Roberto's in Sefton

Very nice place, clean , really nice food and very polite staff.Fairly priced. Would recommend to try if visiting or living in Southport.

Had a great meal here today 17/03/24 the restaurant is spotless, you can see 2 chefs cooking in a clean well maintained area. We shared a cheese garlic pizza, both had cannelloni & both had tiramasu, 1 pint peroni & 1 lage white wine total cost under £58. Could not fault anything the food was delicious. Staff were very nice, polite & professional. Would recommend a visit & we will return on our next visit to Southport.

Four has a brilliant meal here last night. Food was lovely and mushrooms amazing Staff friendly Will be returning

My wife and I went here for an evening meal and it was great, a nice quiet candlelit dinner. I had the lasagne. The staff were really pleasant and it was good value too.

Visited on a Monday night. It was quite quiet but don’t let that put you off. Ordered a bottle of wine, garlic pizza bread and two pasta dishes (lasagna and chicken arrabiattq). It was absolutely excellent and far exceeded expectations. Came to a very reasonable £52. Staff attentive and quick. Highly recommended

Our first time visiting Robertos and it was fantastic. The place is cosy and yet well presented decor wise. The food was brilliant and tasty. The flavours and combinations were amazing and we all enjoyed the dishes we picked. Service was excellent and friendly. My family and I will definitely be returning and we have already recommended friends and family members to give Robertos a try as we know they will not be disappointed!

I went to Roberto's one afternoon after we had gone bowling. I was with two friends. Unfortunately I have Celiac disease and lactose intolerant. So I asked for a tea but could I have any other milk like oat or soya. To which the reply was no sorry you will have to have water which I had to pay 3.95 for. Then going through the menu I asked what I could eat in it to which no one was sure. I asked to the BBQ ribs starter who’s are normally GF to be told sorry there are no starters on the menu you can I ?? So I proceeded to ask what could I have and the reply was one pizza with prawns and the same for the pasta. I hate prawns so I needed up paying 16.95 for a salad and a glass of water. My friends who was with me did enjoy there but I had to sit and watch them eat and enjoy cups of tea. The waitress were lovely but I will never recommend the place or go again. My friend who did go once a week hasn’t been back either. I have sent a complaint in but the only response I’ve had is sorry the staff are ill and on holiday so we can’t ask them. This is from the 1st September.

Dined at Roberts’s tonight while staying at the Premier Inn opposite the restaurant. What an excellent experience from the greeting at the door, to the prompt and friendly service, to the excellent food, to the professional chefs. We used to dine at the old Roberto’s when it was on Lord Street but that was 20 years ago and it was a good choice tonight to have a bit of nostalgia. A very genuine place to eat could not recommend it enough.

If you're looking for good garlic bread here ask for garlic on your bread. It was very bland and disappointing. Lacked salt & butter. However, main courses of carbonara and cannelloni were very good value. Good portions. Attentive service too.

We went off the cuff for our tea on a Sunday around 6pm. We didn't get starters, just main and dessert. Mains, carbonara and spaghetti and meatballs. Carbonara was lovely, nice portion too. My dessert was fudge cake and ice-cream, warmed, cake was over done in microwave so all fudge melted away from cake, and cake ended up a bit dry, the ice-cream was cheap vanilla. My partner han meatballs which again was nice and good portion. His dessert was apple and blackberry crumble, came in a small pot, the apple was nice he said, but the crumble was anything but, I tried a bit and it was soggy and thick, looked like it was uncooked and soggy pastry almost, nothing crumbly about it, and I've made various crumbles and eaten a few over the years, this was the worst. We had 1 cold drink each. This came to around 50 pounds. The service was ok, one young male staff was so slow in his movements around , also no eye contact on serving our dessert, the other staff were ok so overall reasonable. Did not complain about desserts just left nearly all of them on the plate. I would go again for the pasta but no dessert .

Stayed at the Premier Inn over the road so booked Robertos simply due to it's location. Excellent choice. Food was hot and very tasty. Lots of choice, could have chosen lots off the menu. Good value, good service. Would recommend.

