LagodiComo Bar and Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells

Very good Italian eatery with friendly efficient service.

Our favourite restaurant in Tunbridge Wells. The food is amazing, as is the very friendly and professional service. We recently had 18 people in the private room upstairs and all 18 orders came out perfectly and all of them were hot which is not an easy task! Thanks to Matteo and team.

If you are living locally or you are just visiting Tonbridge Wells, LagodiComo Bar and Restaurant is a place that must be on your list if you like Italian cuisine. Me and my wife had a lovely dinner recently in this place and it was an amazing experience. The restaurant has a great location, very close to High St, with a lot of places to visit around . There are plenty of parking places in the nearby area, we only walked 5min from the car. The moment we stepped in we were welcomed with a friendly positive attitude by the staff and we were amazed by the beauty of the place with lovely interior design, lights, shades and colours. The restaurant is spotless in terms of cleanliness. We served dinner and the food, cooked with fresh ingredients, was so delicious and authentic. The portions are not very big, the chef concentrates more on the quality, flavor, taste and elegance of the plate then quantity. So if you are very hungry and you want to eat the American way big portions this place is not for you, plenty in the area. On our visit we interacted with a few members of the staff and all of them were very friendly, eager to help, acting with professionalism making our visit an experience hard to remember. There is a wide variety of wines to choose from, amazing cocktails and premium Italian beer. If I have something to complain about, this is absolutely personal, I absolutely dislike the idea of service charge. I think it is quite disrespectful and redundant towards the customers as this is the main objective of a restaurant , to serve people. When the same bottle of wine that I can buy it from the local store with £50 you are selling it with £100 this is your services charge. Although I do believe in tipping, the tip should be minimum between 5-20%, should be suggested on the bill and the tip should reflect the satisfaction you had , it shouldn't be mandatory. But this is what I think and in our case we have been very satisfied. As a summary, the place is great, the staff is amazing and I am definitely recommending this place

Very good food and excellent service.

Beautiful food, great atmosphere. Loved it.

Had to try the tiramisu. I was pleasantly surprised!

Lovely food and friendly service. All three courses were fantastic. We’ll be visiting again.

Food you cannot forget. The most freshest calamari and pasta dishes. Hard to choose which dish to have. Wine was reasonably priced compared to other restaurants in the town. Service was excellent and the restaurant had a stylish outside eating area and a cosy intimate restaurant. Jelly beans at the end of the meal was fun!!!! Will be returning.

Staff were brilliant - warm, friendly, and efficient. Food is always excellent, but I'd particularly recommend anything from the pasta menu, and get some focaccia to nibble on before you start; it'll change your life!

Had lunch today. Food, wine and service were all superb. It was not my first visit but they never fail to please

Everything was absolutely perfect, very big portions of food and the staff was amazing from the beginning to the end of our booking! 🥂 really recommend this restaurant

We went to this restaurant for our anniversary, everything was absolutely wonderful, every detail was 5☆ from the staff to the food, if you want to have a romantic evening and choose this restaurant, I assure you 100% that you will not make a mistake

Lovely restaurant, friendly efficient service good food and drinks.....

Amazing food, and good service. I had lunch, some cocktails and desserts with two friends, one of them Italian, and she said everything was fantastic. We loved the starters, some of them with smoked salmon and mozzarella cheese, others with gratin aubergines, absolutely delicious! The pistachio dessert was lovely, with authentic Italian ice cream. Highly recommended!

Authentic delicious north Italian cuisine. Efficient and attentive service. Highly recommend.

Outstanding food , great atmosphere and the staff are superb ….. what an absolute gem of a place.

Lago has been our favourite restaurant in Tunbridge Wells for years now. We’ve always been treated to delicious food and wine with excellent service, which is why we chose to have our wedding reception there this May. Matteo put together a lovely menu for the occasion and his staff delivered a faultless meal to all 17 of us. We couldn’t be happier with how the evening went and we highly recommend Lago for any occasion.

Delicious food, lovely atmosphere and proper Italian dining.

Perfect - other than one thing. Although GF pasta is available, it was the wrong pasta for the dish, therefore taste slightly compromised. A small thing but easy to remedy. Brilliant otherwise. Would definitely visit again 😀

Lovely restaurant with amazing atmosphere. Food was delicious and the staff are super friendly.

Staff were very friendly and attentive. The food was delicious. We had a seafood linguine and lobster ravioli. We were allowed to bring our dog also. Amazing Italian- highly recommend

Nice experience and lovely owner.

Very nice in all areas. Just a touch too pricey.

Favourite restaurant in Tunbridge Wells..Great food..

