Il Piatto bar & restaurant in Scarborough

Simply awful place, chef that can't cook anything and service with an attitude, no doubt this will also get removed for telling the truth!!!! Walked out before main course it was that bad, undercooked inedible food!, also take some wet wipes as the tables are sticky, yuk, served warm rose wine asked 3 times for ice ended up going to the bar myself to get some!!! Cracking service!!! Oh and by the way the owner purchases 5 star reviews on trip advisor to make him look better then it is! If it's not 5 stars it gets removed. If I could give zero stars i would!!!!!!! JUST TO UPDATE!!!!! This really unprofessional owner decided on March 14th to go to my workplace 60 miles away from the restaurant to seek my home address, I mean wow!!! In the words you use "it will be on cctv" , I also have the original emails you sent to me but I won't post them on here as I'm not like that! Instead of trying to find me and wasting time get yourself to a cookery course! Or maybe a special hospital to sort your sad little Italian attitude out! NOW YOU THINK I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK AFTER LEAVING A RESTAURANT REVIEW, LAUGHABLE!!!! Oh bless now threatening with emijos on the response, yet more things to go against you Ps..your responses on poor reviews are disgusting, not professional behavior, your attitude to customers needs sorting out, you cannot email and text them for leaving a review

Omg we was staying in the apartment opposite the restraunt and the smells coming from here was dreamy. On the 2nd night we decided had to try . My partner went over to collect we ordered filetto di manzo con patate 4oz for our selves and 2 pizzas for the children. All DELICIOUS absolutely DELICIOUS ! 5* recommend staff great clean place and the best food

Lovely meal, staff so friendly and helpful. Food was great (as good as we remembered) and reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend, but booking advisable.

Excellent food Excellent service, reasonable price

was beautiful food and lovely service. Nice atmosphere lovley lady nice drinks starter was so nice and main course was to die for

Visited recently with family and had a great dining experience. We were a party of 11 which is a large amount of diners to produce dishes hot, well presented and delicious. Many thanks to the Chef. The lady who served us was a delight, professional and warm and friendly. We will certainly return in the near future and would highly recommend.

The staff are lovely, cheerful and knowledgeable about the menu. The wine is fairly priced. The prawn in buratta cream was different and really nice. The meat feast pizza and goats cheese with caramelised onions were stunning. The quality of ingredients was outstanding. The sausage on the meat feast was excellent- the fennel in it was delicious. We have now found our new ‘go to’ when we stay in Scarborough 😊

The waitress was working so hard on her own taking orders getting people to tables serving drinks and food and everything was absolutely beautiful would highly recommend this place x

Fantastic place - great food, great value, great place to eat. Staff were friendly and fun. Really good experience here. Easy to get gluten free options.

The staff were very attentive & the food was excellent, we would'nt hesitate to recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Overated and bland expensive food 😡 looked at the good reviews but our experience was bland over expensive food , got the salmon and prawn pasta no taste no seasoning with whole garlic cloves in which made it bitter who wants 6 full garlic pieces in got a mouthful and had to spit it out bitter and horrible , just cream in the sauce totally bland , my husband got pizza no tomato on base just tomato puree which was obviously straight from a tube , Italian don't think so , also pizza bitter and horrible hardly no cheese or chicken on , totally disappointed and a waste of money , very very poor .

We visited this restaurant two years ago when visiting Scarborough. It was excellent so we chose to book again when in Scarborough for a concert. Staff friendly & efficient. We both chose fillet steak with peppercorn sauce, it was fabulous!!! The puddings we shared were very good too ( Tiramisu & Apple Strudel). It was so good my husband went to let the chef know Highly recommend a visit.

Ate there this evening and it was totally wonderful. The food was perfect particularly the bruschetta sharing plate. It was busy, lively yet the serving staff were a delight. Excellent value for money. We can't recommend it enough and we shall certainly eat here again when next in Scarborough.

Service was very good but below par food for the price. The risotto was especially bad. I wouldn't visit again.

