Bosco Pizzeria Cheltenham in Cheltenham

My husband and I had lunch here on a Tuesday, it was maybe half capacity. Atmosphere was a 3 as we really enjoyed our windows table, but the hard furnishings made sounds echo and the music was too loud. Service was very friendly and prompt. Food a 3, started with garlic bread that actually had garlic it was very nice and we both had wine, again, very nice. My husband had the aubergine, Parmigiana di Melanzane which is a LARGE plate as menu noted, tasty but the sauce was very sweet which made it difficult to eat the entire meal. I had 2 starters for my meal, the fried artichoke with lemon and aioli 5hat was so oily, I used my napkin to soak most of the oil. The other starter was Calimari, tough and chewy. I googled why it would be tough and found mainly overcooked and/or needed marinating. We have now decided there are other places to now discover. And NOTE: 12.5% service charge on the bill, which we happily paid for GOOD service today.

Amazing Italian find in the middle of Cheltenham. Pizzas are huge and delicious, the beef shin ragu is fantastic. Really reasonable, great wine selection, would highly recommend!

We went out for dinner here and had a fantastic experience. The atmosphere was lovely, with a modern yet classy design that created a welcoming ambience. The staff were friendly and professional, adding to the overall enjoyment of the evening. The food was outstanding—fresh, flavourful, and authentically Italian. For dessert, we shared a Tiramisu, which was generously portioned and perfect for two. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a wonderful Italian dining experience!

Delicious and perfect lunch, great ambience. Will be back asap!

A good pizza and wine selection

Another fab meal with friends. Excellent every time. Thank you.xx

The best Bosco we have been to. The staff were amazing during an incredibly busy Sunday evening. Food was also 10/10. We had such a good time!

Great food, nice atmosphere, friendly staff

I have been to the one in Clifton, Bristol… this is a slightly slicker feeling place. Food excellent, service really attentive.

Are here recently with a large group of 10. The staff did very well serving us and even though we had all had quite a bit of alcohol they accommodated our every need. The food was delicious with a mix of a bit of every thing they had on the menu being sampled across our table with no complaints. The kitchen was visible to the whole restaurant with a wood oven to cook the pizzas. The only negative for atmosphere would be that the air con units look like they have been thrown into the ceiling but oh well, the rest more than makes up for this. Would highly recommend

Food, service and atmosphere - all were absolutely fantastic! The food was delicious!

Excellent pizza served straight from the oven at the optimum temperature. Broad menu, well managed. Will eat here again!

A Great Lunch Spot After a Busy Shoot While shooting showreel and headshot material with an actor and my team, we stopped in here for lunch, and I must say it was a fantastic experience. The place was very welcoming, and the carbonara was absolutely to die for. I’ll definitely be coming back!

We had lovely pizzas here. Love all the soft lighting

Came during a weekend trip- we had the perfect meal, incredible food and service (well priced cheese was a highlight). They also have a huge range of wines available as glass, carafe, or bottle, which is lovely. Six stars if I could! Good veggie options too.

Such a lovely meal out at Bosco, the vibe is always right, the food is always tasty and the staff are always great! 5 stars all round! Thank you!"

Wonderful place. Sergiy is the best waiter here. Highly recommend this place!

Had a great time today thanks to Sergio! Great service, delicious food.

Very good, and fantastic service. Great pizza.

Lovely friendly service from Daviolo! Would definitely recommend and will be back soon!!

The interior is cosy with a sort of 1930s vibe. The food is delightful. I ate Arancini to start, then a Venetian pizza with anchovies, olives and crispy capers. For dessert I had two cannoli's with a black coffee. Professional but relaxed service, a real treat with real home cooked flavours. Good prices too. To give a feel of the place, as we sat inside, the rain started to come down outside but with the autumn sunshine breaking through, which really set off the interior. It was glowing with this amber light, leaves falling outside and the wind blowing. It felt like we were sat in some swanky New York pizzeria. Just fabulous! Honestly I'm going back for more.

Really enjoyed a busy but romantic Saturday pizza....great value particularly a beautiful red..

Service was great but let down by the food. Over salted, stodgy and poor work by the chef.

