Il Sapore Italian in Bristol, City of

I found this lovely little restaurant by chance on a quick web search on an overnight visit to Bristol. The restaurant has a lovely ambience and good staff who have achieved the right balance of attentiveness without being intrusive. The starters were all very good but a particular mention to the arancini which were delicious and had to be shared. The main courses were likewise very satisfying. My only regret is that we don't live closer, as I would happily visit often.

Top place for dinner. Very accommodating place with super attentive members of staff that make great recommendations. Thanks and see you soon

Lovely restaurant in a nice relaxed setting just off the high street. They have a fantastic selection of pastas, risottos, pizzas, meats, fish and vegetarian dishes. Staff are really friendly and very accommodating if you ever ask for any changes to the menu. We’ve been several times and it’s one of our family favourites, would highly recommend.

Good food here, surprisingly good really. It's strange that it isn't more popular. I've been three times, on aThursday, Friday and Saturday night. Never been more than a third full, hence the three stars on atmosphere. Last visit, a Thursday, only one other table occupied. Can't see it lasting long at that level of patronage, which would be a shame.

Loved this place, food was amazing and the waiter was excellent, atmosphere was great, and the service was "spot on". I would definitely recommend and the Christmas 3 course menu looks fabulous and reasonably priced too - may have to go back and try this.

Had a birthday meal tonight with my partner. Plenty of amazing choices on the menu. The food was amazing and the service and waiting time impeccable. Highly recommended and will definitely return.

Buena comida y muy buen servicio. ¡Regresaría de nuevo! Yo y los amigos tuvimos la lasaña, carbonara y otro amigo tuvo filete. Todo muy bien cocinado y delicioso.

Faultless.... Amazing Italian 👏 👌

Always delicious and the team are amazingly friendly and fun.

Gran variedad de opciones vegetarianas. Mi primo, que necesita opciones sin gluten, se sintió muy mimado para elegir (incluyendo un GF penne y plato de risotto! ) Excelente servicio, gran vibra! Volveré pronto.

Nipped in for an unplanned early dinner, great service and food. Reasonably priced too. Was not busy. Support local independent business, use them or they may disappear..which would be a same

Absolutely fabulous. First of many more meals. 5*****

Nice food Service slow as rushed of their feet. Noisy room as nothing on walls etc to help with sound proofing

Lovely service, very chilled out atmosphere and some gorgeous food.

This restaurant couldn't be more accommodating, and the food and wine was excellent to boot. We turned up late (10.30pm) on a Saturday night, but they still happily served us 2 courses. There were only 2 other tables when we went in and everyone else had gone by the time we left. Really good mains (we both had pizza). Wine was very good too, aswell as the ice cream we had afterwards. And at the end of it, we found it to be good value too, about £60 for 2 people from memory)

Visited this place few times, they have good quality products, very close to food I had in Italy 💕

Very tasty food. The pasta is good.

Awesome food, service was first class, we were well looked after during bday celebrations

Very nice lunch, service and food all great. Nice Italian atmosphere.

We wanted a local restaurant to where our son and daughter-in-law live in Westbury on Trym and we went for Sunday Lunch. The restaurant was empty which was surprising but we didn't mind as we had a toddler with us and it was quiet and the service was excellent as a result. We couldn't fault the food - a huge choice and everything was delicious. If you want atmosphere, this might not be the place for you at lunchtime, but perhaps it would be more lively in the evening.

Can't really comment on atmosphere as it was early lunch rime and very quiet but the food was excellent and service was good. Had crab pasta and a pizza, portions were very big and price was good especially with lunch deal. Decor was very nice..was surprised as from outside it looks like nothing special and is down an alley

The food my partner and I had was very tasty, as was the antipasti, but the kids menu was pretty disappointing - a couple of carrot and cucumber sticks to start and a very measley portion of spaghetti for mains. The ice cream was an ok size though. Also disappointing that there were no profiteroles left for dessert and the other dessert options weren't that inspiring. Service was pretty lack lustre and slow (the food came out in decent time, but it was them taking our orders/requests that was slow and infrequent).

