Padrino Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Southend-on-Sea

Lovely place, lovely staff, great food ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Friendly efficient service, great food, will go again.

Authentic delicious Italian home style cooking. The staff are so welcoming. The menu is very reasonably priced for what you get. My recommendation absolutely is the T-Bone Veal. You definitely need to book ahead for the weekend But it is 100% worth it. The specials board (pictured) doesn’t really rotate but they have nailed it so no issue. There is a car park 2 mins round the corner.

We went for our dinner to Padrino before our show at the Cliff's Pavilion. The food was so good and it arrived pretty quickly! The staff was quite efficient too! Loved our meal there.

We had tickets to go see Il Divo so ate here first. The food was good and the staff friendly.

Went here for a family dinner of around 10 people, service was excellent and regularly checking in on us, food was fresh and tasty, I had a Calzone, which was a good portion size and very good.

This place is just fantastic 👍 Delicious food and always very good service by the whole team. Been there a couple of times and will return for sure whenever I am in Southend

Staff and chefs were great, even made me something slightly off menu so I could have the wild boar ravioli as a main, which was delicious. Very reasonable price as well, highly recommended.

Food was good for staff extremely rude

Excellent food and service would highly recommend

After looking up the reviews, thought this would have been a great choice. Sadly the service was poor and practically nonexistent after we returned a dish after finding hair in the food. Such a shame as the food was nice. They replaced the meal immediately and apologised at that point, but then avoided our table for the rest of the evening, we had to asked for the bill to be acknowledged. We didn’t have starters, just mains and was wanting desserts but 1hr 45 mins in, we needed to leave and it was clear they were avoiding us. Waited ages for the bill and then hit with rudeness by being told by one of the staff “it wasn’t hair, chef is bald and must of been fluff or something” like that’s ok. Plus a backlash comment when we hadn’t said anything is nothing short of childish. It’s not cheap in there or should anyone accept hair or fluff in their meal, in the sauce! We got zero service after that despite being very reasonable about it all, just be avoided for the rest of the time is bad. Definitely don’t recommend or will be returning. Shame as we were very fair about it despite it being very off putting and had you continued a decent service instead of a backhanded comment and avoidance, it would have been a different review. At no point did we ask for a discount or anything other than the dish replaced, so shame on you. Customer service costs nothing!!

Lovely food but very busy and loud.

Excellent food, great service. Would definitely recommend it.

Wow what a find! I can easily see place is always busy. 11 out of 10.

Great Service and great food! However, communication is most important, I believe the host / manager may need to improve this area of his.

Popped in on a Saturday lunchtime. Terrific food, amazing atmosphere and perfect service. Such a great varied menu. Fantastic restaurant with great views of the estuary. Perfection.

Truly incredible food for sole.

Very accommodating Excellent service Amazing food

Had a meal after a show at the cliffs pavilion and can't rate it enough the Italian lady and the lady with the dark hair were just the friendliest waitresses I've seen for a long while all staff were friendly the meal we had off the set menu was just perfect and plenty full definitely going back 😋 this is definitely the best restaurant I have been to for a long while

This place was recommended by a family member and what a place. The staff were all lovely. The food is absolutely to die for. . . We went here to wrap up our visit to Southend and it completely did the job.

Super food. A lovely pre Theatre meal.

We are regular customers here . Food so delicious and service very good. Highly recommended

Delicious food, amazing value for money 💰

One of the best Italian pizza in UK.

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Called to book a table for 7 because the website clearly states you must call. No online bookings?? Really rude woman answered and said I had to call back the next day. Clearly they don't want customers! I sent an email to complain about this and didn't even get the courtesy of a response! Much better restaurants with better service elsewhere!!

Well prepared food, traditional family atmosphere, great views to the Estuary. What's not to love.

