Alba Chiara in Suffolk Coastal - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Giving Alba Chiara the perfect 5/5 stars I swore I'd never give any place; as I am of the opinion that there's always something to improve. Apparently not so. Both the owner and the staff are wonderful, and the food hasn't disappointed me even once during the six months I've been stationed in Felixstowe, and I've been eating here almost twice a week. The arancini, in particular, are divine.

An absolutely magical place to enjoy delicious food with a fabulous view and beautiful music. The staff are so friendly, amazing service. Definitely, we will be back. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

So I eat alone,had an excellent pizza, glass of smooth Italian Red then treated myself to a tiramisu and a single macchiato! Tomorrow I will return with Joanna and will have the risotto! Can’t wait

We visited yesterday with our friends from Romania that have lived in Italia for 20 years so they know their Italian food and have high standards. Happy to say 10/10. Well done guys 🙏🙏🙏♥️

The food was excellent and a good price. I would definitely go there again.

Just the best. Superb service, fabulous food, wonderful staff. If you haven't been, you should definitely go. Note: Where it asks what I would recommend, I would tick them all but thought that may appear too much!! However, what I can say is that their Specials are always delicious.

Sat outside on a very hot day but with a gentle sea breeze, The food and staff were fantastic, I will definitely eat here again

Amazing experience (again!!) staff is super friendly and accommodating. Great menu and delicious food! I had the BEST pasta lately… pizza’s and tiramisu were amazing too. Please add the crab pasta and seafood bisque to the menu it was amazing!!! Lovely to seat outside too

Lovely family run Italian restaurant overlooking the sea. Staff are very polite and will chat to you freely if you want them to. The food is delicious with plenty of choice on the menu. They also do meals for most common dietary requirements. Plenty of drinks options, with alternatives for mainstream soft drinks which are very nice. Well worth a visit, especially on a nice summers day.

Love coming here, great food and great atmosphere. Almost feels like being back in Italy...

My sister and I enjoyed a lovely evening meal overlooking the sea, we had homemade pasta with a mushroom sauce and a market garden pinsa followed by refreshing sorbets. The portions are generous and excellent value for the quality The staff were also excellent, my sister is vegan and they were forth coming in offering vegan cheese for the pinsa and also wine pairing Coffee was very good too

Just the best restaurant in Felixstowe! Wonderful staff🤩 🐶Dog friendly. Fantastic food 🍲 Thank you everyone!! We came to celebrate 4 birthdays ! 🎂 They were so kind and lit candles to put in our deserts .

Beautiful authentic Italian food. We had Pinsa Capricchiosa and Tagliolini Marinara which was spectacular. Interesting spritzer cocktails including low alcohol. Olives were a little boring but there was an adequate variety.

Awful experience. Lovely waitress but disgusted by horrible owner who was VERY nasty to our table when faced with an unsatisfactory meal. I would never visit again on the basis of never wanting to encounter him, or benefit his pocket. I really hope he treats his lovely staff better than his customers as I feel shouting and being nasty should never be acceptable in this given situation. Regardless will NEVER return.

Staff are amazing. The owner is the issue. When ordering langoustines from the specials board, you expect to actually get some langostine meat, we barely had enough to cover the palm of our hand! When mentioning this to the waitresses, she asked the owner to chat to us. He was very aggressive and defensive, quoting his heating and electric bills. Not once listening to our complaint. He also said nobody else had complained, but I overheard someone the same evening who had had the exact same dish complaining! When spending £19 on a dish that basically turned out to be risotto with not much else, perhaps he should realise everyone has bills to pay, but when dining out you expect a little bit more for your buck when you are treating yourself! Again, the staff are really good, and I hope he treats them better than his customers I would like to thank the owner for not actually reading this review, judging by his response, because at no point did I say the food was nice, just the staff. Also portion control is nothing to with HMRC, better value Italian meals can be had elsewhere

Brilliant dinner this evening, fantastic quick service and the food was unreal👌🏻👌🏻

Great place, great service, great choice & top quality food

Simply amazing authentic Italian food - we will be back !

