Papa Nino in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Superb Italian food,freshly cooked by a very dedicated,talented local Chef. The Resturant may be small with room for only a limited number of Customers but well worth the wait.

Never fails to impress!! Papa Nino's is our favourite restaurant when visiting Looe, so much so that we have travelled to Looe from Devon just for a meal here. We've just returned from a family Easter break in Looe and had to book in again, this time to try the Lobster Thermador. Wow, absolutely fantastic. We thought the lasagne was hard to beat (so we had both). Lovely attentive staff, amazing fresh authentic Italian food, and it feels like you're sitting in a little Italian front room. Beautiful, can't wait until our next visit!!

5 stars isn’t enough for this place! Omg just the most perfect, quaint little seafood diner. The service 5 stars The food 5 stars The Chefs 5 stars Cleanliness 5 stars Amazing Starters, Mains and Dessert for very good money. If you are visiting Looe, then make sure this place is on your to do list.

Been coming to this restaurant for over 20 years and never been disappointed best restaurant in Looe and would highly recommend

Great little place in Looe Service is excellent Food is amazing and really good value for money. I had Spicy Crab starter and Moules Marinere for main. Out of this world Highly recommend

Outstanding, our absolute favourite in Looe. The steak was probably one of the best I have ever had, the hot crab starter was excellent and I was so full - had to share a fantastic desert.

Beautiful meal and excellent service all food is freash Waiter is always happy and polite to serve get Good amount of food.

Good service and delicious starters, main portions very generous and tasty. I will continue coming to this great establishment

Good food, friendly service, nice atmosphere. Good choice of food. Small restaurant, worth the visit. We will definitely be back.

Visited this with my partner and daughter , I had the veal , my partner had the spaghetti Mariana and my daughter had the carbonara, all the dishes were really good. We all had sweet and they were also fab, the price was fair , setting was great and I’ll return for sure , if you haven’t been, then you need to come visit

Excellent food and service always a pleasure to eat here, great food with reasonable variety at a reasonable price, small and personal A+++

This was the single most incredible Italian meal I've had. My partner had the Lasagne, which was obviously home made and presented brilliantly. My steak was the best I've ever had out. The service was excellent and I cannot thank all the staff enough. A truly beautiful place with some of the best food you could buy.

Fabulous little Italian restaurant cosy and friendly very relaxed atmosphere food was amazing had starters and main with perfect espresso after food was piping hot and delicious will definitely be going back to try the rest of this extensive and authentic menu!

As ever, the food was simply amazing! As we always do, we all had the baked crab pots - a bit of a tradition in our family after so many years of visiting Papa Nino's. Derek and staff are all wonderful.

We were given a very warm welcome, the food was delicious and was excellent value for money. A lovely find in Looe.

Great little restaurant , excellent food and service , we started coming here about seven months ago and now try to come at least once a month . There is a great choice of seafood and we are working our way through the menu to try all the different fish dishes . Highly recommend , but booking advisable as it is a small cosy restaurant and every sitting is usually full . Griff and Christine

A lovely small resteraunt. Great choice of food, lots of seafood options. All delicious and reasonably priced.

Having ordered my partners favourite wine which was not on their menu awhile before hand, the waiter gave us the warmest welcome that I have had in any restaurant around the world since 2003. The wine was perfectly chilled and on the table awaiting our arrival. We ordered the scallops and squid to start and the sea bass and pollo marsala as mains. They were both excellent and served from the chefs pan at the table. The restaurant is small, intimate and one could hardly swing a cat in it, but this added to the most enjoyable experience we have had in months. Thank you to the very talented chefs and the waiter who showed better customer service than five hundred run-of-the-mill Cornwall waitresses/waiter youngsters put together. Well done Papa Ninos, we salute you!

Excellent food and service. Had the hot spicy crab to share as a starter. Then I had the crawfish Thermidor for main and my husband had the smoked salmon pasta. Mum just had avocado prawns and a dessert. Food was superb and the service even...

Amazing food. Talked out of my usual cremation of steak by the owner/chef to have it medium and it was the best ever. Steak Pepe wonderful! Highly recommend Papa Ninos - so lucky to have this on our doorstep.

Fabulous food- we didn't have fish but the fish specials board was massive! Huge variety! We had spaghetti bolognaise and garlic bread which was delicious and the tirimasu was to die for! Wine excellent too. Staff friendly and atmosphere intimate and cosy. Really lovely experience..no...

