L'Aquila restaurant in Leeds

Having recommended this restaurant to our friends for my birthday evening meal, we had a disappointing experience . The waiter was quite abrupt and unfriendly . Our meals were generally ok but the tempura prawns were a big letdown.

I can honestly say that I have never left a bad review before but following my experience here I feel I should. My husband and two children (under 3) came here and from when we entered the restaurant the reception was poor. We asked for a table of 4 and the waiter disappeared for a long time before returning and half heartedly pointing to a table. When he returned with menus I was told off as the baby picked up the menu. He accusingly told me to take it away as the corners are dangerous. I smiled and said OK thinking that he shouldn't have put them infront of the baby in the first place. I was then told off as the baby dropped a rattle on the floor and the waiter was extremely irritated saying he will step on it. I then went on to order a starter followed by mains. The waiter asked if I wanted the soup starter and main together and I said yes. He later returned with a starter and my sons main. The starter was scorching hot so I moved it to the side, the waiter said what's wrong with it and I said nothing it's just hot at the moment and he rolled his eyes. 20 minutes later I was finally able to eat the soup but an hour later mine and my husbands mains hadn't arrived. My husband was said he would like to cancel the mains as the children were starting to get too tired. The waiter got angry and said you had your starter now we bring the main. I said I ordered together and he shouted that I didn't and if we don't have our mains we will still have to pay for it anyway. I calmly explained that maybe there's been a misunderstanding of what I had asked and he walked away mid sentence refusing to listen. Not wanting an altercation we waited for the mains to arrive and ate quickly, paid and left. The menu has misspelt Italian (red flag for supposed Italian restaurants) the soup tasted microwaved and the pizza tasted of raw dough. Mine and my husbands mains were average but nothing special. Needless to say we will never return.

Good Italian food and wine, very noisy so if you're hoping for a peaceful chat with friends you might need to rethink venue!

Great, welcoming staff and brilliant food. Pizza was top class, like I’ve had in Italy. Thanks 😍

Consistently superb food with excellent service. Great selection at fair prices. The team could not be more welcoming. Would highly recommend but you do need to book. It can get a little loud when busy.

Absolutely fantastic restaurant and food. Only wish it was closer to home as we would go way more often. Adi and Bilbil run a warm and welcoming restaurant that you want to go back to time and time again. Would highly recommend to anyone to visit, never had a bad meal with a great selection of drinks.

Myself and my husband have been coming here for months now and it never fails to disappoint! The staff are so welcoming, friendly and genuine and the food is second to none! We nearly always have the same but we know what we love 😍 highly recommended to anyone looking for amazing Italian food!!

Dined here yesterday evening. First visit Won’t be the last for sure.

First time visiting this lovely restaurant. The food was really tasty and our waiter was attentive and pleasant. We had a pleasant lunch and will be back.

Not cheap but the food is excellent as is the wine.

Fabulous little authentic Italian, with really friendly staff & delicious food!

Very, very quiet late lunch today en route from Cheshire to county Durham. Absolutely fantastic pizza, in fact the very best I've had in months anywhere. Brilliant place.

Such a lovely Italian amazing service and atmosphere love going here! Food has always been excellent such a lovely little restaurant specials are always different! Staff are always amazing!! Local amazing restaurant and can’t wait to be back soon!!

We had a meal here recently after a day out in North Yorkshire and I can safely say it is one of the best Italian restaurants I’ve been to in England! The food was incredible (my photos don’t do it justice), the wine was delicious, the service was amazing, and the atmosphere was cosy and lovely. The portion sizes aren’t ginormous but everything was so delicious and filling that we nearly needed rolling out of there! I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for more of a fancy evening meal (as we did), or even a celebration dinner. It’s such a find, I honestly can’t wait to come here again!

Excellent family-friendly restaurant. Extensive menu with lots of specials available, and the food is all really tasty

Lovely small restaurant. Great food. Service was fine but a bit more engagement would've been nicer.

Having been to Naples many moons ago, I've been looking for a restaurant that deals in authentic Italian cuisine. I discovered this lovely restaurant on a sheer fluke the night before my wedding and continue to travel from Castleford for it. Great food, truly authentic cuisine with great ingredients taste and flavours. So happy I discovered this place, couldn't recommend any higher

Service was first class! A very warm welcome set the tone very nicely. Food was a difficult choice as there were so many really tempting dishes. My choice was so delicious and so was the taste I had of my husband's too. I'll look forward to returning to try something else. High chair and child menu provided for our friend's little one too. Lovely place, definitely worth a visit.

Quite a large group of us - 10.Food was good.

Food and service are both average to me. Have been to better Italian restaurants. I felt the staff were unhappy because of being a large group of people. They could be more friendly.

I love this restaurant! The food is amazing and the service is wonderful. I first came in when my baby was 3 months old and I was worried when she was a bit upset so I went outside to soothe her and, the waiter came straight out and told me not to worry about it at all and to come back in from the cold! Thank you!! We have since always come back and they have always been very accommodating with our little one and she loves their bolognaise! Amazing food! Highly recommend.

The food is beautiful and the staff are amazing, we had a lovely evening and will definitely be returning, thank you all

Really nice restaurant, delicious food. Thank you.

Always assured a good friendly welcome. A varied menu with an appealing selection of meals to choose from.

I found the lamb cutlets a little disappointing and was fatty. Three small mouthfuls, and one small spring of broccoli with half a shallot was the veg with a small oblong of potato. Certainly not worth the money.

An amazing restaurant! Food was fantastic!!!!! The staff very friendly. We had an evening out with the family.... Very special 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I had lasagne and struggled to find the pasta. It just tasted like tomato flavoured mince.

Really. Really nice food and service.

