Gino d'Acampo in Harrogate

Our second visit to Piccolino's in Harrogate and the whole experience was excellent, the staff are so attentive, giving great advice about the menu when asked especially with the wine list.....the food was fantastic we even enjoyed a few cocktails at the end of this wonderful experience.....thank you to all the lovely staff

Absolutely outstanding service and food

Absolutely fantastic italian restaurant, food was to die for and staff could not do enough for you, will definitely return next time we're in Harrogate

I can’t fault the meal, environment and attentive service we received! We were a party of 17 and were in the perfect room upstairs! The attention to detail was excellent and we particularly appreciate the name place/ menu choice cards that they provide! The staff were so friendly and Katie! Thanks you! Let’s hope we can repeat it next year!

The atmosphere was warm and inviting, creating a perfect setting for a delightful meal. Jose is friendly smile and made us feel welcomed💜

Lovely restaurant with a nice atmosphere. The food was delicious, service was great and we had a nice relaxed time there.

Went with my mother, daughter and her friend on Saturday and it was one of the highlights of our day! Brilliant service, delicious food and felt able to relax and enjoy our time without any rushing. Would absolutely go again and have recommended it to a friend today!

November 2024. Dreadful. We waited an hour for food, looked like everyone around us was waiting as well. Didn’t even get apology or even some bread to tie us over. So can’t comment on food. We walked out. They were serving pizzas galore for a private function upstairs but sorry didn’t live up to the name.

Busy ,busy,busy. Food on point. Staff , brilliant. Very easy on the wallet. Have fun.

Overall we left Piccolino really disappointed after our anniversary meal. We paid an extortionate amount for such a let down with the main courses. We ordered spaghetti aglio oilo e pepperoncino and linguini aloe vongole. Both dishes arrived and were extremely watery, essentially like ramen soup, yet almost completely flavourless apart from the watery, oily liquid in the bottom of the dish, which should have been a lovely sauce coating the pasta. Real shame as the starters and the service were really lovely. We were going to get dessert and possibly stay for an after meal drink too, but we were so let down by the main courses we wanted to leave asap afterwards and continue our celebration somewhere else. The restaurant also appeared to be sold out of several dishes too, really surprising for 6pm on a Saturday night?! We were really looking forward to our anniversary meal here, but unfortunately I would have to recommend that people to steer clear of piccolino, I expected a lot better, especially considering a small plate of watery pasta is £19 for a main course. I do however want to highlight that the service and attention to dietary requirements was great, but if you’re reading this, don’t prepare yourself for an exceptional meal by any stretch of the imagination.

I'd like to update this review with a comment on the meal and service we had recently when our eldest daughter, Kathryn and her partner Ben visited from Perth Australia. We went to Piccolinos for a family meal (12 of us). We were brilliantly well looked after and the food was every bit as good as it always has been in the past. We had a great time. Always a thoroughly enjoyable meal here. My wife and I have visited Piccolinos together and also with our daughter, son-in-law law and our grandchildren. The food is excellent with a lovely varied menu to choose from, and the service is superb. We have always found that the children are particularly well looked after by the friendly staff. We love the roof terrace as well. Even in chilly weather it's still fun but as it warms up its a real treat. It's been noticeable that the atmosphere has been even more relaxed and friendly lately. Very much looking forward to our next visit. Highly recommended Visiting Harrogate recently gave my wife and I an opportunity to check out Piccolino again. What an improvement!! The food is absolutely superb, must be due to the team led by Head Chef Tim Kitchen who we were able to meet. Great offers too such as 2 course for £20 at lunch time. As always, the friendly and efficient staff made our visit a treat.

Booked for 8pm. Ordered wine, waited 20 minutes. Still waiting for our food 1.5 hours later so walked out. Awful. No apologies, just bear with us!!!

Very busy and noisy with no atmosphere. Food was very average for the price. Calamari was very salty and crab ravioli wasn't fresh. Staff were very good but service was slow.

The wagyu lasagne was amazing! Also excellent selection of non-alcoholic wines.

I always love Piccolino's in Harrogate. The food, atmosphere & staff are always welcoming. Would highly recommend this restaurant for good quality food & tastefully decked out to dine & relax with friends.

