L’Aquila in Leeds

This understated little gem of a restaurant consistently turns out delicious food. The service is brilliant and we will be back.

Had a great night. All 3 courses were spot on. Beef stroganoff and tiramisu were fantastic. Draught lager. 10/10 The staff were lovely.

Four of us went, two couples, we booked for 8.30pm on a Saturday evening so expected it to be very busy which it was. One of our friends highly recommended this restaurant and had been many times. The service was excellent, all the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious, I could not fault my pasta dish. The wine was very good too and the restaurant had a great atmosphere. The only two niggles for me was firstly the loudness inside due to lack of acoustics and secondly the service charge. It does state in very small print at the very bottom of the menu that they add the 10% service to your bill automatically. We did not notice as our first time here so we added a further 10% at least on top of the total which was not questioned by the staff. We wonder how many customers this may happen to and if the staff ever bring it to their attention?

Great Italian food, friendly helpful staff and relaxed ambience. Caprese salad starter was great, Bolognaise was perfect and prawn spaghetti dish delicious. Good quality house red and white. All Reasonably priced. My wife and I were travelling and came across this restaurant by chance and it made our evening. We would highly recommend this restaurant.

Olives and garlic bread were nice, pasta dish was ok but chicken very dry, and fishcakes were bland very expensive for a poor meal.

We've been here a few times and to be fair the food has always been good. But the restaurant is always cold. When you walk in there is hot air blowing down from the top of the door. You should loiter and enjoy it as possibly the only warmth you'll get. The situation would be helped if the door either had a spring on it or an easier catch. People constantly leave it open . We end up wanting to eat quickly and leave - I've never had a pudding as too cold by that point.

Not our first visit but certainly our first review, it’s one of our favourite local restaurants, the staff are always attentive and the food is full of flavour and quality. We have 18 month old twins girls and they accommodate us all perfectly, give them a go you won’t be disappointed.

We went for lunch good food very attentive service cozy place to enjoy the meal. worth it mabey we will be back.

We went for my birthday lunch today and the food was absolutely beautiful, the front of house were really friendly and very attentive. We didn't wait long for any course or drinks and we had all three 🙈 We had two garlic bread starters between us (one with tomatoes and one with cheese) and they're huge, one would have been plenty between four of us, they were very tasty! I had the beef Stroganoff main and it was the best I've ever tasted and believe me, it's my favourite dish, so I've had it in lots of places, I was tempted to order another portion to take home for dinner tomorrow!! My bf had a pizza and my dad and partner had a chicken dish and they loved theirs too. We would highly recommend this gorgeous little restaurant and we'll definitely be back 😁😁 Jx

Thoroughly enjoyed a long overdue reunion with one of my best and oldest friends at this gem of a restaurant. Very friendly and professional team running the restaurant and a creative menu is well complimented by a very good wine list. Good contemporary vibe and a wide range of choices ranging from the classics to the innovative. Thanks to all the team there

We have eaten here many times over the years, but our last visit wasn't great. Usually we have dinner here, but thought we would try Sunday Lunch. I had the Pork Belly, which I am fully aware has an element of fat in it, but it hardly had anything edible in it. When the waiter collected the plates, he didn't comment on the large amount I had left, so I politely pointed out it was practically devoid of meat, to which he just shrugged his shoulders. In fairness the other main course and the starters/puddings were ok, but at £22.99 for a main course Sunday dinner (+10% service charge) and a total bill of £108 for two which included just one drink each, it wasn't great value.

Nice place, main course came but wasn’t to usual standard, couldn’t eat much of it and when waiter asked what was wrong he seemed annoyed that we had told him, just took it away, no apology or gesture of goodwill, very disappointed

Tried this restaurant for the 1st time and was not disappointed. The garlic mushrooms were perfection with lots of taste and different types. The lasagne was one of the best for a long time with a good quantity of beef and tomato sauce. My wife still raving about her rice balls. Good service. Will be returning with friends to try the lunchtime.

Fantastic food big menu but all the food was too notch. Not cheap but great quality staff we re really friendly and attentive but not in your face. As Arnold Swarzzenager would say. “ I’LL BE BACK ”

Visited with my extended family - 6 adults and 2 children. We had a mix of Sunday lunch and the main menu. The food was amazing - their Sunday lunch won’t be easily beaten, and the service was as perfect as always. We arrived at 12.30 and where the first there. By 1.30 it was full. Lovely lunch and a credit to Boston Spa.

The best Sunday roast i had in years. Well done 👏🏻. Was worth every penny. Very friendly stuff and excellent service. Thank you very much. Had a lovely lunch with my kids. They loved it too .

We struggled to find somewhere to eat in Boston Spa on a Sunday, when we met friends who gave us the bad news that the restaurant they normally go to had gone out of business. After walking around we found one which looked promising only...