Response to reply: Oh dear that is just not true I have left many positive and honest reviews………you are ungracious in your response …….. however the fact that you didn’t offer an explanation for your rudeness and the pricing shows your true colours…….. Instead of replying to reviews in an unprofessional tone your time would be better served on a customer service course !! The service in here is beyond shocking don’t bother spending your money here. The couple beside us yesterday complained to the server about the pricing for their pasta and pizza and were laughed at. Rude rude rude small portions and overpriced drinks avoid

I have no photos - would only be of empty platters/plates/boards. The food is excellent & the service was as good as could be when 2 people had rung in sick on a Saturday! The staff managed & I do feel guilty putting service at 3 stars but equally it wasn't our fault either! I think everyone understood & were patient & as such the atmosphere was great - a really good buzz about the place, with people being asked to come back later once the crowd had died down. Well worth the wait - I had the Meat Feast pizza (without chillies - thank goodness that's an option 😜) & it went down very quickly & was really tasty. Cannot thank the staff enough but a 5 for service wouldn't be right. Give it a go - food really is very tasty; that's not just the message from our table, every other table said the same!

Can't praise this restaurant anoth food 1st class Service polite, friendly & quick. Will definitely be back :)

Dropped in this restaurant by chance with work colleagues, this is a great Italian restaurant which is incredibly authentic (I’ve spent a lot of time in Italy). The Burrata starter was probably the best I’ve ever had, and I always go for the carbonara at any new Italian I go to, again superb. The best part, the above, with a soft drink, £22. Superb, I’m still around for another week and I will be going back, to be honest I’d quite happily eat here every evening.

The food is nice and cooked well,and you get complimentary chocolate at the end of your meal (if you get the meat feast pizza with peppers they are very spicy so if you have low spice tolerance don't have peppers with it)

First visit and won’t be our last, lovely little place - highly recommend booking, within 20 minutes of opening all tables were filled. Food was delightful, really really fresh and the portions were plentiful.

I live in Scarborough and come here regularly and it is always good. Fresh ingredients sourced daily. Today however it was absolutely wonderful. Highly recommended.

Brilliant food and fabulous service. A place everyone should go to in Scarborough. We will be there very soon. Fabulous Grappa!

Pleasantly Surprised. Didn't expect too much based on interior of restaurant as fairly basic but the food was really good and service was excellent and the staff very friendly. We had four different dishes. I had goats cheese pizza, others had the folded pizza, carbonara and gnocchi. deserts were also very good, really enjoyed the strudel. All dishes were really tasty and very well priced. Would definitely visit again

Brilliant place to go. Whether you live in Scarborough or are on holiday. Had a fabulous meal with a lovely bottle of red wine and Grappa to finish. We will be returning very soon.

We had a meal here for the first time. Got to say the food is absolutely delicious. Don’t go for fast food cos you won’t get it. The service is quite slow but there was only one lady taking orders and serving drinks. More staff would help but that’s only an observation. The food is well worth the wait. We had starters and mains and were blown away by the quality . If you have the time then give this place a go. Highly recommended.

Absolutely beautiful meal here tonight sea bass was cooked to perfection slight hiccup was I’d ordered the salmon but wasn’t bothered as I like sea bass too, the other half had pepperoni pizza which he loved too

