La Margherita in Cambridge

Came for dinner with a two year old and were made very welcome with the offer of a smaller version of whatever pizza we wanted for him. The service was friendly and attentive and even the bill was presented quickly when requested (and this often does not happen in restaurants much to my annoyance). The quality of the dough in particular for our calzone and pizzas was exceptional as were the toppings. The sharing antipasta classico was more than enough for 4 adults. The stand out dessert was the lemon sorbet with prosecco and limoncello, a knockout!! We particularly liked the atmostphere, the decoration and the wide spacing between the tables downstairs (I can't speak for the upstairs seating). All in all a good value, high quality Italian that is family friendly. We will be back.

Our family of four had an amazing time at La Margherita. The service was amazing, very reasonable pricing, lovely tasting food, all from an authentic restaurant.

Lovely restaurant, great service and good food. Wish I'd had a pizza as they looked awesome. Will go back and try one.

Authentic Italian restaurant. Great lunch and no pressure to get us off our table quickly.

I was going to eat at a pub, but all had stopped serving. Lucky me. This was much better. I had a very good seafood risotto and a delicious creme brulee at at £10 less than yesterday's mediocre curry just up the road (both including a drink)

Loved the meal and it is very cozy 🫶🏻

Delicious meal and wine, great service. What a great place!

Best restaurant in Cambridge Family run business, excellent food and service

Food is tasty and good, looks fresh and served well .The prosciutto and the salads were very good. Aubergine with cheese is a great choice. The pork was good coffee and the vanilla ice cream with Kahlua liquor were great finale l

We had a brilliant meal there. The pizza was excellent, the wine the best I had in ages, and the staff very very nice. I'd happily give more than 5 stars if I could !

Absolutely fantastic food, so friendly staff, understanding, willing to chat.

1st time. Food was good. However if you don't pizza or pasta the meal it's fairly basic. Lamb only comes with what look tin tomatoes and Salad. For £24 I would expect something else... Creme Brulei was very creamy had a lot better on the past. Out of my found I wouldn't have that again here. A bit pricy compared to some other Italian restaurants near by. Overall ok.

Quick service considering we hadn't booked. Food came within 5 minutes so we felt a bit rushed. Bar staff not doing much and staring into space. £9.30 for a banana split.... A banana and some ice cream?! Overall.... I've had better!

Very nice place to eat , staff very nice and the food is amazing!

No point going anywhere else! Friendly service is exceptional, they remember us and our preferences. Fantastic Italian food, very authentic.

The food was ok ,delicious bruschetta the ingredients looked good and fresh ,the pizza dough could be better too soft for us the ingredients were sliding off the pizza slices the pasta dish was ok ,no music ,the decoration very poor so no atmosphere at all ,the tiramisu looked like it was made with Philadelphia cheese instead of mascarpone so not the original tiramisu taste we was expecting and the service was very poor you had a lady with an injured arm doing all the work 2 lads behind the bar mostly and one girl looked like she was still learning the job

The food tasted really good. Can only be recommended. The restaurant looks much smaller from the outside. It has several floors and rooms. We liked it very much.

One of the best Italian restaurants in Cambridge.

Unfriendly & incompetent service

We had a family meal and it was very good. We last visited here a number of years ago, and the menu has changed very little. That said the food was very good and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Came to the restaurant for a birthday celebration. There is seating downstairs and upstairs. It's situated in an old style building so it has a quirky layout. The menu has a good selection of pasta and pizza dishes to choose from. We had the garlic bread to start, which was tasty but a little too dry for my taste. All of our main dishes came at once which was nice and we all tucked in. Overall everyone pleasantly enjoyed their meals. For me the lasagne was good but had a lack of seasoning and the texture was also a little too soggy. We also all had desserts. My family raved about the tiramisu. The ice cream was as expected and the chocolate cake is a good helping and very chocolatey so be warned! The staff were friendly but very busy so there wasn't much interaction with them. I do think the prices are a little overpriced but it is still worth a visit.

Accidentally stumbled upon this place late one night and the food did not disappoint. Service was okay, can do with some improvement. Price was good for the food that you get. Overall a nice place!