There were 8 of us dining,it was a Thursday night 17th October, the restaurant was fairly empty, I can’t comment on all of the food but several of us had the LASAGNE AL WAGYU E TARTUFO Piccolino anniversary masterpiece, 25 layers of slow-cooked Wagyu beef, truffle, béchamel, tomato & fresh basil lasagne, this came in at £21.50 together with CALAMARI FRITTI Crispy fried squid, chilli & lemon mayonnaise to start. If I’m being honest you couldn’t tell it was wagu, it was served slightly mushed and didn’t really look that appetising! disappointed that this was billed as there anniversary masterpiece!! The calamari was ok, no real finesse in how it was served and it was top end for a started at £11.25 My girlfriend is coeliac she had the PROSCIUTTO E MELONE A simple yet iconic classic featuring San Daniele Parma ham & cantaloupe melon which was uninspiring in presentation, Tracey also had the gluten free margarita pizza, unfortunately the base was so overcooked it was difficult to cut and we were not sure if they’ prepared it fresh on site, in her words it tasted like it was bought in and she’s a good judge on gluten free, now normally we would have raised all of this at the restaurant, however it was a family break we were in Harrogate for 4 days with family and on this occasion we were being treated and it was frowned upon to make a scene. I’ve eaten at several of the outlets Birmingham, Manchester & Liverpool but unfortunately this was not a good night for Harrogate, based on our experience we wouldn’t return.

Had a great lunch here. The restaurant is beautiful. Staff are professional and attentive. Ben the manager was knowledgeable about the food and wine. Other staff deserve praise too. The food was excellent. Many Thanks

Excellent service from the presumed FOH manager, good was excellent, minus the expected dishes, layered lasagne and a few others. All around high quality experience, would recommend and remember. Thank you for your hospitality.

Lovely atmosphere and nice place. Food was pretty good, sadly due to a pizza oven being broken we had a pretty limited menu. Service was very slow, spent a lot of time waiting despite half the restaurant being empty.

We just wanted a quick snack / drinks early on a Saturday afternoon and it was virtually empty (cafés nearby were busy and probably noisy and not expecting all 8 of us). We were made most welcome and they were happy to just serve us with garlic bread, coffee and a beer or two. Good service and prices were reasonable.

Incredible restaurant it's the best Italian food I've ever tasted. In addition the excellent service makes it a super experience. Can't wait to be back.

We visited Piccolino after attending an event in Harrogate. On arrival we were informed that the restaurant was very busy and we would have to wait around 45 mins for food… SO glad we waited! Despite how busy it was the service was fantastic. Our waiter was really attentive and genuinely cared about our experience. The food was amazing too! If you like fish, the sea bream was heavenly. I highly recommend and will most likely visit again. Thank you!

Excellent food & excellent service. Highly recommended

Pasta dish was good but we ordered two garlic breads (wanted lots of garlic) what turned up was a “car crash” they even charged for the extra garlic & put a 10% tip included in the bill Horrid !!!!!

My third time eating here, supurb food but just slightly slow service. Overall though, good for a Wednesday night

Several dishes were not available from the menu which was very poor. Unfortunately i would not recommend this restaurant for that reason alone. Service was good. Restaurant was very quiet so not a lot of ambience.

Great food great venue. Definitely worth a visit. Would recommend to everyone.

Many thanks to Ben, the Bar Manager, who made our Sunday lunch very special with his impeccable service. For food he recommended trying the new sea platter which was delicious with mouthwatering prawns and calamari. Thank you Ben, we will keep coming back for your delicious cocktails!

Below average would be fair. Lasagna was soggy and more tomato than mince with the majority of the mince being over cooked. Unable to tell me the year of the wine, making me question was it even from a bottle.

We enjoyed it that much we went two nights in a row when staying in Harrogate. The food, atmosphere and service were all excellent and we would thoroughly recommend going there. Didn’t catch the names of the two chaps who looked after us but nothing was too much trouble and the conversations were natural, not forced and it’s refreshing to go to a restaurant that still employs characters and not robots. Make sure you go, you won’t regret it.

Food was amazing, the staff were brilliant and looked after us with my partner receiving Prosecco and a desert to celebrate her birthday. Excited to come back soon!

Great place to meet friends and family as well as business colleagues

We came for dinner with colleagues as part of leaving do to one of us. Thoroughly enjoyed everything, staff were very good especially Salvatore ( The Manager) who organised the big table for us. Many thanks Vince

We had a lovely meal on a Thursday evening. Everything was simply superb! Delicious food, lovely atmosphere and fantastic service!

