Padrino in Medway

I almost don't want to leave this review, because it might make the restaurant more booked up. But this is probably my favourite Italian restaurant, and I cannot fault it in any way. The food for starters is proper Italian food, really high-quality and plenty of options on the menu. The prices aren't extortionate, and the staff are extremely kind. My favourite thing about this place is the atmosphere when they have all the candles lit and the fairy lights on the ceiling. It is so pretty and especially in the evening it makes the whole experience of eating here even more worthwhile. I came here for the first time a few years ago and whenever I can I always come back. Make a reservation though on peak times as it is understandably busy on Weekends and such.

Great service and lovely knowledgeable staff. Excellent food. Not sure Aviici, Olly Murs and Rhianna goes with the ambiance. House white wine is like paint stripper. House red is also pretty grim.

Good food, good service... bit the reviews, the main reason the Caramel Cheesecake it is phenomenal. It's seriously worth coming just for that. Try it...

Had a fantastic family lunch yesterday! The food and service were both outstanding and they looked after us very well indeed. Highly recommend.

pizza was absolutely lovely, great service would 10/10 recommend

An amazing brunch and special thank you to Daniel and Thomas for making our night amazing and being top hosts all night long

Great little Italian restaurant in Rochester. Tasty food at reasonable prices. House wine good and not over priced.

Service is second to none, food is fantastic and reasonably priced. I highly recommend paying a visit!

First time there friendly staff good food

Very handy for a bite before an evening event at the cathedral as they are open in the afternoon. Many restaurants didn't open until 6, so this suited us. Great food and service, and pretty good value for money. Nice atmosphere and we had a lovely waiter.

Lovely, polite staff, great food, warm and relaxing atmosphere, delightful all round.

Not that Italian. On Meerkat app but only when it's convenient for them. The prices are way too high for the quality of food. Half of the food was good, half was average. Bathrooms were not very clean and no sope.

A lot of dough with no topping or filling in the case of the calzones. Harassed to take our order. Not convinced the goat’s cheese on my pizza was actually goat’s cheese. Side salads meagre. It was cold in there. Yes it was very cold outside but I don’t want to need to keep my coat on when I go into a restaurant. Carafe of red wine was good value and tasty. But it’s a pizza restaurant and it does not come up to the mark in a competitive arena. Will not be going back.

Booked the bottomless brunch for my friends birthday. Good choice of what brunch drinks you would like and there was many pizza choices, even a calzone! The waitress who served us throughout was amazing, she was so friendly, down to earth and to be honest she made the experience for us. But… Someone called Tom who worked there (unsure if he was the manager) spoke to us like we were children in school. We all agreed we have never been spoken to like that in a restaurant. My friend ordered the unlimited pizza brunch, on the 3rd pizza she asked if we would all like some, I ate the crusts. Tom came over and stated… ‘’Now, I notice the pizza is in the middle of the table. Now I’m going to give you a chance to tell the truth (sorry, who the hell does he think he is). Either you finish the pizza on your own and you can order another one. Or you all finish it and you are not ordering another one.’’ I’m sorry, but we have all bloody paid for this brunch, was does it matter? All together we spent £132 and what the hell does it matter if we was sharing one bloody pizza? It’s a freakin slice!! None on the other waitresses minded? I don’t get what his problem was. Also, as we were about to leave, I said to the waitress. Do you need this table as my friend is just finishing her cocktail? She said ‘’ no no, don’t worry we don’t need it yet. If so, I’ll let you know to go’’. Not a problem! 2 minutes later, Tom came over with the teacher face on, getting ready to tell us to leave. I spoke up before he even had the chance to say to leave. Even though this is very long winded, we had an amazing time. But they have lost customers and we will not be returning due to Tom treating us like children. But I hope the waitresses get the recognition they deserve because they are the people pleasers and are very good at their jobs!

Excellent service and delicious pizzas - just like the ones in Italy! We went as a table of 9 and every one of our party were delighted at both the quality of food and of the service .Several of us had pasta dishes which were also well cooked and very tasty .The children had portions that were huge! I had the tagliatelle bolognese which was delicious and the garlic bread pizzas were better than any l have had before . This is a small restaurant but they coped well with our party on this Sunday evening.

Haven’t visited padrinos in quite a while, so was excited to find they have a new menu. The Pappardelle was absolutely delicious. Compliments to the chef! The cocktails are so refreshing, particularly liked the strawberry orange spritz! Pia our waitress was lovely too. Would definitely recommend and would visit again!

Just had a lovely meal here. Great food. Lovely place. Brilliant service from Thomas. Much appreciated. We'll be back...

