Don Vincenzo in Medway

Some of the best Italian food I've had in a long time. Our group ordered pizza, pasta, and a few starters - everything was top notch. The staff was on top of everything and extremely friendly. We don't live in Rochester, but would happily make a trip back to have dinner here again!

Food was out of this world service from staff first class .really know how to look after you and make your night special

What a great find, walking past and looking in it doesn't look like much from the outside. But the food was amazing! Lovely staff service all laughing and joking with our group. Couldn't fault this please 👍🏻

Lovely food, engaging staff. Good range of fish, meat and vegetarian dishes. Reasonable prices

The most authentic Italian food I’ve found in the UK as an Italian so far. The food, the atmosphere and the staff made me feel like I was back home in Italy. I will definitely go back more often. Sad I didn’t find out about this restaurant until now, but I will make up for it! 🥰🇮🇹

Located in the center of Rochester, much loved by residents, the menu offers classic Italian dishes as well as daily specials, we were happy with the dishes we chose, also recommended for groups and families

Excellent Italian restaurant. I am going there since 10 years now, and I have never been disapointed. The staff are always so kind with us and our children. The pizza dough is amazing and the pasta are excellent. Can I add an extra star for their pistachio panacotta? Well done guys, please please dont change anything!

Stumbled on this restaurant, the fragrance of freshly cooked pizza hits you as you enter, such friendly staff, happy atmosphere, great food & wine and great Grappa, (free glass) will be back

food was very nice, clear refreshing atmosphere. service was good, waiting time for courses was as expected. most other restaurants were empty but this venue was reasonably occupied after only 15 mins from opening. i would love to return to explore the menu fully.

I came here with a work colleague for a brunch outing. Service was swift and prompt...my order of lasagna was cooked to perfection and my colleague's beef tagliatelle was exquisite. The manager ate my socks and called me a silly boy. Fantastic establishment

It feels cosy with a light and happy atmosphere. I feel the food is good enough.

food and climatic owners. very delicious food. I recommend!

As always a Great meal, served by the best staff in a perfect atmosphere. Our number one choice for eating Italian in Rochester area. If room for a desert, make it the homemade Tiramisu, it is the best I've had consistently

Wonderful homemade pizza, seeing them being made and spun reminded me of being in Naples with family. My nonna would have loved it. Tiramisu and panna cotta were lovely and freshly made. The staff were friendly and chatty. This has the best Pizza in UK 💜

Absolutely faultless ok every one of our many visits. Good is of the highest quality and is always served hot and there is never a long wait. The staff are attentive. Highly recommend.

Could not fault food, service, and atmosphere. Staff were exceptionally friendly, helpful, and very funny. Portions were huge.

Popped in as in the area, a lively authentic Italian restuarant in the hub of Rochester High street, easy parking opposite, exceptional service, home cooked food your Italian mumma would make, the sea food rissoto was very tasty, throughly enjoyed are meal, will come back when in the area again

Good food in a nice restaurant in the historic centre.

Fantastic food, service great bearing in mind how busy it was, spoilt by allowing smoking at the 'outside' tables and a noisy inconsiderate woman at the table next to us needing to constantly smoke roll ups after finishing their meal. I don't have an issue with people smoking and I would simply move away if this was in a beer garden. This is a restaurant environment and a bit impractical for me to move mid meal; surprised the restaurant allows it.

There is good place to eat with friends. Only litlle bit noisy. Thanks for the good pizzas 😊

Great place,delicious food and wonderful service!

Absolutely fantastic food!! We’ve been every day on our 4 day Naples and every dish was spot on. Service was prompt and professional. Prices are very reasonable with perfect portions. Highly recommended!!!

All the food was impeccable, and the staff were very nice and polite

Pizza Parma was exceptionally great. Everything here is very tasty. Top.

Went here for our Granddaughter's 18th birthday meal, really enjoyed our visit, the staff looked after us so well. Food was delicious.

Excellent. Can’t fathom why anyone would want to complain about portion sizes - took half of ours home! Attentive service & lovely food.

Avoid fish that is not available in the UK. I ordered 2 swordfish dishes and both of them smelled badly. I told this at owner when I was paying and just answered strange a lady told me was good ( I'm Italian from the seaside and we eat raw seafood so I know the fish was not fresh at all).