It's always wonderful to visit Lago. Food is amazing & service is friendly and efficient. My daughter always asks to go here for mini celebrations.

Great food, excellent service, and a really nice vibe. Definitely recommend!

Wonderful restaurant, gorgeous staff, Matteo made us feel right at home!

Had a fantastic lunch here, some amazing vegan options and would recommend!

Lovely food, albeit found the truffle oil fries a bit sickly. Everything else was extremely tasty, and the service was very good.

As a very authentic Italian feel an amazingly friendly and thought. Quick service. The pasta dishes were amazing and tasty however, the lasagne I felt could be fresher. The selection of wines on offer, it’s fantastic

Absolutely fabulous! Loved the buzzy atmosphere, authentic Italian food and superb, friendly service! Great to have an independent, family run local Italian restaurant.

We booked a table here on Friday 27th October. We were travelling from North Essex to a gig and thought the menu here looked amazing for our pre gig meal. We were not disappointed the food was amazing and reasonably priced too. We were running late due to worse traffic than usual on a Friday on the M25 so I phoned ahead to say we weren't going to make it. They could not have been more accommodating and held the table for us. Wonderful food, wonderful service! I would highly recommend Locodicomo.

What a find. We unexpectedly ended up in Royal Tunbridge Wells on a Thursday night and stumbled across this buzzing, full Italian restaurant. Amber glow through the window, customers laughing, eating and drinking - we had to be part of this vibe. The host waitress was charming and gave us their last table upstairs ( a table for 5 but immediately cleared to accommodate the 2 of us) we had one of the best nights for a long time. We sampled some delicious and well executed dishes, plenty of good red wine, cosy comfortable surroundings ( we were the last to leave 😬) and excellent service. Our upstairs waitress ( with the marathon running boyfriend) was first rate and an absolute joy. We met the charming owner, born and bred in Lake Como. He runs a happy tight ship and we wish them all well.

We love this place, we go multiple times a year most recently for the wife’s birthday. Food always amazing really really top quality Italian food service has always been great. Will continue coming back

Beautiful place Visited here with someone special Fabulous food beautifully plated Will come back again hopefully

This place is lovely. If you want to have a romantic night out or share an evening with friends this is the place to visit. The staff make sure that your experience is perfect. Matteo is absolutely delightful and charming. Nothing is too much! Dining there in summertime is a must as the restaurant has the ability to use its candle lit terrace, which also has heaters, British summer!! We’ve never ordered takeaway so can’t rate that, but who needs takeaway when dining in can be so good!!

Had a wonderful lunch here for my Dad's 90th birthday - the staff were so lovely and accommodating, the food delicious, couldn't have been better. They even sang happy birthday. A great combination of high quality and super friendly. Thanks Lago di Como! :-)

Hands down our favourite place to eat in Tunbridge Wells! Food is always exceptional and the service is second to none!

Many recommendations to try this place so we did with friends Happy to have preprandial drinks lasagne parpadelle etc and desert Washed down with white wine

Amazing food, attentive (but not overbearing) service, and the outdoor space is wonderful. Focaccia was amazing!

I visited the restaurant recently with my 80 year mother, hence we were not drinking alcohol and did not eat starters etc. I have never felt so forced and rushed to leave a restaurant previously in my life. After finishing our main courses and declining a pudding the bill immediately arrived, followed by the waitress with the payment machine a minute later. Frankly we felt unwelcome and quickly finished our drinks and left.

Our second visit to Lago and it was every bit as perfect as our first. Matteo and the rest of the team provided the most fantastic, friendly service and the food and drink were both wonderful. We can’t wait to visit again.

They managed to squeeze in our reservation last minute, very helpful and polite also the carbonara is incredible! I will definitely be returning!

Great and friendly service..good food..

Had dinner here on Saturday night, really good quality Italian food. I had Burrata to start, try the Papardelle Lamb pasta, £16 , busy but good service. We will be back!

This is one the hidden gems in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The homemade focaccia and pistachio tortini dessert are the best I’ve ever tried and highly recommended. The mains and drinks are good too however the standout is the customer service. I made a special request before booking and the whole team went above and beyond to fulfil it and despite being very busy they were very accommodating and generous when I ran a little. I’d definitely give more than 5 stars if there is an option. Highly recommended place

Amazing frito misto and wine list to die for.

I came here after work with a pasta craving and left having had one of the best dining experiences of my life. Everything about this place is wonderful. The greeting from the owner as I arrived, the food, the wine, the service, the presentation of every single thing about the restaurant is perfect. The owner of this restaurant is charming and friendly and you can just tell that he loves everything about what he does here. Thankyou so much and well done on what you have achieved here.