Great pizza, Terrible accoustics. Sound bounces off the glass walls and there are no soft furnishings present to dampen it. I couldn't hear a word the waiter or my friends were saying. I generally have a high tolerance for this type of thing but the volume inside was obscene. A cascading cacophony of sound will hinder your dining experience. Don't blame the staff, blame the brainbox who turned an insurance showroom into a restaurant without putting curtains in. Personally, I'd avoid until something changes.

Had a gorgeous evening and meal at Bosco! The food was amazing and so was the service! A special mention to Daniele who looked after us and made sure our evening was 10/10!

Went on a Thursday evening and it was very busy (recommend booking) but service was still incredibly fast. The food was delicious and staff were attentive - we had an enjoyable evening!

Turned up on spec. Seated quickly. Food and service very good. A bit noisy.

It was a sunny afternoon and we were walking by, despite being busy we were immediately found a table outside so we could sit with our dog 🐶. The staff were very efficient and helpful and the food came quickly and the pizza was so light that even though it was big, it was easy to eat it all! So delicious! All for a good price as well, about £15 per pizza 🍕. Perfect.

Delicious pizzas and nice decor. Staff were friendly. Hot chocolate was very nice!

Absolutely stunning food and location with a reasonable price! Thanks to the team, the service was fantastic. 🙏

Lovely place, food was amazing!

Prices are sensible and food good. Nice outside seating too

Thank you for making our evening feel special the food is fantastic and our waitress Delilah was so welcoming

Real buzzy place great food and service all round spot on vibe well worth a visit.

We came here on a Saturday evening, it was very busy but service did not suffer, we ordered starters, mains and desserts as well as cocktails and we could not fault any of the food, we particularly enjoyed the pizzas and the pizza base was perfectly cooked. Although it closes at 10, we were not rushed out and they still served us desserts and we didn’t feel like we needed to rush eating them. Amazing restaurant and we will be visiting again!!

Great food, great atmosphere and great service. My waiter Filipe was knowledgeable about the food menu and helped us pick the perfect wine also. Nice Italian food, would recommend

We had a great meal at Bosco, it was one of the best meals I've had in a while. I had the tagliata which was spectacular. The pizzas, and kid's pasta were also delicious. Gorgeous setting and friendly staff. Loved it. Thank you ❤️

what a fabulous pizza! and such a lovely place. Having had a nod to try this 2 years ago. I was eager to enjoy it. but the food and service quickly let me know, I have left this place alone for far too long. I can't wait to come back and try the other options in the menu. Excellent quality food at a reasonable price! don't think this place is soulless by the 4 star atmosphere rating. This is a quiet Tuesday after a Bank Holiday and the service was still very good.

Tasty pizza, sitting outside on a Sunday evening. Pleasant atmosphere and seats available without booking. Busy.

Loved our lunch here, the food was really tasty and authentic. We ordered Ventricina pizza it was delicious. The service was really good too. Will visit again soon!!

Extremely welcoming greeting as I was shown to my table. The waitress was amazingly helpful, getting my dog a bow of iced water and then allowing us to move to another table with more shade for said pooch. Nice cold beer was served promptly followed by an excellent and generous portion of chicken Casper salad. Loads of flavour and the perfect split of ingredients including really tasty chicken breast. Finished off lunch with an excellent affogato for dessert. Will definitely be returning on the basis of this great customer experience, thank you!

Love this place. Been so many times and always good. We had Daniele this time and he was AMAZING. So attentive and very funny. Definitely recommend a visit.

Always a decent meal that doesn't break the bank. Never disappoints

Great lunch time call in. Good food nice atmosphere service good.

Great place to sit outside in the sunshine. Delicious pizza and side of Rocket salad. Service was great. Can’t fault a thing

Daniele gave me amazing service and the food is amazing 😍

Nice place to sit and have a drink and food. Staff were polite and food arrived quickly

Amazing food, atmosphere and incredible service from Daniele! 10/10

Busy place! My partner and I were visiting from Canada and was sat at the bar which was no problem for us. The bar was facing the kitchen/chefs, so we had a server/waiter. He came and took our food and drink order and we didn't see him again until we got up to pay. Not sure if that's the norm, but I do appreciate someone coming to check on how our food is. My partners spaghetti was a little undercooked for his liking, but he was hungry and ate it. He shared some of my Bosco pizza which absolutely SLAPPED. Best 'European' style mergherita pizza I've ever had. My boyfriend doesn't usually go for the thin euro style but he really enjoyed it.

