Mattoni Italian Restaurant in Peterborough

If you love Italian food - DON’T GO THERE! The restaurant is an insult to Italian cuisine. Bland food, clueless and unwelcome staff. The only thing authentic here is the bill you'll receive. Save your appetite for a real Italian experience elsewhere.

First time we've been since it changed to new owners, but was just as nice as I remember it being before, maybe even a little better. Food was great and well presented, and the 2 for 1 cocktail menu is a nice addition.

Another really enjoyable meal. Lovely food and great service.

If you looking for place to eat AVOID!!! WASTE OF MONEY

I popped in for some breakfast on Saturday morning, the food was fresh, hot and presentation was 10/10. The coffee was delicious.

Super breakfast, presentation was 10/10. Coffee was amazing and staff were friendly and helpful. The food was hot and great quality.

Went for the first time two weeks ago, was so impressed went back twice for the weekday lunch deal and yesterday had the Sunday roast lunch, huge portions, beef a bit chewy, lamb, veg and Yorkshire pudding all excellent. Deserves more customers. The weekday lunch deal is pasta or pizza for £7, get it wile you can!!!!

Haven’t been to mattonis for years as I was always a little disappointed in the food. Went last week and so glad I gave it another shot, the pizzas were fabulous! Service was great too. I will now be a regular.

Went here for the first time for my birthday and was not disappointed. Some of the items we originally ordered were sold out but i wasn't disappointed with the alternatives. Food was amazing and service was great

Awful food. Ordered two pizzas and two lasagnes. Cold tasteless and very disgusting. Ordered for a birthday meal. Avoid at all costs.

Lovely food, disappointed that they had run out of the main I wanted and the desert, plenty of alternatives avaliable. Comfortable seating, good choice of drinks avaliable, did not feel rushed to order or leave after eating. They put the service charge on the bill, but this was pointed out before paying and the staff would have taken it off if requested. Was happy to pay it and probably would have paid more than the 10% added, if not already included. Worth a visit

Excellent local restaurant with delicious Italian food and a good range of cocktails and beers. Comes across as a lovely authentic Italian restaurant with heaps of style. Very much recommend.

Food is really good, can be a bit noisy at times but not too bad.

This place has gone downhill since being taken over last year. The base of the pizza was so hard the knife was unable to cut through it. The salad is now missing the lovely sweet onion relish making it very basic. This will be my last visit.

I guess this is what happens when non-Italians run an Italian restaurant. The new owners need to make up their mind in terms of what type of outlet this place is, and fast. It's very far from Italian but its an "ok" local generic eatery. Unfortunately we now have a grand total of zero proper Italian restaurants in the area.

We have been coming here since it was first opened. However, the last 2/3 visits have left us feeling disappointed. Tonight (9/2/24) is probably our last visit. The staff whilst friendly were clueless as to the menu. Our server did not understand what a Rioja was. We were told that you did not have any so chose another red wine only to be told that a Rioja was found. Not only did the Rioja arrive but also the second choice of wine. So far it was humorous like an episode of Fawlty Towers. I received the incorrect pizza which was returned and was tried to be fixed by removing incorrect topping and adding the correct topping where the new topping was cold. A fresh pizza was then prepared which came with a soggy doughy base and was not particularly warm. My husbands meal was taken back to the kitchen to be remade so we could eat together. His new meal was salty and dry, not at all appealing. To top it off the bill arrived where we were overcharged for a bowl of olives to be told that this was a computer error. We had a reservation booked for a family party in a couple weeks which we have subsequently cancelled because we no longer trust the restaurant. Summary, inexperienced staff whilst friendly and tried their best do not know the menu, food poor and felt diddled with the bill.

Gorgeous pasta, Richard was such a pleasant and friendly chap. Definitely recommend ❤️

Wanted somewhere nice to take granddaughter before she went back to uni & noticed mattoni now open on Mondays. We had the lunchtime offer of half pizza, chips & salad rather than pasta which was also available for £7. A real tasty treat.

