Positano in Kingston upon Thames

This is the nicest restaurant run but the kindest people. The food was amazing and so tasty, the pasta was delicious- felt like i really was in Positano! They were even able to cater around my mums extensive dietary issues (both gluten and dairy free). i would 100% recommend the bruschetta!!

We visited for my birthday, food was delicious, amazing range of authentic Italian options for all courses. The pizza selection is extensive and the seafood options also great. Tiramisu was a particular highlight and the lemon tart was also fab. They made a real fuss for birthday, singing happy birthday and adding a candle to the dessert. It was already one of our favourite places and we now couldn’t love it anymore! Great place, great service and delicious food! Thank you!

The most welcoming restaurant around. Its like bringing a piece of Italy to the UK. The food is quite excellent making the whole experience just superb. You've just got to try here.

Booked this place last minute purely because of the great TripAdvisor reviews….they were not wrong ! Excellent service and food from this traditional family run eatery ! You have to go !

Lively local restaurant serving freshly cooked fantastic food. Very tasty. Lovely family run restaurant with a great atmosphere.

Positano is a restaurant for all occasions, wether it’s a special one or your weekly dinner. Service is great and the food is even better!! I’ve been going there regularly for over a year with no plans to stop. Highly recommended for anyone who wants authentic Italian cuisine

Popped in for the first time as the restaurant had good reviews. We weren't disappointed. Pizzas were fresh and hot and service was polite and friendly.

Our first visit but after all the other positive reviews somewhere we were keen to try. The food and service was wonderful. And the extra effort made to celebrate my daughter’s 18th was very much appreciated . We will definitely be back.

Went with family for dinner to this restaurant and it was amazing. The food was delicious, the service was second to none. The pizza they make there are the best I have ever tasted. Without a doubt the best Italian restaurant I have been to in and around London. This family run restaurant is a must try. Can not wait to go again Highly recommend

Was full when we arrived, not having booked and so they took our number and said that they should have a table within the next 30 mins. 20 minutes later we had to quickly down our drink at the Prince of Wales pub up the road as they phoned to say that a table was now free. Food was excellent, having both chosen pasta dishes. Service was great with no pressure to hurry and felt very much like a family business. Will definitely be going back to sample some of the other dishes, all of which looked excellent and all at a reasonable price.

Nipped in for an early supper before a concert. Prompt service in spite of the large family groups there. Original menu with lots of variety and well priced

What a great surprise! Father and daughter steal the show with excellent food and service. I would love such a restaurant in my hometown and would definitely be a regular. Thanks for the great evening!

How we’ve missed this place!! Soo good to be back and welcomed with open arms ❤️ The food was as good as I remembered and looking forward to coming back again and again.

Had another wonderful night at Positano for my wifes' birthday treat. A genuine, family run Italian restaurant that just gets better every time we visit. The family have worked really hard to make this place one of the best restaurants for miles around. Lots of Italians eat here! The food and service are second to none. I would recommend you give this place a try. Moderately priced with excellent food!

Really lovely, family run trattoria - exceptional service, short-ish menu of Italian staples, short wine list with regional variety. Authentic atmosphere, superb young staff guided by charming husband (chef) and wife owners. We loved every second and every dish of our Friday night meal there with friends. Return visit high on the list.

So glad we came across this little gem. Usually dining in Kingston, we decided to have a look for an Italian restaurant we haven’t been to yet. The restaurant was very busy (Saturday night). We were told by the lady manager we might have to wait a little but longer which was nice rather than keeping us in the dark. For the quality of food we got, we wouldn’t mind waiting hours. The best gnocchi with wild mushrooms I have ever eaten! Very cosy atmosphere and friendly staff. Can’t wait to be back 😊

Had the special board of t bone stake very resonably priced beautiful ,not rushed between starter and main .tried a couple of wines samples th get the correct wine the lady of the house cpuld not be more help full thourghly recommend service and food excellent wkll be back

Super friendly team and fantastic service. The food was amazing! Highly recommend a visit. Just what a neighbourhood restaurant should be. We’ll be back.

Family reunion and over 2 years since we’d been here and it was so great to be back. Lovely welcome from Dhurana. Fabulous food - my saltimbocca was as good as always. Lovely bread and olive oil too. Caramello Positano perfection and lovely easy-to-drink merlot. Claudia. Delisa and Lara looked after us so well. Lovely atmosphere. Thank you for a lovely evening everyone - lovely to see you back and producing excellent Italian food - last but not least thank you Timo the chef!