Best Italian food I've had outside of Italy

You are so very unprofessional. Your reply to this just proves that. I'm in Scarborough now and staying very close to your restaurant actually. This is in no way a fake review! I was a paying customer who was very unhappy. Learn good customer service! Each time I come to Scarborough for my holiday I'm reminded of my awful experience in this restaurant. So much so that I'm still compelled to write about it four years later. It seems that in those four years the restaurant is still the same going by recent reviews. I walked in today and approached a small lady at the bar who immediately told me I came in the wrong way and I should have used the other entrance. There was no indication of this on the entrance I used. I asked if they had a table for one. I was asked by the rude woman to remove my mask. I don't think English was her first language. Another much nicer lady came over and told the other woman to seat me at the front. The rude woman abruptly handed me the menu. She returned to take my order and was still quite abrupt with me. I was given cutlery. Another younger lady who was lovely came and asked if I had placed a drinks order which I had. My drink came shortly followed by the food. The food was lovely and quite cheap. Huge portion and I couldn't eat it all. The lovely lady came out to ask if I was enjoying it. When I had finished she came to take my plate and asked if I would like the left overs boxing up but I declined and told her the food was delicious. I asked the rude woman for the bill and she loudly placed the plate down on the table. I began to place coins on to the plate and she seemed annoyed I was paying with pound coins (it was all I had). The food was nice but I will not return simply because of the way the one rude woman treat me. The rest of the staff were really nice. She lets them down. Whilst I was eating this rude woman seated two other parties of people and was happy and smiley and treated them with respect. I don't know what I did to upset her. The reply on trip advisor from the manager(??) was: claudiol956 Hi there is plenty of indication on all door which one is to us the front door have a big sign do not enter also on front door outside a map which one to use also trough out the restaurant inside which is the exit so please do not lie are no sign this is not true this review will be reported for false information. We have put in place since reopening all the respected sign required and station required for your safety. Photos of this will be given to TripAdvisor.

Fantastic food, great service. Thank you.

Great Food, lovely fresh ingredients and nice variety to choose from. I had the Prawn share platter and it was really lovely, Seabass for main and seasonal veg. Some of our friends would have liked fries/chips but it was a refreshing change not to have everything with fries. The menu said steak but didn't say what it came with so our large ground didn't go for it. Our table wasn't ready so we all stood around until they moved us to the back bar area to wait to be seated but I wish they had done this straight away as we were standing next to dinners which must have been frustrating. They did apologise for the wait but we then went on to have a lovely meal.

I booked a table here for my wife's birthday, and we left the place very disappointed. The initial service was pleasant and attentive, but it didn't last and went downhill quickly. The starter was very average, as were the mains we ordered, and there wasn't enough for the price. Mine was heavily loaded with garlic, and my wife's too heavy with cream. The cook/chef clearly doesn't understand balance and flavour. The tagliatelle was cooked well, as were the prawns and salmon. Unfortunately, they left the tails on the prawns, which is a definite no no. We were thinking about having a dessert, but the service wasn't quick enough because they had two large parties in and not enough staff to cope, so we'd had enough and left still hungry. It's possibly the worst 'Italian' restaurant we've ever been in.

We were in Scarborough for the weekend for a wedding and my husband and I visited Il Piatto on the Thursday night and had such a fantastic meal, that when the rest of our family arrived on the Friday, we booked up for all 14 of us to go to dinner, and again it was amazing. How Claudio the amazing Chef and owner, and Som the wonderful lady serving, managed to not only serve us 14, but a completely full restaurant, with amazing, hot, delicious food, and altogether, absolutely astounds me. Would 100% recommend you try this authentic, out of the ordinary Italian restaurant, with dishes I doubt you'd find anywhere other than Italy! Potions AMAZING, price very good, especially for the quality and tastiness, and the friendliness of Claudio and Som was heartwarming. If you don't try this restaurant while you're in Scarborough, you are truly missing a gem of a culinary delight. Thank you so much Claudio and Som, for 2 truly wonderful evenings, we will return if we're ever in Scarborough again.

We had a nice evening. It was very busy and with only 3 staff they did a amazing job. The staff was very friendly especially the Thai lady who made you feel very welcome. Food was good, thank you for a wonderful evening.

Fabulous little restaurant. Freshly cooked delicious food served by a small friendly team who obviously want you to enjoy your visit! A big thank you from us!

Popped in at the last minute for a late dinner. Had a delicious meal. We had the bruschetta to share. I had the tagliatelle cremosi with salmon and prawns which was absolutely beautiful. My partner had the tagliatelle boscaiola which he said was delicious. The staff were friendly, and the lady who served us was really lovely. The tomato bruschetta was absolutely divine.