Really helpful and accommodating staff; we were a party of 13 and had been badly let down by another restaurant. Roberto's booked us in at very short notice and even served our own cake which had been prepared for my daughter's 50th birthday. Nothing was too much trouble for them. Despite the large party size, we weren't required to pre-order any dishes and the food was served promptly and was of good quality.

We have just visited Roberto's for our lunch after a walk with our dog. We had an excellent meal, my husband had Lasagne and I had the best Penne Arrabiata I have had. Tatiana cooked my meal. We have been going to Roberto's for many years, todays meal was the best. Thankyou to all the staff today

What a fantastic lunch at Roberto's today with my family staff fantastic and so polite food are just amazing and 5 starts to the cheff as the food was so tasty 😋 will be back defenly

Not worth the price for the quality of the food, and the staff were very rude to us and acted like dealing with children was a pain.

Have been visiting for 4 nights and this has been the best food by far. Atomosphere and friendly staff second to none. Calamari, pate, bread and oil then carbonara, pizza and mussels as a main course. Superb. Wish we had come here on the 1st...

I ordered Penne pollo with Spinach and cream. The dish was lovely but had about 2 leaves of spinach through it. The restaurant is lovely but the service is terrible. We were not asked if our food was OK or if we wanted another drink....

Came here for an evening meal during our recent stay in Southport with our dogs which is always a massive bonus for us, the young girls on duty were fantastic, an asset to the restaurant, they made us feel comfortable right from entering and were...

Went here today for the 1st time. Ordered garlic bread with tomoto and rosemary, the alfredo dish and the penne al pollo dish. The garlic bread came, it did not have fresh tomatoes on, just tomato paste, could not taste the garlic at all. Sent...

Just returned from a lovely meal at Roberto’s. What we paid was reasonable and we had no complaints with the quality of the food or drink. What’s badly missing is a front of house directing things and pointing the staff in the right direction. On...

We have visited a few times when we are in the area, always found the staff to be first class, friendly and attentive. The food and drink has always been served promptly and is delicious. with a great choice of both English and Italian cuisine....

While on our holiday in Southport so noticed Roberto’s so decided to try it for lunch as our daughter loves Italian. The inside decor was very nice but as the weather was so nice we asked to be seated outside. The staff were very pleasant...

Food was ok, but service wasn’t great at all. 40 minute wait for food and even then the garlic bread and second round of drinks were forgotten (later discovered that the drinks weren’t even ordered at the bar by the waitress) and no apology when...

On of the Best lunch time we had Tuesday , highly recommend them crispy pizza, amazing chef and friendly staff

Visited Robertos two days ago, and it was absolutely amazing! The food was delicious and the waitress was so lovely and helpful. Thank you so much! We will be back soon. It's definitely the best Italian in Southport

Staying at Premier Inn in Southport Ocean Plaza. Spotted Roberto’s opposite so booked a table as we both love Italian. Then. I read reviews on Here…what have we done? But no, happily we found none of the bad reports justified. Superb spacious decor, Courteous friendly...

The food was a disgrace and the waiters knew it. Calamari and garlic bread to start the calamari was like eating a rubber tyre and the garlic bread was a doughy mess and not a hint of garlic. For main the chicken al pollo was...

Booked in advance for a romantic night out. The waitress said the only table available was right next to the front door, which was very draughty. possibly might be competition for tips between waiters. Other couples wolked in with no booking were seated near the...

Awful my wife and I went for dinner we ordered 2 mains & chips £12 for small wine and a pint of lager plus £30 for2 starters served as mains! Really awful We and our family and friends won't be going back! You only Rip...

Most disgusting meal I've ever had we had the combo which is chicken wings and ribs for the price u pay and we got 3 small chicken wings and 4 ribs chicken was under cooked and was still pink inside the ribs was all bone...

Very ile after eating here was I'll all night was on tllet food over priced was very salty not cooked well food was luck warm not ones did some one ask us how are meal was

I visited this restaurant Last Thursday night and had a lovely meal. But the waitress we had seemed to have her head in the clouds! We waited ages for our drinks and she wouldn't stop talking to other customers, not doing her job at all. The chef even had to come out to continue to do her job while she did nothing. I love this restaurant and the food but she made this a horrible experience for me.

Good food, loads of room and very pleasant staff. The pizza was loved by my 14 year old daughter and for me the Lasagna.

