Piccolino in Birmingham

Really nice atmosphere, Diego was very helpful

Delicious Italian food! Large range of different dishes , including gluten free. I thought that the ingredients were fresh and well cooked making the food really tasty! The restaurant is spacious, with tables well spread out. The atmosphere was great. The staff were all very nice. The service was really efficient even if the place was busy! We were served by Anna, and we thought she was really kind and welcoming ! We had a lovely evening!

amazing food and atmosphere. amazing service from waitress krijtiva. great food

Amazing service from waitress Kristina!!

Food was excellent, the wagyu lasagne was extremely tasty and flavoursome. Served by the lovely Cristina who made sure our night was what we needed it to be.

amazing pasta , great service by Joanna and Diego

This food is okay, Joanna Diego served nice service, it deserved to come to here.

Joanna was so lovley and very welcoming and brought great energy to ate night and it was amz

Christina was such a lovely person she served us and she was very polite

my server joanna was very nice and helpful during my experience

I loved my experience at Piccolino. The food was so tasty and my service by Joanna was excellent. Would definitely recommend and I would come again.

I was served by Joanna, excellent job. She was very friendly and helpful.

Lovely fancy restraurant wth a great atmosphere! Was served by Joanna and she was lovely. Food was nice but came with a lot of leaves on it

We came for my mother-in-law’s 80th. And I’m not going to do mother-in-law jokes here. I could. Lord knows I could. But frankly, the restaurant did them all for me. Every tired, uninspired, phoned-in, family-gathering cliché was catered for—except, ironically, the catering. Now, on the face of it, Piccolino looks the part. Stylish even. There’s a low golden glow, waiters in the regulation waistcoats, and the usual interior designer’s salad of marble, brass, and botanical tat. Plastic plants dangle from the ceiling like a housewife’s dream of the Amalfi Coast. You could almost be convinced. Almost. But then things begin to unravel. Slowly at first. A thread here, a fray there. Our table is one place setting short. Not a huge problem, unless you’re the person standing awkwardly, clutching a gift bag, wondering if the table’s just gaslighting you. And yes, it’s a Friday night, but the restaurant is half empty. A few lonely couples, a business dinner dying quietly in the corner. It should have been buzzing. It was barely idling. Drinks take forever. Long enough that you begin to wonder if the Pinot Grigio is still on the vine. And when it does arrive, it’s warm. Not room temperature. Not cellar cool. Warm. Like it had just done a shift under a Tuscan sunlamp and was ready for a lie down. Then the food. The menu reads well enough—some safe hits, some ambitious misses—but what arrives feels like a culinary shrug. The pasta was dry, claggy, and slumped on the plate like it had given up halfway through the boil. The presentation suggested a chef in a hurry, or perhaps a hostage. Even the panna cotta looked like it had been assembled mid-apology. It’s a shame. Because you want to like these places. You want to come out, for a birthday, with family and laughter and the clink of glasses and plates you didn’t have to wash. You don’t want to feel like you are the inconvenience. That your mere presence is messing with the restaurant’s vibe. But that’s how it felt. A sort of low-grade irritation, like they’d rather you just ordered a Deliveroo and left them to their curated Instagram silence. Piccolino Birmingham: a fallen angel of a restaurant. Once full of promise, now floating somewhere between faded glamour and full-blown couldn’t-care-less. We raised a glass to 80 years of life. The restaurant, I fear, won’t see out the decade.

Extremely slow service . The restaurant was almost empty but everything took ages . The food was generally ok but not fantastic. The tuna arrived well done although we were specifically asked if we would like it pink or well done . And the images in menu were a long way from the actual dishes .

Bad food. The bolognese looked like vomit. Didn't taste much better. Starters were just about passable.