Absolutely fine overall. Menu & food was good, and no problem with service. Antipasta plate & linguini dishes were good value. We let slip it was a birthday dinner and the restaurant responded unprompted with their candle & birthday music - is just good customer care! It was v quiet for a Saturday night, but I bet you will need to book come Valentines night.

My husband and I have been twice, the first time a few months ago on a weekday lunchtime and the second time yesterday on a Saturday lunchtime with our 6 week old baby. On both occasions we were welcomed with open arms, even though we had no booking & turned up on a whim. This place deserves to be busier than it is - it's a real hidden gem compared to other places that are chain businesses in the local area. This restaurant really gives a feel of authenticity and Fabio is a wonderful host. The food is always exceptional, really tasty & presented well. There's a great range of drinks and food and portion sizes are very generous. We've had pizzas twice and they qre delicious. We also had starters today (calamari and a cheese garlic bread pizza) and these were also wonderful! We don't live locally, but on our visits to the area Il Sapore is our go to & is yet to disappoint. Thank you so much for such a lovely dining experience & always being so welcoming.

Great food, good prices and friendly service. As a family we rate this Italian restaurant higher than the ones we have visited in Bristol city centre in terms of taste and quality of the meals.

This was our first visit, and it will definitely not be our last. The food was absolutely gorgeous along with great service. Highly recommend this restaurant

Visited a while ago with my family was such a great place just remembered to come and leave a review Great restaurant, amazing food look forward to going back soon. Thanks for the great service.

Very tasty unfussy simple Italian food - always enjoyed and highly recommend - staff great as well

Good place, quiet atmosphere but great food. Definitely recommended

Myself and my partner went to IL Sapore for our 3 year anniversary. The food was very flavoursome. The pasta was cooked perfectly, the flavours were light and refreshing, and the tiramasu was absolutely divine. We will definitely be returning customers.

Delicious food with plenty of options. Charmingly set back from the street creates a cosy atmosphere - a hidden gem

Have been to this restuarant several times and the food and drink have been excellent on each occasion.

Atmosphere - was quiet as mid-week and we were pretty much first in but gradually improved. Service was good overall however difficult to flag the waiter down as we were around the corner so had to wait a little. Food was great - fillet steak underdone so had to return half way through - not really an issue - very nice experience overall and highly recommend.

Lovely meal - really relaxing but everything served promptly which we needed to get back for babysitter. Food was good and varied and service was just right too.

A google search the night before came up with this restaurant . What a great find! Great food selection , freshly prepared. Great atmosphere and such warm and friendly service. Would Highly recommend.

Delicious food pretty Italian way: quality ingredients and cooked as Italians do. Also some speciality rare to find anywhere else.Service is great!!! And relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommended. From an Italian customer.

Although the staff were very friendly, the food was a bit of a let down. I had the belly pork and it was sadly overcooked and stringy. It came with crackling which I couldn't eat as one bit was so rubbery I couldn't bite through it. Although the pork was overcooked, it did have a great flavour. the menu said "With roast peppers, gnocchi, crackling and apple sauce." but there were just a few small strips of pepper. The apple sauce was good though, as was the gnocchi, but the main part of the dish, the pork, let it down sadly

Our favourite Italian restaurant! Been a couple times and will definitely be back. We love their quality of food and the staff is amazing! A perfect hidden gem in Westbury ⭐️

Muscles in white wine was to die for. Filet stake medium rare melt in your mouth with red wine sauce just wow. Barolo 2016 £50 the best price I’ve seen in any restaurant by £15/20! I would highly recommend, service is great by the gentleman, knowledgeable, beautiful restaurant in the heart of BS9 WOT what more do you want? We will be coming back

We’ve gone here a couple times now after moving into the area. Food is brilliant and service has been good both times. Nice atmosphere to spend with family and friends!

Love this place. Tucked away on the high street, very relaxing, really friendly service and the food is top drawer. We had the dough petals and homemade meatballs to start with, followed by 2 pasta dishes - a wild boar dish and a seafood dish. The place was quite empty when we got there (but we did have an early 7pm table) but filled out pleasingly whilst we ate, giving a really nice atmosphere. Been there a few times, and will definitely be back. A hidden gem.