One of the best Italian & one of my favorites ever! The food and the atmosphere you want to come back for over and over again! Absolutely love it

I made the mistake of going to this restaurant because it had the most stars here on Google Maps. Firstly, even though I was accompanied by an elderly lady (86) who needed to use the toilet, they approached the door exactly at 12:00. They could see us through the large windows. They didn't let us in until they asked the chef, because we didn't have a reservation. I told them we wanted a quick lunch. All the waitresses were talking to each other in a language similar to Russian. This wouldn't have been an issue if it wasn't spoken right in front of the customers when taking orders. The cutlery is placed directly on the table and, after you sit down and order, they take the extra cutlery and put it back in the box with clean cutlery. After people have sprayed them with saliva while ordering. And probably some of them even touch them with their hands. When we ordered, the waitress's attitude was one of superiority, not one of serving and at least being considerate towards the elderly person. The pizza was poor in ingredients. The ingredients were of poor quality. I had indigestion later at home. I will never go back there. It is only Italian in name. Rating 0!

Very good food and service. Highly recommended.. 👍🏻

Lovely restaurant best Italian meal I've had

I had the pleasure of dining at this Italian restaurant, and I must say, it was a truly delightful experience from start to finish. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted by a warm and welcoming atmosphere The seafood dishes were absolutely delicious ,perfectly cooked lobster pasta.The menu featured a great variety of options, ensuring there was something for every seafood lover.

Pre-concert meal. Fortunately we had booked a table as the place was full. Well set out tablewise. Very friendly and cheerful staff. Service very efficient and catered well for pre-concert crowd. Large menu and specials board makes decisions difficult! Two courses and a good bottle of wine set us up for the evening. Very well priced too! Highly recommended.

A very good Italian restaurant fast friendly and delicious, highly recommended

Interesting 4 cheese pizza with arugula,

Great choice on the menu, the food we chose was amazing. Staff were friendly and helpful. We ordered from the specials board, Sea Bass, lobster, monkfish and carbonara 😋

Such a great restaurant lovely meal, service excellent and the staff always a pleasure to see.

Amazing food thank you a great evening

Excellent place. Food was top notch delicious. Service second to none.

Amazing food, great service, never let us down. Been going there for over 35 years

Pre theatre dinner , fast , yummy and amazing service

Really busy and lively atmosphere. Food was good. A really good experience and very reasonably priced.

It's not cheap but excellent food.

We love this restaurant. The menu choice is amazing- it's very hard to choose between all the wonderful, authentic dishes. It can get a bit noisy and chaotic, but for me that just adds to the atmosphere.

This is our absolute favourite restaurant, the food is amazing and the staff are lovely.

We have eaten here a few time and the food is always nice

Arrived about 5.15 pm after deliberation ordered about 5.35 . Ordered mussels from specials board followed by a seafood Pizza. My main gripe is firstly the meagre portion of mussels , I envisaged a lovely terrine.of steaming plump mussels, au contrere, got a dinner plate with about 15 to 20 shells of which 40% were empty. Hey ho maybe they have come out and are having a swim in the lovely sauce, but alas the blighters could not be found anywhere voiced.my dissatisfaction but had no response. When my seafood pizza arrived.....there they were sitting on top of my pizza. Service was designed to get you in and out as quick as possible no gap between starters and main course. Will not be going back .

Very enjoyable pretheatre meal. Very tasty and excellent value.

We went for a meal here for my wife's birthday and the food was excellent!

Lovely food ,lovey friendly service and the atmosphere is lovely very welcoming 😁

We booked for a pre show meal. We told them at booking and on arrival at 6pm that we needed to be finished by 7pm. We had I tended to have a main and dessert however we were not served our food until 6.40 so asked for the bill then and skipped dessert. The restaurant was extremely noisy but the food when it arrived was very good. Would use again but will book at 5.30 or earlier to ensure a relaxed meal.

Very nice seabass but vegetables a bit sparse.

Wow what can I say. Had a birthday meal here and I am overwhelmed the food is smashing & the staff are next to none. They treat kids fantastic & made us feel great. Food was beautiful outstanding.

Fantastic food great price & service

I love this place, been going here since I moved here 2 years ago and it's never once let me down, absolutely delicious 😋

Another lovely meal at Padrino Italian Restaurant, a good place for my daughters and mother in laws birthday celebration. The food was excellent and the staff were very helpful.

