only to be told they had run out of the dessert we had 'pre ordered'. Food was average at best and a 2 and a half hour wait for 2 courses is absolutely awful. Staff were very apologetic but there's no chance I'd ever revisit here.

In the 4 years I’ve been going here Al Pomodoro has been a fantastic restaurant where you were sure to eat a lot of good food for a reasonable price, but our experience on Valentine’s Day was a sincere disappointment. Firstly, our service was awful. My girlfriend made the booking online where we were made to order from the set menu. Since we are a fan of their regular menu she called to see if we could order from that menu and she was told we definitely couldn’t. She also asked if we could get a window seat to which she was told yes. To our surprise when we got to the restaurant we were surrounded by people ordering from the regular menu and we were not given our promised window seat. This felt insulting given that the set menu is an absurd 50 pound for 2 courses. Followed by an evening of uninterested and moody service from Federico. The actual food was also a dire shame. The beef raviolo contained 3 pathetic pieces of pasta in a sea of oil, and the fish main tasted like genuine microwave food. The starters were more enjoyable but obviously much smaller, my two course meal workout out to be 10 pounds per piece of food on my plate! Considering their pizzas start at 11.50 this felt like a bad joke. And of course our waiter federico had no interest in seeing how we were enjoying our food. Overall we have had many good experiences over the years here, but we are genuinely shocked at how much they have fallen off in this last experience.

Authentic Italian Experience! Beautiful restaurant, warm atmosphere, and incredibly kind staff. We ordered a Diavola pizza and Caserecce alla Norma, with an extra touch of gnocco fritto. Everything was simply delicious! Generous portions and the flavors took my mind back home. We’ll definitely be back! 😊🍕🇮🇹

For boasting authentic Italian food, it was pretty bland and meh. Pasta was bland and the risotto was crunchy. Even though we had a reservation, they rushed us to order since “there will be a lot more people coming in later”. So much for an Italian dining experience. Also weird Japanese dance music playing the whole time… idk what that was about.

We had dinner at Al Pomodoro recently and the food was so lovely. We all enjoyed it very much. One of our favourite place to eat.

It was our first time at Al Pomodoro Cambridge and it was simply amazing. The owner has Sicilian origins and the food is amazing. Staff kind and polite. Service very good. We had fries, arancino di Cettina, pizza Bufalina, pizza Norma, Pannacotta with Nutella and Affogato as desserts. We had a chat with the owner and his story is very inspiring. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere great. Waited an hour for starters - which were very tasty and well cooked. Waited over another hour for main course. Mushroom risotto was very watery but as we'd been so long waiting we refused a replacement meal. As I am gluten free my pizza took even longer to arrive but it was tasty. The gluten free pizza base was supposed to be £2 extra - very unfair. Veggie and vegan not charged extra but my allergy is a medical issue not a life style choice. It was deducted after we complained. Most of the food and wine was delicious but I didn't feel very comfortable.

Amazing food and service, recommend the Diavola!

Fantastic customer service by Attila and wonderful fresh stone baked pizza. Absolutely will be coming back!!

Cibo ottimo, sia pasta che pizza, con un servizio molto veloce e cordiale Prezzo nella norma e luogo molto vicino al centro.

Great food and drinks, especially the pizza, but place was a bit noisy (radio going and people chatting)

There's only one problem with this otherwise excellent Italian restaurant, and that's the service. We were greeted - and that's really, really, not the right word - by a woman who appeared to be sick in her mouth at the sight of our mere presence. After seeing, with what seemed like the most profound disappointment, that we had indeed booked and could not therefore simply be turned away, we were led to a cold and lonely table and then abandoned for about fifteen minutes. I presume she had to go off to gargle. She eventually returned only to ignore us, quite pointedly - it was the glowering straight at us and then looking elsewhere that gave it away - even though she had cause to walk past us several times. (I should make it eminently clear: we'd never met her, ever, before, and we're really very well-behaved, so there was no basis at all for this antipathy - it was, sadly, hate at first sight.) Someone else, seemingly out of pity, ended up taking our orders (and did so very nicely), but in the meantime we could see this jacketed and jeaned misanthrope scare the living daylights out of a couple of poor souls who'd dared to venture in without a reservation. They raced off as soon as they could from the glacial position they'd been barked off to near the window by the door. The food, as usual, was really lovely. You cannot go wrong with the standard of cooking here. It's somewhere we'd recommend anyone to go, if it wasn't for the foul-mooded person who pounces on you when you dare to step inside. If someone mashed-up Trullo with Fawlty Towers, this, at least in our unfortunate experience, would be it. If they sorted out the service, they'd get far more people coming back for more.