Four of us had an excellent meal here on a busy Friday night. I’d be surprised if you don’t enjoy your visit! 😊

Lovely meal for my daughters birthday.

VERY NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE I tried to buy a gelato from the gelato shop of the restaurant. The customer before me was apparently an international tourist from East Asia who didn't speak English. The white woman selling gelato seemed very annoyed with the tourist and asked where he was from, which is frankly none of her business. After the tourist finished purchasing, it was just me and my friends waiting to order, and we had been politely queuing. For some reason, this woman then decided to ignore us, possibly because we are Asian as well. Another customer walked in, and she immediately took their order. At this point, we still politely asked her where the queue was, but once again, she pretended we didn't exist. Now, I can't find any excuse for her other than she either has a hearing problem or a racism problem. Absolutely unacceptable. Update: I just checked Google Maps reviews and found multiple similar cases where Asians are discriminated against at this store. I wonder if this is their signature practice.

Ordered cream of mushroom soup, Seafood risotto and Creme brulee. All taste good. Service is attentive and friendly. Recommended for those who like Italian food.

This is a fantastic restaurant, the food was beautiful and the service was fantastic. My wife and I had a shared starter, main each, dessert and drinks and came to just over £70 which was well worth the money

First visit for lunch on Satirday 26th April. 4 friends. Delicious fresh food. Great service - friendly and prompt. A perfect balance of attentive to detail and relaxed atmosphere.

Had a lovely lunchtime meal here. The food and the choice of food was excellent. Service was great, and the restaurant is a cozy environment.

Came here for a family meal on a Friday night - very glad we booked in advance as the place was packed. We ordered the calzone alla Pugliese, calzone Boscaiola, pollo Milanese alla Americano, Salsiccia alla Napoletana and the Casarecce pasta. Everyone cleared their plates which speaks to how delicious the food was! For dessert, we had the Limoncello crème brûlée, Coppa Nocciola, Tris di Sorbetti and La Margherita’s dozen, plus a hot chocolate and an espresso martini. Service was a little on the slow side but we didn’t mind as dishes were being made from scratch and the waiting staff were all very friendly and attentive. Would definitely recommend this restaurant for its quality food and great hospitality.

Wonderful host, incredible food Definitely recommend!

Italian restaurants in Britain often spoil the food by adapting it to what they think are British tastes, e.g. by over-cooking things like pasta and rice. However, my seafood risotto was not overdone and was tasty. My companion also reported favourably on her stuffed aubergines. Wine and coffee were fine and service friendly.

A wonderful authentic Italian restaurant with a great atmosphere and friendly, attentive staff.

Fantastic food, serene service. No fuss. Fungi calzone was perfect with a cheese sauce inside with a hint of a kick. Affogato finish so good. Thank you.

Loved our visit to this restaurant. The food was excellent. Staff extremely friendly, was not issue when my wife asked requested no mussels in her Risotto Fruitti Del Mar. I also went for the same dish, £15. The garlic ciabatta and ice cream for desert was excellent. Loved the atmosphere.

Excellent food and good portions, but the service was slower than I'd have liked, which meant we ran out of time for desserts (which looked great)! There was some commotion in the restaurant from one table which they dealt with well.

Excellent food. Friendly service. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

This is a lovely family run restaurant. Excellent pizzas. Also enjoyed a really delicious Sicilian white wine with our meal. Their gelatos are pretty amazing too.

If you enjoy authentic Italian food, you can't get better than this. Food is always very good and the service from the chap that served us was outstanding. Really enjoyed our meal here. Would certainly recommend 👍

It's a smallish a restaurant that provides good front of house service. The food is basic and I had the pizza which was so tough that even the knife I used was unable to cut it. The topping want great and it wasn't a sourdough base. I ended up leaving half of the pizza due to being too embarrassed at being unable to cut it up. Other than that it was clean and pleasant and the company made up for the food.