Small restaurant and gets noisy. Quite expensive for moderate food.

Manager was brilliant. Welcoming and very knowledgeable about the menu. Wine list is extensive and excellent. Flavours are exceptional. The souffle is amazing and the fresh foccacia is so light. This is an exceptional Italian restaurant, one you don't find often. Use it or lose it. Went back again April 2023, such a wonderful meal. Staff so welcoming and professional. Dont ever lose that Souffle!!

Visited this little gem yesterday , we could not fault it in any way the service was impeccable first class Mateo was so knowledgeable and the staff were watch to see constantly if we needed ie water wine , food was delicious 😋 I'd give this restaurant top marks in everything superb!!! Wil be visiting again and highly recommended 👌 plus the added sweetie jar very thoughtful

Had a great experience, thoroughly enjoyed the lobster tagliatelle! Can't wait to go back and try other dishes.

I’m my opinion, the best Italian restaurant in the area by far. The owner is hands on and always there overseeing everything - so everything is always top class. + Fantastic, friendly service + Delicious, freshly cooked food + Great wine list + Wonderful atmosphere + Good value for money Recommendations ❤️ - Homemade focaccia (this is to die for!) - Lamb pappardelle ragout (our favourite!) All pasta dishes are simply amazing, you will not be disappointed! If you haven’t been, you need to book a table! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you Matteo and the whole team!

Four of us went for lunch today. Fantastic food and friendly efficient service. We tried spaghetti pomodoro and carbonara, pea risotto and cannelloni, all delicious, and the desserts were great too. Highly recommend!

LagodiComo Bar and Restaurant is a charming Italian restaurant located in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. The restaurant offers a wide variety of traditional Italian dishes, as well as a varied selection of mains and pastas. The food is always fresh and delicious, and the service is friendly and attentive. The service at LagodiComo was excellent. The owner Mayteo was very knowledgeable about the menu, and he made some great recommendations. He also made sure that my water glass were always full, and he checked in regularly to make sure that I was enjoying my meal. Overall, I had a wonderful dining experience at LagodiComo. The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was cozy and inviting. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a great Italian meal.

The food was excellent and the staff were fantastic. I have food intolerances that affect me badly, and the chef even came down to make sure the food was right for me and suggested some delicious Italian sausages and beans that I really enjoyed and didn't cause me any problems. Top marks! Thanks 🇮🇹 ❤️

Very good food, authentic, and lovely staff

Walked in just after opening, loved the ambience so asked if we could be accommodated for dinner. Welcoming staff, Food and service were top notch. Definitely deserve the good reviews.

What a wonderful restaurant! The food was exquisite, a taste sensation indeed. I cannot recommend the whole experience more highly!

Lovely food and staff Big portions Cannot fault the restaurant. Fab

Amazing food and very friendly ambiance. Really looking forward to dining there again. Both food and alcohol is amazing and a fair price 😊

Love this restaurant. Authentic food, wine and service.

Delicious food, excellent service and great atmosphere

Food is ok goodish. The atmosphere and staff are fab. They really make the place. Our table was sticky, I slipped on the floor upstairs as it wasn't the cleanest. Overall is was a good night out but expensive!

Came here again for a mid week dinner as my brother and his wife came visiting from Italy and my sister joined us, I just need to say the dishes we chose were as always super tasty and completely fantastic. Staff and owner very friendly and attentive and also had a chat with the head chef Paola who helped choosing of our dinner.

Really lovely venue - delicious food and very friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely recommend 👍👍👍

Absolutely wonderful place with superb food and the friendliest staff who immediately make you feel welcome. The service throughout is wonderful, complemented by an excellent range of Italian cuisine. One of the best places in TW with good value for money to boot. We will return.

Without a doubt my favourite restaurant in Tunbridge Wells. Have just come back from Lake Como itself and the food here is on par if not better. What did Tunbridge Wells do to deserve this little delight? I ALWAYS have the linguine with mixed seafood but on this particular visit nduja strozzapreti, parpadelle lamb, Tuscan sausage and roast lamb were all a hit with the family. The roast potatoes are a MUST. I never order deserts in a restaurant but when I saw the desert menu here I could not resist and we just had to try a selection. Everything was delicious. The staff are also absolutely wonderful - nothing is too much for them and they serve everything with a smile and lots of jokes. This is a must try if you haven't been already!!!!!