Arrived not knowing what I really felt like eating! The manager Claudio was really impressive, he asked if I wanted help, I agreed but not sure how he could help if I didn’t know myself! Well he asked a few questions, found out my likes and dislikes and suggested a recipe that wasn’t even on the menu! Couldn’t have been more helpful, and it was delicious! Very impressed with the ‘can do’ attitude! Everything we had was perfect! Thank you we will return!xx

I was looking at the menu outside and the restaurant owner came out to speak with me. I went for a walk and returned later to have a meal which was very good. Being a Tuesday it was very quiet so lacked a bit of atmosphere. Recommend a visit as good value for money as well.

Bit soul less and lacking in atmostphere. Although staff were efficient they lacked some finesse. Food was OK but nothing special - seemed to be a tad pre-prepared and then finished to order. Filled a hungry hole but that was all

I visited here alone when travelling in business. It is surrounded by the usual chain casual dining restaurants, Nando’s, Frankie and Bennys, Chiquitos so it stands out with its charming gingham tablecloths.

Opposite the Premier Inn, 5 min walk to Lord St and fair ground. Excellent Italian, I travel the world and this is a great find. Food very tasty, light Pizza Garlic Bread, amazing pasta (so tasty), excellent service, nothing too much of a problem, dog friendly.... on a hot day nice to see bowls of water outside. The free parking voucher a nice touch.

The pizza was great, our dog was allowed to sit with us on the outside tables. Great service and food.

My daughter and I went here she is 8 . Didnt think we were given the attention if we were 2 adults it might have been different.

Went here for the first time last weekend. It was a quiet monday evening but we were well looked after. Food was very good. The decor was great. Looking forward to going back on a busy night, would imagine the atmosphere would be very good

Wasn’t sure whether to eat here as we’d been told by a couple that it wasn’t good and was expensive

lovely food, attentive staff, good atmosphere. I had a perfectly cooked fillet and my parter a very tasty penne arabiata. definetly coming back

Look like a couple run restaurant. He was nice and attentive. She was not interested zero table manner. Other staff young and very clumsy. Food was good better than average. Overall ok but one and only visit.

Really great food, very pleasant service. Everything was fresh and tasted lovely. Would definitely recommend.

we been there yesterday night, and as Italians, we always are scared to go to eat italians somewhere we don't know.

Visited the restaurant a week ago and had a nice meal (lasagne) at a reasonable price ie £6.95 per person. Visited again a few days later and had the same meal for £9.95 each. Presumed we would get the same meal for the same price as advertised on the outside board. Both lasagnes were cold in the centre. Thought we had found a nice place to eat but on 2nd visit were very disappointed. Came away feeling ripped off! Won't be going again

we have been before and it was ok but this time the food was poor the starter was very greasy and the main was dry

Went in for lunch, midweek, paid a la carte evening prices for a chicken salad and a penne arrabiata. Portions were quite mean to say the least and we both left still feeling hungry, but the quality of the main didn't inspire a stay for dessert. Wouldn't return, but should have heeded my instinct when we walked in and only 2 people were in the huge restaurant. Having now read some previous reviews I think they need to up their game in a very competitive business.

Visited straight from the cinema at about 7.30pm, the restaurant was not busy. Drinks were brought quickly. Starter & mains were ordered a few minutes later. After 1/2 HR we still did not have our Garlic bread with cheese. No staff checked in with us & It was difficult to get their attention. The mains were brought to the table but still no starter. We mentioned it to the girl who served us, at this point we said we didn't want it but she would get one. We could hear the staff arguing about it. The garlic bread turned up after my daughter & I had finished out mains. It got eaten coz I was still hungry as portion size was disappointing. The staff & management offered no apology & were totally disinterested.

Food was pre-booked for a specific time and after several of us asking where it was it finally came out 1 and half hours late and the food was very average! The manager/owner was extremely rude to everyone and wouldn't apologise for such a delay! Wouldn't return!!

Came in a large group so pre ordered our meals and were assured by the manager that our meals would arrive by 7.45pm as we had plans after....despite pre ordering, our meals didn't turn up till past 9pm which then ruined our plans for afterwards. The worst part was how rude the manager was to us and didn't care or even apologies but just argued. Our lasagnes came out cold in the middle and had to be sent back. Staff were rude, service was poor, food was below average. Will never come here again.