Really lovely food, we had a very nice pizza and some delicious Carbonara which was a very generous portion. Very friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Food was absolutely fantastic, particularly the special arancini. Awesome customer service, reasonably priced and the menu had so many options we struggled to choose! If you are looking for an authentic, family run Italian then this is the place for you. Cannot recommend this place enough, we will be back!

Absolutely fantastic little Italian. Very nice people, very friendly and the food was wonderful, highly recommend

So lovely to see Positano open & buzzing. Delicious food, lovely ambiance and super friendly service. Will be back again soon! Highly recommend.

Ordered a takeaway for my Birthday ! We all ordered the pizzas which were really delicious along with some garlic bread. I had some cheesecake for dessert as I don’t like birthday cake . Ordered and picked up really efficiently thank you very much

My positives coming out of the pandemic are zooming family and friends, having the kids home from University and discovering Positano. It’s a delightful taste of Italy that’s makes me smile. The food tastes really fresh and you can tell it’s made with care and...

Best pizza we’ve ever had! Super friendly service. Desserts to die for (& made in house). And currently available for collection! A real hit with our family!

Always loved the food back in the days when we were able to eat in - good news is that their pizza takeaways are just as good. Enjoyed lovely pizzas last week - atmosphere not quite the same at home, but that's life at the...

Great little independent Italian restaurant with a cosy but lively atmosphere. Great service from the staff, attentive and friendly. The food was excellent, particularly the bruschetta starter, we had pizza which they kindly substituted toppings for us. Also the wine was reasonably priced. Would definitely...

Had a wonderful time at Positano, the service was fantastic and they took great care of us! The food was delicious (and there was an amazing range of dishes), we will definitely be coming back!

Really lovely Italian restaurant! It has a great rustic vibe and nice family feel to the restaurant. We had very nice, fast and friendly service all night. All of us really enjoyed our food and my son thought the pizza was to die for! We’ll...

My wife & I was accommodated due to a cancellation, so We were both looking forward to our evening as we had received good recommendations but left thoroughly disappointed, we were sat in the corner by the entrance door not a problem as we had...

I visited with my family recently and we absolutely loved it. I had the penne al’arribiata and it was delicious. The service was really good as well, very friendly and welcoming. We had a lovely evening, will definitely be going again :)

I had a lovely meal with my family at Positano. Staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, the food was delicious and affordably priced, lovely selection of wines and cocktails. Atmosphere has a lovely warm, authentic Italian feel- could be straight out of Florence or Rome...

I love this place! This is my favourite Italian in the Surbiton/ Kingston area. It's a family-run, super cosy, authentic Italian. Always thoroughly enjoy coming here.

We had a truly enjoyable evening at 'Positano' from start to finish - food was tasty & genuinely Italian - pizzas, pasta, wine, all great.

Perfect: delicious food, wonderful host, clean and tidy, the personal touch. Weekend away with our two children aged 9 and 12. Saw the reviews and thought we’d try. It was lovely - even when booking you could tell it was a special restaurant. The hosts...

So happy these guys are open again! We have missed them so much! Delicious food and wonderful warm service as always, and they have made the restaurant a safe haven with social distancing and real cleanliness. A very relaxing experience- feels like coming home!

I cannot tell you how pleased I am that this lovely, family run, Italian restaurant is once again open. We were there last night and the welcome we received hasn't changed; it really is one of the most welcoming places to eat! The food was up to its' usual high standard; I had the sea bass and was well impressed! It seems funny being sat in an Italian and being far away from everybody else, but, social distancing is a must for everybody. It will not be long before we return!

Been looking forward to this for soooo long!! Ordered pasta and pizza takeaway yesterday and I wasn’t disappointed. “Mamma" Positano was there to greet everyone and as always she was so lovely and I can’t wait until we can go back and eat in the restaurant. Good job guys

Das Essen ist spitzefrisch, lecker... Das Tiramisu wirklich erstklassig!...ein herzliches Danke schön an den Koch.Der Service ist freundlich und sehr zuvorkommend gewesen. Immer wieder ein Besuch wert!