Very average nothing to write home about. Wife's pizza was burnt on the bottom. They add 12.5% service charge when no service given. Not acceptable. It's a pizza restaurant after all.

Lovely pizza and salads, good place to sit and enjoy the sunshine

Myself and my family enjoyed a fantastic meal at Bosco, the service is excellent, with a buzzing atmosphere and although it was busy we didn’t have to wait long for anything. Everyone who served us, was very polite snd friendly. The food quality is superb and authentic yet the prices are so reasonable! We cannot wait to go back!

Light dough and pizzas were cooked well. Service was good and the place is really nicely decorated. Good quality toppings as well

The food was exceptional as was the service. We had an excellent time that we both thoroughly enjoyed, I have now been here in three occasions and in all three the experience was the same. Excellent food, perfectly presented and prepared in a very friendly relaxed atmosphere, highly recommended.

I’ve been twice now and both times I had pizza. It’s great but I wouldn’t say the best pizza I’ve had. It’s a bit too greasy each time for me. But I’d still recommend trying! The atmosphere is always quite nice there, especially in the summer when you can sit outside and have a glass of wine when the sun is out.

Great tasting, freshly prepared food with quick service. I called in on the spur of the moment, had no issues getting seated, and took advantage of the set price lunchtime menu with lots of options to choose from. Arancini started, and Pizzza Bisco main, with half a beer moretti for around £20 including the 12.5% service charge.

Calamari bland, pizza ok, service all over the place. Asked for knife and fork and pizza cutter which was available. Didn't offer wine then after ordering bottle was left on the bar and I got it myself, by which time pizza nearly finished. Everyone running around but no one in control. Could do better!

Ate with friends here. We all had the pizza with chilli oil and honey. It was incredibly tasty. Would highly recommend coming here. The atmosphere was great as well, lively place.

It's a great place. Good food, professional service, fantastic location. Highly recommended.

Really good place with excellent food

The pizza was hard to cut and slightly soggy but still very tasty and authentic.

My boyfriend and I ate here for the very first time as we both love Italian food, and we weren't disappointed as the reviews online for this restaurant were spot on. Although I had pasta, this time, next time, I will have pizza here. It's definitely one of my goto restaurants in Cheltenham for Italian food.

Normally I deliver to Bosco. The food always smells lovely everytime I deliver here, so I decided to come here for a meal on my weekend trip to Cheltenham. Thank you for your great service. The food was delicious. Would highly recommend.

Just had a great relaxed lunch here which was very enjoyable. A focused but interesting menu covering pizzas but also lovely sides and bites, incl pasta dishes; meat plates; cheese; the most creamy n delicious arincini ever; and breads galore. Good wine list too with great choices of by the glass; carafe or bottle - why doesn't more places do carafes?! Service was spot on and fast but unobtrusive- Totally fab 90 minutes. Thanks everyone

Great location and great food, the staff can be a little inconsistent (manager is super friendly, some of the waiters can be a bit rude), but still a firm favourite of mine

Friendly staff and tasty food. A great place to meet up and chat with friends.

Pizza was great, high end ingredients. Highly recommended!

Delilah our waitress was lovely and smiley. Food was great too!

really great. I even left an additional tip as I was so impressed, thank you

Fantastic food, service, very fresh ingredients delicious 😋

Great selection for a date night! While I don't think it is quite to the level of standards as the Bristol location (Food/Service), it was still very enjoyable and we will be back. My only complaint is that it seems that they don't have 'real' bartenders. I asked if they could make a martini (to which they had all the ingredients for), and they informed me I could only order the specific cocktails from the cocktail list (about 5 or 6). It doesn't seem like the people making drinks are trained to make anything other than the few on the menu. Had to go for a nightcap somewhere else after to curb my martini craving.

Following a recommendation, I went here with a friend for dinner! We booked Counter Seating as the place was busy and no tables were available, yet we found this to be a great decision! We were very close to the authentic Pizza Ovens and Fire Lit Stoves watching our food get made. The staff were attentive and friendly and we both had a great night. Both of us found the cost for 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 deserts plus drinks very reasonable and agreed we would absolutely be attending again.