Went for a birthday dinner. Staff were very attentive and helpful. Food good. Felt like to were part of the family.

The food here is beautiful, lots of choice on the menu. I went for the lasagne and wasn’t disappointed.. it was the BEST lasagne I have ever eaten. It’s a shame I don’t live closer to Southport, I would eat here all the time! Kids eat free too which was fantastic, AND the portions are big! My children loved it

Went here Saturday night for my Husbands birthday, were made to sit at the front by the door even though we said we didn't want to sit there as it was extremely windy and cold on Saturday night so everytime the door opened you were hit by a gust of cold draft. Restaurant was only half full and there were tables further back. Sat at the table for a good 10 minutes trying to get the waitress attention as we hadn't been given menu's or even offered a drink. Young waitress kept looking elsewhere, by this time I was ready to walk out. A few minutes later we managed to grab the guy's attention and got menu's and eventually another lady took our drinks order. The food was nice when it arrived although the side order of fries were horrible.

Quiet Sunday night Italian! Very tasty Fettucine Alfredo. Tasty Breaded Garlic Mushrooms starter. Other couples here too plus families with children. Service was friendly and quick! Good drinks selection, have visited in the past and enjoyed a good Illy coffee.

We have been coming to this restaurant for a long time - Lord st to start then to this venue.

Visited here and had a really nice meal with drinks portion size okay and decent prices too service was good but not many people in when we went which was around 6pm

Visited on Sunday evening before heading to Victoria Park to see the fireworks championship. We were seated quickly, served promptly and after drinks arrived we ordered food from the kids and adult menu. The food was lovely; hot, flavoursome and more-ish (I could have eaten the garlic bread side order all by myself). Would definitely visit again.

Went just after lunch so was not busy. Had an excellent risotto and the other party excellent pasta, House wine also very good followed by proper Italian coffee. Food cooked to order so a slight wait but worth it when it arrives, Waiter very good not hovering like they can in some places.

A group of 6 of us ate here after visiting the cinema it was wonderful.

This is one of our favourite restaurants and a place we usually pick for family occasions. Staff are always welcoming and food is delicious.

Visited here once again on a short break in Southport.My daughter and I think the Lasagna is a delicacy, the best we've ever tasted , it melts in the mouth.

what a great find food was very good, service was great, staff very good nothing was too much trouble, a very nice italian restaurant, will be back when we come up again.

'R'/Roberto's is a good find in this chain dominated car park and concrete quarter of Southport...albeit a fairly modern and handily located base for sea, lake/park and fun fair with 3 hours of free parking.

Never been here before and I`m glad I called in with 2 friends.

We were all staying in the motel opposite this restaurant so decided to give it a try. The meals were superb: freshly cooked and presented beautifully. As we were leaving one of our number asked about a certain obscure Italian dish. Within minutes Roberto had supplied a frozen container full of it which we stored in our freezer-bag and it survived our eventual journey home.

It was a Sunday night, so obviously would be quieter than previous nights.

We visited completely at random on Saturday when it was very quiet inside. It took a while to get food but I'm pretty sure there was only 2 people working and I wasn't in a hurry so didn't mind.

This is our second visit to this independent Italian restaurant. It is so nice to find one that is like this type of restaurant used to be. I had the best fresh sea bass, charred with diced tomato olive oil and greens. Just superb. The staff are all helpful and the owners really care about what they are serving and customer care.

Attention to detail from Oscar was second to none. Food was extremely delicious and served well. Thouroughly enjoyed the visit and will definitely be returning. Only gripe I would have is for the restaurant to play italian music rather than pop otherwise I would have given 5 stars.

First visit good menu choice and good price both of us had the tropical pizza very nice with plenty of topping, staff were pleasent and did not do the annoying thing of keep asking how is your food is every 10 minutes, will go again.