A lunchtime treat for my eldest granddaughter & I as she was going back to uni. We’ve always liked Mattoni Hampton & seeing the are now open on Mondays, it was first choice. Friendly welcome, tasty food & very reasonably priced. We both chose half pizza with fries & salad for £7 & we weren’t disappointed, it was delicious.

Had a bad day and didn’t want to cook so we looked at reviews online and decided to go here never been before and all I can say is amazing, our waitress was very friendly and very smiley it was nice to see such a welcoming attitude on arrival. The bill said her name was Kirsty she very helpful recommended a few dishes one of which I had and it definitely was what she said it was a mushroom starter I had pizza for main but my friend had the pasta she recommended and enjoyed it also. Didn’t have room for a dessert so she recommended a dessert cocktail which was lovely Mrs mattoni Enjoyable experience

Good food and very friendly and polite staff

Had full English breakfast. Absolutely Delicious. Highly recommended.

Very good quality of the products and very close to the italian taste.

Amazing delicious food and presentation.Our server, Kirsty was incredibly and friendly and attentive throughout our meal.I am a vegetarian and ordered Penne Arrabbiata which very beautifully presented and delicious and a variety of choices.Lovely and friendly atmosphere would highly recommend it !

Went with five friends who recommended it but we had to wait 40 mins just to order a drink and then longer order food. The waitress asked if we all wanted to eat together (strange question as no one ordered starters). Food was nice when it finally came but the service was not soo great. The waitress leaned right in front of me whilst I was eating to serve across the round table rather than walking round and the second time she did it, I had to say something. They had run out out various things only had one cider, one beer and as we discovered at end of meal - only four of us received chocolates. It wasn't even busy in there so I dread to think what service is like when busy. After food no one came to us for ages and by the time they did we couldn't face the wait for dessert so called it a night. Don't think I will return which is a shame as the menu looked varied. I ordered the seafood spaghetti (lacking in seafood I'm afraid and although it said octopus on menu there wasn't any in the dish).

Christmas meal with friends food was amazing I had the pasta and it was a good size portion our waiter and waitress was very friendly and talkative our waiter introduce him self as recce our waitress was very festive.

Great night with friends. Came in to the restaurant and was greeted pleasantly and sat down straight away. The place was decorated beautifully for christmas! Our waitress Gracie was very polite and had amazing customer service on such a busy night. Always checking on us for drinks and anything we needed. I ordered the pizza which was absolutely delicious. Didn’t taste processed at all, the food was tasty and fresh! Amazing staff, atmosphere and food. Will defo go back there again!!

We had a lovely meal in Mattoni's for a friends birthday. Atmosphere was great and the food was amazing. Our server was Karson who was polite and welcoming. We'll be coming again!

Great food and great atmosphere it was quick service and our waitress kirsty was very helpful and polite.

Lovely evening, great atmosphere and beautiful food! Have been a few times and had great food every time! Our waiter Reece was a lovely friendly guy and nothing was too much trouble. My pizza was absolutely gorgeous!

I was part of a group of four who had an excellent meal at Mattoni this week. The food was cooked fresh for us and tasted delicious. The staff were friendly, made us feel welcome and were a pleasure to deal with. The waitress who served us gave advice on the menu and talked about the restaurant. There was a pleasant atmosphere. We plan to visit this restaurant again.

I was part of a group of four who had an excellent meal at Mattoni this week. The food was cooked fresh for us and tasted delicious. The staff were friendly, made us feel welcome and were a pleasure to deal with. The waitress who served us gave advice on the menu and talked about the restaurant. There was a pleasant atmosphere. We plan to visit this restaurant again.

I have just had the best steak I've ever had whilst eating out. All I can say is wow. The meal was sublime and the service was spot on. I shall be going again and again and again. First class.

