Salvana's in Barrow-in-Furness

We visited Salvanas with extended family that were here visiting from Newcastle and from Malmo in Sweden. The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. We had not remembered to inform them that we needed a space for our Grandaughter, a baby. However the staff were very accommodating and took care of the pram and managed to sort us a space to pop the baby in her carry chair. As there was 15 of us the food choices were varied. Myself and my partner had a spicy Vegan pasta dish and it was both delicious and fiery too. As my girlfriend's daughter was feeding the baby and her food had gone cold the staff brought her a fresh meal which was a lovely gesture. Everyone commented on how tasty the food was and how amazing the staff were. It has been a long time since I have eaten at Salvanas as I worked away for many years. I will however be booking Salvanas again and it will be out go to place when family visit. Thankyou to all the staff. I thoroughly recommend Salvanas. Top marks guys!!!

Lovely food and good service but always feel cramped in as there is not alot of room. Cheese garlic bread a favourite. I had Cajun Penne which was gorgeous

Dropped by here mid week with no reservation. They were very busy, but managed to get a table after ~ 15mins. (would advise you book in advance). Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Good menu and food was excellent, best lasagne I've had in a long time. Highly recommend this place.

Nice food , great staff, good atmosphere

Lovely Restaurant. Nice service. Great food. Does all the basics well. Nice ambiance too. I have visited before and will visit again. It’s one of the few restaurants that are still busy on a Monday night 👍👍

Very cramped everyone rammed in back to back very noisy food was nice but overpriced I've had much better the waitresses however was great very experienced

Amazing food, amazing service and amazing prices! We came from Birmingham to visit this amazing restaurant to see friends and will be coming again for sure!!

Actually was my first visit here and won't be the last it was perfect and caters perfectly for a large group 👌

Walked in off the street. Service fantastic food excellent no complaints whatsoever. We'll book next time after the experience

Good welcome, efficient service

Every single item of food is brilliant!

The only Italian restaurant that I fully enjoy, I’ve had lots of Italian food from different restaurants and have always been left feeling disappointed because nothing gets close to salvos recipes, he knows what he’s doing and knows how to make the best food around, nothing can beat it, he makes the best garlic bread, carbonara and pancetta dishes (they are my go to) defo need to go for a meal for my birthday, it’s not a good birthday if I don’t have my fave meal 😂

The family love it in here the food is and always has been awesome. They always help us with the wheelchair. staff are always really welcoming and friendly.

Absolutely loved visiting here today, the food, the service, the atmosphere were excellent. I was a little apprehensive at first when I saw the prices of meals, what we were actually going to get. I needn't have worried. Best meal we've had in a long time, excellent pork, excellent carbonara.

Food is exceptional staff are polite would come here again

What a beautiful little restaurant this is. You need to try! You won’t be disappointed! Amazing staff and the food was beautiful! We can’t wait to come back and book here! Thank you salvanas

I have eaten here for over a decade but it has now become more expensive and not the great place it was. I appreciate cost have risen and overheads are now crippling the service and restaurants but my last two visits I've been shocked at the final bill. Sorry salvo it's just not the value for money it was.

A great authentic Italian food experience.

Simple, quick, tasty, fresh authentic Italian food

Lovely, friendly and attentive staff. There was no issue with me dining solo (unlike the other awful Italian restaurant in town … starts with F). I had the vegetarian pancake which was very tasty indeed. Will return when I’m next in Barrow on business.

The service is so-so, you sit for an hour waiting for someone to just come to you. I don’t recommend coming here and celebrating, just spoil your mood. The waiters are no better, as soon as you express your opinion they will do something.

Fit food, crackin’ atmosphere. Spicy polpetti and gnocchi with Taleggio cheese was simply divine. Good friendly service.

Food always great here, service good but atmosphere at peak times is shocking. Loud, noisy overcrowded to get through numbers, rushed when busy to get you fed n out the door for more bookings. It’s good food in groups for after work dinner but would have to pick wisely if you wanted a romantic meal here.

Great meal, frendly service. I would recommend for some good Italian food 👍

Really popular place! We went at 5pm on a Tuesday and it was thriving. Great service, friendly staff, quick service for food which was all delicious. We had garlic bread to start and two seafood dishes off the specials list. All really tasty. Great value with wine and desert all coming in just over £60 fir two.

Favourite place to eat out Absolutely amazing

Attentive and helpful in every way you'd imagine; that's all the staff too. They're all willing to step in and provide a great time and service. The food was blitzed out of the kitchen in an extremely efficient fashion that didn't sacrifice any of the quality either. It's just a shame the wine ordered wasn't apparently so nice and the only beer I believe they serve is Bud light. If you're there for the food and quality service, it'll be a great experience. The drinks if you're a draught drinker though are sub-optimal. I'd recommend a nice red. The last time I went here, that was great! For reference I ordered the Bistecca and my partner, the tagliatelle faggatini.