Excellent evening even on a quiet Tuesday.

Very expencive. Small starter 2 pasta plates and 2 drinks came to £85.

Went for a works meal out, food was good, wine was very good. There were a few issues with steaks, we all seemed to get the wrong type (fillet/sirloin etc), how cooked, its was a bit of a shambles..... possibly due to new staff. Pizzas were freshly made, but seemed light on toppings. Other food in the group was nice, chicken and pasta was very good... Took quite a while to get attention for dessert, so ended up paying and leaving. I got the impression we were just unlucky as was mid week. But would try again, as is a nice place.

We usully visit the Manchester cafe grande. We visited on our visit to Harrogate. Food was tasty.

Everything was lovely and we enjoyed our meal.! It was my mum birthday and she was happy with all the staff.! Highly recommend

Nice place. A bit pricey but good food with their own twist of Italian food.

A wonderful time was enjoyed at Piccolino this evening with nothing being too much trouble. Our waitress Sophie was absolutely perfect! Personable, polite and professional. Any queries relating to allergies were checked to ensure inclusivity. Food and drinks were of an extremely high quality. The restaurant was well presented and both the bar and restaurant managers were pleasant. Thank you Jose for acknowledging my feedback about Sophie. If you want fine dining then Piccolino is your place.

Our first time here and definately not our last. Wonderful service from Serge who was very attentive and the food was incredible. Fantastic flavours... loved the atmosphere and will certainly return soon.

Thank you for Sergio and Salvatore for beautiful customer service. We really enjoyed the food We will be back more often Thank you again Shohreh The Harrogate Clinic 🙏🙏

Sergio is the best!! Can’t wait to come back. Great food and service. What a gem in Harrogate!!

We had a very enjoyable experience at Piccolino. The food was very good, the service was excellent and the drinks were also very tasty. Salvatore looked after us and I have to say he's one of the best in the business. All of our courses (starters, mains, desserts) were high quality and we would recommend everything we had. Definitely a great Italian restaurant in Harrogate.

We enjoyed our meal and accompanying bottle of wine. I was cold sat under the air con unit and the staff kindly moved us to another table. Very noisy as it was a Sat night but lovely food and attentive staff. Would recommend

The waiter Sergio was fantastic would come again!

Very lovely food and people serving were very nice!

Lovely service food is amazing. try in visit if you are in Harrogate.

Lovely restaurant with a warm & inviting vibe, so I love coming here and it might be my favourite place to eat in Harrogate. The food is really nice but it’s mainly the atmosphere and kind staff that make this place great :)

Went here for our 48th wedding anniversary. I went out of my way to explain to the management that this was a very special occasion and could they do their best to ensure all went well and seat us at a decent table...but...WHAT A DISASTER. We were EVENTUALLY seated in the middle of the room at a table for four with two bench seats, unfortunately the seats were that well used you immediately sank down so the table top was level with my chest and I'm 5'x11' its was liked eating with the plate above your head. Next the drinks order was taken however after 25minutes we had to chase this, we noted the conversation at the bar it was clear they had lost the order. Next we ordered three starters which 20 minutes later came but we had no cutlery they had forgot to set the table by the time this came the starters were cold. Next came the mains, 1x steak, 1 mushroom risotto, 1x chicken dish and 1x lasagne. three meals came right but a plain risotto came too which was wrong and NO lasagne. When we questioned this the plain risotto was taken away and my wife was left there watching us eat while she wated for the lasagne. eventually it came 10 mins later by which time everyone else had virtually finished, I was not happy!! I complained to the waiter who went away and arranged for the lasagne to be taken off the meal (thank you very much but you miss the point I think) shortly after another manger came and apologised and explained they had missed the lasagne and it takes time to produce more WHAT!! its an Italian restaurant and a basic lasagne that's ridiculous. I was so mad, I asked for the bill and when it came I couldn't believe my eyes.....it had the plain risotto included which we didn't order and it was sent back....and they had the audacity to add a 10% service charge automatically...you got to be kidding I said, this was amended, we paid and left, WE WILL NOT BE RETURNING, next time we'll go VIVIDO who treat their customers much better. THERE IS MORE BUT IM OUT OF MESSAGE ROOM...