Have eaten here many times and have always had an excellent experience

I recently dined at this charming Italian eatery, and it was a fine experience from start to finish. Despite being slightly overpriced (though where isn't and it is Cambridge), the warm ambiance and outstanding service more than made up for it. The staff were incredibly cheerful and attentive, making us feel right at home. Now, let's talk about the food! The calzone was an absolute winner - perfectly baked with generous fillings. And let's not forget about the ice cream! It was simply divine, the perfect sweet ending to our meal. Get the Ferrero Rocher! Overall, if you're looking for a no-frills Italian spot with great service this place hits the spot. Would recommended!

La Margherita Is a lovely restaurant. Family run and part of Cambridge for several decades. The pizzas are fabulous. The service is very pleasant and efficient. And the Umbrian Artisan beer is great. A delightful treat and reasonably priced.

Remarkably good food. Only downside was queue for the solitary ladies loo.

We dined here after seeing the restaurant mentioned on a few blogs as family owned and the place to go in Cambridge. As both me and my partner are foodies we asked for recommendations, and we were recommended the salsiccia and the chicken milanese. Both dishes were £20+ The dishes were an insult to italian cuisine. The Salsiccia turned out to be a British style sausage, as far away as possible from the Italian sausage. The Chicken milanese was a frozen breaded chicken breast baked and served with a portion of spaghetti with canned tomato sauce. As we were leaving I asked the host if the restaurant is still owned by an italian family, to which I got a positive answer. What a shame. The atmosphere was good as the restaurant was packed for one reason or another. We will not return.

A lovely meal with friendly and efficient staff. Great food and house wine! Definitely to return! Highly recommended! Returned! Another lovely meal for our anniversary! Calzone to die for!

Excellent food and great service, loved it and would highly recommend had garlic bread, carbonara and aubergine bake followed by the best tiramisu

Myself and 5 others had a lovely meal here last Friday night. The service was excellent and the food was really delicious. Would definitely recommend to others and be coming here again!

Overall really nice. The pizzas were a bit difficult to cut, they need better knives really, but that's my only quibble. Staff are friendly and the food tasted lovely - recommended (but not if you have arthritis!)

Delicious pizza, somewhat attentive staff

Apart from the screaming child on the table next to us (not the restaurants fault) it was a lovely meal. Amazing Lasagna and fast service.

Food was average at best. The starters were very nice but the risotto rice was overcooked. The icecream was the best dish and it feels like it’s homemade.

Such friendly, efficient, professional service. Food was excellent. Great family friendly restaurant and the food is like being in Italy. Highly recommend.

Service was fantastic and attentive, friendly and chatty waiting staff, pizza was the best I’ve had for a long time, wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to others and will 100% return! Thank you!

Really quick and efficient service with a smile. Loved my plate of pasta and great coffee.

Our favourite Italian restaurant in Cambridge

Best Italian in Cambridge. Fair prices, always top knotch food, friendly service. Couldn’t be more helpful. Also best ice cream in the window if you’re strolling past. Will keep going back for sure.

One of my favorite restaurant in Cambridge. The service was wonderful as well as the food many gluten-free options. Definitely worth a visit, you won’t be disappointed.

Fresh, good quality traditional Italian food at excellent prices. Staff are friendly, helpful and attentive - they served our large group very efficiently. There is a good range of dishes from pizza and risottos to sea bass and Salsiccia. Vegetarians in our party were very happy with their options, especially the Involtini. Puddings were generous and looked terrific. Highly recommended.

Buon ristorante a cambridge, servizio buono

Have eaten here numerous times, thought it deserved a review. Great local family-run Italian restaurant just opposite Magdalene College. Friendly staff and consistently good food at reasonable prices, with a decent range of pizzas, pasta and meat/fish dishes. My favourite dishes - Pizza Arrabbiata, Maiale (pork fillet) with Marsala, and Pollo Milanese with spaghetti Napoli. The sea bass is also good, though it’s a big portion! Excellent range of ice cream and a few other desserts - the Tiramisu and Limoncello Crème Brûlée are both yummy, the chocolate cake is delicious but huge. It’s often very busy, booking may be advisable, especially in the evenings. I don’t give many 5 star reviews, but this place is all I want in a local Italian restaurant.

