La Fattoria in Cheshire West and Chester

Excellent food, excellent atmosphere. People were queuing up to get in. I can understand why. If there is a better Italian restaurant in Chester I would be supprised.

Serving staff were good although it was busy. Manager/owner surly. Frozen chicken pieces used on pizza , few peppers on it but base was ok. No choice of glasses of wine just bottles of wine. I couldn't recommend. I think had the manager/ owner had more finesse it would have made a big difference.

I don’t live in the area but visit this restaurant whenever I am in Chester. The staff, atmosphere & food are all absolutely fantastic. I love Italian food & always find one of the top rated restaurants in every city I visit, but this is by far my favourite!

Rude, arrogant manager Booked 3 times and 3 times to be told no tables available. They clearly don’t welcome other communities other than themselves

Staff brilliant Great atmosphere Food delicious

Seriously the best Italian food in Chester. This place never fails to disappoint. Bored with usual ‘Italian’ desert menus , today i asked if they had Cannoli. This is without doubt my favourite Italian desert but all restaurants serving Italian cuisine stick to the usual panna cotta and tiramisu . La fattoria though went above and beyond . Although they did warn me the cannoli would be twenty minutes or so i was quite happy to wait and was certainly not disappointed. Excellent service with truly authentic cuisine, lovely atmosphere and staff cannot do enough to make it a great dining experience. My favourite place to go ❤️

A lovely restaurant with great food, friendly service and a wonderful vibrant atmosphere. I would definitely recommend 😀

It was a Tuesday night with temperatures around zero but it was clear this restaurant must be good because it was full. We were lucky as a table was just being vacated as we walked in. It was speedily cleaned and reset so we could be seated. Service was prompt and attentive throughout. Our bruschetta, pasta and pizza were all excellent and full of flavour, accompanied by a lovely bottle of wine. Portions were large and the prices were great value. We had an excellent view of the pizzas being made from where we sat, so skilful. People were queuing for a table all the time we were there. This was our first overnight stay in Chester. We won’t hesitate to return to La Fattoria on our next visit.

Tried this place 3 times now don't know what the fuss is about.. Its ok dissapointed with there pizza Flavourless no tomato sauce not much cheese half was crust. Service good atmosphere loud. With birthdays..pricey,,,,, starters were decent but not great.

What a gem of a place to spend a couple of hours. Amazing staff Simone, Ksenia and Simone#2. Made my sister and I very welcome chatted about the food and wine on the menu very friendly took time to explain the dishes. Atmosphere vibrant and decor cosy. Would highly recommend and reasonably priced.

The individual who answered my call to book a table was disinterested, rude, clearly wasn't trying to see availability. On principle if this is reflective if the service I will 100% avoid it! Rude and unpleasant!

A excellent place for Italian food

This is a vibrant, exciting restaurant - the noise of happy diners is all part of the experience. Great food - the tomato and garlic pizza base bread is a must try, the lasagne is historic and do try the Torta Della Nonna - superb. Book early - it's always busy.

This is an outstanding restaurant, in fact it is much better than many restaurants in Italy! The menu choices are good, the flavours are superb, the staff are welcoming and the atmosphere is really authentic. We have been several times and have always been delighted with our meal here.

Sunday 17th of Nov,this was our 3rd visit and was impressed yet again by the quality of service, and exceptional food. Well done all that work there. Love it 💜

We had a fantastic lunch here today as we came for the Chester Christmas markets. Totally enjoyed our food, great service and attentive staff. Could not fault anything. Glad we booked ahead as it was busy. Looking forward to coming back soon. Thank you.

An incredibly busy and vibrant restaurant. We managed to get a walk in on a Friday night and only had to wait around 5 mins. The queues were out the door throughout our meal, for this popular Italian restaurant. The four of us had a pasta main each and a drink and the bill was just over £80. Dishes were fresh and pretty tasty and you can see the pizza being cooked in the open pizza kitchen.

Amazing food, never disappoints!

We have thoroughly enjoyed our meals this evening, lasagne and spaghetti bolognaise👍 The house wine bottle was vg, and the tiramasu/ coffees were excellent. Thank you for a great experience and atmosphere too👌

Brilliant visit for my sisters birthday on 12th November, the staff and food were excellent. Pizza was amazing and pasta marinara, was fab. Highly recommended

Such a great place to eat, the atmosphere was fabulous and the food was great. We didn't have a booking but they managed to fit us in and we were extremely grateful.