As soon as we walked in here we felt comfortable and very welcome. The smells were gorgeous, made the mouth water. We ordered pate and avocado prawns for starters, generous portions for both and both delicious. We both had lasagne for main, it was delicious,...

Surely the best restaurant in Cornwall. Food is top drawer and the service matches. Small but intimate restaurant that makes for a special evening. Derek, Justine and the team make this place special. Long may it continue and don’t think of retiring ! See you...

Great little Italian restaurant. The welcome was warm and the service excellent. The food was top quality, the main couse served straight from the skillet in which it had been cooked. The menu was varied and covered all tastes. Essential to book as only a...

An intimate and atmospheric eating experience for adults. There are only about 6 or 7 tables in a cosy little venue, tucked away between the shops in Looe town centre - it's very cute! We ate here 2 nights in a row because there was...

Excellent food at a realistic price. Would highly recommend, make sure you book as small intimate restaurant.

Lovely meal, good selection to choose from, freshly cooked to perfection, attentive staff, lovely atmosphere.

Best locally caught fresh crayfish tails I’ve had. Very attentive staff, can’t do enough for you We always visit Papa Nino when we’re in the area

Excellent food and excellent service, very attentive staff, would highly recommend the spaghetti bolognaise is especially delicious

Sucks . There was hair in my food, the hair was black my whole family have blonde hair me and my family are disgusted.That made me very sad because I’ve heard very lovely thing about papa nino’s.They was very disrespectful to other family members. The...

Had the most amazing meal in fact the best meal for a long time. Everything was so fresh and the flavourings were wonderful. We had baby squid starter. Mushroom starter. Dinner was crayfish special. Mushroom pasta dish. Both outstanding. Even the house wine rose and...

The food was excellent. The sea bass was probably the best I’ve had. The service was brilliant, attentive but not in your face.

Our 'go to' restaurant in Looe. We come here at least twice a week whenever we come here on holiday, which is five or six times a year. Need we say more!

Simply a fantastic experience at this small restaurant the hosts make it a worthwhile visit coupled with excellent quality food. We will definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a restaurant in Looe.

There are a lot of great restaurants in Looe, but this is my favourite… which is high praise indeed. Great food and great service!

Great spot for a romantic meal or even with family and friends. The food was truly tasty and the customer service was great, they made us feel welcomed.

Great little Italian in the heart of Looe. Amazing meal, pâte was to die for, best we've ever had!. Lasagne and tirimasu also amazing. Already booked in for the same time next year!

I loved this place and not sure why we haven’t tried it before. It’s always busy, quite small but that gives for an intimate dining experience where you can actually chat to your neighbours. The waiter was lovely, the owner/chef came out to chat to...

Fabulous meal in cosy, intimate surroundings, with a friendly welcome and great service. Between us we had the spicy crab (every bit as delicious as other reviewers said), scallops, prawn/Avacado and ham/melon starters, then lobster pasta, carbonara, meatballs and lemon sole fillets. All bases on...

Fabulous evening at Papa Nino’s. Great service, fantastic chef. Best steaks ever. I had the hot spiced crab starter which was full of flavour and lots of crab. For main we all had the fillet steak medium rare which was perfect. There is an award...

Fab meal - starters of GB and mushrooms, Main of Spag Bol and steak pizzaolia - wonderful, very tasty and taste according to husband was “to die for”. Will definitely revbook again. Hidden gem!

Great place, food was , as always Fantastic 😊. Be here again next week 😄😃. I would recommend Papa ninos to anyone. Please come , you will not be disappointed.

A lovely little restaurant with very friendly staff and delicious food. We all had fish dishes which were beautifully presented and tasty. The deserts were very good too.

Amazing food and ambience, friendly service. Lovely authentic setting. The food choice was extensive, something for everyone. Would highly recommend and advisable to book.

Wow what can I say the food was incredible massive portions the staff were lovely but I would say pre book otherwise you will not get in. We had the crab starter which was incredible the perfect amount of meat and spice and we had...

We went to celebrate my birthday and I had melon for starters and then Crawfish (half in mornay and half in thermador sauce). Absolutely excellent service by Justin and Derek the Chef/Owner.

Fab-u- Lous!!! What am amazing meal, ambience, service! Delightful! Grilled sea bass - out of this world! Loved it!