Cannot fault the food, was superb, as was the vibe in the restaurant. However Ola, the waitress, had a serious attitude. Continuously made snarky remarks and comments throughout our meal, after being asked for the dessert menu, for example, she replied ‘let me do my job’, which, personally, i think is unnecessary. Made the whole experience negative. Such a shame because the food & other staff were impeccable.

Fab food great value great service. Set menu has a lot of choice and is amazing value.

Family birthday (9 adults) food was lovely tasteful and plentiful. Service was very good. Highly recommend as this was my first see visit. Starters mains and some had desserts too.

Five of us were lucky to get a table in the busy Christmas period after being let down by a restaurant nearby . Excellent meal - the asparagus starter and the saltimbocca were particularly good, and it was a pleasant surprise to find cassata on the dessert menu. Friendly, attentive service. Spacious dining area. My only gripe was that a few dishes on the specials menu had run out - only discovered this when we attempted to order them ( would rather be told this when we were being seated )

First time here - we went because we were seeing the matinee panto, so booked an early lunch. The staff were absolutely lovely and very welcoming and smiling. The waitress recommended the tomato chilli bread to start, and I have to say it's well worth it! It was so good we ordered another. We didn't find it spicy, more a lovely warm chilli taste with the tomato. Highly recommend that! We had a selection of pizzas, pasta and lasagne, and no one had a bad word. Everything arrived quick and hot, and the kids menu was great portions. Very tasty and filling, and nothing crazy priced. Everything was really good value. They also had zero alcohol beer options which is great. We'd absolutely go back again!

Most of the customers were going to the cliffs pavilion, so the staff were very aware of this, therefore very efficient.

Very quick, good value for money, lovely food and nice staff

After a very good meal for seven of us we were dismayed by the treatment by the owner with regard to vacating our table. Both my parents are in their 80s and we were ushered to another table by the door to wait a few minutes for our taxi. This was done aggressively by her. Such a shame after a lovely evening.

Eat here with friends for catch up. Food was good for all of us (pizzas, cannelloni, and steak) . Really busy but wouldn't have known with the service we had as it was good also.

Excellent food & service. To noisy & crowded for my liking.

Absolutely phenomenal food. Best steak I've had in years.

Tried to book a table 3 times and the restaurant manager has said to ring back another time. Terrible service. Get a booking system.

You cannot beat this great restaurant. They are wonderful with children ❤

Very good all round and helpful as we didn't have a booking. Very friendly and great menu.

Fantastic family run Italian restaurant, great food, great service. Would recommend to everyone.

Loved this little Italy place. Amazing food and such good value for money.

Had lovely dinner here for daughters 18th. Good choice on menus. Had set menu, really good. Service very good..restaurant busy and noisy but did quiten down. We all had a great evening.

Four of us ate at padrinos all food was fine apart from my wife who had Crab linquinie but found shell in the food , the waitress was very uncaring and when my wife said could you please tell the chef of the problem , the waitress was quite abrupt and in a raised arrogant voice said I HAVE told him. She was attractive blonde Eastern European.

Not been for some time but food was excellent as before. Crab linguini was lovely my wife had skatewing. Deserts were great.

This place is superb, must be one of the best Italian restaurants in the whole region. Have visited several times over the last few years when in the area, sometimes there are no available tables it is so popular...you definitely need to book in advance especially at weekends. It's a great location with amazing views, overlooking the sea at Westcliff. Inside it is very nice and has a traditional warm Italian feel, with plenty of space between tables. Even when full it doesn't feel too packed as it's spacious and carefully laid out. The quality of the food and presentation is tip top and there is always a list of daily specials in addition to the main menu. It caters for all tastes and diets - meats, fish, veggie or vegan, great pastas...it's an extensive menu with many options to choose from. This place is reasonably priced too - you can have a good inexpensive meal here if you stick to soft drinks and go for cheaper/fewer dishes. The staff are very friendly, welcoming and professional. Long may this place last, a real gem. Highly recommend.