We have been regular diners for 12yrs,however,after this evening’s visit,I don’t think we’ll be back again,the tables are in a terrible state,and either need a cloth or refurbishment. The very young staff leave a lot to be desired,forgetting cutlery,just all over the place…. Food was ok,but not as good as it used to be,a real shame….

After a month of no carbs, we were looking forward to a decent Italian meal. We found this place after taking the kids to a local soft play centre (sky high) and.... WOW. What excellent food and friendly service. Very welcoming of the 2 year olds we had with us, plenty high chairs, nice decor. No baby changing facilities. Large menu with plenty of fish and veggie options. Best calamari I’ve had since in Spain last. Pizza excellent, chilli meatballs also top class. Estrella and peroni on tap. Only criticism was the lack of a stone pizza oven but everything else made up for that. Generous portion sizes and a decent kids menu with proper food. Lots of on street parking nearby. Has on and off licence so can buy booze to take away.

Last time I ate here was a year ago. I’d been several times prior and always had excellent food and service and I’d rated them as excellent on tripadvisor but not on the last occasion. They just wanted us gone at 9pm when we had booked a table for 8pm. This visit the restaurant was back to how it used to be. Busy, great service and excellent food. I’m told the restaurant is under new management. Certainly will go back.

There is a reason this place is failing. Since the fast exit of the previous owner this place has fell down, run out of food when not busy, substandard cocktails and a very rude new ‘’management” team, the only person worth any wait is Gracie who it always very pleasant, this place will not be here for long and not to be confused with Mattoni in Eye who are exceptional.

Visited twice recently for lunch and food was amazing on both occasions . Generous portions and made with care , a credit to the chef and staff were so attentive and professional.

The atmosphere was amazing, we got shown to out table straight away and service was perfect the food came out quick and after we were done with the starters we got asked if we were ready for the mains which came out 5 minutes after that. Definitely will be coming back.

Absolutely fabulous food and staff we visited on 14/10/23 for a surprise for my wife, staff couldn’t do enough for us food was excellent as usual , will definitely be back soon

Very friendly staff and great food

The rats shared the food with me

Bad takeaway we used to love martini was never cheap but could always expect good food our takeaway was dreadful had mixed salad well have a container no dressing the pizzas style have changed won’t be returning plenty better about now

Good food i had here with a beautiful woman. Very reasonably priced and great taste.

Really nice resteraunt with excellent staff that are happy to arrange special requests with ease. Highly recommend.

I went to the restaurant with two of my friends. One of my friends was celebrating her 60th birthday. We arrived at the restaurant and seated, we waited over 25 mins and then had to ask a member of staff if we could please have some menus and order some drinks / cocktails. They brought the menus finally. Then we waited another 20mins and had to ask again to place our order. We ordered some cocktails ,bottle of wine oh and our food as we didn't want to wait any longer. The cocktails arrived one had a fly in it so had to be replaced , the wine arrived no glasses ,they were just coming oh no they weren't. The food then arrived.would you like black pepper or parmesan? Oh parmesan please we replied, so the parmesan was grated over our pasta and us !!! Then eventually our wine glasses arrived. As this was booked for a special occasion, the whole experience turned out to be an expensive disappointment 😞 so won't be returning.

Food was nice and at good value. However, whilst dining with my colleagues over some business work, we couldn’t help but overhear a couple hard working staff members who were very polite, mention how they were hungry and couldn’t eat until after their shift. (Which isn’t a problem at all) Some of these workers, were working all night and not once did I see them have a break or slack during their shift. Energy is extremely important to work in hospitality and as a business meeting, me and my colleagues were astounded to overhear these poor workers do not get to eat during long shifts. This ruined my dining, as although the food was lovely, staff need more appreciation, old and young. I appreciate the staff that made my dining experience enjoyable until I heard this, as they are extremely hard working, polite and visibly good at their job. Thank you to the staff, I hope you will be able to boost your energy with food on your shift and be able to take a break when needed in long shifts. It is a pleasure to see that they can have a drink, however they need food too.