The main courses here taste average and are tiny for the prices you pay. I've had bigger and better cannelloni from supermarket ready meals. There is also no indication for the size of the drinks on the menu as it seems like they're already overpriced for pints but only give you 330ml. No wonder this place is still in business as they seem to rely on deceiving customers with small portion sizes when the price reflects something more substantial. You would think after 20 years they would add calorie info and drink capacity to their menu but it's clearly not present to continue deceiving customers. On top of this I said thank you when I was leaving to be polite but the staff just completely ignored us. Also for a "Classic Italian" restaurant to not even have a woodfire pizza oven is laughable

Just wow . Turned up in work clothes put In corner what's understandable. Was busy from opening time . Best food Ive eaten in years . Deffo worth a second trip

I picked the restaurant at random for dinner on a flying visit to Rochester and was very pleased! Service was fast, appropriately Italian, and efficient. Despite it being busy our food came out in good time and was well-prepared. Would be very happy to go back again on a future visit.

Attended on a Saturday night with 7 friends. Food was ok but pricey, The Tiramisu was the worst I have ever had, far too wet. The restaurant was really noisy and it was difficult to hold a conversation. Staff were friendly and helpful. I would recommend a visit on a less popular night, I think I will go back and give them another bash but wont have the Tiramisu, even though its my favourite.

I had a pasta and a panna cotta, all very good! The service was also very good and fast.

Great Italian been many times. Superb all round for out of city.

Went here for a send off meal as a group on a Saturday night. Despite our preconceptions of it being a high brow good quality place, it was anything but. Overall very overpriced for the amount and quality. The starters were fine, calamari and meat selection but far too little of it for £10 a plate. The dinners, (£15 each) were both a classic spaghetti bolognese, we're small but probably for the best because the cooks either oversalted by accident or were adding salt, a cheap Saturday night trick to make people buy more drinks, which of course we had to after just two mouthfuls. Either way a culinary crime. Puddings were less than worth mentioning... Not Italian, I suspect store bought. The service was average, just okay, efficient, not overly friendly but polite. The atmosphere is where it really fell down though, far too loud for conversation, a mad birthday singing service where speakers blared out weird techno birthday melodies. Cheap wonky tables, a flickering light above us that gradually got more annoying as the night wore on. Packed in too close together in a corner and 2 of our party ate their dinner over the gap between tables. Add in the random Italian themed tat on the walls and all in all, overall a big let down considering the reviews.

Why are you deleting poor experiences at the restaurant? The food is decent but the atmosphere is horrendous. It's far too loud, the customers are howling like demented piglets and it's absolutely deafening.

Food was excellent, service was excellent can't say no more ,would recommend it

Always yummy food and friendly staff

ordered a margarita pizza and came pretty fast and tasted good would recommend

The service and the foods are always in time ,whit a lovely atmosphere

Excellent Italian Restaurant in Rochester, the food is as good as you get in Italy whether you dine in or collect it yourself. Super friendly but still professional you are guaranteed a great time!.

Best place to eat in Rochester, and surely one of the best in Kent too. Food is incredible, and served extremely quickly - the staff are all incredibly friendly and polite, the atmosphere is lovely, and the prices are very reasonable. Would highly recommend the pistachio panna cotta specifically - one of the best desserts I have eaten anywhere at any time. Thank you for a wonderful experience. I'll be back!

Great food and brilliant staff,they couldn't have been more attentive

DISGUSTED AND DISAPPOINTED Booked 2 weeks in advance to celebrate a birthday and was seated outside. Cocktails so weak, I had to ask if they had bought us virgin cocktails. Dirty plates, Dirty Cutlery. Staff very stand offish made us all uncomfortable. We noticed other parties who were celebrating birthdays received a big song & dance. Our birthday girl was not acknowledged. We were tempted to walk out but didn't want to ruin the birthday. When it came to paying the waitress stood right over me so much so, I had to shield my pin...Very sad that they treat paying customers this way. I will not be returning. Good luck. Wish i could give zero stars. Not a nice experience.

This restaurant is fantastic Service is spot on. And the food A delight. One of the best Italian restaurants in Rochester.

The Italian food was really tasty and felt like true Italian cooking. The wine was excellent and the restaurant is one of the best I’ve ever eaten at in England. Every dish looked great and was full of flavor. Thank you chef for a wonderful meal!

An amazing experience, fabulous food, friendly staff and an extensive wine list. Highly recommended

This was the second time we have had lunch here and both times we arrived around opening time so restaurant was almost empty. The staff were friendly and helped us get a double buggy with two of our granddaughters into the restaurant. The others had pizza, but I had a delicious chicken saltimbocca alla Romana and the eldest of my daughter's three girls, who is not quite 4, managed half a bowl of spaghetti pomodoro (actually about a quarter of that ended up all round her face). Left over pizza was boxed up for us to takeaway. My wife had the dessert from the specials, a pistachio Panna cotta, which she absolutely loved.

The food and service is exceptional!