What a lovely welcome, beautiful restaurant and delicious food. Plentiful and great value Thank you for helping us celebrate our anniversary

Fab night out with my husband, Sister in law and niece. Notoriously fussy, they loved the place! We had pizza and pastas and all had desert and the Nero D’Avola is a great red.

We visited here on a cold windy Tuesday evening, the start of my wife’s week of Birthday celebrations! Food and service was perfect. Sardines to start, then pizza, lasagne, meat balls, no complaints from anyone. Pizza I had was excellent, lovely light base and nice and spicy. Desserts good too. Highly recommend, proper home cooked Italian food.

I live locally and have been visiting Positano semi-regularly for almost two years. I take family members who are visiting me here in London, I take my partner, friends from work and honestly just about anyone who will come just as an excuse for me to eat here at this point.My most recent visit was for a double date night with friends, having booked ahead we tucked into three courses each and ate every last morsel! Not only is the food incredible but the prices are affordable, putting no one out of pocket for a pre-Christmas date night when our purse strings are at their tightest.This cozy, authentic Italian restaurant has an incredible atmosphere suitable for celebrations, romantic nights and casual evenings. The food is yet to disappoint, continuously delivered piping hot in a timely manner. (Most importantly, it's always delicious.) Furthermore, the staff are incredible every time, the waitresses continuously recommend great dishes and provide excellent service.I cannot think of any negatives about this little diamond on Ewell street, but I would definitely recommend booking ahead to avoid disappointment as tables are limited.

Very good home cooked food the service is great a must try lucky to find as was working in the area will be back.

Fantastic restaurant, outstanding service from reservation stage right through to payment. A real class act and the food is close to unbeatable. Can not fault this restaurant in any way

Love this traditional little neighbourhood Italian. Super friendly staff, good food and buzzing atmosphere. We had to book for a 6pm Friday night slot and the restaurant was full. Highly recommend.

We had planned a family get together for Christmas eve. Positano was our first choice as we have always enjoyed ourselves at this family run restaurant. It turned out to be a great choice; the food, as usual, was excellent and the staff more than accommodating and pleasant. It will not be long before we return!

Fabulous family run restaurant. Very attentive and friendly. Made many visits and they remember what our favourites are on the menu. Taken family and friends there who all loved it. Best calzone !

Nice sardines, rather disappointing orecchiette and bog-standard panna cotta served with a smile at a fair price. So OK, but not special.

Friendly, pleasant staff. Restaurant offers a varied menu including pasta, chicken, risotto etc. Reasonably priced

Best restaurant in Surbiton! I live v close so visit often and always have great service and great food. Love it.

Wonderful food, excellent menu,lots of choice, great friendly service. Good value. Family run restaurant

We absolutely love going to this restaurant. We have been 5-6 times and ordered a variety of options from the menu and each time, the food has been absolutely delicious. What makes this restaurant even better are the staff. They have been so friendly since our first visit and they always treat us so well. We have a 9 month old and were nervous about going to a restaurant with him being noisy and messy, but they couldnt have done more to welcome us and help keep him entertained so we can enjoy a glass of wine. We look forward to going here for many years to come.

great service - wonderful food, as always - you will not be disappointed defo worth a visit - enjoy!

We come here a few times a year as it is a great local for us. Very traditional Italian menu with everything we have tried over the years being really tasty! If you are in the area, like a restaurant with bustling chat and very friendly welcome then look no further!

This pizza place sells the best pizza I have ever eaten. The staff are THE BEST but the temp of the pizza is quite cold. By the end of the pizza it is freezing but I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone... especially for family. This is my favourite place to eat.

We took our daughter to her local Italian restaurant for her birthday. A very friendly family run restaurant which welcomed our party of 5 as new patrons on a busy Saturday evening. So helpful with advising her on gluten free options I felt she was special not a nuisance to them. We all enjoyed the wonderful food.

This Italian restaurant is one of my favourites for a number of reasons. The food is top quality with outstanding pizzas and pasta at £7-£10 and steaks and Saltimbocca etc from £11-£16, so a good reasonably priced range. The ambiance is welcoming and for your special occasion the lights are dimmed, music starts and lasers flash as happy birthday etc is sung by all. The overall friendliness and aura is very special here, so go and spoil yourselves.