Booked in advance to come here on Friday night 7.00 with my partner ,we where waiting at the door while the manager got tables for other people ,we where left high and dry 30 mins basically at the door and he didn’t give any thought for us even though we had booked previously ,I can only describe the experience as organised chaos ,rude obnoxious staff also we had no option but to leave as we Wernt given any attention at all giving tables to customers who hadn’t even booked previously disgusting behaviour ending up leaving you all should be ashamed of yourselves inc rude customers who couldn’t wait , also the lighting was dark and customers seamed rowdy loud wrong place for birthday celebrations load banging of pans ,it’s not a nightclub ,manager seamed more interested in filling the place full of unbookings ,do not book because the manager doesn’t take you seriously or care and has an aggressive attitude towards his customers at all would much rather give tables to anybody on the streets the restaurant was far from quiet and had the wrong sort of people dining in there 👍 1 star 🌟 poor customer service, poor attentive behaviour towards customer bookings and losing genuine customers doesn’t seam to bother them !! Wont ever be returning 😔

Fantastic food and great atmosphere

Food was ok was good but nothing special, the area I sat in was really dark couldn't even read the menu. Staff were friendly.

They were able to find us one of the last tables at short notice. Two of us had pizza, one pasta. The restaurant has plenty of staff and very quick response to requests like water or extra parmesan cheese . We all enjoyed our meal.

Managed to book a table, good job we did as very very busy. Very tasty food, good portion sizes, fantastic atmosphere, staff very helpful and friendly, will definitely be back when in Chester.

Fantastic service, atmosphere and food.

Food was delicious, pure comfort food! I loved the very cheesy lasagne, amazing, as well as the garlic bread starter 😍 The portions are also generous, great for the price. Service was great and very friendly, helpful staff however we did have multiple servers coming and asking the same questions. Be aware that restaurant is quite loud and lighting dark. People were using torches to see the menus. Several times during eating the lights went out completely to do birthday celebrations with very loud banging. We didn’t mind but might not be suitable for everyone. Overall we had a great visit and would definitely recommend, thank you

i love the atmosphere and the vibes, servers were delightful, would recommend.

Love the food in this place and the service is always excellent. It's a bit loud, but super worth it for the food.

Oh my god, the taste of the food is fantastic. The noodles and the sauce is perfect.

Fantastic food with excellent service.

Fantastic place, Fantastic service, fantastic food!

This has always been my favourite restaurant because the food is great. I’ve been coming here since it was owned by Vito and his wife and now I bring my family. I won’t be coming again though! I tried to book a table two weeks in advance for my daughter’s 21st. The second the waiter heard me say I’ll need ‘a big table’ he instantly said they were fully booked. So I pressed more and said you don’t know what time I need and he said ‘we’re fully booked all day’. He never checked, he clearly didn’t want book us in. When he sensed my disappointment he said ‘lunch or dinner?’ (So clearly NOT fully booked) I said 6:30 and again told me it’s fully booked. I have walked in this place on a Saturday as a table of 8 and been seated (after waiting 30 mins). They don’t need to book big tables because they get by on walk-ins but how disappointing that you can’t book with family for a birthday! The same thing happened to my friend in June. I’ve booked Bella Italia in Hoole instead! They were all too happy to accommodate us (albeit at a later time of 8pm but he at least cared enough to find a time for us) plus the food is of equal quality so we’ll take our custom to Bella Italia from now on.

Absolutely fantastic service and food . Bit noisy for me but I'm a grumpy old sort so really no problem. Highly recommend if in Chester . Not overly priced .

Definitely need to book and you won't be disappointed with the food and service

Nice staff, nice place, good prices. The place very clean and interesting old decor. I'll come here again for sure! Lovely time

Absolutely fantastic food, service 100% it's a place you have to go back to again and again. Wonderful memories with friends and family

Went to this restaurant on a wet tuesday night in october without booking and found it packed with people waiting for a table ,waiter said ten minutes and he was spot on and we made a great decision choosing this lovely italian. food and service were superb and prices spot on would definitely return and the fact that there were people waiting for tables speaks volumes.

Best Italian in Chester. It is loud though, so if you have poor hearing, bare that in mind before you go.

Came in with no booking with our 4 year old, wonderfully welcoming and absolutely fantastic with children. Fantastic service, so fast and the food was absolutely beautiful. Thank you,

Cozy place and delicious food. It is recommended to make a reservation at the weekend. 🥰

Excellent food and service amazing atmosphere

Great ambiance, food, drink & staff very pleasant, wish I'd found this restaurant before in my time. Totally enjoyable evening & s very big thank you to Angelo and ALL his staff .

The bruscetta was soaking in garlic & about 30 tomatoes on top. Pasta was OK,but tasted of tomatoes!!,

Waited too long for food but food was good I guess.