Food good but check your bill as service charge is added and we were not made aware of this, yes we should have checked the bill before paying but we were there for a birthday celebration with everyone enjoying themselves and we have never been to a restaurant that has automatically added service charge although after checking the bill when we got home it says optional we were not given the choice. Had we been made aware when the bill was presented to us we would not have then left a tip. Left a sour taste in our mouths after a lovely evening,

Tried it twice now, lunch and evening meal. Hard working staff, got a good meal both times for reasonable prices. Very nice pizzas and good carbonara.

Exceptional food in a vibrant atmosphere, well served by great staff. Has become our go-to restaurant. Inexpensive, too.

Good customer service. Good food

Came with my partner a few weeks ago - Kirsty is my friend but I have to say she was very professional and very helpful and the food was lovely :)

Amazing food. Was really impressed. Great atmosphere.

First time diner service was good food was good a very pleasant experience

Great food, great service,great music

Below average, gone downhill, plenty of better restaurants in town, not worth the money, avoid and save your money!

Love this place great food and staff

Work Team dinner out, had a great time

Amazing food and service!! I would definitely recommend; great atmosphere and all staff were friendly and smiley. There was a couple of things they didn’t have on the menu but wasn’t a great issue, the service was efficient and it is good money for the...

Fantastic! It was a table of four of us we quickly got seated and got our drinks swiftly. All staff were friendly and attentive which made our experience better. The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere and food was amazing i had a Mattoni Special and...

Didn't realise that this place was a night Club . I live near this place and the music is so loud I can feel my house vibrate . They don't care about others living near here !

From the Steak, Carbonara and Sunday roast dinner (Lamb) it was incredible. Traditional authentic fresh delicious food, and portion size were plentiful (4 hours later we are all still stuffed). Service was impeccable and the chefs did an amazing job. If you have never been,...

Really cosy place with amazing food. It has a unique feeling unlike all the chains in our town. Highly recommended

A thoroughly poor service experience. It took three different personnel to get our drinks order right. One of the staff members found this amusing and started to laugh at us! Not really what you would expect! The acoustics are not good in the restaurant and...

Excellent food and Service, we always enjoy our visits

Always a good evening when you go here for food.

Friendly staff and efficient service.... particularly liked the way they offered me the chance to remove the service charge from the bill which was very reasonable

This place was once a lovely little resturant in the heart of hampton . Arrived Saturday evening with a few friends . As we arrived they were setting up a disco and was very loud . We did book a table for 6 as we...

Is it a fancy Italian restaurant or a loud nightclub!! Came in Saturday Disco started and all the underage neighbourhood kids arrived, Drink offers, loud music, bright lights no class at all so we left and went to the moorhen...much better

The best Italian in Peterborough

This is a strange restaurant, it occupies the a "corner-office" position in a small parade of shops. It's not large, but the tables are packed together very closely. With all its hard surfaces that makes it extremely noisy when its full. So noisy when we...

Prebooked table of 8 for a birthday dinner at Eye restaurant. Food choices were Pre ordered. Took 20 minutes each time to get a drink. Took 2.5 hours from seating to get starters served (5 in total) By the time the meal finished it took...

Not the worst meal we've ever had but we certainly wouldn't go back. Booked a table for 9 people and they gave us a table for 8, eventually sorted it for us though and added on another table. Placed the food and drink order and...

Having eaten here several times and always given 5 stars in my reviews I’m afraid on this occasion the experience was average. Firstly the food and service were good. We were a table of 8 with two other tables of two diners in the restaurant,...

Good food at a good price, and excellent service

Second time visiting this restaurant, and the food was delicious once again! Great service, food was received really quickly. The staff were friendly and attentive, making sure we always had a drink to hand. Lovely atmosphere, but it was a busy Friday night so it got quite noisy! Very good prices for the quality of food. We will visit again soon!

Great service, super food, relaxed friendly atmosphere 👌.