Haven’t been here for a while but our visit reminded me of what a lovely place this restaurant is, a true Cambridge institution. Beautiful, freshly prepared food, friendly staff and great atmosphere, even at lunchtime. Will be back soon.

BEST Pizza in Cambridge!! I loved this place.

We love this non-chain Italian where the food is never a disappointment. Great pizzas and pasta and lovely staff. Having been as a couple and with a small family group we didn't hesitate to book the characterful beamed upstairs room for 18 friends when celebrating a special birthday. They did not let us down. Everyone praised the food and the service. Long may they continue to provide a great venue for good food in a lovely part of the city.

Had dinner here last Friday. The food was excellent, with prompt service and a very classy, pleasant atmosphere. They were also very accommodating when we asked to make a slight adjustment to a dish for dietary reasons. Would definitely return if back Cambridge - quality Italian food; especially recommended the huge pizzas.

Very impressed. Faultless starter, main and desert with great vegetarian/vegan options. And top notch service. Highly recommended!

Unfortunately I have to rewrite my review. I used to like this place a lot, as I visited here many times with my friend as a PhD candidate. I went back after a few years (I was gone for years due to COVID, and I basically finished my PhD overseas) for graduation, and I concur with other reviewers who said the staff were rude. There is one waiter who always greeted me (and this time my family too) well, but the rest, especially the waitress , were quite rude. I will not detail the incident here, but she obviously didn’t want me and my family there (while my family visited here all the way from another country just for my graduation). While we were having a great time in Cambridge prior to the visit to the restaurant, she almost ruined our evening. As an alumnus of Cambridge, I will certainly go back to the city, but I probably will not return to the restaurant again.

We were visiting a museum nearby and popped in for lunch. The staff were polite and efficient, the food was freshly cooked and delicious, and we had very good wine from the excellent wine list. All at extremely reasonable prices. We will certainly visit again.

Very good well presented food.The tiramisu was the best we had tasted.The sea food risotto was excellent.Full of sea food and flavour..The restaurant was busy and had atmosphere.Very good value for money which would behard t better

My partner and I reserved a table for lunch here whilst visiting Cambridge for a day. The reservation process is very easy and they were happy to accommodate us to the table even though we were early. We were visiting in the middle of the heatwave and it’s important to note that the whole restaurant is in an old building with just one fan to cool it. The food was out of this world, easily comparable to authentic Italian food in Italy. Fresh, flavourful and overall amazing. What let this place down for us was the waitress - we’ve found her to be very unwelcoming and uninterested. We’ve felt like we were an inconvenience to her by being there.

Was walking back to our car after a punting trip and saw this place. The ice cream flavours were really good and the young blonde lady behind the counter (forgot her name) was really friendly.

One of the best restaurants in Cambridge, delicious food, impeccable service, five ⭐.

Great food, fast waiters, cosy atmosphere and delicious dessert. And it is also inexpensive compared to neighbouring restaurants. I highly recommend it to connoisseurs of Italian cuisine!🤌

Nice place, good food but the staff is too short when the restaurant is populated. Pizza is a good option, also pasta is perfect.

Food was wonderful, don’t think i’ve ever had such good Italian before . Truly the best i’ve ever had in cambridge . Waitress was also a gem. A lovely irish looking ginger girl with long eyelashes was serving us with a smile. She did seem a bit on the shy side though bless her, hopefully she warms up to the job as i think she was a newbie. Overall was just a delicious restaurant with nice staff and a clean environment 👍

Hadn't been here in a long time, delicious pizza, great cocktails and wonderful staff. Will be back sooner, thank you!!

The food was reasonably good. We had pastas and a small, salad starter; which was fresh. The dessert (Tiramisu) was watery and avoidable. The service was lovely, the location easy to get to and the ambiance very nice - well visited family restaurant.

This has to be one of the best restaurants in Cambridge. Our second visit to this and it did it disappoint. The food was excellent and service attentive. We will certainly be returning

Excelente atendimento! Excelente comida!! Estive lá duas vezes e sempre o mesmo atendimento educado de todos desse restaurante.

Located in an unassuming location, close to Magdalen college, but worth the short walk from the crowded city centre. Lovely food, good range of dishes, friendly and professional service. Caters well for vegan diners. Fairly-priced wine Italian wine list and a handful of Italian artisan beers. We will be back!