Went for dinner here a few nights ago with the family. Atmosphere is very nice, good views of the beach, some outside seating for those sunny days, spacious seating area indoors. Very accommodating for small children which is a massive positive for us. Gave the kids some colouring books and crayons to distract them with. Staff are lovely, down to earth and made us feel welcome, which again, with small children is great. Good selection of wine and their food selection is wide and covers everything you want from authentic Italian food. The ingredients are fresher than fresh and the flavours just pop. The kids went for the kids pizza (which is a HUGE portion) so they were satisfied. Their specials are always interesting and apparently change on a weekly basis. My wife had the pizza with the fresh garlic pesto and wow it was just awesome. I'm slowly working my way through their menu. As mentioned, the portions are generous so a 3 course meal is a challenge but one I'm happy to accept. If I was a local, I'd come every week just to got through their specials menu.

Our favourite restaurant! The food is delicious , cocktails amazing and the staff are great! Can’t recommend this place enough!

Absolutely lovely food and very well priced... Service was slightly slow but totally understandable as they had a busy lunch time and the place was filling up while we were there.. very polite and helpful waiting staff.. if I had to be picky my only real gripe was I thought the drinks were a bit expensive... but would definitely recommend and 100% I'd go back...

What a top place! Visited with our friends who live in Felixstowe and I'm so glad we did. Food was excellent staff were nice and the boss is a top bloke! I highly recommend. We will be going back.

Always busy. Nice food and reasonable prices. Happy to go again. And yep git a picture of my dessert

Wonderful, unusual, real Italian food!

Decided last minute to try the food here as had never been before. Our waitress, Lola, was so kind and helpful during our visit - thank you! The food was amazing, would definitely return.

My family arranged a surprise meal for my big birthday at Alba Chiara and everybody had such a wonderful time! There were 23 of us in total, the food was absolutely incredible, so delicious! You have to order the bread basket for starters, it’s all hand made by the kitchen. Tastes amazing! Best bread we’ve ever had. Still thinking about that focaccia now! The staff were very attentive, all food arrived together and it was a really pleasant atmosphere! Bravo Alba Chiara! We’ll be back. 😊

Such a welcoming place where myself and my two children were sat outside, as it was starting to get cold, we were offered a table inside where it was a lot warmer! Great staff, great service, wonderful food, although like a plonker, I ordered the wrong pizza 😆🤷🏻 I'll certainly be returning so shall order the correct pizza next time!

We returned to Felixstowe, after decades away, and discovered this amazing restaurant our first night back. With no reservations we walked in and were immediately seated. The service staff was kind, friendly, and informative. But the FOOD!! Delicious!! I ordered a special- asparagus risotto with bits of crispy bacon and a house salad and my husband had the pinsa with ham. The house wine was satisfying and my husband enjoyed his Italian beer. We highly recommend to anyone looking for a delicious and filling meal.

Went here yesterday for a birthday. Girls serving here were very good and attentive.... my 1 star rating is based on the Owner of the establishment. They brought a Cheese Platter out which apparently a vegan guest at our table had ordered which is fine as these things happen. However, the Owner of the restaurant insisted that I was charged for the cheese Platter and the replacement vegetable platter, on top pf my £223.00(!!!!) bill. I have always used this venue socially and for my client haulage meetings but this short sighted approach and plus the food being well below par yesterday will see us never using this venue again. I felt so sorry for the staff as they were left to put this charge on my bill whilst the owner hid in the kitchen. Fludyers it is!

Brilliant food, well priced and delicious - possibly the best in Felixstowe!

Great Italian food - lovely flavours and generous portions. The service and atmosphere were welcoming and friendly. Thank you. We would highly recommend.

i went with my partner and my 3 year old daughter, the restaurant was clean, welcoming and the staff were so friendly and helpful, they had a good selection of food, reasonably priced for the quality of food and the atmosphere was so relaxing, nothing was too much trouble for the staff and we would highly recommend.

Great restaurant, good freindly service, lovely food. Will definitely go again. Thank you.

Pleasant enough but the pasta was overcooked and bruschetta very average. Wouldn't rush back. Most Italian restaurants would at least offer a small limoncello after spending £150 on lunch.

Good food at reasonable prices.

My son brought me here for Sunday lunch saying how good it was. Well it was more than good it was fabulous, the fresh pasta the sauces, textures the flavours were spot on then the tiramisu oh my days it was just like I was back in Italy. The staff are so very helpful kind and funny. The restaurant and toilets were all very clean. Pay parking right outside too. I cannot express how good it was you must go, well done Alba Chiara we will be back very soon indeed.