Wonderful food! We had the sea bass spaghetti and salmon and prawn tagliatelle, both amazing. Lovely wine and great service! Good value too

Never been here before, everything about our experience was excellent. Will certainly go again.

Nice food. Bruschetta starters were very good. The waiter was very welcoming and friendly, would recommend.

Beautiful place with friendly staff, who made a 4y,o's birthday alot easier for first time parents.

Fantastic food and reasonably priced

Went on a Sunday evening. Decor was a bit dated. But most importantly the food and staff were fantastic.

Lovely intimate little restaurant, very nice attentive staff and lovely food.

Wonderful delicious food, very obliging, friendly staff. Well worth a visit. Great value for money

What a fantastic Italian restaurant. We dined here for my mums birthday this evening and it was superb. The pizzas are really tasty, I had the meat feast and it was by far the best pizza I have had from an Italian restaurant. My wife had one of the folded pizzas which was also really tasty and very enjoyable. Rob was superb he was really busy for this evenings service but nothing was too much to ask for, professional friendly service and he even prepared a lovely dessert with a candle and sang happy birthday to my mum. The tiramisu was amazing really nicely made with a lovely serving of ice cream. Top marks I will definitely return when I come back to Scarborough and thanks again to Rob fantastic :-)

Altogether amazing Experience both their food and service Best pasta I'd ever had it was delicious.. Our party of 7 all agreed it's a wonderful eatery and great value Highly recommend ❤️

Small Italian restaurant. We had a sharing board which was generous and delicious. I had really good tagliatelle. The other half had caprese that was excellent. The variety of tomatoes was great and super tasty. The kids had pizza, which were spot on. Relaxed atmosphere. Attentive but non intrusive service. Good location.

Just eaten here food was excellent had a mushroom starter lasagne and strudel staff were professional and made you feel welcome food was very tasty and cooked to a high standard would recommend this place to alll.

A really lovely little restaurant! We were staying in Scarborough and happened upon il Piatto on the first night, tge welcome was so warm and the food so delicious that we went on our second night too! Over the two nights we had two different pastas and two different pizzas, all of which were delicious but I have to say the penné with Tuscan sausage, mushrooms and cream was wonderful! It was busy both times restaurant we went but service was good and the food well worth any wait.

The best Italian restaurant we’ve been to by far, went 18mths ago and returned tonight. The food is delicious, full of fresh flavours and service great too. Absolutely recommend.

Good proper Italian food and wonderful wines

Lasagna not very tasty and fillet steak not so tender. Bit disappointing, but staff and service were faultless.

Genuinely one of the best Italians we’ve had for a long time. Sharing meat platter to start was absolutely spot on. Pizza and the lasagna as mains were both fantastic, tasty and made properly. Would definitely recommend.

Excellent food in a really friendly restaurant.

Visited last night with my boyfriend and we wasn’t disappointed it was delicious the staff where friendly and the wait time for food wasn’t long at all…best spaghetti bolognaise I’ve ever had

The food was delightful and really good service. Landed on a little goldmine here in Scarborough, would definitely come back :-)

Me and my partner came for our anniversary and I thought I'd book somewhere nice, as soon as we walked in the service was very welcoming and friendly. The food was amazing, we only had 2 mains and a desert but they were brilliant, couldn't fault it and price wise I was more than happy. Will definitely be coming again.

Always fantastic Service . Rachael is always smiling and friendly . The food is always excellent. I've tried the pizzas lasagne my favourite .Tried the fillet steak and pork fillet what. Can I say more . Good prices excellent food and wonderful service from Racheal

Lovely little restaurant. Close to where we were staying. Not your typical Chain Italian menu. The Carbornara best I have had. Portions large . I would of liked to have given 5 star but the evening was let down by a group of foul mouthed thugs. Such a shame.

