Cosanostra in Scarborough

Being local I used to visit here a couple of times a month A year or so ago we had some bad experiences so fell out with the place So tonight was the big come back with high expectations - the staff were transactional, the choice although lots of dishes the content of the dishes restricted choice the quality was at best average There are better places to eat in Whitby and I wanted this visit to be special but unfortunately it didn’t deliver

It is a beautiful building and has a great atmosphere. The staff are really lovely . My calzone was delicious and my husband had a lamb dish . I would have given it 5 stars but it was actually very expensive! My pizza was 18.95 ! It clearly has a captive audience and for a one off you don’t mind paying the money .

Simply delicious food in a lovely setting with great staff. What's not to enjoy. We walked in on a busy evening without having booked, and staff were so helpful in finding us a table and being so attentive for the whole evening. On my next trip I won't hesitate to return.

We were recommended by friends and was outstanding! Excellent service, staff were really friendly and met the chef who was very knowledgeable about where the food came from. Food was amazing, would definitely return and everyone should too

No esperaba recibir algún pequeño Tomates cortados en rodajas, un copo de albahaca y un pequeño trozo de mozzarella del tamaño de las uñas por casi £ 9. 00 como entrada, incluso la camarera parecía avergonzada. Hubiera esperado más. Hemos frecuentado este restaurante antes y no podía esperar a visitar de nuevo. No volveré a visitarlo tristemente.

We ordered 5 different dishes. The prices were slightly higher but the choice of food was really impressive. My beef ragu was lovely. Selection of wine was great too. The only down side is we waited around 30-35 minutes for food, and it was not busy (5pm).

Another brilliant visit. Very welcoming and made to feel at ease. As a person dinning alone it was very reassuring. The lady with blond hair and glasses was so enjoyable to watch. She is clearly a major asset to the team. All the staff were brilliant. The food was amazing as ever. Definitely be back on our next trip to Whitby.

I had the conivoro pizza, it was very nice and my partner had the lasagne. Both were excellent, highly recommend.

Very busy Halloween. But that did not stop the amazing service we received. The food was incredible and the servers were very accommodating and checked in with us. Honestly recommend to everyone.

Great staff, amazing atmosphere and amazing food... Happy to eat there!

Good food (usual Italian fare and some excellent specials), very friendly staff. We really enjoyed it.

Visited without a booking, it was very busy & the friendly staff did their best to welcome and accommodate us. The food was tasty & the service excellent. Would definitely recommend

I enjoyed everything about Cosa Nostra. I will definitely be back next time I'm in Whitby.

Truly an Italian experience, gorgeous food and fantastic service

Beautiful restaurant stunning food and fantastic staff

Great food would definitely go back 😋 xxx

Was given a lovely warm welcome, the reaturant was clean, the decor is lovely!! The Food was impeccable! The starters, mains and desserts were spot on! All food was served hot, I liked that we had time between courses. Toilets were clean.

Menu was quite limited so was a little disappointed. Then chose items which weren't the best and was a bit pricey. On a positive note the atmosphere was great and staff were all lovely!

Love this place, always my goto when visiting whitby, I highly recommend xx

Brilliant food, extremely busy on Friday night, would suggest that you book Had the seafood linguini, it was full of chunky pieces of fish, prawns and mussels Fantastic homemade tiramisu

Such a lovely place. Friendly staff, not rushed, amazing atmosphere. Wonderful food. You do need to book no matter what day.

Parry of 10 Excellent service. Amazing food. Loved it thank you.

Good food, service was OK not alot of atmosphere

Great Italian food, good value but at busy times it can get very slow. Its typical Italian very busy quite noisy with all the chatter. The food is amazing and we went twice in the week it was that good. When they are busy it can be an hour between your starter things been taken and the main meal arriving. We lost patience with deserts as breatkfast may have come first.

We are on a break in Whitby and actually went to Cosa Nostra twice - once for dinner and once for lunch. The food is absolutely amazing and the staff are friendly but low key. We loved the whole experience and will be back next time we are in Whitby.

Drinks served without coasters onto plastic topped tables, meaning cold drinks gather pools of condensation, which then drip as you sip. Lasagne was served lukewarm and the pasta dish was dry as hell. Server did not mention that specials were available. Not recommended.

Wonderful gem of a restaurant, service was amazing, and the food was delicious. I definitely will be returning soon !

A popular Italian. We turned up mid week with no booking and couldn’t get a table so booked to go back later in the week. It’s a bit pricey but everything that we ate and drank was excellent. We will return.