Absolutely Fantastic.. Amazing Staff . Great Chefs. Served mostly by Gracey . She was excellent and very attentive on what was a very busy night there. The food was first class.. well done chefs !!!! Couldn't better ot. Great presentation, lovely flavours, good value for...

Fab evening with my best friend. Service was excellent. Very efficient staff. Always checking if you needed anything. I had steak and it was cooked to perfection, highly recommend. No tables empty and really nice vibe 🥰

This was our third visit to the Hampton restaurant. This time the party comprised four adults. We had garlic bread to share as a starter - this comes pizza-style, plenty for the four of us, given the size of the main courses. Two of us...

My wife and I were recommended this Italian restaurant as a very good place to eat. Well. It did not disappoint. The scallops we had were very tender and flavorful. The Lasagna was cooked just right. Not overcooked at all. Will be eating there again.

Great service and tasty food. Love the garlic bread and vegetarian lasagne.

I visited the Hampton restaurant with my family, a party of six adults and my 18 month old grandson. The staff made us very welcome and were attentive when needed striking the perfect balance. Food was excellent and not at ‘rip off’ prices. A really...

We have stopped here twice for an evening meal on our way to see a show at the Cresset. The food was great and very reasonably priced, so much so we will now be eating here regularly.

Hampton mattonis. Excellent. Service was faultless. The staff were very attentive, friendly and competent. Food was delicious and the atmosphere was great.

Beautiful food, staff were so friendly and even though it was mega busy! There was no waiting time food came out quickly and drinks were kept on top of.

One of my favourite restaurants in the area! The food is just incredible! You would think you are in Milan. Its family owned and is a lovely little jem. Sometimes can get very busy. So booking is advised. The cocktails are really worth trying too, they are fantastic.

Wonderful food, excellent atmosphere. Great service.

Very nice setting, great food and polite staff. Children's menu is amazing value and highly recommend if you want something different for little ones.

Very disappointing-Polpette & Spaghetti very just tasteless & heavy. Lasagna tasted shop bought not homemade, mozzarella cheese was flavourless. Cannelloni wasn’t great either. Pizza was okay but very stingy with the pepperoni. Won’t be rushing back. If you want to see how others are doing it better try the Italian in Oundle the food is amazing or The pizza house in town.

Excellent service! Popped in early doors. Had a special offer on pasta. I has mussels. They were beautifully presented and delicious. Lasagne was excellent too. Recommend.

Lovely food, very friendly staff. Cannot wait to go back!

Staying nearby we were looking for somewhere to eat without going into the centre of Peterborough and came across this restaurant. What a great find! The restaurant was busy and had a great atmosphere. We started with delicious cocktails and really enjoyed our meal and...

Very friendly and helpful staff, delicious food and choices, including the desert of the day (salted caramel cheesecake)!!! Only downside was one order was wrong, but very apologetic and correct item received promptly.

Chose this place based on distance and reviews and was not disappointed. Service was quick and responsive, food was freshly cooked and hot. Those chipped potatoes were amazing, crisp and hot and a good size portion.

The food was good. Anglicised but tasty. The coffee was awful. In an Italian restaurant you do expect an espresso to be properly made and taste good. The coffee here was not good. Disappointing

Fantastic service at mattoniAs always the food was excellent the staff and proprietor are so friendly Feels Like Home always go to this restaurant on a special occasionFull stop thank you for making my birthday extra specialMuch love Mario

We keep Mattoni as our special restaurant but left disappointed recently. The service was excellent however the canaloni had obviously been heated up as it only filled half the dish ? And £5.80 for a pint of Peroni ? And lastly not sure 10% service charge should be added ?? Surely that should be at the customers discretion ? I know you can decline but who does ???

I recently visited the Eye restaurant and had to come on and write a review. The food was delicious - I had the bread and olives followed by the Carbonara - and the service impeccable. Not just polite, but genuinely warm and friendly, which really...

Just love this restaurant. Very friendly staff. Food always good and they make a mean cocktail. What's not to like?