This was a good Italian restaurant to visit. Nice freshly cooked meal, catered well for a coeliac. My only complaint would be portions of pasta could be bigger! Great desert menu too. We sat upstairs and enjoyed a quiet more private dinner which was nice.

Booed after reading positive reviews on Trip Advisor and was certainly glad we did. My Son loves pizza so this always has to be factored in to at least one of our evening meals when away! We all really enjoyed our food, service was great,...

Lovely restaurant, very friendly staff and very tasty food.Quite reasonably priced too. Would definitely recommend.

This delightful restaurant never lets us down. Delicious meal as usual.

It's the best place with good food. Great staff 👍 👏

Absolutely the best Pizza we have ever had, anywhere on this planet. Wonderful staff, so attentive and warm. Love this place. We will recommend it to everyone.😋❤👍🏽

Cozy, tidy place a quick walk from Magdalene Bridge, with lots of options of tasty handmade pasta and pizza.

One of the best restaurants I’ve been to in a long time. The place is nothing fancy but the food and service is fantastic. I’ll be back when we go to Cambridge next!

We wanted something different from the usual chains whilst visiting our daughter. a quick scan on TripAdvisor, and we found this lovely restaurant. When we arrived there were only 2 other tables occupied but when we left it was full. We ordered the meat plater,...

Every time delivering above expectations in both taste and service

We came here for a light lunch before a pre-wedding suit fitting. Service was efficient, professional and personable, The food was of high quality, I was actually late arriving and was not in the best humour. That quickly dispelled - my pizza arrived shortly after...

We went to the restaurant because of the positive reviews on Trip Advisor and we were not disappointed. We arrived 30 minutes early but our table was ready. The food was excellent and the customer service was great. We were made very welcome and if...

Very nice pizza, hand made pasta and tasty food. The owner is half Italian half French, recommended place if you’re downtown in Cambridge.

Good? maybe just ok. Italian? Are you kidding me? Not at all. I was attracted by the rating of 4.5 but that is not deserved at all, not if they claim to serve italian food. Bruschettas were burned, the tomatos on top were not cut the right way (indeed they fall down and this should not happen), and they did not use the right condiments. The vegetables tasted like nothing, and they even screwed up with the chicken break. THE CHICKEN BREAST. How can you screw up with such an easy thing to cook???? Just change the type of cuisine and maybe you can be considered ok. Plus, super expensive.

Great food. Lovely seafood risotto and the most amazing lasagne. Gelato was served so cold it made it hard to taste it and there were ice crystals in it, so a bit too cold. Maybe buy it on a warm day! Lovely tiramisu. Would definitely...

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, good drink. Didn't like the food the sauce was too sharp. My friend ordered the lasagna it was nice. Guess bad food choice

We were a party of 8 at La Margherita and had a great meal. The food is authentically Italian with a range of menu options to suit varied budgets and preferences. The quality of the food is very high and everyone praised their choices. Yes...

I came across this restaurant at noon time and decided to be here for my evening meal. I arrived here around 19:40 and I noticed only a few tables were occupied. Half number of tables in the restaurant are empty and I saw at least...

I came across this restaurant at noon time and decided to be here for my evening meal and looked forward to it. I arrived here around 19:40 and noticed only a few tables were occupied. Half number of tables in the restaurant are empty. Yet I had kept waiting at the reception for minutes without being attended, though I had spoken to a male staff twice and noticed at least 3 staff were there. I felt quite embarrassed waiting there as a solo traveller. Eventually another staff who came up appeared to be very rude and arrogant and said if no reservation then you just have to wait (without attendance). If no reservation means no service, why the first staff I asked twice didn't tell me, but kept telling me waiting at the reception?! It is just so disappointing that a restaurant doesn't welcome guests, who travelled long distance to here and wanted to enjoy their meal. It is my first time coming to Cambridge and it is really an unfriendly experience here.

Love this restaurant. Everything is just so good!! This was our 5th visit over the last 4 or 5 years and it never disappoints on any level.