After a long day touring Southport we spotted a little Italian which had an appealing menu. So we walked in to wait 5 minutes to be seated (near the cold breezes coming from the open door). Drinks came quite quickly and we ordered a garlic bread to start and our main meals. 25 minutes go by.. I ask a waitress where our garlic bread was & she advised it was coming soon.. 5 minutes later a cold, dry and tasteless garlic bread arrived - we were that hungry we just ate it. Half an hour after we finished our ‘starter’ I asked the waitress again where our main meals were as we had ordered over an hour ago and she huffed that she would check. By this point 2 other tables had left due to slow service. The waitress didn’t come back to let us know where our food was and I could see tables around us were also getting frustrated. A further 10 minutes later the abrupt waitress served our mains with no apology and rolling her eyes. I had chicken pasta which was extremely bland - I just couldn’t wait to get out of there. We even found the loo’s were disgusting and no toilet roll in 2! Whilst paying we shared our bad experience with the waiter to be brushed off with ‘there’s only 3 chefs’. I expected a discount at the least but of course this wasn’t the case. It is safe to say we won’t be visiting here again!!

Best Italian in Southport! visited with friends before the cinema, we asked the waiter we had just 45 minutes and he kindly warned the chef. food came out only 10 minutes later and it was hot, well presented and tasty! excellent service, nice atmosphere, good music, great food! what can you ask more? definetly will be back

Bad staff. No courtesy check when we had our mains. Garlic bread was substandard. Our server was polishing cutlery and throwing the cutlery down creating us to have headaches whilst eating. Didn’t get asked if we needed re fills and I’m not shocked as to why the place is so dead

We visited here on Saturday night after receiving some good news but it was absolutely SHOCKING! The place was half empty we ordered our drinks and 20 minutes later I had to call the staff over to ask where they were! He calmly said oh yeah I’ll go and get them!!!! When he brought them back we ordered our food plus a starter ... really wish we hadn’t of bothered! Whilst we sat for 50 minutes watching all the other disappointed customers waiting for their drinks we were getting more and more frustrated! After over an hour I decided we were going... I went to the till and asked to pay for our drinks and mentioned that we had waited too long for our food and all I got was oh ok then!!!!!! No sorry no nothing. I DO NOT recommend this place at all it was an absolute shambles and will not be making the 30 minute trip there ever again!

Called in Sunday night as this is our go to place after a trip to Vue, service was fast, from time of walking in to getting our starters 15mins, had the meatballs to start always very good here, my wife had the breaded mushrooms, very tasty, to follow one of the best Calzone you will get anywhere, my wife had the Margarita and as always done with the Naples style base, all washed down with a couple of very well kept Peroni, perfect. will be back very soon.

Delighted to stumble across this hidden gem, on the parade it's easy to loose robertos against the chains that dominate the frontage.

Unbelievably shocking service and incompetent staff. Went for a meal and waited 30 minutes to get the wrong starters (they were for another table). Btw, served before our drinks as well! When they gave us our actual starters they got the order wrong: garlic pizza, the. Garlic bread with cheese, which should be without, served after the main pizza. I had to laugh that they kept bringing us garlic pizza meant for another table throughout the evening!The mains arrived 75 minutes after we sat down and besides from being very average meals, the calzone was served with half of it completely burnt and we had to send it back (didn’t bother waiting again for another!). We even made friends with Other tables experienced similar issues to us. The bill at the end of the meal was completely wrong: both the garlic pizza never ate it and the burned calzone and(just for an extra) 2 burgers instead of one. When we complained they told it was because they were short of staff. If this is the case, we should have been warned upfront there would be a long wait - not served in an appalling way! To top it off - we didn’t even receive an apology during the meal!

I haven't visited this restaurant for a few years.

The restaurant is nice enough, very spacious but quieter than you'd expect for 7.00 pm on a Saturday. However there were no tables at Nando's, and we were all hungry. The service was good, and the staff friendly. The pizzas we ordered were average, and I found it a little pricey. Confounded by the fact that we were charged for two pints of Peroni that we didn't have. Unfortunately I didn't realise this until I got home. I realise it is incumbent on me to check the bill before paying, however I just gave it a quick glance as I was with my family who were all ready to leave. I hope this was a genuine error, however I will not return.

Very friendly family run restaurant. Food cooked to order so be prepared to wait whilst it is cooked. Roberto has been in Southport for many years and he and his wife, daughter and staff endeavour to make your visit a happy one. Mid range prices some may find it a little pricey as there are no voucher that I know of to use. I think there should be! Please. I would happily recommend Julia his wife is really kind.