Had a lovely family meal here tonight with young children and must say the quality of the food was amazing and staff were so welcoming and friendly. Nice and lively atmosphere but loud, as would have expected for a Friday evening.. Would recommend and will definitely be returning!

Had dinner last night. Food was amazing as was the Service. Very reasonably priced. Can't wait to come back. Thank u

Went bank holiday Monday for the first time. Service was very friendly, food was excellent. Would I go again? You bet.

An excellent Italian restaurant! The staff is super friendly, the dishes are good and the ingredients are quality. In short, I recommend!

Welcome by the butler very pleasant but service because another member of staff is not very pleasant and expeditious. Bad wine, tasteless saltimbocca and little quantity, good and consistent carbonara pasta.

Lovely food and staff would definitely recommend

Really lovely restaurant, you definitely get what you pay for here. Everyone loved their food and the wait staff were all so nice and good at their jobs!

Nice restaurant tucked away in the high street of Rochester. Food isn’t too bad at all. Portion sizes are good. Prices reasonable. All in all, would recommend.

Great food, fabulous service. Went for a late dinner after a show and it was great.

Was lovely, been many times before and always have a lovely time.

Excellent food and very efficient service. A very lively busy atmosphere in this large restaurant

A good restaurant to enjoy in the city of Rochester, a town in the county of Kent, England. Center for the spread of Christianity on the island in the 7th century, it is famous for its Norman castle and its famous Gothic-style cathedral. The restaurant has excellent dishes to enjoy, whether with family, friends or even alone. Very friendly and effective staff! A Bell place to know and come back to when you are in place! Take advantage! Greetings!

I was jet lagged and stressed (flew over to Uk to visit sick relative in hospital) and dining alone, this place was friendly and welcoming and the food was great. The staff were lovely. Pistachio panacotta was devine!

Amazing food and service, thoroughly recommend! Pizzas are huge, had to bring 1/2 home and its was just as good, heated with the instructions provided, the next day :-)

Another fantastic meal always a treat

What a lovely place, food was nice, and lovely friendly staff. Will definitely go again!

Always a lovely meal. One of my favourite places to visit for lunch 😍

Amazing service and great food ! I

Was very disappointed. First of all you need to be wearing industrial ear defenders. You literally can not have a conversion with the person with you as it’s so loud. Secondly, the staff surround you consistently, almost pushing you through each course as quick as possible. Finally the food quality was “ok”. Nothing special sadly. Was really hoping it to be better than it was

Ever tried having a conversation in a lively Italian market? Dining at Don Vincenzo feels just like that—energetic, loud, and full of life 🍝Atmosphere: 🎉 Loud and energetic - perfect if you love shouting over the table to chat! Not your scene for whispery romantic talks on a Friday or Saturday night though. 😂 Food: Italian's not usually my jam, so it's a tough crowd here. But, gotta say, the food's pretty decent for Italian standards! 🍕👌 Service: Top-notch! 👏 The staff were legends, making sure we were sorted all night. Plus, they’re up for a good laugh, which is always a win in my book. Location: Spot on! Right on Rochester High Street with parking just over the road. No hassle, no fuss. 🚗👍 Verdict: Even though Italian food and I usually keep to our own lanes, I’d definitely swing by again. Especially if I'm outvoted and it’s Italian on the menu! 🇮🇹✨ Overall, if Italian tickles your fancy and you don't mind a lively buzz, Don Vincenzo's is worth a shot!

My partner and I decided to have dinner at this restaurant due to very good reviews. We were rushed in, the restaurant wasn't too busy but it was very loud, I couldn't hear my partner talk to me. The tables moved with ease, so they are not heavy enough and it was a nuisance as each time I leaned forward to heat my partner i moved the whole table with me by accident. My partner ordered pizza which he said was okay and I ordered chilli, garlic, broccoli, chicken penne pasta. It was truly the worst pasta I have ever had. It was drenched in chilli oil, each time I picked up the pasta the waterfall of oil was running down to my plate. I couldn't see the bottom of my plate as my pasta was just sitting on top of the chilli oil lake. The chilli and garlic was sliced into big slices, so the flavor wasn't evenly distributed between each bite. After a few bites, I felt very sick (and I was physically sick later on too). Next we had tiramisu, it did not taste anything like tiramisu. Cheap, falling apart sponge, with no flavor, no cream and no taste of chocolate nor coffee. Tasteless cake sponge. The presentation of each food was awful, felt like we were in some small European village bistro. The ceiling was very dirty, the walls had cracks and were also very dirty. The toilets were dirty. A really good lick of paint everywhere, good quality tables and seriously rethinking the menu might help this place.

Really good food with prompt service, recommended.

Food and service was amazing. Definitely keep your eyes on the specials as they really are good!

