Il Paradiso on The Forest in Hambleton

This is the sort of place you wake up the next day reminiscing how good the food was the night before. Service was top tier, friendly, they even had an Italian man serving as what I can only describe as the dedicated vibe curator. Can’t wait to go back 10 out of 10

Tasty authentic Italian food great service and buzzing friendly atmosphere.

Great food and great atmosphere ❤

What an absolute hidden gem, food was great and the atmosphere to match. Decor was great for the atmosphere something that doesn't normally matter but was worth a mention. Will be returning next time we're around

Food is amazing, staff is lovely. This is our favourite restaurant

A nice spacious, relaxing environment with friendly, attentive staff and delicious food. The Porchetta was fantastic!

Booked a table, but arrived 40 minutes early! Thankfully they had a free table and had no issues getting us seated early. The Lovely friendly staff came straight over with the specials board and took our drinks order. The food arrived and it was very well presented and tasted delicious. We will definitely be going back to try more of the menu 😋

What a fantastic restaurant, as close as you can get to authentic Italian food without going to Italy! Very friendly staff and really tasty food. Will definitely be coming back here.

Staying at my daughters in York she had been to the associate restaurant in York a few times so we booked here. A family and truly authentic Italian vibe set in outskirts of woodland. It was very busy and we could see that many clients were regulars demonstrating the restaurants food quality etc. We were not disappointed food and service was great together with friendly customers. The food choices were varied and I found it difficult to choose there is a main menu and specials chalk board. I had the sea food risotto my wife had cannelloni both daughters had carbonara and the granddaughter had pizza. All plates were wiped clean amazing, truly authentic Italian food. The price was also surprisingly under what we expected.

Food delicious and fresh, wine good value and cold. We had 4 diffent mains , a pizza and 4 different desserts . Everyone super happy with choices. Staff are welcoming and helpful . Will be back.

First class I italian cuisine, am going back again on Friday! Delicious 😋!!!

Food was fantastic and the customer service was an easy 10/10

We visited in the early evening as a family group of 12. The informal atmosphere was relaxing, the staff were friendly, and the food was wonderful. We enjoyed this first visit so much, we'll surely be back soon.

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff. Had one the specials (Fresh pasta with steak, porcini mushrooms, truffle and rocket) which was amazing. My partner is veggie so had the vegetarian calzone which is one the best she's ever had. Definitely would recommend

Visited Il Paradiso spontaneously for lunch with my family on a Sunday and I was very impressed. We had three pastas and a pizza, all were very fresh authentic Italian flavours, they accommodated my young kids with a half portion at half price and did one of the pasta dishes gluten free for us, with excellent service throughout. Really authentic Italian restaurant. We will definitely return!

Absolutely fantastic place, service, food and atmosphere. Table of 12 of us booked for my birthday we sat outside it was incredible from start to finish. Absolutely amazing staff and the food is out of this world, been a chef for 25 years. Thank you everyone for an amazing evening.

This is a lovely place to eat - we went whilst on holiday. The service was a little slow due to only 1 person taking food orders for the whole of the restaurant. There were lots of waiters but they only brought food and drinks to the table/cleared the tables. However the food was absolutely delicious and quite reasonably priced.

Another great meal here - lovely food and great service! Went for dinner with my family and there was something for everybody.

Food, service, atmosphere, and friendliness all 5 star plus!! Thank you, Il Paradiso, for such a lovely dining out experience!

Best fillet steak in York, hands down. Lovely authentic food and friendly staff! Gluten free, beer, pasta etc. available and very knowledgeable about intolerance versus coeliac

Best Italian in York, undeniable.

Best fillet steak I have ever tasted along with friendly and good service, well worth a visit.

We had been advised that due to being busy our table would be for 1hr 30 mins which was fine. Sadly the place was clearly overbooked and the staff and the service was hurried and at times rude. This was unfortunate as the kids wanted to sing happy bday to their grandad but we were given the bill as soon as main course was finished. After pointing out that we still had 15 mins they brought over a scoop of icecream in a children's bowl and practically ushered us out as we finished singing. We have had numerous visits to this restaurant and have always enjoyed our evening. Tonight however was at best poor.

The food and service here are excellent. Very friendly staff fab selection on specials..