First time here with friends from the USA and all my family. The staff were all friendly and professional. My daughter had a problem on the way and called to say they would not make it. No problem. Then she called back 20 minutes later and said they were now on the way. No problem again. Starters were sorted and on the table as the arrived. And great starters too. The buratta was amazing. In fact all the starters were very good indeed. Garlic bread, carbonara and arancini all top quality. Main courses were great too. Pizzas were Napoli style and perfectly done. Calzone was said to be perfect by my husband who is from Naples. Pastas were rich and tasty too. Roasted garlic chicken, my choice, was tender and moist. The fennel with lemon set it off perfectly. The deserts were very good. Creamy tiramisu was had by most but the gelato was very good too. The best was mine, the bamballino, nuttela filled mini doughnuts, just wow. The restaurant itself is like many in Italy, nice things on the walls , very clean . Very nice relaxed athmosphere. We were there in the afternoon 2pm and eventually left at 5.20pm. But at busier times your booking is for 90 minutes which is fine. All ten of us thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the staff were fantastic.

Went there on spur of moment for my birthday. So glad ..it really is a lovely restaurant. The pizzas are authentic, traditional extremely tasty and reasonably priced Service is lovely too.

Went there on spur of moment in the evening for my birthday. So glad ..it really is a lovely restaurant. The pizzas are authentic, traditional extremely tasty and reasonably priced Service is lovely too.

Delicious pizza - that dough was perfect! Staff were friendly and helpful, despite it being really busy. Reasonably priced and great location. We'll definitely be back here again soon.

I went today for dinner. We had a pizzas. Both pizzas was fabulous. It was a proper Italian style pizza. The girls was very nice✨. I’m just gonna suggest to make little bit more big pizza but expect this everything was superb. Oh yeah in the end the give to us a very nice message on the receipt. Appreciate that. Gonna come back again🎉

Beautiful food, second time I've been here and will definitely be back. Try the garlic and rosemary roast chicken I could lick the plate 😃

Worst service I’ve had anywhere post lockdown. Pizza good. Booked with friends for a bottomless brunch. We were seated inside and it was so noisy (at 3:30 pm) we couldn’t hear each other speak. A large group was kept waiting next to our table for around 30 mins and added to the noise problem. Our food and drink order was taken immediately - but they had to come back to double check both orders several times. 15 mins later the pizza arrived, and my drink was the only one that hadn’t. After chasing it up my very simple beer (everyone else on cocktails) arrived. The pizza was good, and all arrived as we ordered, no problems with the food at all. We asked to move outside after we had eaten, and it was much more pleasant. When I went to order a second beer, I had roughly two mouthfuls left. I was told by the waitress I’d have to finish those last two mouthfuls before she could get another ‘because we are very strict’. So I took a sip. And was told to drink a bit more. Never felt so demeaned in my life! What an odd experience! And to make matters worse, after rushing me to finish my drink she never returned with a new one. I had to go into the bar to chase it. There was no queue, and no one was backlogged making drinks. So no excuse. The cocktails all contain approx 4 shots of alcohol per litre (we were shown the recipes when asking what was in which cocktail as the waitress wasn’t sure) so very watered down and they weren’t great. Go for Prosecco or beer. Absolutely awful service, not one of the waiting staff had a clue what was going on - they were all very young and would benefit from some experienced leadership. And being forced to down 2 mouthfuls of backwash, and then not given my ordered drink - an absolute shambles. Avoid other than for takeaway.

After spending a lovely day out in 30C weather my partner and I were looking for a gelataria in Rochester. We knew Padrino offered Hacket Gelato in their restaurant so popped in to see if they offered takeaway. The friendly guy in there said they did gelato in cones, and rattled off the extensive, 4 flavour selection. So, we had Salted Caramel flavour and waited whilst he fetched our gelato. Well, we were handed two cones with a scoop of "gelato" which barely peaked over the top of the cone. At £3.00 each we were hoping for a more substantial scoop. As for the quality, the "gelato" was stale, as was the cone. So, a big thumbs down to gelato at Padrino. Would we go there again for gelato? Nope! Would we go there for dinner or lunch, or any other food.....nope. First impressions count, even more so in the competitive restaurant business. So I'm afraid that Padrino failed at the first hurdle, a simple gelato cone. Sorry guys, but if your gelato doesn't cut it, why would the rest of the menu?