Staff are friendly, and so welcoming to us and our little dog. Gave us plenty of time to look over them menu which is not too overwhelming but has a good range of food. The only reason I’ve not scored 5 star is because the prawn risotto came and it had raw red onion stirred through at the end of cooking so the flavor was overpowered, I’ve not seen this done before and I don’t think it added to the dish in a positive way. The carbonara was very heavily peppered too, but this is down to taste, overall it’s good food at a decent price and very good service. EDIT- I find the owners response very strange, I was picking still firm bits of red onion out of the finished dish, which tasted of raw onion primarily. I’ve not left a bad review, I’d have still eaten there again if not for the reply by the owner. But if we are splitting hairs, the onion should be white and finely chopped when preparing a risotto.

Very nice place - just the best service and amazing food. Not expensive or too fancy but can't fault this restaurant. Waiters are friendly, chatty, helpful - food was lovely. One the best salmon I've ever had and huge pizza. Drinks and desserts are reasonably priced and even the coffee is lovely. What more can I say! oh... the vegetables were nice too. thanks.

We all very much enjoyed the food which was presented well and tasted absolutely gorgeous. The staff were welcoming and friendly. The food prices were very reasonable and the whole bill should have been about £60 (happy hour offer before 6:30). However, I did make the mistake of asking for an unlisted drink, the Italian classic Aperol Spritz which I was charged £9, £3.50 and £1.50 for the Prosseco, Aperol and Dash of Soda respectively. I queried if £14 for the drink was correct and the staff defended the charge. So be aware of asking for mixed drink. When in Rome ....

Family of nine including one child. No one was disappointed with the quality of food. Staff are attentive and efficient and friendly. Would definitely recommend and go again

Absolutely fantastic food. The Beef & Guinness Stew I had, was to die for & the Salmon in foil, outfaced my wife. Very good value.

Our favourite restaurant in Scarborough. We discovered it last year whilst on holiday and kick started this years holiday with a beautiful meal on our first night away this year. We visited a second time during the week.

Great restaurant, friendly welcoming and professional staff, excellent menu and prices! Above and beyond service.

Great food, really fresh and tasty ingredients, good value, advise booking for happy hour. Will use again.

Absolutely loved it here. The food was so tasty, perfect service with smiles. Gluten free options were available. I came for my "works" Xmas night out with my clients, we all loved it. I'll definitely be back. Thank you.

A warm welcome, a cozy atmosphere, fantastic wine, a reasonable price and one of the best pizza’s I’ve ever had! I know I’m bigging this up but trust me, this place is awesome. The next time me and my family are in the area, we’ll be visiting again 100%.

Lovely fresh food the steak was perfect.Great service very friendly and welcoming.

Lovely restaurant with delicious food, can not recommend enough, the cheese and garlic bread just melted in your mouth. It was the perfect combination of crispy and gooey all at once.

We decided on a night in Scarborough and looked on Google of where to eat. This place came up and we looked at the menu before they were open. We phoned on the day (Friday) and booked for that evening. The service was excellent, the place inviting, warm and good atmosphere. The food was outstanding. I had the saltimbocca and her in doors had the beef in Guinness. Would recommend.

We had tried to get into Il Piatto previously when in Scarborough but it was always busy. Finally got in tonight and so glad we did. Excellent food, brilliant service, and a great atmosphere despite it being a cold, wet November night. I cannot recommend Il Piatto enough.

Very friendly staff, quick service and very nice food. The garlic bread was delicious. Many thanks.

Lovely food at a good price .restaurant in great location beer is rather expensive

Yes it fabulous the meal was very nice the staff was very friendly come back one day 😋 thanks you all x

Need to book, to avoid disappointment , excellent homemade food ,homemade garlic breads either to start or to share to die for , hubby had lasagna I had the pasta n prawn dish , outstanding

If I could give 6 stars I would. Will absolutely very back

Thank you Il Piatto for a a beautiful meal and a beautiful start to our holiday. A lovely warm welcome and very pleasant setting. Hoping to pay another visit during our stay in Scarborough.