Great location. Can get a bit noisy if it's busy

Lovely restaurant, great service and really tasty food. Our party enjoyed the sirloin steak, seafood medley pasta, Carne Mista pizza and pumpkin raviolli, clean plates all round. Lovely seaview too, will definitely be revisiting!

An incredible find. Delicious authentic Italian food. The food was fantastic and service excellent.

This was absolutely fantastic, beautiful authentic food ,very good service and advice on the food. It was very packed on a Monday night so definitely book if you want to go. I really enjoyed it here, it was very reasonable also. I just wish it was near to where I live so good

Food was excellent. Very noisy as you’d expect a full restaurant to be. Tables and seating fairly basic.

What a beautiful little Italian restaurant authentic fresh ingredients plenty of different dishes to choose from it was my Nans 95th birthday and they made an absolute fuss of her 😁 definitely be back soon 👍

Absolutely brilliant! Lovely staff,lovely food, outstanding service highly recommended. My 8 year old daughter was performing at Cliff's pavilion. We popped in for lunch before she was on stage. The staff make you feel really welcome and the food was outstanding. I'm definitely going back. 👍

Always get a great meal at padrino, set menu for two courses for £14.95 is great value with a good selection. Food is always hot, portion sizes great too! Excellent for kids, as the kid’s menu is £6.95 for two courses which includes a drink. Nice staff, always great with families. We will continue to go back to padrino!

Lovely food couldnt fault ,blood selection of food and drinks, very reasonably priced.

Nice lunch for parents and kids. Tasty pork with calvados and kind treats from owners for kids. Spasibo bolshoye!!

Great value for money, hearty portions, lovely staff!

I've been here three times and loved it every time. A genuine Italian restaurant using fresh local produce owned by Italian Brits. It's good to keep money in the local economy rather than just chuck it at a large corporation, in my opinion. The food is delicious with a large menu and a fantastic specials board. The service is friendly and attentive as well. If you fancy an Italian meal and you are in Southend, give Padrino's a call and book a table, you won't be disappointed.

My family booked last minute by answer phone and they called me back with a tight window that I was happy with. The reception was warm and welcoming and the service was top notch. Then the food arrived and WOW amazing, delicious, filling and as a family We're definitely coming back. Thank you Padrino's

5*+ Our first visit back after a couple years due to COVID and that we live 25+ miles away. Padrino was even better than I remember. A very clean, spacious restaurant with Aircon. Service was excellent. Plenty of choice on the menu and also a Specials board. Our meals were very well cooked and nicely presented and good portion sizes. The prices were very good value for money. All the staff were very friendly and polite. No service charge added to the bill (unusual these days) Very clean toilets. It was busy when we arrived, so probably best to book on a weekend. Parking a short walk away. Highly recommended

Excellent food. Good service. Family type small restaurant.

The Pizza 🍕 is to die for absolutely amazing taste, the salad was mind blowing, the dessert 🍨 was amazing if you like profiteroles and chocolate, the only thing I didn't like was the lasagna!!! Great location, great staff and amazing food!!!

We had dinner here to close off a great day trip to Southend-on-Sea. We did have some expectations because the ratings were very good, but they all lived up to the promise. Very friendly and attentive staff, really wonderful, and a great Crab Linguini and Risotto as main courses. We shared Mussels as a starter. They have very nice wines by the glass and we shared a panacotta as dessert. All in all, really delicious food, friendly staff, quick service, would wholeheartedly recommend.

Had a wonderful meal there with my daughter. The service and food was fantastic.

I love the look of the place and the food was very nice, the staff was very nice as well, if you want a great quality meal for a good price then come here

Very helpful, friendly staff and a wonderfully varied menu. It's lovely to have well cooked food that is not standard pub grub. Reasonable prices for the quality. Thoroughly recommend.

Great restaurant, superb food beautifully prepared and served by excellent staff

So rude stuff It was empty and thay said we are full just because we had a newborn baby with us

Awesome place! Firstly- great food, fresh, tasty (well done chef!) , lovely staff too :)

Nice food nice people. Very friendly atmosphere and really busy!!