Waited an hour for our starter. All nice but nothing special. Main courses two were lovely but calzone wasn’t great. More like flat bread and very doughy. Very little filling. Over priced for what it was. Disappointed and wound not return especially when £20 tip was added to the bill.

My wife stumbled and sprained her ankle while we were walking outside. We went in only so she could sit down. They were so caring and helpful and gave my wife an ice pack, which I believe greatly helped reduce her injury. If they care about their customers like they care about non-paying visitors I would highly recommend this venue.

Lunchtime meal … really enjoyed the visit, warm welcome at the door by name and taken directly to my friend’s table. Great coffee and killer biscotti , wondered if made onsite? Food tasted full of flavour, one small note the Buffalo mozzarella had been diced I prefer it in sliced, a very small point. Bread and butter pudding was amazing. Offer: Jan 2024 lunchtime meals half price.

Complained about a steak been to well done after ordering rare. Then told my partner to go to the back and cook it herself! Absolute disgrace from the owner.

From the moment we walked in to the moment we left the servers were showing us to our table and taking out coats. The food was absolutely amazing! Really fresh and hot! All through the evening the waiters were making sure we were okay and we're all super polite. Left the restaurant feeling like a princess. Definitely will be going again!

Lovely restaurant and very nice food in a beautiful town, well worth a visit

We had a fantastic evening in the private dining room with 18 guests at the start of December. The in room service and food were amazing. Well done to all involved.

The food was the worst we have ever tasted and that was all 17 of us that dined there rude staff poor service all cramped inn was awful people blocked in not able to get to toilet and took ages to get our food served

Had a fantastic lunch here with my family, the service was amazing, the food was amazing and it was lovely and clean and the staff where very welcoming and accommodating. Would highly recommend a visit.

Paul our server made us feel very welcome upon entry and always was available to anything we needed. Had the truffle gnocchi chicken which was excellent, and a classic pizza which was also very good. Overall would recommend to anyone for the excellent food and fantastic service!

Food was perfect, staff friendly but not overbearing, whole experience excellent, will definitely retuen

Dinner with friends on the first night of a short holiday in Harrogate. Everyone enjoyed the experience from beginning to end. It has a varied menu with something for everyone. My wife and I tried to ox cheek and mash which was bursting with flavour. House wines are a bit expensive but that’s what you get these days. Service was great but the place was empty so they were not run off their feet.

Had an absolutely marvellous meal. Every mouthful was delicious. Expensive? Yes, but worth every penny when the quality is so good. I love it when all the staff are clearly enjoying themselves and by being attentive without overdoing it or rushing, made sure all 6 of us had a great time

Slow Service, Poor quality, over priced food. Will not be returning.

Came across this beautiful restaurant by chance for lunch and my wife and I really loved it. The lunch menu, 2 course for £20 is an amazing value for money. Quality and size wise, I’d pay full price. Salvador and Sergio were very attentive and professional. Highly recommend it. Top Top Restaurant

Delicious authentic Italian food and sublime service from Paul

Smart restaurant, lovely service, tasty food and some unusual Italian drinks.

From start to finish we cannot fault Piccolino Harrogate and the sublime service we received from Paul. Food was beautiful with each course close to perfection. I had scallops, Black Angus rib eye and cheese, and my wife had prawn bruschetta, fillet steak, and choux bun. Every morsel was delicious and full of flavour. The service from Paul was friendly and attentive, but not overly so, which made us comfortable and the overall experience more enjoyable.

Fantastic good and wonderful service from José

We went on a Wednesday eve - 2 adults and 2 kids. Staff was friendly and attentative. Ordered the Antipasto Platter for starters. Very little bread and no extra bread served. Mains were ok. Ordered espresso but was forgotten by the staff. Did certainly not like that the bill included a tip of 10% right away - although optional. I think tipping should be purely a decision of the guest and there is no need for a restaurant to put an amount right onto the bill explaining that it all goes to staff. That is the way things got out of proportion in the States. Pay your staff properly as a restaurant owner, put salaries into the prices of the food and leave guest to decide on tipping for good service and food. Prices at Piccolino are certainly high enough!

Super delicious food and amazing service. If you're looking for an Italian restaurant this is the one to go for.