I have visited l’aquila lots with family and it has been perfect everytime. The staff are always very friendly and provide an excellent service. There is a good selection of classic italian dishes to choose from and each one i have tried has been amazing....

Four of us had booked for dinner at 17:30. Very friendly staff who served us well. Our starters were Mussels, minestrone and fish cakes. The minestrone was very good though I would have preferred some fresh white bread with it rather than the toast. Main...

Amazing food and service, highly recommend. Came here on a Tuesday night and the restaurant was buzzing, can’t wait to come back.

Lovely pizza, tasty and reasonably priced Family place kid friendly which was also great I’d be happy to come back

Lovely food, great service. First time visiting this restaurant , service was great,very friendly, and food was very good and authentic. Gluten free pasta available and a selection of gluten free puddings too. Would definitely return.

This was the first time we have been to L'Aquila but we will definitely return. Both the food and the service was faultless.

We have now been 3 or 4 times to L'Aquila and each time the food has been great and the service excellent. There is a really nice atmosphere and the staff are very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend it.

The food and the service was exceptional will defiantly go there again. The food was some of the best I have ever tasted and even though they were really busy the really looked after us.

Really lovely family meal here for the first time. We got booked in for a Tuesday evening and the atmosphere was lovely, really nice and busy for a midweek meal and all three courses were delicious. The service was particularly lovely and the family who...

We ate it in a group of seven people we had starters and mains. We were seated very quickly and drinks also arrived promptly. We then had our starters and main courses which were fantastic as always. The restaurant Staff were great as always and...

Popped in this evening for dinner, made a reservation last minute and the restaurant was very accommodating. Staff where very pleasant, and the food was absolutely superb. We really enjoyed our dinner and we will certainly visit again.

L'Aquila is an independent family run Italian Restaurant in Boston Spa. We have eaten here now many times for lunch and also for dinner in the evenings, as such we can highly recommend eating here as we have chosen different dishes with friends, a comprehensive...

Wow we absolutely love this place!!! We been going a few years now and the staff are so nice . Had lasagne last night for the first time ( as some places it’s bland) the best lasagne I’ve ever had. My son had the chicken...

The food in here was nice, but it wasn't anything you couldn't make at home yourself. I had fish ravioli and it was distinctly average. I had a garlic bread with tomato and I can honestly make better dough at home. It was unpleasant but...

Food was delicious, I had the carbonara which was delightful. Service is friendly and efficient, always feel very welcomed when I go! Highly recommend

Small Italian restaurant, very welcoming with good food. Service was fast and the food was tasty. Seemed to be popular with locals which is a good sign.

Was recommended by friends. Would recommend. Good food. Nice service and atmosphere. Will definitely go back. Thank you.

Felt like I was back on holiday in Italy! Very delish and always good to support the community shops

We booked ahead and immediately greeted and shown to a socially distanced table in this small one room restaurant. The typical Italian menu had an extensive selection plus several specials. We plumped for the spaghetti carbonara and pizza stagioni. Both were perfectly cooked and reasonably...

Absolutely loved our first visit! Quaint restaurant with good atmosphere and great service! The food was brilliant! We both had the scallops and pork belly starter which was amazing, I had the prawn risotto which was delicious and my partner had the mushroom filled pasta...

First visit for myself & Fiancè having walked passed this place almost every day. It was fairly quiet so got to choose our own table. The waiters are fantastic, super friendly & helpful. We ordered seafood dishes, both of which were amazing! A must for...

Wonderful food , great atmosphere. If I had a Nonna she would cook here . Thank you for the experience 🙏🏻💖.

A great little place, service was a little slow for drinks on arrival but it was busy, the food was good and the venue was very popular so we can’t score down for the wait, it’s a great local venue, give them a try.

I used to really like going here but the latest visit was not good not covid safe too many tables crammed in people were made to wait all together in the door way luckily our table was down near the bar so we was on...

I can see why there's so much praise for this restaurant in prior reviews and it certainly lived up to them when we visited. Their sauces are execeptionaly tasty. Big Yorkshire sized portions, quality unbelievebly good. Most friendliest of welcomes with service second to none....

Went as a group of four for an evening meal. Food was lovely and service was good. restaurant was busy. Will definitely go again when in the area.

This is such a lovely, intimate little restaurant. The service was very quick and the waiters friendly. For starters I had goats cheese and mushroom arancini. It was nice but I wish it had a little more flavour, EG stronger goats cheese or a dash...

Eaten here numerous times and it always been amazing. Food is gorgeous, service is fabulous - you just can’t fault it. But I’m knocking a star off for absolutely no regard for social distancing. We ate here just after lockdown ended when restaurants reopened and...

Excellent service and quality of food highly recommend. Best Italian ! outside Italy ice cream and desserts amazing Went family of 7 last minute and nothing too much trouble. Amazing !!!!!