Excellent meal. Very busy on a Thursday evening. Will return asp. Varied menu with specials available in addition to the reasonably priced standard fare.

Lisa always makes us feel welcome and the service from all staff is professional, attentive and friendly. The food from Mimo and the team is delicious. I recommend the seafood risotto, the huge shell on prawns and the steaks, which are always so tender, but I went for the vegetable calzone, for a change, so tasty and a very generous portion.

Had a great evening meal with my wife,great food and great staff,reminded me of being in Italy some time ago.will definitely be back

Very nice meal with my wife yesterday evening,food is fresh and great with helpfully staff,does remind me of being in Italy years ago!! Will be back to try more.

Quite possibly the best tortellini I have ever had! Very authentic restaurant, lovely staff, amazing food. Not sure what more you could ask for. Thank you!

Lovely staff. 3 out of 4 meals were fine. The seafood salad wasn't nice at all. It was swamped in lemon juice. The toilets were dirty. Sadly, it would not return

Really nice meal and atmosphere. Would definitely come again.

One of nicest Italians I've ever been to, had a lovely meal with my partner at this lovely little restaurant can't wait to revisit.

As close to Italy as you can get. I truly haven’t had Italian food this good since I was sat in a restaurant on Lake Garda. Amazing food, great staff, highly recommend!

Our favorite restaurant, never get disappointed! Food is super fresh, very nicely cooked. Stuff is very friendly and attentive to details. Highly recommend

Best restaurant for miles around if you like Italian/ Sardinian food, the "specials" board is outstanding, great buzz around the place and the staff are lovely, very welcoming and friendly....just be prepared to be a bit patient if it's busy when you arrive, good food takes time to prepare!, would highly recommend the porchetta and steak....

Excellent food and service . We will definitely return

Always amazing food and great proper Italian atmosphere.

Great food a d atmosphere 1st visit but will return

Lovely Restaurant Service was really friendly and attentive. The food for 4 people, Pizza and Pasta for mains was excellent. Highly recommend.

Absolutely exceptional restaurant, couldn't find any fault at all! Immense!

One of the nicest meals I've ever had and the friendliest most attentative staff. If I could give more than 5 stars I would. 100% would recommend

Fantastic food full of flavour. A wide variety of dishes.

The food is fantastic here. Portions are big. Seafood risotto is next level. What would really make this place fantastic is if they started doing takeaway pizzas! We’d be ordering all the time! Love the restaurant experience too

Always excellent food and service!!!!!

Excellent food, great service and a really lovely place.

What a find, fabulous food, service, and atmosphere. Highly recommend this restaurant A***

I urge you to go. Such friendly staff and wonderful food. The limoncello tiramisu is to die for.

Went to il Paradiso for the first time on Tuesday .We had a fantastic time lovely welcoming friendly staff .The food was absolutely out of this world .well cooked and presented and delicious can’t wait to go back

We were recommended to go here on our way back from London. Great value, great authentic Italian food and atmosphere. The best Italian restaurant we've been to in the UK by far. We live 400 miles away but next time we're driving down to England we will stop locally again just for the evening meal!

Excellent food and service in unpretentious surroundings, head out of York for a visit, it's worth it...

Service was fantastic as was the food. We went in a bustling Saturday evening and had a great experience. The highlight for me was pasta with strip fillet steak, mushrooms and garlic. Absolutely superb. My wife had the diavlo pizza which was also amazing, the slice she allowed me to try. We will definitely be goi g back.

Excellent starter main and pudding really tasty and good quality, will definitely be going back.

Amazing seafood handmade ravioli topped with saffron sauce! When hard work and passion meets creativity love is the result!

Great food and service! Would definitely recommend a visit if you like Italian food. Tip would be to check the specials menu as this is where they are a little more creative!

Beautiful food, staff, atmosphere, and company! 👍

Probably the best Italian food I have had , served with a smile we will be going again very soon.Thank you.

Best meal we have had in along time and Staff fantastic, Highly Recommended.

Great quality of food. Very good service. Staff super helpful and friendly. I highly recommend.