Lovely little restaurant, lovely staff, amazing food, we will definitely be back. The steak is the best steak I’ve ever had, can’t recommend enough

Terrible, pate awful, food not seasoned, frozen vegetables, would not recommend. Much better restaurants in Looe than this place. Been to other Italian restaurants and this place not up to scratch. Also payment in cash !!

A very popular restaurant in Looe and once you have been you can see why. The food is excellent and the service superb, the waiter was very attentive and helpful throughout our meal. Really good location well worth a visit.

This restaurant is amazing. We come back year after year. Amazing food, staff and atmosphere! Booking is a must! Love it 💗 Thank you to the owners and staff that make every visit so special for us!

exceptional, food, unbelievable, cosy little restaurant with food that is absolutely amazing. Really warm and welcoming when you arrive and great service. Came here 2 years ago, same chef, same waiter. Just so good, nice to come back and have a reliably, good mail on...

Delicious seafood starters and mains, desserts were great too. We can highly recommend Papa Nino's it's a lovely restaurant and a credit to Looe.

A gem of a restaurant. A very small and friendly restaurant with wonderful food which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone (even the kids who said it was the best that they had whilst visiting Looe)!!

Wonderful experience as usual. Fillet steak was sublime. Been here many times, the fish and shell food is excellent. Service is very personal and friendly. One of our favourite restaurants in Looe.

We’ve been before lockdown, & had a great meal with great service then, & hope that things haven’t changed since. We were not disappointed , it was a good if not better than we remember, we will be going again for sure.

Above & beyond in every aspect,,, what can I say just sublime, service & food 1st class & of course mustn’t forget the wine

Lovely little restaurant,great menu with lots of local produce. Very small but cosy. A big shout out to Justin who collected my husbands birthday cake and bought it out as a surprise. Amazing food and outstanding service. Thank you

Absolutely one of the best meals out I've ever experienced. Starter of Squid was really light and cooked in a Pil Pil spicy oil, tip order more of the artisan bread to mop dish with, that good. Fillet steak is huge and so tasty as...

Nice little authentic looking Italian restaurant. Great atmosphere and service was outstanding, the waiter was lovely . Portions were generous and prices good value. Most of the party had fish and enjoyed. The pesto pasta though was the worst my partner had ever had, tasted...

One word…….. wow…….. A few more words, pre book or you will be disappointed, a wonderful little piece of Italy plonked in a little seaside town…. Staff are attentive and happy to recommend, the main man derek is also very attentive from the back and...

Visited last year when we stayed in Looe. We stayed up in Tamar Valley this year and did the 40 mile round trip twice just to eat here again that is how good this place is. The food is exceptional, staff friendly and attentive. The...

This is an amazing restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious and we were spoilt for choice. The steaks were the best we’ve ever had as were the pasta dishes. The service was exceptional too. I would highly recommend a visit here. You won’t be disappointed

This is one of the best Italian restaurants we have ever been to! It is tiny, only a few tables inside so you absolutely have to book in advance, believe me it is worth it, they had to turn so many people away on the...

Fantastic food at a small intimate venue so the perfect place for a spot on meal with my wife. Food was cooked to perfection and the final bill was a real surprise as expected it to be way more than it was

Fantastic food and great customer service would highly recommend best steak in year cooked to perfection

This place is excellent. The food is amazing and the service is fabulous. It's a small restaurant so booking is advised but you will not be disappointed.

Having read the TA reviews we booked our table well in advance. So glad we did as Justin had to turn many away. Good house red, tasty starters (mushrooms and spicy crab). Plentiful mains. Would happily go there again.

Derek, Justin and the team never fail to deliver a great experience. Went with friends and couldn’t resist the Spiced crab to start. I tried hard (as I have for the last 10 years) but I just can’t help myself. Mme Gourmand went for the...

Our group of 7 have had yet another lovely evening at Papa Ninõ. As usual, from the minute we arrived to the time we left we were made to feel very welcome. Justin, front of house and Derek, owner and chef were just spot on....

Papa Nino’s is a fabulous Italian restaurant in Looe, we were taken by friends who had been before and said it was a bit special, so we had high expectations and were not disappointed. Its a small place with probably only enough seating for 20...

Having dined here 2 years ago, we came back three times on this holiday, such is the quality of food. The menu is so extensive that you're never short of options. Justin on front of house works so hard to make sure you're looked after...