Came for the brunch which is £25 for pizza, dip and unlimited Prosecco. The food is great and the waiter was so nice. You get the brunch for 90 mins (for us until 4pm), and about an hour in we asked for a second bottle and were told by the waitress no, as there was only 30 mins left. We therefore managed to get a half bottle, then at 3:50 we asked for one more glass, and were told no because they would stop serving it at 3:55 and it was “basically almost 3:55”?! Fortunately the other waiter came over shortly afterwards and gave us another glass. All in all it’s good value for money and the food is amazing but don’t appreciate them making up new stingy rules! Would come back for dinner but perhaps not the brunch.

Incredible friendly service, tasty good value food, dog friendly. Doesn't do decaf coffee but no problem. Will go again

Pizza was dry and burnt. No lasagne on the menu. Service slow. Very noisy tables too close to each other.

I went out here to eat dinner with my family when we got the food the pizza was already cold. The ventilation was noisy, house wine and tiramisu were not very good either.

This place is a secret gem. The staff are beyond excellent. Nothing is too much. One of our party had allergies and they really took note of what she couldn’t eat and made sure her meal was perfect. There are other Italian restaurants in Rochester but if you haven’t been here you definitely need to try it.

Lovely friendly Italian. We had Nduja and four cheese sourdough pizzas. Absolutely delicious. We definitely recommend.

Delicious lunch outside on the pavement. Lucky to have secured such a nice spot to enjoy a fine pizza with the freshest tomato and mozzarella plus s bowl of fresh pasta. Lovely staff too.

The best pizzeria found in Rochester.

That's our secret place to go and enjoy delicious food in a great atmosphere 🤩😍

Great freshly made pizzas. Staff remembered that we came in 2 years ago! Really great personal touches to make you feel welcomed.

Our favourite place in Rochester! pizza is perfect, rest of food is great and cocktails f amazing!

Tastiest pizza I’ve had in ages, best I’ve had in England, spot on.

Amazing pasta. Excellent service. Love this place.

Family friendly, super food, lovely staff and made it a special birthday for our daughter . Pizza was yummy and brunch menu amazing

Thought we’d try using a local pizza takeaway instead of one of the chains. 110% will now make Padrino our go to for takeaway pizza. Looking forward to going in and trying their other food on the menu. A local treat.

Was considering Pizza Express on the High St but thought we'd give this place a try - so glad we did! The food & service were amazing: authentic, home-made pizza bases which had blistered & risen showing proper prep & hot oven. The kids loved the colouring sheets & the kids menu is good value. The homemade lemonade was particularly delicious, as was the bombolini dessert. Waiting staff very friendly, accommodated some changes. Really great restaurant.

Thomas was absolutely amazing. He was such fun and made the evening. Would definitely come back again.

Very tasty food, friendly service and dishes with freshly made pasta!

Went for a bottomless brunch, absolutely delicious cocktails. The lemon sherbet was my favourite. As for the food, anywhere that does a calzone is a winner in my book.

Fantastic place with a good ambience in a picturesque town. Tasty pizzas and good service. Reasonably priced, would recommend.

Fantastic place with a good ambience in a picturesque town. Tasty pizzas and good service. Reasonably priced, would recommend.

Excellent place, service, meals, wine, desserts and the attention of the staffs. It is worth checking Almoçar or jantar, mejor ainda.

Great place and lovely food. Service is great and staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. Definitely worth a visit.

This is the best pizza I’ve ever found in the UK

Fantastic restaurant. Amazing pizzas, very authentic. Saw some of other people's meals and they looked fantastic too. Tom served us and he was super attentive, the manager was also great, giving us advice on the local attractions and events. Can't recommend padrinos highly enough, will...

Great place to eat and the food is amazing, will definitely visit again soon. We came across this restaurant looking for a quick meal before seeing a friend's band play at a local pub. The pasta dish that I ordered was quite possibly the best I've ever had in the UK (and I love Italian cooking), my partner also thoroughly enjoyed her pizza. Bellissimo!😋

Great little place for gorgeous authentic pizza, the service is always pleasant, food is fresh and well prepared, restaurant is cozy. Highly recommend.

The food was really good and the staff were lovely. It was very busy so I was glad that I had a booking otherwise I don't think I would have got a table

Great pizza, quiet environment and very friendly and good service.

Great service from the start, used the meerkat meals deal for 2-4-1 mains. Had the burrata, padron peppers and foccacia for starters and all were lovely! Then a calzone and truffle tortelloni for mains which were incredible. Best Italian food I've had in the UK. Lovely drinks and a nice tiramisu to finish. Thank you! They also do a loyalty card for pizzas, buy 8 get 9th free I think

An amazing first experience at Padrino. We was served by Tom who was lovely and friendly! Food and cocktails were amazing. A decent price for a sharing plate, a main meal each and a cocktail each. Will definitely be back!