Ok, lets start with nice things Location, venue, atmosphere is really great. Food - bit different story. To be honest it’s bit hit and miss. Tuna tartare was great, calmari fritti as well, straters overall is good options. Once it comes to mains it might get bit disappointing. Will be honest- carbonara was worst i ever tried. And i have tried quite few, last one in Naples couple weeks back. Seafood grill very sad for the cost. Ravioli with beef was good (best main on the table). Service: kudos to one of the guys who i believe is Italian who partly taken over service of our table cause initial waiter seems forgot about us. So it’s not terribly bad, but for the prices i would expect bit more of a quality with a food Would i go there again? For a starters and a drink yes. For a main - there is better places around.

Thanks for a great evening. Don't know the name of the waiter, but he was just right there with good suggestions and follow-up, skilled. And the food was fantastic. We had Carbonara and Osso Buco Alla Milanesa, and the veal was a 6 on the dice. If we come back to Birmingham it's a foregone conclusion.

Lovely place, good atmosphere, service could have been better, they weren't very attentive as they were busy so kept taking ages to get someone's attention.

Mother’s Day 2025. Long waits and awful food in the end. Sadly I won’t go back.

Booked a table for 2pm to celebrate my wife's birthday & Mother's Day with my daughter. After presenting ourselves at reception we waited 20 mins before challenging staff as to why we had to wait so long to be shown to our table. We waited a further 10 mins before being shown to our table. Once seated we waited a further 20 mins, during which time we were not even acknowledged by any of the waiting staff. After complaining about yet another delay a member of staff took our order. Only once we placed our order were we told that some items we had ordered were not available, resulting in a further delay in placing our order. When the starters arrived my wife's was cold and we had to request a replacement. Onto the mains, my daughter did not get everything she had ordered and my wife's pizza, which was requested without basil, came wit basil on it. After further complaining again, the missing element of my daughter's mains was brought to our table along with my wife's replacement pizza, minus basil. However, the replacement pizza came unsliced, leaving my wife to have to do it with a knife & fork. We were offered complimentary cocktails, however when the bill arrived there was a charge for cocktails on it. After another complaint they were removed from the bill. All in all what should have been a celebration of my wife's birthday and Mother's Day turned out to be a disastrous and disappointing visit. The staff simply seemed unable to get anything right and we could hear other customers around us complaining about various issues. Spoiled what was otherwise a very good day of celebration.

We were really excited to try this place after reading the reviews even though it’s quite expensive, but unfortunately it was disappointing. The service was great and the atmosphere and decor was lovely but the food let it down. The bruschetta was freezing cold and the carbonara had far too much salt and pepper on it that it was all you could taste. The vegan pizza was decent but nothing special. The cocktails were nice but not very strong considering the price point. Considering how much we spent, we expected better. At least the staff were lovely.

We had a fabulous evening at Piccolino's. We were a party of 7 for a birthday celebration. The food was good, some of us had fish, some of us had pasta and some had of us had meat dishes. The fries were piping hot and crispy, some of the best fries I've had in a while. My Wagyu lasagne was ok, it was luke warm, however my cousin had the venison which was delectable, I should have gone for that. To be honest I dithered about what to eat all night, I originally chose risotto but changed my mind, so shout out to Antonio for being patient and pleasant. We asked him lots of questions and I literally took a considerable time to choose my meal, however Antonio put us at ease, and had fantastic hosting skills. All in all it was a lovely mid week evening.

Great meal and drinks. The service was very good, would go back.

My only complaint is that, I would of liked the waiter or waitress to have spoken to the lady opposite who was dining with her phone on loud speaker and volume on maximum, we was not in McDonald’s, but a nice place to come and enjoy my dining experience, otherwise the food and service was great, defo recommend and reasonably priced Food was tasty and full of flavour

A really nice and I would say it is one of the top choices in Birmingham. Some portions are big like the T Bone. Lobster pasta is smaller if you consider sharing. Both taste really nice. Great service.

★★★★★ Had a fantastic evening here celebrating my wife’s birthday! The ravioli and linguine were absolutely delicious, and the cocktails and wine were spot on. Service was exceptional - huge thanks to Monica, who was incredibly friendly and attentive, making the night feel extra special. The lively vibe with music playing was a great surprise for a Wednesday evening. Highly recommend and will definitely be back!