We visited with our family, unfortunately the service was very slow and moody. Place was very cold. Food was blend. This is not italian standards.

Absolutely fantastic breakfast experience! Super friendly staff, delicious, high quality ingredients and a lovely chat. Thank you!

The dinner was lovely. But we ordered a pizza to go. As everyone on the reviews was saying they are great. I can honestly say they we're telling the truth. Absolutely banging pizza 🍕

An all round fabulous restaurant. The food is delicious. I can't say enough good things about this restaurant. Yhe starters are so fresh as in the calmari and squid, not chewy, but very delicate. The pizzas and garluc bread are soft and delicious, the best I've tasted locally. The pasta is also so good. Good portions size. Their service is the best, nothing is too much trouble. I also ordered a birthday cake from them which was so light and delicious. Our favourite italian restaurants!

loveliest staff, the carbonara IS AMAZING and the espresso is the cheapest and simultaneously best in cambridge

Excellent place as always. Food is fresh and amazing. We had pasta, a few starters and the tiramisu. Excellent attention and service from all the staff, specially from Mattia and Federico.

It was very good and lovely and friendly and helpful staff lovely food AND good drink

Delicious and authentic Italian food. Very friendly service ☺️

Not great, went with friends who highly recommended. Apart from the garlic bread I had, the rest was very unimpressive. Lasagne sloppy and lacked flavour and seasoning. My husband had mussels which came with quite a few that didn't open and a very over powering taste of lemon , that my husband said looked and tasted like lemon washing up liquid. Slow ordering, 2 starters came out and we're eaten before the other 2 even arrived. We travelled quite a way to visit, but will not be visiting again

This restuarant is fantastic, It really does remind us of Sicily food is delicious. Restuarant is spacious nice and bright Staff can't do enough for you very friendly. We have been coming here for 3 years now.

Gorgeous food and wonderful service!

Some of the best pizza I’ve had in Cambridge! Amazing atmosphere— will definitely be back!!

Went for a pre-booked evening meal with friends on a Friday. The service was wonderful from all of the staff - when food was slightly delayed, we were provided with complementary olives! The food was amazing, and the menu has such an incredible range of options. A nice ambience inside, too. Worth the money!

Wonderful restaurant. Good service and atmosphere, with a lot of options on the menu. Food was absolutely delicious and the portions were generous and well priced. Easy to recommend.

Casually went yesterday. Food was really tasty and very fresh and appealing. Service was great with reasonably nice Ambience. Deserve next visits. But bit pricey

Penne al cartoccio - why would you recommend that? Lasagna was quite tasty. Service was really slow.

Casual yet lovely new year’s lunch. Solid 4.5 Seafood linguine is tasty. The sauce is slightly garlicky, tomatoey, and full of umami. The amount of clams and mussels is bountiful. Arancini is crispy outside and soft and melty inside. Service is friendly. Probably not somewhere to go specifically from a distance but will be nice to stop by again in the area.

We went as a big group, enjoyed the space that they reserved for us. Very roomy place ideal for celebrating something or going as a group, the ambiance was cool in Christmas season theme. Very nice bar, they allow you to choose your gin and tonic from a variety of selections. I went for Japanese Roku and grilled salmon with nice baby potatoes, zucchini, prawns and lovely sauce. It also comes with mixed salad, quite good food and authentic Italian cuisine. 👌🏾

Friendly and welcoming staff! They even offered us some cookies to try. The ambiance is cozy and lovely. I’ll definitely be coming here again—absolutely love the coffee, it’s so good!

5 Stars as Usual. Real Italian.

Only visit when it’s an annual work do as it’s close by. Good food but expensive especially when 15% service charge is automatically put on top. Also extremely loud music. We’ve come to talk to each other not listen to music we haven’t chosen. I asked twice for music to be turned down as I and another person have a hearing problem. The waiter was bemused and asked “turned down?”. Perhaps he couldn’t hear me but it’s potentially discriminatory if a disability is ignored. The music was hardly touched so not a very nice experience. Also companion commented on lack of obvious vegan options for someone with gluten intolerance.

Best Italian restaurant I and my partner have ever been to, everyone was so sweet and welcoming too! And the decor was beautiful

A bustling & vibrant atmosphere supported by first rate service. The food was excellent & would wholeheartedly recommend this Italian restaurant.

Friendliness, professionalism, accuracy in the choice of ingredients and a lot of passion: this is "Al Pomodoro". Excellent and super abundant dishes. A certainty for those who want to eat Italian.