Great menu, great food BUT shabby chic/rustic tables made of planks with debris stuck in between the slats-not very attractive. Table had tacky feel-probably down to the disinfectant cleaner. We were upstairs and once more we found the background music too loud which made everyone else in the room raise their voices!-even before they had had a few drinks! The food was well prepared and served up very quickly. Greta selection of different types of pasta and the squid ink risotto is always good. Portions were also very good. The tiramisu was very good but not as Bocca Social or Donna Maria's. The wine list was extensive but who really pays £300 for a bottle of wine in this type of restaurant? This also had the dearest cafe latte I have ever experienced £4.10!!! We both had three courses and I had a small very nice beer and my wife had a soft drink. The bill came and it was shy of £100. Yes, this is another restaurant that is adding 12.5% automatically onto the bill. I know it is discretionary but placing it there is intending to create either of two things. Cotes was one of the first to do this and now it looks like the norm. We were hoping to return but because of the cost, which we can get the same food at the same quality in at least two other restaurants we have decided against. This is like Gioccomo's on the Weald without the finesse, linen table covers and napkins but at a higher price, and we thought Gioccomo's was expensive at one time.. Maybe they were hoping to attract the level of celebrity residents from Lake Como and should have aimed at Bosena instead. This is a good restaurant but overpriced.

Loved it. We visited midweek so the restaurant wasn't too busy! Serving staff and the kitchen were accommodating to our requests and the food was fresh and hot, especially the dish of 'seasonal greens.' My only slight disappointment was with the desserts, but that's partly my fault with being fussy. The outside patio area looked good with the coloured lights on but it was a little too chilly to sit there. However if you arrive early I'd recommend you give it a try with your drinks from the bar.

Excellent service and delicious food - outside or in. The focaccia is fantastic and the primitivo delicious.

This is a great restaurant authentic Italian food fantastic service. I am very fussy having worked in Italy for 15yrs. Absolutely brilliant and good atmosphere. Thank you well done. A Wednesday night and packed so please book.

A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!! Sumptuous food and excellent wine delivered with panache by our charming hostess Petra who got the art of service just right; attentive at the right time but not all the time. DOG FRIENDLY: I noticed dogs were allowed at the tables in the heated and covered terrazzo outside - good to know. WILL DEFINITELY RETURN, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Went for our wedding anniversary on a Tuesday lunchtime, restaurant was quiet but had a pleasant ambiance. The staff were attentive without being too present and the food was delicious! We also had a very nice glass of wine with our meal. I'll definitely be back as I was sad I could not manage a dessert and the selection looked fabulous!

First time trying out this Italian Restaurant and I can honestly say it was one of the best meals we've had in a very long time. Delicious pastas, some amazing main courses and the service was first class. Would highly recommend this delightful restaurant to everyone.

Lovely people great food and drink and good service.

Went there this bank holiday,.......date night ,.....had been told its well worth it .... ANNNNNND was NOT disappointed, the whole experience was fantastic, great staff( up beat ,informative, helpful ...pleasant) Went with my GF who had experience travelling to Italy all her life .......sooooo I was eager to hear her opinion WELL ! ,.......allllll thumbs up ,said it reminded her of her time with family on her many visits to Italy,... Myself,,thoroughly impressed, food / great ,service / great ...whole experience/ great , 10/10 .....great night Planning another visit sooooon Thanks to all at lago

Excellent service and great food. We went for a friend's birthday and hired out a room and had a member of staff there at all times to look after us. The food came out in good time and was fresh and hot considering there was about 15 of us. I will definitely be going back and would 100% recommend.

Excellent food and service. We recommend linguine seafood and pappardelle with braised lamb, both were excellent. Well done Matteo and team!

First visit today to this lovely Italian restaurant, made really welcome by Matteo the owner & his very attentive staff & felt like valued customers, reminded me of lovely holidays in Italy. Really good menu of seafood & various meat dishes, my choice was the sea bass with roasted vegetables followed by the best Tiramisu ever! Definitely worth a visit & I can't wait to go back again! Highly recommended.

Gutted I never took photographic evidence of the worst meal I have had out in a long time. Tidy clean venue with polite staff. But the food is what I came for and the reason I wouldn't recommend this to a sole. Bruchetta was embarrassing and the last person to get it. And the "slow" cooked lamb was terrible. Chewy with some congealed gravy style mess on top with no finesse or flavour. Avoid.

Phenomenal experience, with all the food options in RTW it would be easy to miss this place I imagine, but we had one if the nicest meals we've ever eaten. Reasonably priced given both the pantiles round the corner and the excellent quality of the food. Attentive waiting staff to accompany the clearly talented chefs, felt like a valued customer. Recommendations available from the staff but also they ask your tastes and consider that. We had some seafood starters that tasted beautifully fresh. I had the braised lamb and my girlfriend the gnocchi for main. Both were delicious. We weren't rushed, happily had an espresso between main and desert. We also enjoyed a lovely bottle of valpolicella ripasso which was far from the top end of the wine list. Can't recommend Lagodi Como enough!