We came here to dine on the 7th March 2025. Immediately greeted when we arrived and taken to our table. The service was brilliant and the atmosphere was perfect. We decide on 3 courses and they were timed really well, did not feel rushed. Food is outstanding and excellent quality. We would definitely dine here again. Thank you for an amazing experience.

Amazing restaurant with friendly staff

Very enjoyable. Lasagne needs some more meat in it but was very tasty.

Excellent food, very friendly staff, winelist good, handy location.

Great atmosphere, came for after work drinks and bar service was amazing, especially Lilly one of the the barmaid. Good advice and perfect customer service.

Good Italian food in a modern / chick environment. Nice location in brindley place. The desserts in particular were excellent - crème caramel was excellent!

Despite having a reservation, we waited over 30-40 minutes for a table and were eventually squeezed into an sheltered ‘outdoor’ spot where the heating was turned off. Food took forever to arrive, and when it did, it was nothing special. Just a mediocre restaurant

Piccolino had some good points but also a few letdowns. The restaurant was quiet when we visited, and the food overall was nice—the chicken pasta tasted fresh, and the desserts were enjoyable, though the garlic bread’s cheese tasted a bit off. Service was friendly, especially Irene, but we did have to wait quite a bit to order and follow up on requests. The menu felt limited for vegetarians. While the meal itself was enjoyable, both my friend and I experienced indigestion and stomach cramps the next day, which brought my rating down significantly. Had that not happened, I would have given a much better review.

Amazing experience. First time dining here but definitely will not be the last. Staff are very accommodating. Ambience of the restaurant is fabulous. You won't be disappointed. Well done Piccolinos!!

Wonderful place for an eventful evening of celebration. Staff were super, food is solidly good and restaurant is a charm.

Irene was fantastic all evening.

Food wasn't good, then the waiter argued with us, promised to bring some extra veg but never did. To be fair we weren't charged but we also didn't eat

My husband and I attended Piccolino yesterday, initially I was super excited as the venue looks stunning and the menu was amazing. We were sat down and initially served quickly, our mains arrived super fast and the food was exquisite and I wanted to savour every bite. However, that’s were it all ended for me, we weren’t asked if we wanted to order any more drinks, weren’t offered a dessert menu and after over 30 minutes of waiting my husband had to get hold of one of waiters to ask we could pay our bill. It was a disappointing end to the evening, where we would have spent more on drinks and dessert but we got so frustrated we just decided to leave.

2 meals, one piping hot, the other barely warm.

Delicious, professional restaurant. Very clean.

Food was great. But didn't have what I wanted so had to change my selection. Service was good and food was quick. Would prefer not to have a service charge on the bill. Would of left more £ if it wasn't paid on card.

It’s a fancy noisy place for people to drink. Pasta vongole and fruitti di mare are the worst dishes we have ever tasted. There is no oliu garlic flavor. Bad smelly sea food. It’s not Italian food!

Good food and amazing service by Rafa. We'll be back for sure.

It was amazing, I can't believe I've not been before! This is probably my new favourite restaurant in and around Birmingham. Decor is very grand and modern. Service was great, staff were very attentive. Food was served quickly and was very tasty. It was faultless. They give you a cloakroom ticket for your coat, which is great. Will definitely be going again. Excellent overall. Highly recommend.

The food here is nothing short of amazing. All the courses feel just the right size and are wonderfully fresh. The kitchen gets meals out in a timely manner too. The restaurant staff, when you have their attention are great and very attentive. However, at times they’re slow to checkin, and a tad forgetful. It may have just been a particularly busy night. Highly recommend.

Nice place, decent service and very good food. Good for couples and groups.

We attended this valentines weekend although very busy our server Raphael made the experience great he was very welcoming and efficient , he kept us updated on our food & drinks and got them to us as soon as he could great worker we will definitely be back !

Great food, good vibe and good service!

