Italia Nostra in Stirling

Lovely setting and great food and wine. Staff very friendly

Quite cozy Italian restaurant. The tables are covered but very tight. We tried the pizza and rigatoni bolognese. Nothing special to say about it, very standard. Friendly service. Quite expensive for the quality offered.

Delicious food and very attentive and professional service

An absolute pleasure to dine here. The atmosphere is lovely, warm, and friendly. The food is fantastic and all freshly made. The best Italian in Stirling in my opinion and our go to restaurant for a meal.

Had a lovely dinner here, however I felt very rushed to finish my food. We were told we had the table for 2 hours but an hour and a half in I could feel the stares and the waiters kept pouring our wine for us in an effort to speed us up. Maybe they were having a bad day.

I've not been in here for a good few years, not for any particular reason. The reason for this visit was a night out with the boys. The food was good, as was the drink and the service, just thought a wee bit expensive.

Magnificent food and wonderful service, satisfactory price.

The food was excellent!! Professional chef and service! The ambience was very pleasant. Thank you!!!

We had a great experience. Fantastic food and wine.

Amazing food, excellent service from friendly staff. The perfect ambience for a lovely meal.

What an Italian restaurant should be. Fantastic service and quality food. I’d recommend you try it👍

Amazing food and friendly staff... a great place to eat..

Great food, friendly staff, will definitely cine back again. When with family and friends had a great night. Food was perfect and dessert to die for.

this is an all time favourite simply the best Italian restaurant ever. we started off with minestrone soup delightful and shared focaccia mozzarella. I had the spaghetti carbonara, my friend had chicken with mushrooms in a cream sauce both outstanding. chef is the best she adds her signature to every dish. I had a Knickerbocker glory then we both finished with cappuccino. a great experience and would definitely recommend to anyone and assuredly will be back.

Great meal here. Clean,tidy and the service was great. I would highly recommend visiting here.

We had a wonderful meal while on a weekend away in Stirling. Despite being incredibly busy with the pre Christmas crowds, the manager managed to find us a table for 8pm. Serving staff were friendly, attentive and helpful. Our food was fantastic and full of flavour - the arrabiata was especially good and the bruschetta excellent. The atmosphere was cosy and welcoming and a fellow diner giving an astounding rendition of Nessun Dorma added to the festivities! The staff also deserve commendation for their excellent handling of some extremely drunk customers who having complained about an aspect of their meal (didn’t stop them from eating it,or consuming a fair bit of wine) decided to try to leave without paying. We were close enough to their table to hear this being said. They complained to the server and demanded the manager come out to explain things. Upon speaking with the manager one individual said they weren’t paying (not even one assumes for the wine). This particular individual was fairly belligerent. The manager informed them that police would be called if they refused to pay and after some back and fore the party grudgingly agreed to pay something towards the meal. The fact that this happened in front of other diners must have made the situation more awkward for staff but they dealt with it very well, apologising to the remaining customers afterwards (no apology needed). We will definitely return should we be in Stirling again. Lovely place,

Ordered a pizza with chicken, only 2 small pieces, complained and wasn’t interested, i ordered broccoli with the steak Diane, the included potatoes were taken away when I asked for my broccoli and broccoli showed up after meal finished, Steak was nice but north value for money, my starter tasteless.. at the end we asked for some gesture due to pizza and main problems, they weren’t going to budge, after a row where the waiter behind bar said we would f@@cking pay full price ensued, stubbornness set in, explained being sworn out was out of order and not going to be pro active to sort situation out they reluctantly knocked pizza off of bill, a few mouthfuls of pizza were had trying to find chicken but nothing more, no gesture offered for steak lack of anything accompanying.. wouldn’t recommend and wouldn’t go back. In my opinion their arrogance and aggression was way over the top

Food here is fantastic and the restaurant has a lovely atmosphere

Amazing food, we will definitely be back

Traditional Italian restaurant in décor and menu, with a smart set of looking waiters all attentive and friendly . Opted for just main course as the portions were large and we wanted room for dessert. Can recommend both the Tagliatelle Con Salsicsta and the Rigatoni Alla Calabrena served with Focaccia and washed down with a bottle of Frascati. A nice place for relaxed dining .

Ate there on the 26th Nov, absolutely brilliant. Delicious food and great service. The chef allowed us to enter 15 mins before opening time and treated us wonderfully.

Lovely atmosphere, beautiful food and excellent staff. I will definitely return.

Enjoyed a fabulous meal tonight! Spaghetti Marinara which was a feast for the eyes alone in presentation. My partner said it was delicious. I had a Penne dish, apologies I cannot remember the name but it was also delicious. Service was 5 star, attentive and extremely professional. Other restaurants could learn a lot from how this restaurant is run! First visit but we will definitely be back!