First visit today. Excellent service from Sergio and Fabio, and food was outstanding! Would highly recommend x

Lovely restaurant and lovely food

Fab meal good staff and friendly nice decor not cheap but food was good

Just Great service and Delicious food in a lovely environment. would highly recommend

Danielle, amazing service, with woderful food. Brilliant thanks.

Disappointing. Piccolino at Ilkley is excellent. Very tasty, authentic Italian food and great staff. Our main courses at Harrogate were bland and expensive for what they were (a pasta dish with chicken and sea food risotto ). Won’t go back. Starters good though, and terrific ice cream. And staff very friendly.

Lovely food lovely staff reasonably priced

Amazed by the quality of the staff , the establishment and the food. We were welcomed by smiling , helpful and elegant staff that treated us as valued customers. The restaurant is modern , elegant and sophisticated. Incredibly good food , well presented by smiling and welcoming staff that have mastered the ultimate client experience.10/10 for us and we will be returning this evening with visiting family members to share this jewel in the crown of Harrogate restaurants.

“Edit”This review was made when the restaurant was called Gino d’Acampo. Beef Sunday roast is amazing specially the red wine gravy, beef is nice and tender and the veggies crunchy and full of flavour. Will definitely repeat this order again! When ordering online should have a “help the driver find you” section as some addresses are not easy to find. Other than that spot on!

Overall a very good experience. The restaurant was about half full, the staff were attentive and the food was very, very good! I would certainly recommend and definitely will be returning. Only reason why it wasn't 5 stars, was because there is an automatic gratuity added to your bill of 10%, that we werent aware of, until recieved the bill. So our automatic gratuity came to just a few pence short of £20. When the food and service has been good I will always tip, but when it's added on automatically it makes me feel slightly uneasy. Especially if the amount is more than you think is earned or more then you had budgeted for. So just something to be wary of when visiting. But on the whole was a very pleasant experience.

Very pleasant good food and service.

Lovely atmosphere and decoration, mostly polite and welcoming staff. Unfortunately the food and service was terrible. Starter (ribs) was measly, cold and fatty, and arrived before our drinks. Lasagna was good, seafood spaghetti was bland and missing clams and had 1 prawn and undercooked calamari (bad for the price). 2 sides were ordered, they never arrived. To be fair, the manager was accommodating and took the starters and sides off the bill and reduced price of spaghetti. Even so, £50 for the poor meal and service we had was too steep. Would not recommend until they improve.

Welcoming staff and delicious food, good place 👍

Pretty awful experience in summary. Initial impressions were good: nice decor, bustly atmosphere, plenty of staff, and there was an acceptable selection of drinks and cocktails, albeit on the pricey side. The experience went downhill relatively quickly however shortly after we took our table. In the interest of full disclosure - I was in a party of fourteen (couples, all in our fourties) and as such were in the upstairs private dining area. We were asked to order our food a few weeks in advance of the day, and pay a £10 per head deposit. I chose the calamari, followed by pea and asparagus risotto, followed by tiramisu. The starter was ok. It was served with a mayonnaise dip but would have been better served with an aioli. Service was not very attentive by now, and as we were in private dining we had to get up from table and walk downstairs to get attention. Then we had an hour wait before our mains were served. By this time, our party were getting a little annoyed considering that we had ordered up front. My risotto was just about ok. The asparagus was nice and crunchy but the rice was a little overdone and overall it lacked flavour. I think I could have done as good a job at home. I had eaten half of it by the time I was offered any parmesan, another symptom of the slow service, which hadn't improved despite our party making our concerns known. Mains were cleared and then another long wait until dessert was served. We were then told that tiramisu was not available - it was still frozen apparently. We had ordered weeks in advance and there was no reasonable excuse for this. Staff were very defensive when our objections were raised. I was pretty miffed myself by this point as I was looking forward to my tiramisu. I got given a pleasant creme brulee as a substitute, but by this time the issues with service and missing items had completely overshadowed the evening. I asked to speak to the duty manager, to be told that they had left for the evening (on a Saturday night, before the end of service?!). I instead dealt with the Assistant Manager who did her best but came across as lacking confidence and experience. My advice to you is that if you have a party of people wanting a nice evening then you should avoid this establishment.