Great food, fair prices and great service. Our waiter Federico was so funny and approachable, definitely recommended!!

Surprisingly good Italian place. We took sup of the day which was the greatest option in cold weather. In addition we took rice balls with meat and pizza with buffalo mozzarella. Everything was so tasty and we would like to come another time to try something new. I would recommend the place to visit

We came in last week for a breakfast, and overall were very happy with it. Federico, our waiter, was lovely, and went the extra mile to make sure we were happy. Only grumble is that each of our poached eggs (4 altogether) were very overcooked, but our fault for not raising it

Service was good. Atmosphere was cafe’ish despite it being an evening. Food wasn’t great, plenty of it but greasy parmigiana (which was tasty) and some sweet syrup on the seabass main with bland potatoes and salad. Felt it was overpriced too, especially for mains.

I'm not the biggest fan of Italian food anyway, so don't mind the 4 stars for food. I am however a big fan of the service here. I've been a couple of times and each time, it was a friendly, chill, atmosphere. The staff were professional yet down to earth, super helpful, and a good laugh. They really knew their stuff too! Atila was practically a historian! If you're looking for a place with good food, charm, and class, this is it.

Had a great dinner for a large group at Al Pomodoro. Service was excellent, food was great with a good variety and they coped easily with a gluten free diner and a dairy free diner. Good price too!

Great service and great food. Quick to get our food to us and was very helpful. Good atmosphere l, defiantly recommend

The second time I was here and again was amazing! The food was delicious and the staff is always around and see if you need anything. The time that the food takes was a bit but normal as yoi can see everything was fresh. We brought our baby with 3 months old and they accomodate us very well. Very impressed! It's our favourite restaurant now.

Freshly made panini and a coffee while I waited. Pizzas are great as well.

We recently dined at Al Pomodoro and had an enjoyable experience. The ambiance was inviting, and the service was attentive. The food was delicious, with fresh ingredients and well-balanced flavors, but it didn’t quite reach the exceptional level to earn a full 5 stars. While I would recommend trying it out, there’s a bit of room for refinement to make it truly outstanding. Overall, a solid choice for a good meal.

Nick was a very friendly server the restaurant had beautiful decor and the food was very delicious I would definitely come back

Great food! Went for dinner and it was right what I needed! Pulpo… delicious! Good service!! Highly recommend!

We visited Cambridge 2 weekends ago, it was lovely to have found Al Pomodoro restaurant. Tasty, fresh food, nice atmosphere and the staff especially Federico were very helpful, professional and friendly. Definitely a place we recommend. Antonio & Martin

Staff are not attentive to customers, despite being a week day and few other customers.

Not an ideal experience.Vegetarian /Vegan Menu is reasonable but not as varied as what many high street Italian restaurants offer. Ordered a Coke Zero but never got it but was charged for it on the bill. I had to draw attention when the bill arrived. The staff disappeared after serving our pizzas and I had to get up and go to the front desk to get attention. Two salt shakers were left by the waiter instead of salt & pepper. For this kind of service they added £6.65 ( 12%) to the bill without asking as this is discretionary. I’m not sure I would recommend this place .

An impromptu early dinner, after a full day of exploring Cambridge in drizzle. Walked in for a pizza and walked out have really enjoyed a two course, date night meal. The food was outstanding, really well prepared and presented. The wine, which felt a little excessively priced, was thankfully very good. Greco Di Tufo. The service was impeccable. I only marked the atmosphere down due to being seated by the entrance over looking the bar and toilets, rather than being seated deeper in the main area of the restaurant. We must have had that “ give me pizza “ look on our faces, which of course we had, until we saw the menu.

Big menu to cater for all needs. Lovely atmosphere, friendly professional staff. Food was so very good. Lovely inside.

Lovely dinner and experience. Thank you Atilla for attending to us this evening. Food was exceptional.

Delicious authentic food. Exceptional service by Attila as well

I went to Al Pomodoro with some friends and we had a great time! The food was very good and the service was excellent. A big thank you to Attila who was our server and provided a very good service.

Wonderful resturant, attentive staff, best food in Cambridge, thanks Attila for finishing our stay in Cambridge. We will return.

Great service and atmosphere with great food as well. Our waiter, Attila was brilliant throughout the night.

Commendable food and ambience! Attila gave us incredible recommendations, must try! :)

A very large choice of Italian dishes on the menu, and the ones we ate tasted really good, especially the octopus. Service was excellent and the staff very helpful. Late in the evening it was very busy, but we were seated in a quieter area which we enjoyed. Will definitely go again there for a meal.