Visited for lunch on Valentine’s Day. We had a lovely table in the window overlooking the sea. Service & food are always really good here & they have unusual specials. The pasta is especially good. Clean toilets & a lovely atmosphere.

Fantastic pizzas here, but go with an appetite as they are large pizzas.

Popped in on the off chance to get takeaway pizza while staying in the area. The young lad who served us couldn't be more helpful and accommodating, whilst the restaurant was very busy. Great service and pizza was awesome too.

Probably my favourite place to eat in Felixstowe. The fresh bread is amazing.

Pizzas were burnt, cold and very limited toppings under the bucket of rocket. Disappointing, with a little more effort and care and it would be good food.

Lovely pizza, crispy base, lots of toppings. Seafood tagliatelle not the best. Seafood was very chewy. Only get 1 shell on prawn per dish and mine only had the head part! When I complained I was told the rest of prawn was in the dish somewhere, which it wasn't. Service not great. Had to ask for olives we ordered twice and when I asked for some parmasan it was forgotten about and I never received it. Not impressed.

From the initial contact via email and when we visited, the helpfulness, service and meals were superb. For my daughters birthday, she wanted an Italian birthday meal. I contacted via email initially as my daughter has to follow a Fodmap diet at present which means it’s not just dairy and gluten free but she can’t have garlic onions and many other items. They were so helpful and accommodating via email. When we visited, again they were so helpful and nothing was too much trouble which made my daughter comfortable as she hates eating out at the moment. The chef came to our table to discuss her options as well and it made our visit feel special and we didn’t feel like we were awkward. We all enjoyed our meal, very tasty, large portions and everything was served piping hot. Thanks again for making our visit special.

First time at this lovely restaurant. We had booked an early evening table and when we arrived restaurant was already busy. A warm greeting by friendly staff. It has a great atmosphere and the food is excellent. Portions are generous so leave room for one of the delicious desserts.

A wonderful meal. Attentive staff. Accomodated us last minute and we're excellent about my wife's allergy. Highly recommended. Will definitely return.

Would recommend, the food is great, the atmosphere is good and the staff are friendly. As good as any London restaurant.

Loved staying here definately coming back. Staff are lovely and very helpful

Excellent food, well cooked, and generous portions .service just right; attentive, but not too much so!

What a pleasant surprise we found this restaurant to be. The atmosphere was warm and relaxed. Staff were warm friendly efficient and professional. Super clean. Food was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. Will definitely be back. So pleased we made this choice.

Just collected takeout for the first time, and so glad we did. We tried each of the three arancini, all delicious…and the pizza/pinsa were fantastic, along with the garlic bread. Thank you Alba Chiara, we are very grateful

Lovely as ever, so glad you are offering delivery again.

Such great food! Fresh and delicious 👌

We stumbled across this restaurant by chance and honestly I cannot say enough good things about it. The food was excellent, every course was delicious. The pasta was fresh, the specials all different and seasonal, all the food explained by friendly knowledgeable staff. The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming. Would strongly recommend if you’re in the area!

Not authentic Italian in the slightest. Machined tortellini straight out of a bag, over cooked tagliatelle and so much cheese on the pizza it could hardly be eaten.

This is absolutely awesome food and service. So happy with everything here. I can not fault anything with food and service I know I am repeating myself but seriously if you like your food don’t wait book now! Great value for money specially best ingredients used for cooking.

The food here was absolutely fantastic. Freshly cooked and served with pride. The waiter was so helpful and took time to explain the menu. The ambiance was so friendly and the restaurant itself was really cosy and immaculate. The food was worth every penny. The puddings were to die for and the wine was out of this world. Parking good. Will certainly go there again when next in Felixstowe.

Good food, great service, good wine at a reasonable price. What more could you ask for. Will definately be back. Highly recommended.

Food was fantastic! Great service and staff were excellent and very accommodating. Definitely be visiting again! Chefs kiss!

Excellent dinner . First time but won't be the last

Visited Saturday evening had a lovely table by the window. Menu just a bit limited we thought but we each found something extremely delicious. Service was excellent, pizza’s the best as was the tiramisu and lemon pudding. Excellent all round, highly recommend, well done 👍

Excellent food, service brilliant and a throughly enjoyable experience. Every member of staff is friendly and helpful, always a good time.