Good service good food Definitely go again

Nice food, good choice of menu if a little pricey. Service is pretty good too. Oh! The ambience though. Rather like being in a noisy primary school canteen. Cmon management get some acoustic dampening sorted and make this a great restaurant to visit

We came in for Italian food but unfortunately saw someone eating the Sunday roast beef and couldn't resist! It certainly didn't disappoint, one of the best roasts we have had! The staff were attentive and polite and the restaurant warm and welcoming. We highly recommend. Thanks for our delicious meal.

Came across this excellent Italian following my wife having been taken a few weeks ago. The food is excellent and to be highly recommended.

Always a very satisfying very recommendable occasional treat. 5 star all round though Google Reviews have just specifically asked about Atmosphere. Said 4. Would have gone 4.75 if an option. Not sure what could be done different. Maybe a shrub or something!?!

Carbonara is just perfect, and have the fried courgette on the side.

Went on an afternoon and the place was absolutely freezing 🥶 so the experience wasn't very good. The food was alright tho. Service a bit poor, it was only 3 tables and 1 person serving and it looked distracted

Great food, albeit felt slightly rushed.

Fabulous food! Yes, it may seem a bit pricy but it is well worth it 👍

I had the mushroom ravioli, which was stunning. It's very pricey, but I would go back

Went with friends..very busy but great place to eat

Very good service, good choice of menu, & the quality of food / drink always fine, if slightly expensive. I feel the place lacks some atmosphere & subtle lighting, but over all a very pleasant dining experience

Always a friendly welcome and consistently good food. Everything is really tasty and the specials menu provides extra options too. Visited several times and L’Aquila has become our ‘go to’ Italian restaurant in Boston Spa.

Really nice meal here last night.. great quality food, fast and caring service. Look forward to going back 👍🏻👍🏻

Just dropped in on the ofchance what a fabulous place everything was great loved it

Nice but only two hot starters suggests everything is prepared in advance. I know restraints are a knife- edge business but this is pushing it a bit

A resturant that is not only well run, but the staff are polite and not pretentious. The food is also really good and the quality of ingrediants is also nop notch. This is going to be my go to place now in Boston Spa from now on.

There is a reason why this restaurant is so busy, the food is excellent.

Enjoyed our visit after York Races, food excellent as was Service in a busy Restaurant, will definitely go again

Would have been 5 stars, but service was very slow. It took 45 mins to take our order. And over 39 mins wait between starters and mains. This may well be the norm for a Saturday night, so may be worth a midweek visit. The food was very good!

Had a pre wedding meal here tonight and the food was fantastic. Had a really good vibe about the place and the staff were very patient with us. Can recommend the pizza (one with anchovies) and calamari although some of the specials looked and I’m told weee amazing (scallops and black pudding especially). Would recommend giving them a try.

Stopped here for lunch on a journey north on the A1. Excellent food and great service.

Pane el formagio over baked and rock hard base

A very good little Italian, Fritto Misto was superb, and scallops devine a shared pizza was excellent, nice bottle of Pecorino and friendly attentive service.

Great friendly service and the food is always fantastic.

Great environment and superb hosts. Excellent selection on the menu, supported by very nice wines at fair prices. Highly recommended.

Nice food and a nice atmosphere.

Excellent food. Excellent service. Excellent singing!

We were driving back to the East Midlands from the north east. We decided to stop for something to eat and to break the journey around Wetherby. About a mile from the A1 junction, food is great, service friendly. Why use the services again?

Fantastic, friendly service and delicious food. We haven't been out in a long time, so it was really great to get out, and they didn't rush us at all. Love this place!

Had a meal here on Monday night. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and great food. Plenty of choice on the menu with a separate menu for daily specials. Loved it.

Food is perfection. Staff are brilliant. What more do you want

Great and varied menu, friendly and helpful staff. Delicious lunch... perfect risotto. Best restaurant in the village. Recommend you book to avoid disappointment.

Delicious food and great service.. Tips to improve.. more choice of soft drinks (J20's), water jugs on all tables

Exceptional food and very good value...especially when you are used to paying 'Southern' prices!!

Fantastic food and service tonight, will definitely be back!

Great fish based meal at L'Aquila on a Saturday night. Full , with good atmosphere.

Perfect meal with friends in this wonderful Italian. Food and wine delicious. Staff very accommodating of extra arrival. Wonderful!

Great. Great food, great service, great place.

Excellent food. Thank you. Interior felt like it needed a bit of an update but food was great and that's what matters the most. Was really busy so guessing it has a good reputation locally.

Service was very good, food was awesome, not sure about the price but included photos of menu, would definitely recommend.

Food is amazing, with great service with aot of atmosphere. A fabulous night out with my wife.

Very friendly and helpful + good food.

Went in for a birthday meal at around 12:30, the restaurant was quiet and the servers were friendly and helpful. I had the goat cheese with beetroot and rocket to start followed by the Linguine alla Salsiccia and finished off with the strawberry and vanilla gelato. Suffice it to say that every plate was clean before it was returned, high quality food and amazing service. The price is to be expected but I was more than happy with the total of the meal. Would highly recommend to any around the Boston spa area.

Nice little restaurant on the Boston Spa high street. Good choice from the menu, food was great and the service spot on. Would definitely go back, plenty of options to try.

Adi from L'Acquila gave us 5-star service when arranging a gift voucher for our family. He went above and beyond to help us over the phone. We look forward to visiting L'Aquila in person soon!

The service and food were excellent

We stopped in without a booking on a Saturday lunchtime which was not a problem, great service, delicious food, good portions. The atmosphere was lovely, the staff were very friendly. Will definitely be going again. Thank you!

Always great food and the staff are very friendly.

Amazing food, amazing service. Would highly recommend the King Prawn and Courgette Risotto and Creme Brûlée!😍