Such tasty Italian food. Takeaway order of pizzas and lasagne which were piping hot 😋 Friendly Italian hospitality 🇮🇹

We went last night as we were being treated to dinner by our son who has been in the Falklands for 3 months with The Royal Navy. I have been before but my husband and son hadn't. The food was delicious. I had king prawns and risotto as a main and it was awesome. The service was also fabulous. The team are all so friendly and genuine. The young lady from Rome was lovely. I cannot reccomend this place enough.

Delicious authentic Italian food Will go again Loved it

Fantastic...my wife and I loved it! We will be coming back regularly :)

Amazing family friendly local Italian. Quality is high and work the trip for it (I was luckily in the neighbourhood). Every dish was tasty - Calamari starter, Lobster ravioli and Steak is particular recommends.

Nice place, plenty of parking, semi-rural. Cheerful service, family friendly, bustling. Food excellent.

Poped in late one night on way home as all other eateries had closed. However i am so pleased that i did cos food and service were excellent. Would definatly recommend and will be going back for a proper evening out.

Was our first time. The food was delicious and very friendly. Will definitely go again

The food is excellent, however, the venue is NOT covid safe. Too many tables packed into a very noisy converted barn, with no ventilation. We will not be visiting again.

Absolutely brilliant. Just had the best lasagne ever. Staff so friendly and professional. Enjoyed the experience so much I have booked again for Thursday.

Lovely atmosphere. Surberb food. Great staff.

Lovely place to go for Italian food.

Usual great food. What more can you say.

Beautiful as usual...amazing food great service! Wine lovely 😍grazie ragazzi

Fantastic authentic Italian food in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Great staff too.

Happened across this venue and asked on spec. if there was availablity. Thankfully they were very accommodating but there would be a short wait. Absolutely worth a 20 minute interlude before being seated, the food was amazing. The staff super friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Fantastic value, loved it. Worthy of six stars!

Delicious food and friendly service in a warm and relaxed environment.

Lovely food and some friendly staff.

Nice Italian food at a good price. Plenty of parking space not to far from York centre. Would go again.

Nice food, would go back. Enjoyed it.

First time here and would happy return. Menu as Ill Paradiso in York, staff good, more room and more comfortable space.

Freshly made pasta, pizzas made to order in fab oven and speciality dishes if something else wanted. Staff very attentive and friendly. Just brilliant.

45th Wedding Anniversary Popped in at 2 in the afternoon. Fantastic, best steak ive ever eaten. Great service too. Will be back.

Very nice family meal. Able to accommodate coeliac/gluten free options.

The fillet steak is outstanding ! Great service.

Really friendly staff and a good atmosphere. We had Pizza and it was delicious. Would recommend to all.

Stopped for an evening meal after a day out walking and we weren't disppointed. There was a pleasant atmosphere and good ambience. Extensive specials board with lots of choice and some different options to complement the more usual favourites, which are also available on the menu. Food was excellent, service was a little slow but understandably so as it was busy. Food arrived hot and was delicious. Unfortunately had to have my 3rd choice of dessert as the other two i'd ordered were sold out, but I wasn't disappointed. Particularly enjoyed the house red wine!

Brilliant food. Great staff. Highly recommended!

Amazing Italian food with a great specials board,staff attentive as always,a firm favourite 😋

Great place to eat, authentic Italian food at it's best.

Nice food and good service located in a really nice part of the world

Excellent food, nice 'busy' atmosphere. Acoustics inside main dining area need attention. Great value for money.

Very nice place and very good food

Sat outside, couldn't have been better for our first restaurant trip. Great service, beautiful food as always. Thank you.

A really nice dining experience with friendly staff and great food

Stopped by on a drive into York, on the way south Amazing find, if it wasn't 4.5 hours from home, of be back with friends and family. Highly recommended. My daughter had super freshly cooked pizza, perfect. I had Porchetta, fantastic and tasty, crispy skin and a hearty meal at the same time. Great Italian atmosphere and warm lamps inside their outdoor space.

Amazing food. Can't wait to go again

Excellent food drink and service

Absolutely loved it; mains, service, speed, presentation, wine and ...desserts!!!! ... only minimal let down was not having the heaters on, with still a bit of chill weather having lunch outside... but still a recommendation and we will return!

Fantastic service, generous fresh portions. Thouroughly enjoyed it.

Brilliant service, friendly staff, fantastic food...what more does anyone want !! Pietro

Great choice of food, always very tasty