Great staff and great pizza. Highly recommended.

On the off chance I walked in to Padrino Pizza on Tuesday night with a work colleague. Have to say, what a great surprise. Starters and Pizzas where amazing. Will defo go back.

Great authentic food at great prices. Must try. Pizzas and tiramisu are super delicious.

Eaten in several times and also got delivery, amazing pizza and friendly staff

Excellent food, lovely service, nice drinks - cants ask for more ! My daughter said her pizza could have been the nicest she’s ever had, at 23 she’s tried a few. I had the meatballs (see pic). 4 of us had starters, mains and wine...

Wonderful service and delicious food. Great options for veggie and vegan too!

Had a sunday lunch of pizza and a selection of starters. Food well.worth the money. Pizzas were fab and the starters were spot on. Staff super friendly. Would recommend and we will be returning.

Wonderful place - great food, great drinks and great service! Special thanks to our server Geoff who was just perfection We will definitely be back

Food was wonderful and the staff were fantastic. A lovely restaurant which is highly recommended.

Stumbled across this lovely Italian, menu was extremely inviting, we walked in to the loviest of greetings! Seated instantly, asked if we had allergies or dietary requirements! I decided to go the chicken, pesto Calzone and my partner had spaghetti pollo Saltimbocca, both absolutely delicious,...

Amazing weekend with my firemen @ Jeff Thomas @amyrout were amazing and so lovely to everyone around. Thank you for among our experience so great and I can’t wait to come back with all our friend. Managers should watch out for this staff because they...

Took my daughter there because of the vegan /vegetarian options looked good .we had a starter to share and a vegetarian pizza and tortellini vegan dish The pizza was a good size and tasted good but the toppings were on the sparce side compared to other pizzerias The pasta dish was tiny ,5 pieces! The size of a starter and at £13 not good value for money and hardly filling although it tasted nice I questioned this with the waiter who actually agreed with me and said he would talk to chef when he wasn't cross,we weren't offered money back or desert to make up for it I was disappointed with our meal out and won't be back unfortunately Interestingly as we were leaving a lady on another table was making a complaint about the size of her salad as a main meal ,it's obvious it's an issue that needs to be addressed before they lose more custom

We always visit Padrino's when in Rochester visiting family. The service was prompt, friendly and very efficient. The food, a mixture of pastas and pizza, was really great. I thoroughly recommend this as a great place to eat!

Dropped in after a shop. First time at Padrino, have walked passed many times. What a delight- the service was without a doubt the best. The staff go above and beyond with everything. Nothing is too much trouble yet they know to give you your space The food was fresh and delicious and we will now be back!

Came to Padrino for the last bottomless brunch of 2022! The pizzas were amazing, drinks were great and staff service was just fantastic. Extra special shout out to Amy & Jeff!! Thanks all :)

First time at Padrino, have walked passed many times. What a delight- the service was without a doubt the best. The staff go above and beyond with everything. Nothing is too much trouble yet they know to give you your space The food was fresh...

Fab atmosphere, even better service, Jeff and his staff thoroughly looked after us Fab sharer starters, Jeff designed the best pizza ever for us Coming again Ask for Jeff

Just Amaaaaazing. Can’t say more. If you are in Rochester, you have to try Padrino pizza 🫶🏼

Simply the best pizzas in town in a great atmosphere with many pictures of Italy adorning the walls. I enjoyed the quattro fromagio with some chilli oil drizzled on top, super delicious followed by profiteroles and an excellent cappuccino. Highly recommend the dining experience here with great friendly service provided by all the front of house team and wonderful food from the kitchen. Highly recommend!

Jeff and Amy are the best!! Love them, pizza was delicious as we had the best time!! Jeff was lovely and so was Amy xx

Ella and dan are amazing! Other staff are great too. Food is delicious!! Best place in Rochester

We went to this place yesterday, we asked a member of staff if we would have time for a pizza 5.25pm and need to catch a coach at 6pm, she said not a problem. The meal came at 5.45 so left short of time but the worst thing was one pizza was very burnt absolutely awful. They did not charge for this but would not go back

Delicious pizza, far from the general fast food standard pizza, nice service!