We had a really lovely meal here on a Sunday afternoon. Our waitress was so sweet and made sure we had everything we needed, she was very attentive. Lovely setting with only a couple of other people eating. We had bruschetta and caprese salad to start and seafood linguine and ravioli all washed down with a nice bottle of red. Food very good. Would return and would recommend.

Came with family (kids as well) and the staff were absolutely amazing with us. Very proactive with spotting opportunities to help us out and keep the children engaged and were never too far away for another drink.

Over priced food not brilliant 😕

Food was nice and fresh but not outstanding. I had lasagne which was packed with meat but the sauce around it was just like tomatoes without any flavour, as this is Italian I'd have expected rich deep flavour from it so a little disappointed 😞 sorry Great service though and friendly staff

Very busy staff were attentive and friendly didn't have that long to wait for our food

A really good Italian restaurant. Book before you travel as it is always busy. Wild mushroom gnocchi is delightful.

Absolutely the best Italian food I've ever had. Need to book up in advance as it's very popular

Chose this restaurant to celebrate 30th Wedding anniversary, beautiful restaurant inside and staff were very friendly. Opted for the Chicken Rigatoni Arrabbiata and a Lasagne all cooked beautifully and very tasty. Went for the Tiramisu as dessert which was also very good. Restaurant is in great location and I would highly recommend a visit.

Good food but very disappointed with service

Fabulous meal, fantastic staff, beautiful ambience. And thank you for fitting us in, highly recommend

You won't find a better italian

We got a warm welcome, it was a very friendly atmosphere (special shoutout to our waitress Shelly) and amazing food. Would 100% go again

Really enjoyed this restaurant, the food, service and decor in an interesting setting too.

The waitresses near the top was fantastic, couldn't fault them. Drinks: only have 1 cider so didn't bother with an alcoholic drink as it just catered to wine drinkers. Food: had garlic bread to start. Shared between two ,the portion was fantastic, however the it didn't taste of garlic with each slice. Had prosciutto pizza for main. Bit skimpy on the prosciutto considering the extensive price. The sauce was also a bit sharp and the cheese wasn't very nice (was meant to be mozzerala). Partner loved his. Overall staff are great but food could do with improvement considering how expensive it is.

Lovely staff, went above and beyond and super friendly. The food was ok, we all had pizzas - they were nice but a little tight on the toppings! We did enjoy the Parmesan fries they were yummy. Disappointed at the pudding menu - not a lot of inspiration! The actual building is beautiful and the toilets very clean. Overall a fairly nice meal and nice to have something other than fish and chips in Whitby.

Visited here last night after seeing it was highly rated! The staff were lovely & accommodating ☺️ the garlic bread to start was great 👌🏻 however me & my partner both had the beef shin ragu in a red wine jus which I was soo looking forward to- I had with gnocci and he had with tagliatelle however it lacked flavour and felt more of a tomato sauce than a ragu/jus which was a little disappointing. However I would go again just maybe get a different dish

Had a takeaway pizza -I was charged £1.10 extra for the box, an absolute disgrace. Unfortunately I only saw it afterwards and no one said anything about it -the pizza was completely burnt on the bottom -the dough was 0.0% fluffy and hard as a board -nothing special, no recommendation

Avoid. Been twice now over the last couple of years and terrible both times- was hoping the first time was a blip, the worst pizza ever- rock hard, dry base. Obviously won’t be going again but luckily there are lots of other fab places to eat in Whitby.

Best service in Whitby and delicious food and drink.

Excellent food quality and cordial service staff

Very enjoyable food. The seafood linguini was delicious; masses of prawns fish and mussels which melted in your mouth.

Fabulous food and service. Highly recommend

Beautiful food in a lovely setting. Staff very efficient. Highly recommended!

An airy restaurant, very comfortable with a very good menu. Everything we tried was excellent. Not quite there with some details with the food though. I.e pizza dough not quite perfect and the beef shin ragu had lumps of meat which were quite chewy. Everything else was superb.

Stunning food!! Staff so helpful and attentive...would highly recommend!!

Although they had no tables available, they managed to squeeze us in. Great food, great staff, great place

What a find!!! Loved the food, ambience and excellent service & it’s great value for money. Would highly recommend going there but book as they get very busy. ❤️❤️❤️

Visited as a family on Saturday evening, great food, staff and vibe! That good we have booked to visit again on our last night in Whitby. Highly recommend the Lasagna, garlic bread and pizzas! Well worth a visit. I’ll be back!