Highly recommend Italia Nostra. It was a last minute decision and the restaurant was very accommodating. It's wonderfully traditional inside, original furnishings. It's quite a challenge to find an Italian that makes fresh pasta - this is my new favourite place to eat. I had pate to start; my husband had roasted stuffed pepper (filled with mince, rice and mozzarella). Our mains were a tagliatelle with hot sausage and mushrooms in a tomato sauce, and tagliatelle with ham, peas and blue cheese. It was pricey, but food as fresh as this - I don't mind!

I love this restaurant !! Superb menu with a good choice of wine - I would recommend the Monticello - to start with the smoked salmon with prawns - Marie rise sauce and salad . 10/10 - pasta with prawns in. Garlic sauce - delicious ! A nice atmosphere in this restaurant and the owner is very attentive - Will certainly be back -

Great food and excellent service

Great restaurant with lovely food and attentive staff

Lovely restaurant, great tasting food

Great atmosphere and service. The food is authentic ,portion sizes are large and reasonably priced. Staff are friendly and, a really good food experience.

The best Italian restaurant. Great food great atmosphere very welcoming and the customer service is outstanding. Would highly recommend.

Great atmosphere, food and service. Visited this place as tourists twice in a week, and we will be back next time we visit Stirling.

Place was empty staff weren’t rude but not really friendly either, was extremely over priced for what we had, soup was awful minestrone hot water with some random pieces of veg floating around first time av seen broccoli in minestrone aswel but that was about all that was in it, decor nice enough but I wish we had walked passed and saved our money

Very busy, always a good sign. Food did not disappoint. Really recommend a visit.

No está mal, aunque no es muy fiel a la gastronomía italiana original.

What a warm ambience, very friendly staff, pizza was bit harder and over priced. Options for vegetarians were not much.Had best seafood pasta after a long time. I will rate 4/5

Outstanding Italian cuisine with authentic flavors and excellent service. Best in town.

We had dinner here, a group of three. Service was great, menu selections are great, and the food is magnificent. Wine list is good, not too long. However, there are three or four by the glass options, so if there is something you really want, go the bottle route - the choices are good and not too expensive. It's a small place, so do make a reservation if you can. We walked in around 7:30 and it was full except for one open table, which we grabbed. Meal timing is good, even when they are busy you are not rushed. There are a few fish options, and some meat options, some vegan options too. I don't think you could order anything here that was not great.

We enjoyed the food very good, wine a bit on the expensive side compared to other local restaurants, service was also very slow. All in all, we did enjoy our meal.

Waited 1 hour and 20 minutes for two pizzas. Other tables waited equally long for pasta. Not even a full restaurant. Not a wood fired pizza oven either. Don’t go there 👎🏻

You better reserve a table. Good food

Staff shortage so we've waited more than one hour for food, which was good but not brilliant.

Retrouvez les saveurs d'Italie en Écosse avec un service irréprochable et des tables décorées d'une rose fraîche et d'une bougie. Carte très variétée, et plats succulents . Nous y sommes allés un dimanche soir sans réservation et l'attente a été très courte. Une bonne adresse italienne qui peut rester un peu chère pour certains budgets.

Service irréprochable. Carte très variétée, et plats succulents . Nous y sommes allés un dimanche soir sans réservation et l'attente a été très courte. Une bonne adresse italienne.

Limited menu, excessive markups, painfully slow service - well over an hour to cook a pizza that takes what? 3mins to cook, and stroppy petulance when I noted that it was slow. I wouldn't return. Pizza was OK.

Very disappointed with our meal, uninspiring, badly plated, my mushroom, garlic and cream pasta had in total of 5 small slices of mushroom, and no sauce to speak of. The garlic bread was dry and where was the garlic? Lovely looking restaurant, however very overpriced … we will not be back.

Das Essen, wir hatten Pizza und Pasta, haben sehr gut geschmeckt. Die Gerichte wurden sorgfältig mit frischen Zutaten zubereitet, was ich positiv hervorheben möchte. Das Ambiente im Restaurant war stimmig und passte gut zu einem italienischen Lokal. Der Service war herzlich und jederzeit aufmerksam. Alles in allem ein gelungener Abend und wir können das Restaurant uneingeschränkt weiter empfehlen!

Really lovely restaurant. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food amazing, really good quality and the house wine great! Wish we lived closer!

Truly a superb experience! The warm decor and ambience invite you to relax and enjoy a leisurely meal together. And enjoy you will! One of the best lasagnas I’ve ever had, and the chicken Italia Nostra was also excellent. Professional service with a lean crew—which isn’t easy to accomplish.