Great little spot . Early bird prices as well

Have been on several occasions when visiting Scarborough the food is excellent service excellent staff cant do enough for you everything we have ever had has been good hope to visit many more times in the future 😁👍

Beautiful food Excellent service

From the warm welcome , to the wave goodbye , this was an Italian to remember . The shared veggie platter was generous with loads of different flavours . The spinach and recotta pasta amazing ,with fresh tomato sauce , pizza was good too . All washed down with a lovely house wine , but the make or break of any good Italian ( for me , anyway ) the tiramisu....was THE best , will leave more room next time , for a full one . Great for a pre-theatre meal .

My first visit here but wont be my last, excellent value, quick tasty pizza. Efficient service in a nice setting.

Overall slightly disappointed. Fillet was way over for a medium and not the tenderest steak I’ve had. Peppercorn sauce a bit too zingy. The pizza was ok with, if anything, too much topping and a slightly thinner base would be better but still pretty good. Atmosphere varied between noisy fun family party and private dining, just us. It was a Wednesday. Ok ambience. Plainish decor. The service was prompt and friendly. Made us feel welcome.

Visited the restaurant at last minute and was fantastic. The shared antipasto starter was particularly impressive as was my Carbonara. Highly recommend.

I would highly recommend this restaurant. The food is lovely and fresh, the staff are helpful and friendly. Always busy, great atmosphere.

We normally go to another Italian rstaurant in Scarborough but have visited this restaurant a few times. We had a wonderful meal and we all enjoyed the food. It was quite busy and the service was good but the food was excellent.

I am a vegetarian and found several options, all I had was very tasty and the staff were very pleasant. Will def. be returning.

Just a genuine Italian restaurant with a genuine Italian chef who cooks your meal to order.

Good food and great price. Some of the best Italian food outside of Italy. Menu not dominated by pasta,and pizza Vegetables were adjusted to our liking. Staff could mot have done more to make our meal more enjoyable. The final bill, like the food was palatable.

The food was fine. The lasagna had some large clumps of ball mozzarella that would've benefited being missed, as they had become quite chewy. The food was ok but nothing to write home about. Service could've been a bit more attentive. Music choice was a bit odd for an Italian restaurant, it was randomly switched off which left a weird atmosphere. Was good value for money considered we had a bottle of wine, a starter, a side salad and two mains. The total was £66. We were a bit gutted that the more traditional Italian dishes were off limits as the specials weren't on offer.

Really fancied an Italian as it’s my partner’s favourite. The restaurant was really close so looked ideal. So we set off with our two labradors. On arrival we were told their one dog friendly table was occupied. How can a restaurant claim to be dog friendly if it has only one table. Needless to say… we didn’t eat there. Massively disappointed.

Great. Lovely cooking by Italian chef/owner

Booked before visiting Scarborough. Taxi driver put us off with his comments earlier in the day. Glad we didn't take his advice as we enjoyed our meals and the ambience. Chef/owner is Italian. Waiting staff were very friendly and efficient. The food was good, portions good and reasonable prices. Would recommend

Good music amazing food credit to the chef brilliant staff with children too we had our 10 month old baby with us they couldn't be more helpful with a high chair booster chair and offering a small dish for him to share our food the food was amazing and prices were even better 5* all round

To be honest we've walked past this restaurant many times in the past & decided that looking from the outside it didn't look up yo much. This time I really wanted Italuan so we decided to give it a try...... it was a Friday & it was busy but we managed to get a table for 2 : service from both ladies was fantastic, really professional, pleasant, quick & helpful. The food was excellent & all in all it was such good value for money. So good that we went 3 times in as many days. The waiting team made the experience fabulous & the atmosphere was brilliant. We will return next time we are in Scarborough

Beautiful little Italian food is great 👍 The dessert menu is poor, for my taste anyway.

Great restaurant, fit us in without a booking. Great service, good amount of options and very reasonably priced. Food was delicious.

Great little find,food delicious service friendly. The ownerworks very hard a fantastic little place.

A ride up the funicular railway takes you directly opposite this fabulous restaurant. Don't be put off by the normal Italian restaurant prices as this place is very reasonable and value for money here is exceptional.