Me and my boyfriend came to Picciliono on Valentine’s day, the service we had was amazing served by a lovely young girl . Before we even got through the door we was asked if we wanted to hang out coats up which is the first time we have been asked out of quite a few restaurants in Birmingham. Our waitress was very fast and met all our needs. Carbonara for two was amazing comes in a cheese wheel i was so excited to try! Overall a lovely experience thank you all 🫶

My friends and I went to Piccolino for dinner during Valentine’s Day. Understandably, it was very busy, the staff at the reception were lovely, however the waiter who served us was particularly unfriendly from the start. Rather than informing my friends that the Chardonnay they ordered was unavailable and asking if they wanted something else to drink, the waiter ended up selecting another bottle of Chardonnay which was significantly more expensive. We didn’t realise this until our bill came to the table. Thankfully, the restaurant agreed to charge us for the price of the original bottle that was ordered. However, given the restaurant is quite high end, and we (along with many others in the restaurant) were very obviously university students, this was quite disappointing. Other than that, the food was extremely delicious, cocktails were nicely made, and the atmosphere was great! Definitely open to coming back!

Rafael was the best server. Food was 10/10. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

Lovely atmosphere and tasty food. A place to dress up for! We had a lovely waiter called Rafael, he was easy to talk to and friendly!

Great food, very pretty restaurant. Made for a great valentines date night. Prices are reasonable for what you’re getting. Would recommend for special occasions.

Food and ambience excellent. Staff too. Only critic: the toilets are filthy. You should seriously pay more attention to cleanness and simple things like that.

Truffle pizza was delicious. Service 5 star! Xxx

Fantastic service from Joanna tonight & food was superb

Great atmosphere, fast service and lovely food

Great night out for our works doo! Fab atmosphere, great food and Joanna was great!

Top quality food and amazing service. Thank you Joanna

WE WENT FOR THE FIRST TIME TO PICCOLINO AND WE JUST LOVED IT. WE WERE BEING SERVED BY ANNA WHO WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, KIND, RESPECFUL AND VERY FRIENDLY WE JUST LOVED IT HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT 👌

Piccolino offers a spacious setting with a charming Italian ambiance. However, the menu lacks the variety one might expect from an authentic Italian restaurant. I ordered the Frutti di Mare Rosso, but it fell short of expectations. Instead of the rich tomato-based dish typical of this classic, I was served yellowish rice with a few commercial-grade prawns. I also tried the plain sardines, which arrived unaccompanied—just three small fish on their own. For dessert, I had the Bonna Cotta, which was decent but nothing memorable. For a drink, I opted for cider. The total cost was £52, which I found steep given the food’s quality and portion size. Overall, it felt overpriced for the dining experience provided.

Dinner was great but our waiter could've been nicer/more attentive. As per usual, there was one table of loud brits nearby that dampened the mood

What an amazing experience! Best pasta I have ever eaten (lobster pasta). Special thanks to Rafael that made this experience unforgetable. I'll definetly come back

Thought it was over priced for the quality of food

I had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful restaurant. Wonderfully decorated, wonderful atmosphere. The waiters were very nice and helpful. Everyone is very friendly. The food was fanastic. I highly recommend it

Nice decor, atmosphere was good, staff were friendly a little slow to get drinks and the bill but overall okay, food as average

Perfect atmosphere and excellent service, I brought my date here, and we had a great time. The food is really good and delicious. I recommend their Lasagna.

The food was amazing and was recommended by Joanna. She is absolutely fantastic with 5-star services. Atmosphere was nice and cosy.

Food very taste. It's good service . I never ever seen any other restaurant

Brilliant food, friendly service.. couldn't be more helpful.. recommend the scallops and they didn't disappoint..