Great food and excelent table service. Well done👌

We found this restaurant on a recent trip to Stirling and we were so glad !Excellent food and brilliant service. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Easily the best Italian in Stirling, food is delicious and the staff are friendly.

Great ambiance and service! Authentic Italian food. Amazing Vitella Milanese! Keep it up guys! We all had an enjoyable evening.

excellent food but too few staff

Mysig italiensk restaurang i centrala Stirling. God mat och hyfsat vin.

Booked a table for me and my partner for dinner, my partner ordered the scallops which were £16 for a starter when this came out there were only 2 scallops on the plate we then said to the waiter we felt this was unreasonable for the price he did not care said no one else had complained and that would feed it back no apology nothing! We asked for the bill and cancelled the main courses due to this and the bill still came to £62 for starters and drinks their loss to be fair if the waiter had took shown some empathy we might have stayed for the steaks we ordered! Won’t be back again now overpriced for a basic Italian with basic decor

Went to take my partner for her birthday. Menu looked nice, ordered the scallops for starter for £16, thought it was a tad steep but i assumed the quality would compensate for the price; I received two scallop shells with a more than healthy serving of garlic butter which drowned the hell out of my measly two scallops, asked the waiter what was going on and he said he had no complaints in the past: there is no where in earth i would pay £8 for a scallop in an outdated restaurant with a waiter with a chip on his shoulder; will definitely not be back:

Good food. Nice staff. Cosy atmosphere. Music a bit loud though, since one of the speakers was right above our table.

Superb food. The house red was excellent. Served by a very capable young man, who, by the way, was pretty much doing everything, except preparing the food. Relaxed, cozy atmosphere.I felt like a regular the way we were treated. We were told by a couple dining next to us that the capable young man was the owners son. You could tell by the care he showed to all who walked through the door that he took great pride in his family's restaurant. If you find yourself in Stirling, Scotland, stop in. You won't be disappointed.

Great pizza, the staff was very nice

Excellent 👌 great service & really best lasagne I have ever eaten 👍👍. Highly recommended.

Fantastic place. Highly recommended. Great food, service was excellent. Only the coffee was not at that level.

Great Italian food at a reasonable price. Staff helpful and friendly. Pleasant atmosphere. Easy to get to.

Loved this Italian place in Stirling. Genuine & friendly. Lasagne best I have tasted and super hot 🔥! Loos are a little sad, but everything else made up for this 🇮🇹 ❣️

Second visit to this restaurant and it was even better than the first. Easy to understand why it's busy. I had the chicken liver pate. It's homemade and I could taste the difference. The grilled sirloin was the best I've had in years. Only complaint is that tips have to be in cash. I had to run across the road to the ATM.

Restaurant un peu plus cher que la moyenne, c'est bon mais le rapport qualité prix un peu élevé, surtout pour les desserts Le tiramusi 1 couche de boudoir 1 couche de mascarpone, ça ne vaut pas 10 pounds Serveur sympathique et nourriture correcte dans l'ensemble

Very friendly waiter fantastic chef I drove 30miles just for her lasagna

Very good restaurant in a great location. Very attentive and friendly service, nice typical Italian restaurant atmosphere and good food.

Lovely pasta and great baked olives.

Great service, atmosphere and food.

Visited while staying in Stirling. It’s quite pricy but the portions were large & food was really good. Our only complaint would be the price of the drinks. Very expensive! Service was quick & friendly staff.

Great place to have Italian food. The wait staff was EXCELLENT. I definitely would recommend this restaurant. And the tiramisu was so good!

Fabulous pizzas grt service too

Nice classic pizzeria. When we visited it was not busy. The pizzaria is not too far from the castle or the city centre. The pizzas are very tasty and of a good size. The staff was friendly and efficient.

Cozy place, very friendy staff. The pasta was great, but we didnt like the pizza, it barely had cheese. Overpriced.

Great restaurant. Excellent food.

Italia Nostra is a family run business specialising in good quality authentic Italian cuisine. We visited recently with another couple and had a great night. The food and wine were excellent (the chicken cacciatore is a particular favourite) and the service was relaxed and efficient. The surroundings are lovely and all made for a very enjoyable evening.

For the price I would expect more. Smaller portions, smaller prices, more flavour. Good wine. Hard to relax with staff running a marathon while trying to eat. Long wait for starter. Dirty table on arrival was almost unforgivable, nearly walked out. Very expensive with the only justifiable reason, portion size, way too big.