Brilliant and friendly service, a little pricey but probably the most stunning Italian food I've ever eaten. A very enjoyable Friday night!

Our family love it at L’Aquila. A small, independently ran Italian restaurant, with the most friendly staff you’ll ever meet! Between the 4 of us in my family, we’ve been to L’Aquila 4 times this month! To say the restaurant isn’t local to us, that...

First visit to this restaurant food was excellent would definitely recommend and will be returning soon

Visited with friends for lunch on a Saturday, great selection. Children’s meals were great but huge! The pizza were very good (diavolo) was spicy. Peroni on draft. We would definitely go back.

We have been here few times now, it’s simply beautiful, delicious and great service. Staff make us feel special every time! Thank you

First meal out for over 3 months..... what would we find we wondered ?........ well thankfully it was just as we remembered, great ambience, great service and good food and drink - normal in fact! Looking forward to next time.

Lovely place . Great food. I had the chicken in a cream and brandy sauce which was delicious . My daughter enjoyed her gluten free pasta and my husband had a delicious mixed fish dish . The ambience is nice and the service is very...

We visited L'Aquila with friends over the weekend. The first time we have eaten here and will definitely return when staying in Boston Spa. A warm welcome, friendly, helpful and professional service. Not rushed. Food delicious, all freshly prepared and cooked. Dishes enjoyed a selection...

£20 in a taxi from Leeds and worth every penny Booked in advance for a night with the girls to celebrate a birthday and had a great night Super choice of menu with some lovely items on the specials - went for the special seafood...

This is the best restaurant in the area. We go regularly and the food is always spot on. The staff are always incredibly friendly. Highly recommend.

A great restaurant with attentive staff. Very good menu. Something for everyone. Price reflects the quality of the food so no issues. Would recommend for families friends anytime.

This is about my 7th visit since it opened and it never disappoints. Went as a party of 12. Ages 1-80 and there was something for everyone. Food was delicious as always, lovely, very friendly service. Extra fuss made over the little one, no request...

This restaurant is a fantastic local Italian restaurant. We have dined many times and are always looked after with great service and superb food Highly recommended!

This is the second time I have eaten here. The food is always good. This visit I had the bruschetta Al Parma as a starter, which was excellent. For the main course I had the Pollo alla parmigiana, which was excellent. The setting of the...

Great food, staff very friendly, knowledgeable of the menu and very accommodating. Lovely pint of Peroni too. Will be coming back many more times, great spot on Boston Spa High Street.

Amazing to find such an excellent Italian restaurant in a small town. Good service and tasty food at a reasonable price

Excellent food and service.Myself and two friends visited and all had great food.. ..very tasty risotto. Excellent.

Fabulous meal on a busy Saturday night. Locally sourced steak, cooked to perfection, vegetarian pasta my wife had was also fabulous. Great service, polite staff, lovely atmosphere, Boston Spa gem !

We live locally and believe in supporting our local shops and restaurants. However, the staff at L’Aquilla make it difficult to enjoy visiting when they give away your table that has been booked for 3 weeks and keep you waiting for almost 10 minutes whilst another is vacated.

Had dinner there with one other. Courteous service. First impression was small compact but lacked a bit of atmosphere but after a while it got busy and actually was noisy by the time we had finished. We were also cold.

I have been here a couple of times now (mainly as my best mate lives really close by) & highly recommend it. Great service, always a very friendly welcome from the guys who own & run the place, tasty & high quality food at a very reasonable price. Give it a try!

We have known Adi and Bill for a while from a previous restaurant and decided to pay them an overdue visit with friends.

First visit but won’t be the last. Excellent food which was freshly cooked and very friendly and attentive staff.

Just had our first visit to the restaurant and was very pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious and probably some of the best Italian I’ve had in awhile. I had goats cheese starter, but my pizza was the star of the show, the seafood was fresh and well cooked the prawns where huge and there was a lot of scallops and mussels. The rest of the party also raved about their meals, Will definitely come again. Staff looked after us really well. One to try...

We visited for lunch on a Saturday. The restaurant had been recommended to us.

I was torn on this review, I don't think L'Aquila is "very good" but "average" would be harsh. 4 of us for a meal on a busy Saturday night. The menu is good with a wide choice and also a nice specials menu too. Food is decent, but nothing wow, I wouldn't say its any better than standard fayre such as at Piccolino's.

This is a very special little restaurant. The food is incredibly good and the staff just attentive enough. It's always a good sign when you have to wait a couple of weeks to get availability

Just in the area over night. Struggled to find anywhere open in Clifford where we were so looked on trip advisor.

This was our first visit since the team had opened the restaurant. We were not disappointed at all.

This was a lovely evening, great company and excellent food. Was our first visit but certainly won’t be our last.