This is the wort’s restaurant ever. They are very racist and quality of food is not as good as other Italian restaurants around. P.S They also pay for fake reviews

Excellent environment, great customer service, amazing menu choices,decent food and at affordable prices…

Great and had an amazing experience in this restaurant

Very tasty food great service I recommend

food fantastic, staff so friendly could not be more helpful

Elegant location, great food and great service, definitely I will come back again.

exceptional service and was friendly, making the entire experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommended

Stunning food had the steak sharing board. Atmosphere was lovely and romantic! Garlic bread was amazing to start with- would defo visit here again

Ate here just before Christmas, great service and great food. Recommend.

Experience was perfect. I am disabled and wow they access for me in a wheelchair . The waitress that helped me was extremely polite and kind making sure I was comfortable. Most importantly was our meal we enjoyed it was sublime truly Italiano

Everything was perfect, ranging from the customer service to the food. I’ll surely recommend.

A very good experience . Highly recommend the place. Friendly staff good food . And service

We had such a lovely evening for our anniversary, thank you! Special mention to the excellent service from Rafael, he did a wonderful job making our evening special, thanks again

good food, good service, good atmosphere scallops 10/10

Went for my husband’s birthday Unfortunately even though it was Sunday, they didn’t have the roast due to it being Christmas We were greeted at the door by Ethan who directed us to a booth and checked regarding the roast dinner He also offered to take photos of us as a family by the tree Our server was Armando who was also friendly & helpful It was lovely to see the new refurbished restaurant All the booths were red leather and are now a plush blue Extra tree decorations were also lovely as well as the Christmas lights Our meals were all very delicious although my linguine vongole was a little on the small side Enough clams but not enough pasta for my liking My husband & son had tiramisu for dessert during which Armando and another server brought a cake with candle & sang Happy Birthday to my husband The small cake was delicious & we thought it was a lovely gesture Would recommend

Great Italian restaurant in centre of Birmingham. Great food ,friendly staff lovely decor. Will visit again and highly recommend if you like Italian food .

Lovely food great atmosphere & was looked after by waiter Ethan.

We had the good fortune to visit Piccolino on 27.12.2024 after going to the theatre in Birmingham. As they say in Gavin and Stacey it was lush. The staff, including Ethan, were excellant too. Thanks to all at Piccolino. Gareth Jenkins.

The ambience is fantastic. Food options were limited though, but I loved the vibe of the place Also, staff is very friendly and welcoming. Would love to visit again.

If there was a 0 star option, then that would've been perfect, but unfortunately there isn't. The servers and the manager were rude and disrespectful, they even forgot about us and delayed our food too. do not recommend going.

Nice venue, top food, service fine - so, well worth a visit!

Excellent experience we have a lovely time. Thanks Joanna and Rthan!

Food was delicious! Attended for a birthday celebration and the staff were so friendly! Special mention to Rafael who was amazing and so welcoming. Would definitely recommend!

Very great pizza and ham, and Joanna and Ethan are very friendly. Highly recommended!

The decor is beautiful and we were seated on time. While I highly recommend the calamari, this is where the highlights end. We were seated outside/on the terrace, I believe, which alternated hot and cold with the heater going on and off while we were there, so we ate with our coats on which wasn't the most comfortable. While I would let the slow service slide since it is a busy time of year, I thought the person taking our order was extremely rude. He did not look at us while we were ordering, and instead looked around at other people, spoke to other people while we were trying to order and on more than one occasion walked away from our table while we were ordering, and so forgot what we had said meaning we had to repeat our order. The lasagne, while it had a good flavour, was a bunch of mush in a bowl and a few of the dishes ordered by other people in my party seemed bland, meaning people had to add their own salt. The food quality and service does not match the price point of the restaurant. You'd be better off going to Zizzi a few doors away.

Really tasty food, great atmosphere and top service!

We had a family pre Christmas get together The staff were rude, the food came out disjointed and the place was not run correctly We won’t return

We wanted a table for 2 even though it was slightly busy but not rammed. Got told yes, we have a table, to sit there for over half an hour without anybody giving us a menu or even to be asked what drink we would like. Despite making eye contact with different waitresses who walked passed us to hug a customer. Not professional.