Great Pasta, lovely staff, nice venue.

Authentic, quality food. Great ambiance. Lovely host. Only minor gripe, when you’re a lone diner on a warm day, having greedily ordered a bottle of VERY nice Sauvignon Blanc, don’t pour a third of bottle into a warm glass with wine already in it! It’s a lovely restaurant and nice to see people with young children and people with special needs. Very inclusive 👍👍

Best restaurant in Tunbridge Wells run by Matteo, the best owner in Tunbridge Wells. We have just moved to Tunbridge Wells but already had Lago established as our favourite restaurant due to the delicious food and the warm and welcoming staff, particularly Matteo the owner. We have been as a couple, as a family with 2 children under 5 and as a group of 16 adults for a birthday party. All occasions were catered for perfectly. We go at least once a week and plan to continue that in our new home.

We had lunch at Lago and enjoyed a wonderful meal on our Honeymoon. Make sure to order the Focaccia appetizer. It’s made fresh and melts in your mouth. Excellent pasta and great wine selection. I highly recommend you try Lago when in Tunbridge Wells.

Came here last night and after a few hours the food made me violently ill (I suspect it was the muscles)

We went there for lunch and food was delicious. We had squid linguini, linguini seafood and mozzarella burrata. Kai and Petra were lovely serving us. Friendly and knowledgable. If you like coffee you should try the espresso martini. Definitely recommended.

Linguine with lobster were fantastic. Service was great and fast. The owner Matteo is absolutely passionate and a lovely person. Me and my wife will definitely come back.

It was our first time in Tunbridge Wells today and I think we found the best Italian restaurant. Definitely go if you are in the area, you won't be disappointed

A great Italian, attentive & knowledgeable staff. Great selection of food and wine at a reasonable price. Will definitely be returning.

Great service, brilliant Italian food.

Only a couple of vegan options but very delicious food and excellent service

The service and the food were both 5* quality whilst remaining great value for money. Matteo was our server who I understand is the manager of the restaurant and you can tell he is incredibly passionate for what he does and it reflects in the restaurant. We had the burrata, spicy prawns, chicken parmigiana with roast potato’s, lamb ragout and the bottle of chianti (which is also handpicked by Matteo). I’d 100% recommend going and personally cannot wait to return.

Nice. Italian food done well. The truffle chips had far to much truffle oil

Wow, this is such a wonderful find. The sumptuous decor, the friendly staff and the delicious food made for a wonderful lunchtime experience. My only problem was that I ate so well, part of me just wanted to curl up and have an afternoon nap afterwards. On arrival we were greeted with gusto, a really warm Italian welcome. We were shown to a lovely window by the window where the sun was streaming in. We had little packs of breadsticks by our pristine white cloth napkins and our gleaming cutlery, which we nibbled on as we ordered our drinks. The juices were those lovely glass bottles and the youngster in the group enjoyed the carrot, orange and lemon juice poured over ice with an eco friendly paper straw. My partner had an alcohol free Peroni and I had a crodino, which I hadn't tried before, but was like an adult Irn-Bru with some lovely bitters and I loved it - a non alcoholic Italian aperitif, which was just right on a sunny day. For main courses, the youngster had spaghetti a meatballs and ate everything up with a wonderful orange smear left around her mouth by the time she had finished. I had the slow-cooked lamb in chianti and my partner had the veal escalopes in a Grand Marnier sauce with flaked almonds. Both dishes came woth roasted vine tomatoes and green beans and we also opted to share some roast potatoes between us. By the end our plates were clean and we were stuffed......but then the dessert menu arrived! Everything looked great, but a scoop of salted caramel ice-cream was ordered for the little one and the spiced dark chocolate mousse for the two of grown ups to share. We could not fault anything with the food or service and we will be back again to enjoy the evening ambience very soon!

The best food. The best drink. The best service. Book early or you will be disappointed. Matteo is an absolute star. Miss this restaurant and you will regret it. The sea food linguine is to die for, the spicy chilli dark chocolate mousse. I’ll leave it up to you.

Delicious food and friendly and professional staff.

Excellent experience from start to finish. A must visit place in Tunbridge Wells. A warm welcome and attentive service. Have to admit not heard such a happy place for a long time!

Visited Lago the other night and loved it. Fantastic friendly welcome and top service, and delicious, reasonably priced food. We'll be back!