Love this place, Love the Staff Family run restaurant. Great food, good prices. Very highly recommended. Check them out, but not when i am going, very popular. Or I may not get a table. Tom Cruise - Steve & Julie

We went for a meal on Saturday evening. Pleasant friendly atmosphere & good service. I enjoyed my food, just a shame that my wife struggled. She is on a gluten free diet & had to ask as the menu had no indication of options. In the end it was any pasta dish which was fine. However there was no sweet options so we missed that course which was a shame.

This was our second visit and can’t fault the place. Bustling and great ambience. All the food is delicious. Love this fantastic family run Italian and can’t wait to go back again!

We went there for our weekly date night on a Saturday and had such a lovely time. The food was delicious and arrived in a timely manner.

Tried Positano after a recommendation from a colleague and had high hopes that this could be my new favourite independent Italian restaurant in Surbiton! Very pleased to say it didn’t disappoint - the staff were welcoming, accommodating and helpful throughout. The menu was large which caused some concern about how they can ensure the quality of each dish, but fear not - everything we ordered was fantastic! You can often judge a place by the quality of its carbonara and Positano’s was delicious! A great range of desserts too which were also fantastic. I can’t wait to return and share the experience with more friends and family - thank you!

Superb, authentic Italian delicious food. Friendly and helpful staff. Felt like we were in Italy. Great ambience.

Booked a last minute table for 8 people and they managed to fit us in. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and the house wine was good too. Will be visiting again very soon!

A similar experience to last time of visiting. Friendly staff, who could not do enough to please, fantastic food. We were quite late arriving, and were still finishing up when the restaurant was nominally closed and the staff were cleaning up and eating their own dinner. We still could not have been made to feel more welcome. "No rush. No rush. We're just cleaning up and eating anyway." A lovely humorous, and friendly attitude.

Fitted us in at v short notice. Fantastic welcome and even swapped the planned tiny table for something bigger. Lush liver in a really rich sauce ! Just a lovely friendly atmosphere and great food well priced. Loved it

It’s my second visit to Positano and my friend and I didn’t leave disappointed. I’d give it a 4.5/5 but need to pick a 4 or a 5. If it’s between this place and Sorrento in Tolworth, this wins it hands down every time for food, service and atmosphere! I got Arancini, the special starter which was one of the best arancini I’ve ever tasted and I had Braciola (rolled fillet steak with garlic, parmesan, parsley oven cooked slowly in a tomato sauce) with perfectly cooked veg and potatoes. Beef was a little dry but likely more down my taste in the way it was cooked. It was cooked well but I prefer my fillet medium rare. That said, I still cleared the plate!

1st visit to this restaurant which i found via trip advisor We had a Fantastic evening, Beautiful food, lovely staff, very accommodating. Great atmosphere we will be definitely returning!!

We had not visited 'Positano' for about seven or eight weeks (family and other commitments) but were really glad that we did! We had forgotten what great, simple, food can be when created with such care. The owners / family that have this place really know how to treat their clientele; a warm welcome is always assured. Together with reasonable charges a wonderful night out. We will not be leaving it so long to return! Thank you.

I really enjoyed my visit here. Good choice on menu, food was good, and I loved the service where they didn't seem to be just going through the motions.

These very small family restaurant has an amazing Italian food. The staff are extremely friendly and go out of their way to make you feel more special. Totally recommend.

Went here for the first time on Saturday after our favourite Italian closed (Da Lucios) The restaurant looks quite small from the outside but it is pleasantly roomy inside. Restaurant filled up quickly with a mixture of celebrations, family and couples. Food was very good and reasonably priced as was the wine. Lovely surprise when a wandering band wandered in and played! Staff were very friendly and will definitely be going back.

This was the first restaurant we tried when we moved to surbiton. It was fantastic to find a great independent friendly restaurant with lovely food. We had a great evening and will be back!

We visited Positano on the strength of some of the reviews it got on Trip Advisor and I have to say I'm losing my faith.

Great family run restaurant with a friendly atmosphere and a menu with plenty of choice. Food is freshly cooked and delivered quickly

We use this wonderful, family run, restaurant whenever we are able. The food is always delicious and served in a timely manner by friendly and considerate staff. Prices are very good and I would recommend this place for romantic occasions as well as family get-togethers and office parties! We will certainly continue using this gem of a restaurant! Grazie!