Just perfect ♥️ Chapeau bas for the chef! A delight for the palate. I can't even describe how good the food they serve is. 💚💛🤍Tortellini funghii crema (tortellini with mushroom and crema sauce) 💜💙❤️ My husband and I were looking for a place to eat. we were afraid that without a reservation it would be difficult but the waiter greeted us with a smile and showed us to a table. After a while he came with a lighter and lit a candle. Romantic atmosphere, great Italian music and a very cozy place. The waiter, a tall, handsome young man, knew the menu very well and advised which dish was "better" for me. great appearance, it was obvious that he knows his job perfectly. He watched the guests all the time and cared for them, very polite and smiling. If he's not the manager, he definitely should be.

It was terrible experience…. I just felt so uncomfortable and unwelcome in this restaurant it just ruin my day… the waitress was amazingly rude and unprofessional we wait more than 30 minutes for our meal and more 20 just to order and service was disgusting its just happened to me for first time in Scotland… i know that Scotish people are kind and nice but this “Italians” were terrible she was making some faces and annoying noises… and the food ??? We just paid 43.95 for the most terrible Italian food in my life… and i just say that like a persone who had pizza in Italy many many times if you make this pizza there and you serve this thing the real italian people will just kill you and they will just take your italian citizenship… yeah they’re pizza it was so bad and thin.. and the waitress and her unprofessional behaviour were just making everything worse i felt bad and very very uncomfortable and unwanted… if you dont like your work just leave and work another job not everyone can work with people… Just awful dont know why have this kind of high reviews maybe its a fake reviews…. My first and last visit !!!!

Had a meal there for the first last Saturday, it was delicious, staff were very attentive. A great find, Will definitely be back.

An authentic looking Italian restaurant with traditional looking decor, perhaps a little cramped with the number of tables. Service was fine and whilst busy it was never uncomfortable. We ordered pasta dishes and carne. Both could be described as OK, sadly nothing particularly to commend...

Nicest Italian I've had was delicious.

Enjoyed a very good meal at this restaurant. Good choices and main course, dessert and coffee were excellent. Good price.

Delicious food, great service and atmosphere. Authentic Italian music. It was a quiet night so I enjoyed the atmosphere and decor a lot more. Will be back!

Please don't be put off by the perhaps dated decor, or the smaller exterior - this was fantastic. The staff appeared to be lovely, they were attentive (although they didn't ask how the food was) - but if they had asked, we would've said it...

Lovely restaurant. Clean and tidy. Nice decor and a cosy feel. Food was delicious. Prices reasonable. Staff pleasant and attentive. Will definitely return when next in the area. Highly recommend.

Little dated inside but food and service was great.

Great place food service etc 2nd to none will make a point of going back ,well done all concerned.

We have been meaning to try this for a while. The staff were so friendly and the soft drinks were cheap but my cannelloni was basically just meat without flavour in the middle of it. And my boyfriends calzone was like a river when he...

Lovely Italian restaurant. Cozy with tasty food and friendly staff. Would recommend.

We had our first date in this restaurant 31 years ago! We had dinner here at the weekend and it didn’t disappoint! The restaurant is exactly the same as it was all those years ago! The menu had been changed slightly but still the best...

We were recommended this restaurant, food was very tasty. We had a mix of pizza and pasta. Service was excellent as was the very drinkable house wine.

Place really old fashioned and musty!staff were nice enough. Food probably one of the worst Italian meals I've had!pasta tasted of and had consistency of flour, very bland to look at and in taste!pizza wasn't much better!much better places in sterling to treat yourself too!

Walked in on a Tuesday evening without a reservation and were promptly seated. The service was good since there were few other patrons dining when we arrived. By the time we left the restaurant was almost full and the two front end staff were hustling...

We visited with a large group having pre booked. It took 30 minutes to be given a drinks menu and almost an hour for starters to appear. We had to ask 5 times for water for the table to appear and it came begrudgingly after...

We visited this quaint traditional restaurant when on a recent family gathering. Menu had a good selection but very disappointed there were no fish dishes. Our table was booked for 7 but starters didn’t arrive until after 8, I didn’t have a starter so had...

A chance taken whilst staying overnight in Stirling paid off - this is an exceptional and truly authentic Italian restaurant. You have to wait for your meal but it is worth it. We started with crisp and fresh foccacia, hot and scorched from the wood fire. Husband had the Zuppa al Pesce - superbly done and better than in Italy. My veal was tender and sweet. Lovely vegetables and an impressive green salad in proper portions, and beautifully presented. Finished with the lightest homemade tiramisu. Friendly service. Very busy with a range of local folk, so clearly popular. Lucky Stirling!!

Beautiful food, Very good service, would definitely go again

Very friendly staff, swift service, delicious food and helpful recommendations. Would highly recommend.

Very nice. E collect pizza. But they really need to get non alcoholic beer for those who drive.