Absolutely Delicious Food and Fantastic Staff. Highly Recommended for a visit.

Felixstowe doesn't really have good places to eat, however this restaurant is the exception to the rule. Delicious food, good sized portions and very professional service. Definitely recommend after a day at the beach when you want to indulge yourself in some tasty Italian cuisine.

Great service and wonderful food.

The best Italian restaurant outside of Italy! we have eaten here a number of times and each has been a great experience. My personal favourite is the seafood risotto. It's cooked fresh so a little wait but it's worth it. The place is relaxed and facing the beach and prom so somewhere to walk after and let the feast digest.

Everything seems to have changed - food was frankly awful- garlic bread served dried out and burnt- even staff said it should never have come out! Pizza undercooked base. After many good visits we will not return.

We had a lovely evening at Alba Chiara with some excellent food and great service.

First visit with our Assistance Dog in training. Exceptionally friendly & good service, nice atmosphere and tables well set out not on top of each other. Food was delicious, interesting menu not like the ‘chain’ type restaurants. Reasonably priced, will return when next in Felixstowe. Great location opposite the beach

The wife and I came here for a hot chocolate and a wine. Had some olives on the side. Hot chocolate was lovely. The service was exceptional. The seats and table all had a clean and was dried off as it had been raining. We had our dog with us and he was also treated very well by the staff, with treats and water. Think it was Lewis who served us and he was brilliant. We will be back her to eat and some point in the future as food looks lovely 👍

Popped in on the off chance ! Best pinsa “pizza” I have had and good value for money the staff were friendly and attentive without being overbearing

I may have been extremely unluckily with my menu choice or with the kitchen staff on duty on the day of our visit but while my starter was just mildly disappointing my main was diabolically bad. I had the fish soup as a starter and although it contained a generous portion of fishy things the broth (which makes or breaks the enjoyment of this dish) was almost flavorless. Both salt and garlic were at a very low level. As I say disappointing for a restaurant with such a high Tripadvisor rating. I chose the ravioli from the specials menu for my main course. My very clear impression from tasting the food presented to me was that the kitchen had opened a packet of factory-prepared pasta put it on a plate added a large nob of butter, eviscerated it in a microwave for a few minutes, and voila they had created ravioli in a butter sauce. The butter had become a small lake of unpalatable oil at the bottom of my plate and the small pieces of pasta had completely lost any of the flavor it may have had from its contents if it had been properly cooked. Can someone please tell the chef on duty that day (23/8) that you heat ravioli in boiling water and if you want to add butter you add saving onto the hot pasta which will then gently melt. Add a few fresh herbs and you can give the contents of the pasta a chance to shine. It would also help greatly if the restaurant used larger pasta so the proportion of filling to pasta was sufficient to create a dish of quality.

Our 3rd visit here on our annual Felixstowe trip. Such a fantastic, unassuming restaurant. The fantastic food is easily matched by the same standard of service. Whether you are looking for pizza, pasta, risotto or something else, you will not be disappointed. Proper, freshly prepared...

Superb real Italian food! Our first vist and so good we booked to come again whilst we were there! Great flavours - a real taste of Italy!

Absolutely superb. Best Italian food I have had outside of Italy. You will not be disappointed. Quality REAL food made with authentic ingredients

GORGEOUS place, amazing vibe and such friendly staff! Second time here and it still lives rent free in my head!! Such amazing and attentive staff. Gorgeous food!! Calamari and prawns to start, orzo/risotto prawns. All amazing!! We sat in a booth and we could see...

Made a return visit as the Seafood Risotto was so good last week. The same dish was at least a third smaller with only 5 mussels as the week before, few prawns and a couple of courgette slivers. When I expressed this to the server she said this couldn't be. However when I showed her the picture of the previous dish she agreed it was smaller. Apparently sometimes there are less ingredients than others?!?

FROM A ROMANTIC DINNER FOR TWO TO A FAMILY CELEBRATION ALBA CHIARA CAN CATER FOR IT ALL. WE WERE GREETED WARMLY, SEATED QUICKLY (IN A BAY WINDOW WITH A SUPERB VIEW OF THE SEA), THE TABLE WAS CLEAN AND WELL LAID OUT. OUR SERVER, THOMAS,...