Friendly staff from arrival to leaving. Excellent food and service. Will be visiting again.

Went yesterday whilst we are in Whitby for a few days. It came highly recommended in our apartment’s guest book. So glad we went as the staff are absolutely lovely and charming (also brilliant with the children) and the food and drink was superb. Our children (4 and 8) enjoyed the bambino pizza and the penne pomodoro. My lasagne was delicious and the husband had a lovely meatball starter and the tagliatelle ragu. Highly recommend the cheesy garlic bread starter too. In terms of wine, we enjoyed the primitivo.

Food was lovely. Nice way to end our holiday.

Really nice Italian. Friendly staff. Partner said the pork cheek,gorgonzola and pistachio pasta was pretty much the best pasta dish ever. Good wine selection by the glass as well. Tiramisu was excellent (they are so often disappointing!) good spot for a special meal.

Outstanding food and a beautiful restaurant, great service and a good price, the pizzas were amazingly good, I'd recommend this place fir a nice evening meal in Whitby, many thanks. 😉👍

Lovely meal out with the family, great food, had a tagliatelle ragu, which was mouth watering. A lovely team that were very friendly. Only improvement I would make would be a wider selection of desserts, as there was not much that everyone fancied. Overall a great experience would definitely go back again.

We did not expect to find one of the best Italian restaurants I've been to when we decided to stay in Whitby. We were provided with a last minute dinner reservation and were very well taken care of. The staff were lovely, they accommodated to my drink requests and the food was exquisite.

Garlic prawns absolutely delicious 🥰 Service 💥💥💥💥💥❤ Definitely will coming back ) Thank You!!!

Lovely cocktails, good food and happy and helpful staff. Calzone was pretty spicy and other dishes had a generous helping of garlic, but if you are ok with this then you will enjoy!

Really loved our meal here on last day of holiday. Food was amazing and staff very friendly. Great atmospheric family restaurant. Highly recommended 👌

Good food though disappointed to have only 1 aranchinni on the special starter.

Great place to eat, the Italian food is excellent.

The food, wine and staff were amazing. The penne arabiata was smashing so much so that we ordered another. The marinated tomatoes for the bruschetta was lip smackingly tasty. Good experience.

Amazing room, though the high ceiling does lead to it being quite noisy. Good food and service.

Didn't have a booking but was seated within 5 minutes. Staff so accommodating and really friendly. Food is to die for and the wine list is fantastic. We dropped onto this gem as we were unsure where to eat for our final night but glad we spent it here!

Me and my cousin have visited Whitby nearly every year, and we always book here for our evening meal. We usually are never disappointed but unfortunately we were lastnight. We havent been for a few years and within that time the menu has changed, there was a very limited choice and the prices have gone alot higher! I paid £16.99 for a basic vegetarian pizza. After our experience i dont think we would return again. On a positive note the staff were amazing, welcoming and friendly and the restaurant is still a beautiful place to eat!

amazing food, lovely staff & great atmosphere. definitely not cheap but worth spending a bit more as the food was brilliant

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and absolutely amazing food. Best restaurant we’ve eaten at for a long time. We would highly recommend and will definitely be back. Thank you

A nice evening out in the Cosa Nostra. We were a bit disappointed some of the specials were off , but hadn't been crossed off the menu. Staff were friendly and service was quick.

Nice atmosphere with friendly staff, all three of us ordered a pizza of which the topping was good, the only thing that was a bit disappointing was that the base was baked just a little too short. Reservations in advance are recommended.

Very nice place In the center of Whitby, friendliness is at home. The place is really nice. We took three pizzas, nothing to say about the appearance or taste, good for being in England, but the pizza dough was not cooked well, it was elastic, really a shame considering the rest. Let's hope it happened only this time because it would be a shame to enjoy Italian pizza in an Italian restaurant abroad, especially given the prices offered, which are quite high.

A very disappointing and uninspiring menu, extremely bland compared with other Italian restaurants I've visited. To cap it all my dining companion was very unwell later that evening and the next morning due to the chicken on the pizza. Hence we had to shorten our time away and head home. The restaurant was empty when we arrived and the table we were seated at had a broken chair which I changed myself??

Lovely dining area with amazing Italian styled art all over the walls. Food was amazing and the drinks were good too. The service is where this place shines, the staff here are lovely and welcoming, don't be scared to have a joke around with the wait staff because they'll have a bit of banter with you

Tables have to be booked, the staff are absolutely brilliant and a laugh, the food was superb and they catered well for a gluten intolerance.