On arrival we noticed a breeze. We asked if there was a door open to which the waitress told us that the staff were really hot so they’ve opened the door. People around us then started to put their coats on. After ten mins we had to ask them to shut the door. served a pasta dish with no sauce. It’s only that we asked for the sauce that they told us the chef forgot. Forgot to bring 2x side dishes of broccoli by the time the broccoli came the meals were half finished. Broccoli was also completely unseasoned, straight from the packet. Was an extra £2 for garlic oil or any dressing. The waitress offered us parmesan with our pasta dishes. When the bill came we had been charged £2 per pot of Parmesan. I told the staff that I’ve never been to an Italian restaurant and been charged for Parmesan. The staff told us that they think it’s strange too and we were also informed that they’re told to upsell sides like this. Very deceiving. All in all if you want an alright pizza come here. If not go elsewhere in the high street.

Turned away at 8pm in the evening due to not having enough food disappointing

Best pizza in Rochester hands down. Great starters/sideplates too, and the tiramisu is fantastic. HIGHLY recommended!

The food we had was ok but nothing to write home about. £7 for bruschetta that was one teeny tiny slice of bread. Pasta was over run with huge slices of chilli, there is spicy and there’s just unpleasantly hot for a pasta dish. Our...

I visited alone, so I can't comment on a variety of dishes but what I can say is that my pasta dish, which involved pumpkin and sage, was the best main course I've had in an Italian restaurant for years. It looked attractive on the...

My partner and I had the most lovely experience. Although busy (a good sign in my opinion) managed to squeeze us in after a short wait. Staff were fab, food was delicious. We will definitely return next time we are in the area.

Lovely Italian restaurant, delicious food and friendly staff. I can recommend the house red wine as well

Restaurant staff were lovely kept our glasses filled the entire time and we’re super attentive. The pizza was to die for. I would recommend marinara with mozzarella. Would 100% recommend and will be coming back soon. 5 stars.

Amazing pizza and prosecco date afternoon, staff were so attentive and prosecco kept flowing, pizza was outstanding and would recommend and be back soon! 5* amazing service and food.

Amazing authentic pizza - super tasty base and top tasty garlicky sauce. Great choices for vegan and omnivores alike. The service was super friendly and informative. Top marks Padrino’s!

Fancied somewhere different for a pizza, and was recommended Padrino by a friend. Booked a table for early Saturday evening. Food was great, Service excellent (hang on to those guys) and reasonable prices. We had Arancini (superb) pizza, desserts and cocktails. Will rerurn.

Good food , good service ! The place to be for tasty pizza and pasta ! And don’t forget the padroñ peppers for starter !

Consistently excellent. Well done Padrino. Lovely pizzas. Nice beer. Good service. Fancy a little bit of delicious authentic Italian food, I often do. Padrinos is the only way in Rochy. I have tried them all (DV, MM) and they don’t come close. Do yourself a favour and have a pizza at Padrino.

I came here today with my partner (and dog!)after a drive from London, and I have to say the pizza was amazing ! I had the N'djua pizza , my partner had the quatro formaggio, all hot and very filling ! Highly recommended and will definitely be coming here again !

I came here today with my partner and dog and we fancied pizza , so we came here, the pizza was amazing , I had the N'djua pizza , my partner the quattro formaggio, easily one of the best pizzas I've ever had , highly...

We tried the special - sea bass with potatoes. The fish was cooked perfectly. Washed down with a pint of Neck oil🙂

We had pizza at Padrino at the weekend and it was fab. Rochester High Street was banging with people, and Padrino was a haven! Welcoming, nice calm buzz, light and airy decor, and the food was absolutely delicious. Homemade focaccia, very fine pizza, great salad...

Lovely place, great location and nice decor. Food tasted authentic, portions were good and the staff were great. Lunch is hard with two young children who both spilled their drinks at some point. Staff were really helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely come again.

This place makes such nice and fresh pizza!!! SHA-MAZING!!! After missing dinner I could of eaten a scabby horse, most restaurants stop serving food half an hour before closing and I was feeling weak… when we got to Padrinos, even though they were due to close, they could see the hangerness in me and kindly offered to cook me and my partner 2 pizzas 5 minutes before closing! Need to give a massive shout out to Mr Pizza Chef working on Friday 15th July (you are a legend) thank you for helping us in the hour of need!!! Staff are really nice and friendly too… it’s nice to have restaurants that care about their customers! Can’t wait to return!

I'd read the mixed reviews but found the pizza to look spectacular (stone baked Neopolitan style sourdough base -- with chilli jam a particular draw card on the N'duja) and the fresh pasta with pesto had a homemade quality that felt authentic and was pleasing....

Visited with my wife. Nice looking restaurant with a cosy feel. The waiter was very attentive and catered to all our needs. Thd pizza was really good. And my wife doesn't usually finish a should pizza but she did at this restaurant. I have tried...