We were met by a wonderful man who was really funny and welcoming shown to our table Our server was also very engaging and informative and also allowed us to make slight tweaks to the dishes we chose (a party of six ) We ordered tomato and cheese garlic bread to share it was delicious and probably one of the best I’ve ever had Our mains were various dishes but all of our party were very impressed indeed I just have to say though the mussels ( my choice ) were absolutely amazing and lots of them We were never rushed and allowed to just take things at our pace( the meal lasted 3 hours 😀 We were the last ones out would I go back of course without a doubt Oh by the way the tiramisu magnificent 😆😆😆😆

It was the best Italian food I've had outside of Italy. A good price for such large portions. I highly recommend it.

Absolutely love this little gem! A must if you're in Chester. Reasonable prices. Booking way in advance is advised. They do accept walk ins but there may be a cramped and awkward wait around the front door. Note it is very loud and bustling (which we love, appreciate others or the elderly might not) and when it's someone's birthday it's even louder!

Brilliant and professional. A really lovely dining experience.

So good love it been there lots of times with my family and friends and they loved it as well it the bomb the garlic bread and the fries was soooo good the pasta as well

It was my partners birthday so they made it special. Food was magnificent.Thank you once again . Marco

Came highly recommended Lovely set up and decor Staff really attentive Food was really good, the pizza and garlic bread was on such a thin base Only downside no draft beer and bottles at £5 is not great

The food and ambience was great. There was a great vegetarian options. Me and my husband have enjoyed the foods and drinks

Celebrated our wedding anniversary at this great restaurant Fantastic food and real authentic Italian atmosphere Really busy even on a Tuesday evening tells you how popular this place is and it deserves to be busy Even banged the trays and rang a great big cowbell to celebrate our special night Really worth a visit if you want great Italian food in Chester

Food is excellent. We had booked a table, but were left waiting for 15 minutes before we were given a table. Table service was fast & efficient.

favourite restaurant!! love the food and speedy service!

We booked this only 15 mins before, after being let down by somewhere else on Sunday evening. Loved the atmosphere, Italian speaking staff, sliding open restaurant frontage, great food and amazing company DF ❤️ Quick, friendly service, lovely food, big portions. We'll be back again.

Went on a Tuesday night, place was packed while other restaurants nearby were at half capacity. Shows just how good this place is. The atmosphere is superb, food is amazing, service excellent. Can't wait to go back again, shame we live so far away

Our favourite Italian restaurant. Staff are really friendly and the food is excellent. Great atmosphere always. My husband had the seafood linguine and I had the lasagna. Good portion sizes. We had the house Italian wine which was very good.

The only thing better than the food here is the staff.

I really cannot understand why this restaurant is so busy. Food is really mediocre - one of the blandest pasta dishes l have ever had. The restaurant is very noisy and not at all pleasant. Such a shame as it is so cosy . Will not visit again

Fabulous food as always and a vibrant atmosphere....my favorite italian eatery

Great Italian alway try to go when in Chester...

Very Rude staff especially the manager,very overrated food,second time we have been we thought we would give it another try,even worse than our first experience. We will not be returning

Restaurant very busy and can understand why, food excellent and large portions. Staff very friendly and efficient, nothing too much trouble for them. Will certainly return for another visit.

Visited here on Wednesday evening. Fabulous place.. Food delicious, wonderful atmosphere and reasonable prices . Will definitely visit again.

A beautiful restaurant with some of the best Italian food and the most gorgeous banoffee pie you will ever taste!! Great and welcoming service too 😊!!

Very nice food and friendly service staff

Best Italian restaurant in Chester

We checked Fattoria as a last minute for dinner. The staff made sure they found us a table, no booking but only a 5 minute wait. All staff were very friendly and attentive and couldn’t have been more welcoming. The food was excellent, up there with the best pizza we have had. And the homemade tiramisu….. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 100% recommend!!

Booked a table at this place got there and queuing out the door pouring down with rain, my husband found a waitress and told her we had arrived she told us manager knew we were here but how could he no name asked went somewhere else no point in booking a table don't book and be prepared for a rugby scrom to get in food may be delicious but first impressions is chaos will not go again

In our opinion this is the best Italian restaurant in Chester. We have eaten here many, many times. La Fattoria is run by an Italian family, who are all very welcoming and friendly. The food is always delicious and hot. The service is always outstanding. The menu is very extensive so we are always spoilt for choice. 10 out of 10 and very highly recommended.

Food average at best. Service ok but didn't listen to how I wanted my steak. Dull atmosphere.

We stumbled across the restaurant and had to wait 10 minutes for a free table, but of course, yes, it was worth it. It was very busy and one of the best Italian restaurants we've been to outside Italy. It's old scool, huge servings, delicious, and excellent service.You'll see plenty of positive reviews. This restaurant is truly deserving of them. Absolutely 5 out of 5! Thank you for a fabulous meal.

Authentic Italian restaurant. Loved the decor in the restaurant. We only waited 5 minutes to be seated for 5 of us. The restaurant was constantly busy and a great atmosphere Food was amazing, would definitely come back

Rude and surely staff. I'm amazed that they have customers!