Beautiful food. I had lasagne and it was really good

Lovely restaurant,good service,lovely staff

A wonderful place to eat and a really nice change from fish and chips. Flavours abound in every dish here. Don't forget to check out the daily specials on the board, they are well worth a try. Staff are very friendly and helpful and customer service is superb. By all means have good fish and chips in Whitby but please treat yourself to something different. This restaurant serves high quality food which is cooked and served to very high standards.

Just been. Early, as that was all that was available. Service top quality never waiting 2 long 2 order drinks, food. Professional and friendly service. Food was really good. Left at 6.15 and downstairs was full. Luckily there is a mezzanine level and nearly all the tables vacated about the same time. Wouldn't hesitate to return.

The food was amazing. Lovely staff, looked after us from steping in the door to leaving. Shelley was lovely and very attentive. Definitely would recommend

Exceptional restaurant. Definitely the best Calzone I've ever had. Jewellery in Whitby 's crown.

Fantastic place for pizza, since that's what our party ordered. Garlic bread with cheese was superb as well.

Visited yesterday 12 of us and everything was beautiful the place atmosphere and food. Would highly recommend penne gorganzol

A lovely clean stylish and relaxed place where we didn't feel rushed enjoyed a meal here with husband and two grandaughters all staff were friendly and attentive kids had pepperoni pizza and husband and myself had tagliatelle with King prawns and mussels all delicious and washed down with a nice bottle of red wine. The girls were given really good activity sheets and a case of felt pens a good change from a four pack of crayons. We managed to squeeze in desserts which were all lovely creme brulee sticky toffee pudding afrogado and lemon sorbet snd finished off with a cheeky frangelico which we have not been able to get in Italian restaurants for a long time . We will definitely be back next time we are in Whitby

The food was lovely we tried booking on our second night but it was booked up , staff were very pleasant and the resturant was very clean

All 3 of us enjoyed the food, atmosphere and service. Will definitely return.

Great restaurant with superb and courteous staff. Quite expensive but good quality food and wine.

Went for a spot of lunch with a friend, always lovely food served here, atmosphere differs on a lunchtime to an evening and a different lunch menu served so no Calzone on the lunch menu. Overall a great meal.

We had a lovely meal at Cosa Nostra this week. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I'd recommend booking in advance as it does get booked up. The staff were very friendly and attentive. Be prepared to wait a little while for your food when it's busy.

Excellent food only matched by the friendly staff. Loved the gnocchi and lamb rump was delicious. Would go again when I'm the area next.

Great place to eat. Great food and gluten free options are amazing. Wonderful staff and brilliant atmosphere....message to the management....Please can you put more salads back onto the menu? They have been missed.

Absolutely beautiful food Great Atmosphere Fab staff nothing too much trouble

An absolute gem in the middle of Whitby! After days of nothing but fish and chips we wanted something different and stumbled across Cosa Nostra. The food was fantastic for of us (4 adults plus a 5 and 1 year old). Everyone loved their food. Will definitely visit again next time we're in Whitby.

One of the best Italians we have ever been to,food was outstanding the staff went above and beyond could not recommend enough

Booked here under recommendation from a family member, quite late at 8.45pm but that's all they had available when booking. We were seated up on the mezzanine near the top of the stairs which gave us a nice view down into the main restaurant. We had a bottle of red wine which was about the price you'd expect. My wife had the balsamic and oil with bread and I had the garlic mushrooms for starter, the mushrooms were lovely and came with a nice big crust of bread which was lovely to dip in the juice. I chose the lamb for my main, my wife had the seafood linguini. She really enjoyed the linguini and couldn't quite finish the whole dish. My lamb was nice and some of the roasted vegetables that came with it really complimented the lamb, but the aubergine tasted a bit odd due to the mint sauce. The service was good even though the restaurant was very busy. The atmosphere was generally good but a disappointing situation evolved due to a family being exceptionally loud. The table seated close to them asked for them to try to be a little quieter to which they got the hump, now I could understand that, butit was almost like a shouting competition and other drivers were being affected by this. After the guy nearest to them paid the bill, two of the members from the family followed him and his partner to the exit and made a scene. Perhaps he should of asked the staff to deal with the noise, but they are young so he Perhaps thought it better to try to be civilised. Shame the family could see that. Overall, the food is pretty good, the service is good and without the situation the atmosphere would have been good. I've had better italian food, but it wasn't bad I wouldn't rush to go back