Really friendly staff, enjoyed the personal touch. Great food alongside, we had cocktails which were very nice.

This is a delightful restaurant. I go there often. The food is delicious, with a tempting lunch menu. I usually go for the sea bass. The service is excellent, and the manager is delightful.

Had a table booked on Saturday (my partner had an email confirmation that he booked as a surprise for my birthday). We were staying in the local area and when we arrived I was excited as the place looked gorgeous. After four years of not being able to celebrate my birthday (for various reasons), I was looking forward to the experience as I love Italian food, the interior was lovely (especially the bar area), and we’d actually made it out to celebrate (hurrah!) We arrived five minutes before our booking at 7.30pm and were acknowledged by staff whilst we waited. When we were asked our name it was clear that a table hadn’t actually been reserved for us. Not a good start but a table was set for us, and after being seated were offered drinks. Took a while to come and the waitress came back three times to confirm what we wanted, but we were looking forward to a nice evening. I won’t go into all the details (there were so many mistakes made and we felt forgotten about the entire evening) but what was highlighted the most was the service. It was exceptionally poor. Our starter took ages to arrive and we didn’t get our main course until gone 9.10pm. The staff weren’t attentive at all. We felt like we’d inconvenienced them to be honest. It was fairly busy so can only put it down to lack of staff maybe? The really sticky table (which my napkin and clothes didn’t appreciate) was also strange. The stars are for the food, my pizza was lovely, my partner had the wild boar tagliatelle which he enjoyed. He wanted some Parmesan but no staff around to ask, then the table next to us (who were there before us and got served after) had some offered to them. It was the final disappointment for us, the experience just wasn’t as we’d hoped at all so we paid the bill, left and stopped at the local co op for dessert.

Very disappointed at the quality of food and the very poor service. When we arrived after a friends recommendation. The restaurant was packed but we were seated on time. But after half an hour of waiting we had to ask to order drinks and soda we were ready to order. We had our drinks but no food order was taken as the staff member was scared of to take it. Eventually we ordered 40mins after arriving and received our starter 1.15 hrs after arriving. Some were good some poor. Bread and olives arrived with starters! Mains arrived 2.15 hours after arriving. All poor. My own dried out, friends covered in cold cream. Not an egg in sight for the Carbonara. We curtailed our time there. Will never return others were sending food back as took just to long.

Absolutely stunning. Best Italian food in Bristol by far.

Food was decent and the staff friendly but we waited well over an hour and a half for it. Drinks orders were forgotten more than once and there was a service charge added on to our bill.

Unfortunately waited over a hour for starters which I will say was very nice, but the mains extremely disappointing I know it was a busy night but when you see others arrive after and get food before you makes you wonder what their system is about. Staff I couldn’t fault very friendly

We had a wonderful Christmas Day lunch at Il Sapore. The food was excellent and the staff, so attentive. Recommend I’ll Sapore to anyone looking for that little bit extra.

What an amazing treat, a little hidden away gem . Food was absolutely first class . Friendly staff and the food was wonderful. Can't wait to return.

Highly recommend, accommodating for children and dietary requirements. Food was beautiful and served hot.

Pretty good service , but the pizza was a bit disappointing,

Great food. Very fresh, varied menu at good prices. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. The bruschetta is the best we’ve ever had!

Place was lovely location. Empty. Only us there. Bonus. Service. Average Food. Less than average for price. Only had 3 fillet steaks . Charged for 1 less.Very slow . Quality 5

Excellent Italian restaurant with a car park nearby,, marvellous food at competitive prices with friendly and helpful staff, well worth a visit.

My wife Jayne and myself have just had a great lunch at il sapore from starter to dessert would definitely recommend will be going back soon

Our second time visiting here, very nice overall - however I would say that the portions are rather on the small side…they’ve gone for the “presentation” look. I had to get a takeaway later on in the evening.