Went there because of the great reviews and didn’t disappoint. Service was good, the food was excellent. We had pasta, pinsa and a tiramisu (its a must try). You cant go wrong in this place.

Fabulous pizzas. Very good service - knowledgeable on menu which is always a plus. Feels like the sort of place that outside an economic climate we would always have to book for. Very much recommended.

Very friendly staff and knowledgeable the food was coked to perfection and the drinks were very good would recommend a visit

We visited for a late lunch recently. It was my first time dining here and I regret not coming sooner. The food was first class, the service was also first class. Other restaurants take note! It doesn’t have to be over complicated, just a nice...

We visited for a late lunch recently. It was my first time dining here and I regret not coming sooner. The food was first class, the service was also first class. Other restaurants take note! It doesn’t have to be over complicated, just a nice friendly personable service, lovingly cooked food and you have a recipe for a wonderful restaurant. We had one of the booth tables in the window and it was perfect, a lovely sea view and great to watch the world go by. The food was all a taste sensation and I cannot wait to return.

in the afternoon we made a reservation for the evening, after reading the interesting streetside menu (or how do you say that?). After entering we immediately got a free bottle of water (which is unkown in Belgium), and Pippa, our sausage dog got a bowl...

Food lovely, great service, will certainly visit again when next in Felixstowe. Definitely pre-book, it's very popular

Asked for GF options and they were very rude and just hung up on me

Great experience. Amazing food as always. Great cocktails. Busier for a weekday that was surprising. And the sea view makes everything better.

What a lovely little gem of a restaurant this is, fantastic Italian food,great service,good location,the waiters very knowledgeable about the menu, highly recommend

I cannot think of one single fault! We went for my husband's 40th birthday and it has left us speechless. This is truly a wonderful place. The staff were amazing! The food was heavenly and incomparable to any other Italian restaurant. A well-oiled team who...

Delicious food in a lovely atmosphere

Pasta was very salty and portions very small. Desert was lovely and service very good

Had the best frutti di marre. Staff are super nice people. Asked for extra Parmesan cheese and that was not a problem, Thank you 👌🏻

Had a wonderful evening from start to finish! Staff were incredible, patient and knowledgeable and the food was delicious as always. Thank you for reserving a lovely window booth for our family member from overseas on a very special occasion. You bring a new exciting...

This is one of my favourite places to eat in Felixstowe. I thought I had left a review and if not you should go. Excellent welcome, food is always delicious and I have been trying to work through the menu! If you’re lucky you can have one of the booths looking out to sea! Definitely get along here. Yes a little higher in price, but worth it. Don’t forget they have a little shop too!

My daughter booked a Fathers Day surprise evening meal. When we arrived the staff very welcoming, we had a lovely table and the foh staff very knowledgeable and happy to recommend dishes. Every single one of our dishes was absolutely delicious! This was our 1st visit and it certainly will not be our last. Great authentic Italian food, fantastic atmosphere and very good service. Looking forward to visiting again and Will highly recommend other people to do so.

The food is very good and services is brilliant so is the take aways

Great risotto and pizza. 100% recommend and will be returning again! Good staff, welcoming and attentive. Thanks!

This is constantly good food with seasonal ingredients. Today’s visit was definitely as good as before. Delicious risotto. Highly recommend, absolutely worth a visit.

Nice ambience, and friendly, attentive service. Have eaten there three times and sampled both pinsa and pasta, both excellent. Had dessert only once. Dessert was OK. Range of drinks disappointing. They don't have coke. Seems a very mainstream drink to miss out. They have that...

I had Fruiti De Mare the shell fish content was very poor. When we went to order our main meals we were told that several of the main courses were unavailable because they were busy at lunch time !! I wouldn't recommend the restaurant to...

Started with loads of dishes not available due to busy lunchtime? The seafood dish tasted ok but the mussels were smaller than peas and the clams were non existent. 20% service charge was a joke. When we paid the bill, I take it to the guy in charge, he told us we should have said sooner? He then said the charge was discretionary but still charged us and didn't take it off the bill, to be honest his attitude was poor. Eight of us went tonight and won't be returning, worst Italian dining experience ever.