Really amazing food. The best pizzas in the U.K. HANDS DOWN! Daniele was fantastic, lovely service - super attentive and funny. What a lovely night!

Had a great time at Bosco on Friday evening, the place was packed! Lovely energy about the venue, despite being busy it didn’t feel noisy, could still have good conversation with friends. Sat with a nice view of the gardens. This was my second visit and the food and service both times have been great. The Arancini starter is incredible and I really enjoyed the Bosco Carne pizza. I also had a espresso martini which was delicious and arrived in the cutest glass. Staff offered a recommendation for a new zucchini pizza which wasn’t on the menu, food just seems really fresh and authentic. Will definitely be returning!

Average pizza, better off sticking to a frozen one from the oven. Service was rubbish as well, got our order wrong, very amateurish.

When you enter the pizzeria the incredible pizza smell hits you and all you want to do is start eating pizza. I had the Calabria one and loved it. They were very generous with the nduja. I enjoyed it very much. I had a panna cotta for dessert and even though the flavour was very good it had way too much gelatine.

Smooth buzzy vibe (sat at the end of the Chef's table) and impeccable service (we only had 45 mins to order and eat unfortunately which was zero trouble despite the place being full). Food and cocktails were exquisite, and staff seemed happy in their work and were totally on it. Did I mention that we loved this place!

Really nice food, our starters and pizzas both great - highlight though was the service from Daniele very fun, professional and efficient - we came away both saying he was fantastic

Flabby uninteresting pizza, uninterested service, incredibly draughty table by front door (with missing glass). Constant trickle of delivery drivers past the table. Disappointed because this place has such a strong reputation.

Stopped here by accident at lunch time and we were pleasantly surprised.

Amazing experience here. The servers were extremely professional and lovely. We had Danielé who was an amazing help and constantly checking on us to make sure everything was okay. Will definitely be coming again!

Amazing food and amazing service from Daniele!!!

Great place, great food and our waiter was great. Thank you Daniele for a lovely lunch.

Danielle was a perfect server and all of our food was excellent - perfect place for a birthday lunch or dinner, thank you!

Thanks for Daniele for a great lunch!

Daniele was fantastic! The best waiter from Bologna ever! Thank you

Absolutely super place. - the best carbonara I have ever had, highly recommend for anyone looking for a lovely meal

Went to Cheltenham Boscos with my lovely mum and had a wonderful time. Great food. Great service.

Best Italian food you could ever had in Gloucestershire and probably anywhere around it. You need to go and try it. It seems you're having a little trip to Italy without leaving England. A must try...

Very tasty meal, quick and attentive service and reasonable prices.

Very disappointed. How can you serve deep fried polenta plain with no dipping sauce? How can a carbanara taste grainy. It tated like a rue sauce with bacon. Awful. The place was buzzing, great atmosphere. But the food was a let down. Won't recommend. Be warned there is a 12% service charge amd its was so overpriced anyway.

Always love coming to Bosco, the pizza is fantastic and the service is very friendly and helpful.

We had such a lovely meal, the pizzas are just the best. The service was great, our waiter, Daniele, was absolutely fantastic - so friendly and helpful! We will definitely be back!

Lovely food and amazing service from Daniele!!

Excellent genuinely Italian-authentic pizzas. We've been to the supposedly "best pizza restaurant in Napoli" and the pizzas here are just as good (even if in fairness the atmosphere can't be). Superb if you like authentic but don't go if you want pineapple (request and I guess they'll ask you to leave !?!) or if you are going home to someone who doesn't like garlic !

Pizza pretty good and decent size, although far too much oil on it when it arrived making it quite soggy and by the time I was half way through eating, it had turned relatively cold. Serving them on warm plates would help that issue.

I've ordered takeaway several times but this time was a horrible experience as they have not read the notes on the order and we have allergies, I've called the restaurant in regards to this and been passed to the manager which explained to me that there is nothing he can do about it and I need to call Uber eats like they were the ones that cooked our food and offered to do the food again only if we come and collect it 😡😡😡😡

Great overall experience, friendly staff and AMAZING pizzas! Best in town!

Excellent venue, everything was superb, service, food, drinks. When we are in the area we will definitely visit again

Was a nice meal! Would definately go again! 😊🌹