Fabulous food, great hosts & service - scallops & Duck perfect - will definitely visit again. Thank you

visiting Boston spa for a wedding did not know the area but found s little Gem . Would highly recommend this restaurant

Having been to the restaurant several times now I feel it timely to provide some feedback on this little gem. The staff our friendly and welcoming ensuring your needs are fully catered for. The choice is varied and our requests for slight changes to the menu were well received with no hesitation. It is good value for money with a well stocked bar.

A full quality Italian menu is offered without it breaking the bank. Service is friendly and professional although it can be a noisy evening.

Lovely dishes, great service and so convenient in the village. ITs lovely to have a proper italian back

We turned up recently without booking, and were welcomed warmly by one of the owners, who throughout the meal and afterwards treated us in a very friendly manner. A lovely place, and I would recommend it warmly.

Good food in a clean and pleasant setting. Staff friendly and attentive. Beware when paying the bill by card. This is one of those restaurants that automatically adds the 10% service charge (which I was happy to pay) to the bill. However the card machine then gives you the option of adding a further tip!! You could easily then add your tip not realizing that 10% extra had already been charged.

Yet another fabulously tasty meal at L’aquila in Boston spa. We were walk ins and although the restaurant was busy and tables booked they found us a table and we weren’t disappointed.

Good choice of food whether you want a light meal or something more substantial. A specials menu comes along with the main menu and there is also a children’s menu. We always enjoy the food here and the staff are very friendly and accommodating. Would highly recommend L’Aquila

What a great experience, this new restaurant in the area blew my mind.! Great food, fresh home made Italian, just how it should be.

Had a great birthday meal here with my family. Exceptional service, staff very attentive and food was great. Extensive menu to choose from and at reasonable price. The place was busy so recommend booking. Plenty of parking on the road nearby.

The three of us had a quick evening meal here. It’s not very big and the quests were packed in during our visit, so it was a bit noisy at times. Nevertheless, our meal was very good and served promptly and we would happily call again.

Good food, price ok, friendly staff. Service a bit hit and miss. Decor a bit uninspiring and lack lustre. If didn't live in the village would not go out of my way to go here. So convenient a plus against the average rating.

I have eaten at this location with my family and I think that this is one of the best Italian restaurants in the area. The way the exquisite food is carefully represented on the plates is mouth watering and the customer service excelled. The interior designs of the inside of the restaurant is pleasing and the staff were welcoming and friendly. Would recommend to anyone who wants to have a good lunch/dinner out.

Visited for the first time yesterday for grandsons birthday. Lovely interior, very friendly and efficient staff. They are particularly child friendly. Extensive menu, reasonably priced and all nine of our party agreed the food was delicious. What's not to like? They were very busy for Tuesday evening, so obviously doing something right. Definitely recommend.

Made extremely welcome as we were known from a previous restaurant the owner had worked.

Service second to none. Adi and Bil Bil and their team are so attentive. My little boy loves them both. Food is awesome, fresh and typical Italian.

We have visited on a number of occasions with the latest being a meal for my daughters 30th birthday. I asked beforehand if they could do gluten free pasta and was assured this was an option although my daughter ended up having ravioli instead so we didn’t get to try it! I’m sure it would have been as good as the rest of the food. I would recommend the Sauvignon blanc. The staff were also kind enough to embarrass my daughter with a candle and a round of happy birthday (thanks guys!!). Will be back again soon as this place never fails to deliver.

This relatively new Italian restaurant has a fairly limited menu with a preponderance of chicken dishes. The food is fairly priced and the cooking is well done. Our scallop starter had 3 scallops with mashed swede - a fairly strange combination! My calves liver main course was accurately cooked but the only accompaniment was bacon. My wife lasagna main course was pretty small. Wines were OK and mark up not unreasonable. Little atmosphere and so noisy it was difficult to have a conversation. The service was good.

Whilst the food was very good I was disappointed to find that the menu whilst offering half portions did not give a price. Consequently when the bill arrived the cost of a half portion was certainly more than half price. This should be indicated on the menu in order that you are aware when ordering as other restaurants do.

Lovely atmosphere and great food and menu choice. I would highly recommend a visit here and very friendly staff

We popped in last night - we have been meaning to try for weeks - and we weren’t disappointed. The food and service were brilliant, we have already booked to go back with family. Needs some soft furnishings - plants etc to finish it off but I’m just being picky!

A welcome as though we had been many times before although this was our first visit.

We were shown to our table promptly and given our menus. The waiter disappeared without taking our drinks order and it was sometime before he returned to do so. Drinks are reasonably priced for a restaurant. For the starters we had the Mackerel off the specials menu, the grilled sea bass, a goats cheese salad and the minestrone soup. The first three arrived but there was quite a wait before the soup arrived. Not sure why such mis-timing should happen with soup. On the plus side they were all very tasty and very hot, unusually for restaurants these days.