Wonderful food. Attila our server was lovely with many great food suggestions. Would definitely come back again!

Very bad experience as a delivery driver. Waiting 20,30 mins for 3£ order. And they are not even considering us as humans.

Attila has been absolutely amazing. We will definitely be coming back. What an absolute treat! Food was Devine!

It was my birthday and I feel like my table was totally forgotten about until it was time to serve food or pay the bill barley even then. As a Person of color I hope they was just having an off night and that not how they actually treat us. Service was lackluster barely got any attention when I see other tables got checked on and good service. Felt rushed and I asked for water totally forgotten. I had to flag waiters down and seem like inconvenience to them. Had to Pre order food but it didn’t matter to them I guess took a very long time for food or them to ask if we’re ready for service again had to flag someone down. When it came time to pay the bill I had to remind the server about the reservation fee they charged me before to be added to the bill. The server handled well but still very unorganized and further my statement that we was afterthought the whole night to them. I felt like I didn’t belong with how we were treated.

Very good food and kind server!

Dined here last night for the first time with friends.. Will definitely return. The food was delicious and good sized portions. We all had different dishes and each one was super. Very busy vibe, but that just added to the atmosphere. Umberto the owner made us feel very welcome.

Lovely experience and disability friendly staff.

Interesting Menu The menu is very different to other restaurants in Cambridge. A lot of seafood options. The pasta dishes were nice and unique. With generous amount of seafood. Will try other things in the menu next time. Little bit surprised about the old stains on the cup and teapot, as it's a relatively high rated restaurant in Cambridge. Hope that the china will be cleaned well next time. I think this restaurant will be crazily popular if it's located down town!

Just being refurbished now. Service good and food was lovely. Recommend.

This is the best Italian restaurant in Cambridge! I have been enjoying lovely meals there for years. The staff are lovely, friendly, professional and attentive without being intrusive. The food is great with ample portions for the price. The restaurant has been recently refurbished and is very welcoming with a buzzing atmosphere at dinner time.

I celebrated my 30th birthday here at Al Pomodoro last friday and let me tell you how everything was perfect, the staff was lovely and friendly, the food was really good and the portions really big ,expecially the penne al cartoccio (my favourite). If you are looking for authentic Italian food made with love and passion this is the only place in town where you can find all of the above. Thank you Alessio, Federico and all the staff for making my night special!

Great food. Great service. A bit of confusion and delays in the kitchen but all sorted with aplomb.

Nice to feel home, such a pity the fish was a bit dry. I felt it was overly price for what we had. I think this is a good place for pizza and pasta only.

I am an ordinary customer and with my husband have appreciated this restaurant since the opening! Great food freshly cooked in a warm and friendly atmosphere!

Fabulous restaurant in the charasmatic heart of hills road!! Food absolutely delicious and excellent staff.

Nothing special with high prices. Overall: wouldn’t go again.

My experience was very bad. We were 8 people ordering a bunch of stuff. The we had 3 adult pasta dishes, a couple of pizzas and child menus. One of the pizzas was with pistachio. Unfortunately we couldn't enjoy the pizza because it had pistachio shells as well. Hopefully we didn't break any teeth. The second surprise was with the carbonara. We had one adult and one child. The two dishes were like it was one portion split into two plates. We compared with the other dishes we ordered and they were significantly smaller. Even though we complained for both things we only got some excuses like "spaghetti takes less space than penne" and also offered one ball of ice cream! Very generous for 8 people!

Average food, was not impressed. The place needed a good clean. Staff were okay, but did not go above and beyond

It's difficult to find a real Italian restaurant abroad. Honest bill, super local, excellent ingredients... Amazing Carbonara

Dinner was great, the service was efficient and the pricing for the portion size was fantastic! Will be back

I had the meat Arancini to start and it was absolutely divine, best one I’ve ever had, and I had the carbonara as a main which was incredible but a little too cheesy for me but that’s understandable, it’s a very powerful carbonara and that’s a good thing!! My mum had the seafood linguine which she also loved! 10/10

We are from the US and every time we visit our son, we MUST come here. It is FABULOUS, just as good as being in Sicily and honestly even better than the restaurants we have eaten in Sicily. We have never had an even “average” meal here already amazing! Federico took great care of us too, can’t wait to come back.

Excellent food and wonderful service from Federico. The reservation system could be clearer.

The place was neat, professional and Federico was really helpful and friendly, our food was brought quickly, the taste was nothing less than perfect, and the prices are quite reasonable for food and service this good.

Food and service was amazing, Evas service was Exceptional, highly recommend, will be coming again