Second visit to Il Sapore and it was even better than the first. Lovely food, wine, service 10 /10 and great value. Had the spaghetti meatballs, calamari, prawns and a lovely primitivo. Highly recommend!

Disappointed first time here for a birthday meal , portions were small and basic , need a sauce with the steak , by the time it came everyone had almost finished , house red wine not good at all a cheap wine which you could prob buy for three pounds . Not worth the money

We tried Il Sapore for the first time on Tuesday. We ate what is very early for us, around 6-6.30pm. The restaurant was very quiet but still had a pleasant relaxing vibe. The decor is lovely & we were nicely welcomed by the young man on duty & offered a complete choice of tables, any of them would have been nice, we chose a lovely banquette. Our drink order was taken in a timely fashion & the Prosecco & Montepulciano we chose were excellent. Lovely glasses! The service was exemplary throughout. Professional but friendly, timely, very Italian. We shared a Mixed Antipasti for first course, a delicous array of Italian meats & veggies, perfectly presented & top quality. Main for us both was Diver Crab Linguine & OMG this was stunning! Every ingredient fresh as a daisy & so freshly cooked too. There are no words to say how good it is! The menu was difficult as it held lots of tempting things. Only solution is to go back asap. I also to go & take friends who love the very best of Italian food, which this is. My compliments to the young guy on duty last Tuesday evening & the chef. See you again soon!

Fantastic meal. Our second visit and every bit as good as the previous one. The dough petals are lovely, we ordered both types then split them. I then had the sea bass, undoubtedly the best I've ever had. My husband had the chicken breast with fried gnocchi and raved about it. Yummy profiteroles to follow. Staff friendly and efficient. I'd give more than 5 stars if I could.

Had a lovely meal. Friendly service, great setting, fresh and delicious food that was clearly created by a kitchen that has a passion for what they are producing.

Really friendly, helpful staff. Good food.

Garlic Bread was v good. Pizza was delicious. Ice cold beer. Raspberry Panna Cotta was heaven on a plate.

Firts time be here what a beautiful place and amazing service friendly staff amazing food feeling like in Itali 🙏🙏

This is supposed to be a lovely restaurant in westbury, but so far I’ve only had Deliveroo deliveries from them. Both were amazing, big portions, lovely food, perfect taste, and both surprised me by being way better than I thought I’d get. Will try to visit in person soon.

I definitely recommend this Italian restaurant if you want to have a good rest and relax. The atmosphere is pleasant, the food is delicious (a large selection). The restaurant is clean and cozy. Thank you to the staff for the high level of service!

Best Italian food I've had with amazing customer service! A genuine must try for Italian food lovers.

Went here for my wife's birthday. Excellent food and service. Its priced about the same as the chain Italian restaurants but tasted sooo much better. I'll definitely be returning.

Great food, great service, decent selection of wines and cocktails. Had a really nice time and walking distance home is a bonus. Will be back soon, thank you.

Lovely restaurant, good quality delicious food and very reasoanbly priced. Had some great king prawns! Nice location and smart layout, would definately visit again.

Very nice food, well done. 0nly drawback is the wine list which seemed short on reasonable Italian wines. Perhaps that's a consequence of Brexit. Would I go back? Yup, and expect to do so.

Really friendly staff, remembered us from when we came a while ago. Nothing is too much trouble. Excellent service. The food was delicious, empty plates all round. Lovely flavours in the sea food pasta and carbonara. The pizzas were large and very well cooked. Lovely...

Went for a family evening meal including a baby. Great food, great service, delicious puddings. We all had different pasta mains and all were beautifully cooked and seasoned. Very accommodating of the baby. Would definitely recommend.

Awsome food, friendly staff. Not the cheapest but worth every penny. Well worth a visit. Go and enjoy yourselves here.

First visit to this lovely restaurant last night and we were treated to some delicious food, and 1st class service, will worth a visit 🍕

Great menu, great food. A hidden gem.

Excellent service and food this evening. What a lovely place, we will definitely be back.

Very enjoyable. We all liked the food and the atmosphere and the waiter’s dry sense of humour. Recommend the meatballs and the mushroom risotto. Lovely neighbourhood restaurant which I think is quite new and I will be recommending it and making a return visit soon.