Visited with friends, enjoyed the busy atmosphere and delicious pasta. If you planning a fun night, visit this place. I'm just learning about Surbiton as I have moved in recently but definitely will go back to Positano.

The wide and I had food here last night and couldn't fault it, we both had 2 courses, I had the pollo valdostana which was very nice, and she said she really enjoyed her pizza, was more than enough that we didn't have a dessert. Staff too were very friendly and attentive, my only nitpick would be the time between when we turned down dessert and received the bill, but as I said that would only be a little nitpick, would definitely recommend

Positano has been consistently good since my 2013 review, and now I've given it some time to bed in with the new owner, visited 4 or so times, to give a balanced view on the current picture.

We turned up without booking. The owner kindly arranged a table for us, the whole restaurant is very home feeling. Typical family run business. Food was delicious, the seafood pasta was one of the best i've tasted.

Back again on a Friday night with husband, son, daughter and boyfriend to celebrate daughter's birthday (albeit two weeks early). Lovely table, packed restaurant full of all ages and a big table of Italians with a lovely little girl who behaved perfectly! My saltimbocca was superb, fantastic house red, lovely Dhuri was our waitress and remembered us from December - very impressed, what customer service. Lovely meal again - good food, good value, great company, excellent staff!!!

I phoned to book, but went to the answer phone. Within 5 minutes I'd received a call back to take my booking. Excellent service and attentive staff who made us feel very welcome. Food was superb! When they brought out desserts, they dimmed the lights and played & sang 'Happy Birthday' to my daughter. This was our first visit and we plan to go back very soon. Highly recommended.

We visited for dinner with friends. Amazing authentic food, wonderful people and a great service. We'll be back!

Growing up with my family running italian restaurants I am quite hard to impress. Positano is a lovely family run business, fantastic variety in authentic food and really great tasting! Will defnitely be going again.

What a pleasure to have stumbled upon this eatery - wonderful Italian food prepared and served by an equally wonderful family. Don’t miss this treasure! You will enjoy great food and family hospitality that is hard to find anywhere.

Visited with family and booked, as it is on the small side, however that only adds to the charm. The portions are not massive but that is in no way a negative! The flavours in the different dishes mean you hardly notice - proper spaghetti and traditional ingredients make this a must-visit if you are nearby.

We just love this cosy little family Italian. It’s my little toddlers favourite too. Couldn’t be more accommodating and friendly. Thank you for making it a lovely experience every time

My wife and I love this place. Very accommodating. Excellent food and incredibly friendly service. Book in advance for weekends as we have struggled to get last minute reservations here (a victim of there success). This is our go-too Italian now as staff at the restaurant make this place. A big well done and see you all soon.

7 of our family had a wonderful time in this cosy, family-run restaurant. We all had the garlic bread with tomato to share between us as a starter. Dhuri was very attentive and Leda and Denisa were lovely waitresses. I had a superb saltimbocca alla Romana, a very generous portion with lovely vegetables. Everyone really enjoyed their meals, the place was full and there was a lovely buzzy atmosphere with lots of families and couples. Despite being very busy, our food all arrived at the same time, and they made sure the wine kept flowing. A lovely, family restaurant we will certainly be back!

We came here for a birthday meal while in a hotel. The pizza is superb and service was second to none.

I have been to this restaurant few times and always received a great welcome, and food is always on point.

My boyfriend took me here for my birthday.... we have never been here before and I wish we had found this place a lot sooner!! The food was delicious, the staff were lovely- can’t fault it!

Good food and entertainment. Great staff, very friendly . Good atmosphere. Would recommend for a night out

Lovely restaurant with a community but traditional feel to it. The food is delicious yet simple cooked by real Italian chefs. I went for my birthday and they sang to me with a free cake. Also a special song and disco ball. Overall a great night with friends or family.

What a great little restaurant. Friendly, great service, extensive menu, and wonderful meals. We will be back

It felt like we were dining in Italy...that says a lot about the kind of service, quality food, and experience that you'll get at Positano. We will definitely be going back. Thank you for an excellent dining experience.

We are so pleased we found this lovely family run friendly restaurant just around the corner! Great for a date night, lovely service and delicious food- the pizzas are perfect. We will be back... often!

Phoned and booked a table for three for evening meal for special occasion.