Lively atmosphere, excellent service, warm and friendly staff, well presented, tasty food.

Great food great place to eat 5 stars

Fantastic food great service thanx

Great place, loved the food. Very busy though, I didn't book and it felt like I got the last available table.

Excellent hospitality and service from all the staff, The food was delicious, this place is the most visit!

Obviously not enough staff as was busy on Wednesday night ,asked 4 times for some water and it never came ,staff are a bit rude really ,food only ok ,won’t hurry back

Terrible place really not sure who writes good reviews for here. Pizza arrived cold, soggy bottom tasteless no cheese. Me and my mum never eat the pizza wasn’t asked why. Rude old man grey hair waiter dropped a whole glass of coke down my mum and coat, waiter gave me some blue roll for me to clean it up from the floor left all the blue soggy roll on the table never apologised. Bill came and wanted a £16 service charge obviously we didn’t pay this. Ruined meal and a dry cleaning bill bright pink coat full of coke. No customer service going on here. Anyone else would have offered you a free meal as an apology

Good Italian in Rochester. Good dishes and friendly waiters.

Excellent place to eat and have a nice chat with friends , staff very friendly and food is always nice

Had an absolutely fabulous family meal for my wife’s birthday yesterday evening. Service was fabulous and the food absolutely tremendous. Highly recommend, will certainly be returning in the near future. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Good place to eat in rochester. The pizza was good and so was the lasagne. We would be happy to come back. My only comment is that the mozzarella in the capresse was not tasty, just a regular mozzarella and not mozzarella de bufala.

Waitress looked like just got out of bed grunted and short with us .food ok but my real gripe £5.50 for a 33cl Bottle of beer that's more expensive than London And now you get a choice on the card machine 10%. 12.5% or 15% tip what ever happened to letting the customer decide I was only one to put 10% on the other 4 did not because it was average

Excellent meal, pizza as close to what I've had in Italy as I've had in Kent, pasta was great, service at the right level,

Don vincenzo is my favourite restaurant in the area by a country mile. The food is incredible, the service is exceptional and the place has a buzz about it that is unmatched in the area. Try it and be blown away.

Best Italian in Kent. We can highly recommend them.

Will most definitely be going back..

One of the best places to eat in Rochester, with spectacular pizzas, calamari, and pistachio panna cotta, my favorites. The service is perfect, My boyfriend and I constantly go there, and we always have the best experiences. ; they make you feel at home. The owner, Tino, is incredibly nice. It's lucky to have this restaurant in Kent. Highly recommended.

First visit, will most definitely NOT be our last!

Great food & service!!!! Will be going back.

The food was great and the service was outstanding.

What a wonderful restaurant! Such a lovely atmosphere with delicious food and great service to boot! It’s Pizza Express! Lol!

Very tasty lunch, reasonable prices, friendly waitstaff. We enjoyed it!

The food was great and the service was excellent. Will definitely visit again.

Popped in for a meal with my partner as she had eaten at most of the restaurants on the High Street, and was yet to try the well reviewed, Don Vicenzo. Service & atmosphere was pleasant enough, and can not fault that. However, the food was fairly decent (Not amazing)!! But decent enough. We picked a couple of starters. For the main a pizza, and king prawns with the additon of linguine that I was told they could add... I asked for some rocket for the pizza. And some capers and black olives to add to the plain linguine that was added to my King prawn dish. On recieving the bill, I was charged £3 for the few sprigs of rocket. £4.50 for the small accompaniment of capers and olives. And a £5 supplement for the plain pasta linguine. Just felt, in this age of cost of living , and economic uncertainty for consumer and business alike, is it really fair to pass on such mark ups to the hungry visitor that walks through your door. Especially considering that there was no mention of such additional costs whilst making the order with the waiter. It all seemed a little Greedy, and a little sharky.... what next... 10p per shake of salt. 50p per sprinkling of parmesan. £1 per drizzle of olive oil. My advice. Beware of the hidden charges!!! Would I go back.... Probably not!!. But Good luck to them all the Same!

Great food and service! Our first time but we will return 👍🍷

Really nice, service was first class, loads of food and decent prices. Thanks a lot, DV

I loved everything about don Vincenzo The food and the service was amazing would definitely recommend

We were there about 2 weeks ago and we had the T-bone steak which was the days special. The food was amazing, cooked spot on to medium rare and the steak quality was very good. Food in a decent portion. The atmosphere and service were great. Definitely recommend😊

Rude waiter. Took 10 minutes to bring a water and was impatient when I (very nicely) asked again. It wasn't even busy, only half full. Also very expensive for what is pretty average food. £45 per person. Look elsewhere.