A very clean well set out restaurant. The menu was a great selection of proper cooked Italian food, the service was excellent only to be topped by the food it's self, it's a must visit and I will be returning soon. Highly recommended 👍

Got to say I was impressed, the food was lovely and tasty, service was fab, the guy was on his own I think and he did a great job. I am very picky and would defo go back there when I am next in Southport.

I chose Roberto's because I was too tired to go into town in search of dinner. I was very lucky. The food is delicious and not over-priced. Service is very friendly and efficient. Not to be missed if you in Southport.

Just out for a day trip to take Mum out to the shops. This restaurant is close to Matalan and Dunelm, with plenty of parking and you can walk onto the pier from here as well. This was our first visit to Roberto's and there was plenty of seating and good choice on the menu or drinks list.The food was good and hot when served and the seasoning was excellent. We both said the portions size was very good and Mum had a light bite Pizza which was ample for her. We will come again.

From Eighty plus right down to teenagers this has tasty food to suit all. A family favourite that brings us all together.

Visiting Southport for a short stay between Christmas and New Year we stumbled across this restaurant. There was no problem getting a table as the restaurant seemed quiet which put us off slightly at first. However the waiters were very friendly and the food freshly prepared and piping hot. We shared garlic and rosemary on a pizza base followed by smoked haddock and pea risotto with a poached egg for me and spaghetti and meatballs for my partner. All delicious. Only thing preventing a 5 star rating was the inability to supply the cocktails on the menu. Would definitely return.

We also went with our Pilates group, 18 of us all had excellent meals. Good service, portions and value. Also food was hot, we all chose off the set menu which was excellent value. ! We have never been to Roberto's before although knew it from Lord Street. Our Pilates teacher selected it, must say a really good choice.

Went with my son and his family, last week nice and quiet, service second to none, food outstanding, garlic bread yum yum !! Will definitely return.

Visited Robert’s Friday night, With friends from my wife’s palates group. Food was excellent, service very good especially for group of 20. Will definitely return in the new year.

I took my grandchildren for a meal after the cinema.

4 of us called in on Saturday evening for a meal. It was very busy when we walked in but was showed to a table straight away. We all ordered a pasta dish and some garlic bread to start. After a 30 min wait we asked how much longer it would be? Was told 2 mins! Another 15mins later our pasta arrived which I have to say 3 of us really enjoyed bar 1 who ordered a seafood pasta. There was hardly any actual seafood in it my friend wasn’t impressed! After we finished our main we asked again where our garlic bread was ? They bought it over after an hour wait after we’d all finished our mains ! Who wants garlic bread for desert??? No apologies?!

We have dined at Robertos on many occasions over many years both on Lord Street and where they are now and have no complaints at all. Our visits to Southport have been made better by a reliable and delicious establishment. Had an early Sunday Dinner and food was excellent and served well. Staff friendly as always. If we lived closer we would frequent more often!

Roberto's -calling your food Italian is an insult to good Italian food!

Back again in Southport (work) so we went in to Roberto's again for coffee a t 3oclock it was empty but we got a lovely welcome and great coffee . and we will be BACK

Nine of us went for an early meal. Everything about it was very, very good from start to finish (including spa-standard toiletries in the loos). We all had different meals and each one was delicious. The staff were all lovely and helpful. It was a lovely evening, thoroughly enjoyed by us all.

My family love Italian food and found this restaurant really good. My daughter has celiac disease and they were very accommodating, we particularly enjoyed the gluten free garlic bread they made for us. Great food, reasonably priced and very good service. We will be going again.

Ate here with my sister on a sunny afternoon and sat outside in comfy seating area. Food was fresh and very tasty. Waitress on her own but did a great job, we did not wait long for our food. Thoroughly enjoyable and great cocktails.

Durante su estancia en la zona para una conferencia que tuvimos la oportunidad de comer allí la primera noche, comida absolutamente fantástica! ! ! Auténtica cocina italiana reventar llena de sabor. El dueño estaba en su propio la noche cenamos y el servicio fue fantástico! Lo recomiendo altamente.