Great friendly welcome, authentic Italian food and a great ambience! I had the carbonara which was outstanding. When visiting Chester a must

Tried our luck without booking and the staff were so lovely and managed to squeeze us in. I wish I could rate the food higher than 5 stars, the bruschetta was 2nd to none. The service was fantastic and speedy without us being rushed. I’m already looking forward to our next visit!

Superb restaurant, a taste of Italy in Chester. The staff were so friendly, food lovely, our child had a birthday and they put on a show for it.

This may well be the best restaurant in Chester. Excellent and authentic Italian with a varied menu including pizza, pasta etc. Portions are good - highly recommend the calamari in garlic and tomato sauce with bruschetta and lobster pasta. House wine is reasonably priced at £20. Dined as a family of 3 and had the best evening. Thank you to staff for singing happy birthday to my young son, you have no idea how much it made his day. A great visit and we really hope we can return one day.

Although we were early they were great sitting us at a spare table and allowing us to peruse the menu and order our starters.

This is such a good value restaurant. It gets really busy at lunch so I would recommend booking. The menu is extensive but everything I have tried has been really well made - I assume all freshly prepared based on the quality of the dishes. It is very reasonably priced for being right in the centre of Chester and the service is friendly and efficient. A firm Chester favourite.

This is the real Itlaian experience, excellent food, great service, and a vibrant atmosphere.

A lovely family run restaurant with a really happy atmosphere. The food is really good and the prices are very reasonable. The restaurant is super busy so I would definitely recommend booking.

What a great place! When we walked in for our booking and the place was pleasantly buzzing with activity. We were seated quickly and an order taken for drinks whilst we viewed the menu. We ordered garlic bread with cheese and tomato, and the toasted goats cheese. Both were generous portions and tasted great. For mains we had seafood risotto, mushroom risotto and carbonara tagliatelle. Again, excellent dishes and generous portions. All capped off with a complimentary limoncello. We all enjoyed are visit to La Fattoria and will be booking again.

Great food, service and atmosphere. Definitely recommend!

I will definitely return, the atmosphere is very pleasant.

The service is amazing. Love the staff.

Food was superb, lobster and crab ravioli Lovely wine Good service Atmosphere was spot on

Fabulous authentic Italian restaurant in Chester. People were queuing to get a table, and it's easy to see why. We had lovely starters of Burata and Parma Ham, and, Goats Cheese Salad. We followed up with Lasagne and King Prawns with Pasta. Everything was piping hot and tasted fantastic. Service was friendly and quick. Can't fault the place. Highly recommend.

All it takes is the music and you already feel transported to the beautiful country, the environment is original and is full of photos that tell of what Italy is. The staff is young and very kind. As for the food, we ate well, including pizzas, first courses and second courses, we were satisfied. Definitely if you want to eat something different in Cester I recommend coming here. If the review was useful, please leave a Like to help me grow in the community

Unbelievable atmosphere and staff are so nice as well. Toilets are really clean but generally just very affordable and worth it.

Great, if I ever return to Chester I will visit you again.

Fantastic! Our waitress explained what the vegan options were and I was surprised to learn pasta options could be made vegan with a tomato base and a white sauce base. The food was excellent, the bruschetta and pasta dishes especially. No wonder it’s always packed!

We’ve been here twice and the first time was very good, hence the return trip! However, from the very start of our booking we were concerned having waited 30 minutes after our booking for a table. When we did eventually get a seat, the service was still extremely slow, not taking our order for 20 minutes and when this finally did happen, we waited a further 45 minutes for our starters!! I’m not sure if they were having a bad day as they were equally busy on our last visit, but the seafood pasta was completely tasteless - potentially the worst I’ve ever had. This was particularly disappointing as we had a great time on our first visit so I’m leaving this review as a disappointed returning customer, in the hope it doesn’t happen again and maybe at some point in the future another visit won’t be as bad. The menu pricing is extremely reasonable but if you do go, anticipate a queue and a long wait.

Walked past earlier in the day, and this place was jumping. Phoned and made a reservation for that night, and I'm glad we did as they were fully booked. If you are happy to wait, they also accommodate you as soon as possible. Food delicious and plenty of it. Cost reasonable and service went without any issues.

Our third visit here and still the best Italian we've experienced anywhere. A lively and yet welcoming atmosphere, amazingly attentive staff and a hugely talented pizza maker who deserves way more credit than he receives. The guy never stops! This is now our go-to restaurant whenever we stay in Chester. The food really is that good.

This resteraunt is a must to visit in Chester. Food is excellent at a great price. Staff are attentive and friendly. The resteraunt has a really vibrant atmosphere and caters for all ages.

Fantastic. A really authentic place, with great food and superb customer service.