Small but friendly. Good food and service. Lots of fish choices for seafood lovers. Would recommend. Don't forget to book as it is very popular.

Lovely meal, pasta was great but my partner specifically wanted seafood being in the area and wasn’t disappointed. Pays to book and book early as it’s small and busy..

Beautiful food and fabulous service from Justin. We’ve been coming to this restaurant for the last 8 years we feel it the best restaurant in Looe. The restaurant is really small and cozy as a result you have to make sure you book a table...

The food and service was amazing, would highly recommend. Very friendly and attentive waiter and the food is out of this world. Would definitely recommend

The service and staff were great and friendly. The food..... OMG it was amazing, it was delicious. I highly recommend.

As an italian living in the UK, i can confirm this is one of the nicest italian meals i have had in a long time! I ordered the scallops for starter and salmon and prawn fettuccine for main and i could not recommend it more!...

As always great service and food. Always made welcome and addressed by name. Can't fault Justin ( front of house ) and chef / owner Derek. Food second to none. Thank you.

Steaks were fabulous! Spicy crab starter was delicious Great place for dinner Definitely recommend this place

Fabulous food in a relaxing atmosphere. Great range of local caught fish dishes. We had prawn and lobster pasta. Wicked

Ate here on our last night in Cornwall. Excellent small restaurtant with a lovely atmosphere. Food is fantastic. We will definitely booked again when we are in Looe. Tip: Book in Advance

We went for an anniversary meal. Very good friendly service. Attention to detail. Amazing food. Lovely atmosphere fairly small cosy resterant with lovely atmosphere. We had a wonderful evening.

Absolutely fantastic, staff were brilliant, crab starter was delicious, the veal was superb. Would definitely visit again.

Glad found this amazing restaurant , food to die for , will be back , great time had xx Definitely the best meal in Cornwall, Entered as guests , Left as friends

What can we say, the best Sea bass ever it's amazing food an ambience wowee. We were recommended an it's fabulous. Fresh, friendly an just delicious. Thank you so much guys.

We arrived at the restaurant and were quickly seated at our table. The service was great. For starters I ordered a crab dish which was very tasty my partner ordered baby squid in garlic, which was amazing. For mains, we both ordered the house special...

The food, the atmosphere and service was amazing. Would highly recommend the restaurant. Can’t wait to go back for another meal

Wonderful food, Great service from Jay, all at a great price. What's not to like. A+++ - We'll be back soon.

As we were on holiday in the area, we had to book a meal at Papa Nino in Looe. We have visited several times previously. Yet again the experience was perfect. The small restaurant is full of character, the food is amazing and the service...

An absolute must on your visit to Looe. Can't begin to explain the exceptional quality of service and food we had. Thans for making the last night of our holiday one to remember ❤

This place is amazing, my hubby had the best Lobster Thermidor he has ever had and he’s had a lot! I’m not into fish so I had Carbonara and yes it was the best I’ve ever had, great fish selection, beautiful flavours and Justin did...

As always a fabulous steak & mussels from Papa Ninos with the best personal service. We have been coming here twice a year for 13 years and always have the best food. Del's steaks are to die for. The portions are very generous. It is...

Visited Papa Nino and had the best meal I've had in a long time. Excellent food, great atmosphere and friendly and efficient service. Went back the next night for another superb meal. A little treasure in Looe a must to visit.

Wow, what a place this is. Very very good food and the prices are amazing for what you get here the restaurant is small but it is well worth going and the manager is great, we had scallops and the chicken Marsala both were amazing....

Wonderful food and 2st class service we love this place is amazing we travel 500 miles to eat here Justin thank ypu perfect as ever Derick keep safe and we want a table in december please 😃💕

Great restaurant food was amazing, service really good great atmosphere. Very small so booking is essential

Charming restaurant with lovely food and excellent service. Best meal we've ever had out in Looe, would highly recommend.

Once again, Derek and the team made our anniversary extra special. The service was and always is fabulous. The food is amazing and always piping hot. We decided to have something different this time and went for the special of penne pasta with lobster and...

Wow Wow Wo!! Literally the BEST scallop starter and fillet steak main I have EVER eaten and I’ve had a fair few over the years! Derek is an amazing chef and Justin the perfect host. What a great evening definitely will be taking my daughter...