Lovely lunch, good food & wine plus friendly waiter, excellent.

Great food and service in a cool venue. Has a very good kids menu at a great price as well.

Absolutely fantastic night. I was worried initially because of some of the reviews that I read. I needn't of worried, we were looked after from start to finish by the waiter called Fabio, or darling as I liked to call him. The food was lovely,...

Good, honest food, with a welcoming service and at a reasonable price. Well worth visiting.

Have been to Il Sapore several times and food is always excellent. The staff are very helpful, and ensure that it’s a good experience. Lots of choice of food and waiter is happy to talk through the options and advise. House wines are excellent as...

When hear for our ruby wedding anniversary with my son and and wife with all my grandchildren and there partners. No other words but discusting my husband ordered the fillet steak which came out burnt and looked like 2 burnt burgers on a plate . Me and my grandson had cabanara well don't know how to describe it my grandouter had the wild bore not none of it was touched I have never in my life had such rubbish food. They tried to tell us that my husband ordered a well done fillet and took it away then to bring it back even worse. I can understand maybe one meal not satisfactory but all meals wer burnt and when we tried to complain one of the staff got very angry and still charged us £350 for absolute rubbish they kneed to clean there griddles as that was the problem. I dont care how much food cost as it was special day for us but not even an apology. I had to come home with an empty stomach and have a sandwich my grandson went down with direa and sickness he had lasagna the only one . So before I get comeback on this yes he was the only one in are group that had lasagna. The only thing I was sorry for not doing was take pictures. Should have but it was to late then wi never caused a seen but should have . I wouldn't give this ace 1 star . If we all had the same but all had different meals The chef kneeds training and could have cooked it better my self a rip off.

Great service and super tasty food! 💕

All good from bruschetta with mushrooms to fillet with Barolo wine and as a sweet panna cotta we will be back for sure thanks guys for the service

We visited Il Sapore in Westbury-on-Trym and we were delighted with the quality of the food. All the food we had was absolutely delicious and for a change it was all hot not just warm like most restaurants serve!!! Plenty of choice on the menu...

We have just had a brilliant eveningvat Il Sapore. The food was absolutely delicious and the service faultless. This was our 3rd visit, but the first for our friends, who were really impressed and definitely want to return.

This lovely restaurant is set back on the High Street, Westbury on Trym. It is clean and fresh looking, with high beamed ceilings. A good menu which I feel will cater for most people. I had the Sea Bass, which was served with a variety of fresh vegetables. I will certainly go back.

We had a wonderful family milestone birthday at Il Sapore recently. I contacted them before the day to arrange dropping off a home made birthday cake, and nothing was too much trouble and they made the whole occasion very special for my wife. Cannot thank...

Have been 2 or 3 times love Italian food and wine, certainly going back

The atmosphere was brilliant and we had a fantastic evening. Food was good too 😋. We'll definitely be back 😍

IL Sapore is always our first option and it never disappoints. From the starter to the dessert the quality and tastes of everything was outstanding, the fillet steak might have been the best meal I have ever been served. Service was delightful and very professional. 10/10

We are so fortunate to have this place just a few minutes away from home. Food is amazing and presentation is stunning. Cocktails are WOW and a lovely selection of wines. Love this place and will continue to visit!!

Very kind and efficient service, vey good food and nice ambient. A really good restaurant for a family lunch/dinner. Highly recommended for a casual or relaxed dinner.

Excellent food and service. We've been here with our family and I can say is the best italian restaurant...all the dishes are homemade and the quality is very high,the food is 1st class..the service also is excellent..this restaurant never disappoints, atmosphere is great and really...

Beautiful food would Highley recommend

Very nice meal,attentive and friendly staff, will definitely be going back.

Great food and service and a really decent menu. We have been in Westbury for 20 years and a variety of restaurants have opened and shut in that location (which is a great spot). Many of them have been good but never enough to tempted us back in. This place is the best of the bunch - we will be regulars at this place for years now.