Excellent restaurant. Good 'front' off house staff very friendly and knew the menu well. Excellent food very very enjoyable. Very busy restaurant on the night we visited but the staff handled it well and acomadated every one that walked. Good atmosphere and very well presented restaurant which was nice & clean. Will definitely visit again when we come to Harrogate.

Fantastic tasting food , very enjoyable and a good variety of choice, staff very friendly and helpful.

3 mussels out of 6 no scallops in my pasta

Every year we visit Harrogate and enjoy our Italian experience at Gino's Italian Restaurant ... much to our surprise the restaurant has changed hands and is now called Piccolino . The food is excellent and the service is second to none! Thank you so much Andrea for making my birthday meal extra special. The history you gave us of why Italian fine dining really is the key to the hearts of you Italian Chefs, your friendliness, and your attentiveness ... A definite ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ can't wait to visit your restaurant again! Best Italian ever!!!

The best place in Harrogate for the food and warm welcoming. 5 stars to the service we got from Dhionis and the delicious dishes👌👏

Poor food and poor value for money. Overall very disappointing and simply impossible to recommend. Food was average at best, calamari and bruschetta had little taste, main portion sizes were small, some ingredients were missing (no pate on the rossini for example). Service was slow and drinks were forgotten about (staff did admit this and apologise).

Excellent food and service....bit on the loud side as you couldn't hear yourself speak or am I getting to old 🤫🤫

Distinctly average and over priced for what is at best chain food. Third iteration in Harrogate for individual restaurants, and should have never changed it from the original bar and grill. If you want good Italian food, go to Stuzzi or Brio.

Unfortunately we had a bad experience, we were looking forward to a treat & really excited about the menu! However the Calzones were small and average, and came with no sauce on the side, no garnish with starters but the dissappointing thing was my mussels, they tasted delicious but as soon as id finished i felt off. Then my swordfish and scallop skewer came and wasnt cooked properly. Safe to say i wasnt well afterwards. We werent told that you have to order any kind of sides with food too. The service was good and the atmosphere was buzzin but my food was not good! Really dissappointed.

Fur coat and no knickers as my nan used to say. Staff were friendly and helpful and eager to put things right. But service felt rushed and shambolic. Food was served in a rush, very slap dash. The place itself is nicely decorated but very large and open so consequently very noisy. The food and drink was overcooked and over priced. Calamari just over but still edible. Rigatoni and ribs very tasty, as was the tiramisu. They made me pay for a 3 course meal, even though I only had 2 courses. Totally inflexible. Tip automatically added to bill, so watch out. I agree in paying tips, but not when it isn't worth it.

Booked as Gino d campo and never told had rebranded.as coeliac booked for menu choice to find a poor substitute menu.

We were booked in for my birthday, at the time trading as Ginos. We had eaten at Ginos before, food, service and ambience were all excellent. After receiving a phone call 4 days before our booking informing us that Ginos had closed and it was now Piccolinos we kept the booking because it was too late to find another restaurant. Our waiter was polite and helpful until the food came out, my carbonara was awful tasting of nothing but burnt bacon. And the 2 calzone we ordered were both charcoal in places. I did mention that the carbonara wasn't good the pasta tasted of nothing he insisted it should be that way and I was eating proper Italian carbonara not an English version full of cream. Well, I've eaten proper carbonara on many occasions none of them tasting of charcoal. In the end I told him whatever I'd ordered shouldn't taste burnt and he said he would take it back to the head chef, who was busy taking photos of plated meals. The head chef agreed it was burnt and it was duly taken off the bill. My complaint is that I shouldn't have to argue with the waiter anyway and maybe the head chef should be concentrating on running the kitchen rather than becoming the next David Bailey. Appalling food, ambience was minimal, and service out of the window. Will not be going back. The bill was 180.00 and I expect better service and quality for that much money..

Was here just after lunch time (not so busy yet) Right from the door to when we left, it was great ambience, friendly authentic italian staff, great food and drinks. I didn't find a single fault. Highly recommend and looking forward to returning there when next I'm in Harrogate. 10/10 for me.

Waiters don't write your orders down, 3 times they came with the wrong starter! After 90 minutes they managed to get the starter correct! The staff argued in front of customers! My wife ordered Chicken Skewers which were that burnt you couldn't tell Chicken from Peppers, even the waiter agreed that he wouldn't have ate it. Never going back