Very Good enjoyable evening will definitely go back, a good recommendation from a friend

Always a hit with all the family.

Gorgeous food and environment, just gone really expensive

Always fantastic on all levels.

I had the most amazing experience at Salvana's Italian Restaurant! The chicken livers as a starter were absolutely mouthwatering, and the cheesy garlic bread we shared was divine. The seafood tagliatelle with salmon and prawns was beyond delicious – each bite bursting with flavour. I can't stop thinking about going back for those incredible chicken livers again. Definitely a must-visit for any food lover!

Just two of us rocked up unannounced, they were most accommodating and managed to seat us after a fifteen minute wait. Food was great as normal, massive selection. Staff attentive, what more could you ask for?

Really nice vibe and lovely staff but sadly the food didn't live up to expectations.

Fantastic food and quick service with lovely staff, thump up.

Great people and amazing food. Always come back. Mr. Salvana has been serving my family for years

I went to Savana's restaurant with a group of friends. There were 10 of us and we were all made to feel very welcome. We all had a great time and the food was fantastic, which is what you would always expect it to be. Please keep keep it up.

Not very clean, caught a glimpse of the kitchen and left

Great staff, great food, great atmosphere just a bit tight for space and felt cramped, however great when not so busy because you can actually have a conversation without shouting.

Best Italian in Barrow, food is freshly prepared with good quality ingredients

Great atmosphere..lovely polite and attentive staff and the food was excellent..would greatly recommend and if ever in area again will definitely go back..thank you.

Service is fast but that suits me. Good meal out

Very busy for a Thursday lunchtime, was suprised. The service was excellent and the staff where very attentive. Food was ok. Dont need to rush back. Not bad but not great

2 stars for squeezing me in without a booking. How is this place rammed? My Masala Chicken main was so sweet it was like eating main and dessert in one. I asked what this chicken dish was served with.... I was told vegetables! They used the term loosely..... It consisted of a slice of green pepper, a slice of red pepper and slice of yellow pepper, a slice of courgette and the smallest baked potatoe i have ever seen. Very disappointing. Nothing like other Italian restaurants i have been to, where you get beautiful Italian roasted potatoes, tender stem broccoli and roasted whole carrots. Come on Salvana's..... Your veg is a cop out. I wont be back..... However the service and the wine thankfully made the journey worthwhile.

Excellent experience. Booked for 4 people at short notice, we were fitted in on a busy Saturday night. Restaurant appeared extremely busy when we arrived but we were seated very promptly. The food was wonderful (loved the chicken stuffed with haggis) and the service was speedy and friendly.

Fantastic authentic Italian restaurant, I've personally never had a bad meal/experience here

Food and Staff are always fantastic 👌

Fantastic food, fantastic service.

Always a delight to eat at Salvana's. The food is fantastic, the staff are fabulous and the vibe is friendly. Love it ❤️

Had a nice evening meal here would go again

Went with husband, and granddaughter.He wasn't keen, as he doesn't like pasta, he loved his Pizza though, so all good. I tried something new, recommended by lovely front of house person, and it was gorgeous, also thoroughly enjoyed by granddaughter. Happy hour! Nice surprise.

Quality service and friendly staff

Wet Thursday night...thought it might be quiet but was bouncing....however staff coped brilliantly food and service was fantastic...

Great restaurant in Barrow. Booking is essential.

Food very nice staff very friendly

Very nice meal ..Good friendly staff

Absolutely tip top. Went with our family to celebrate 🍾 my birthday. Salvana's has been around for ages and like me it's got better with age! Haha 😄 Thank you to everyone at Salvos for a lovely evening.

Always lovely tasty food freshly prepared and a friendly atmosphere. Excellent choice of regular menu dishes (antipasti, pastas, pizza and more) as well as the Special Menu selection which is changed regularly. All the staff and the owners are attentive without being overbearing. Always popular and busy but the staff are still great even when full.

Just had a lovely meal and the staff were amazing 5 stars

Food was a little heavy on the cream and the waiter was very... abrupt at first.

Great food large portions and great ambience

Been going for years since I was a kid and first off lovely place and I will always go and lovely staff but unfortunately I had raw meatballs and sent back I never had bad food from them before all theses years so I was very disappointed but felt bad because they’re normally so good so I had 5 bits of pasta so I got banoffee pie which was lovely but bill was 65 pound I would of thought they would of at least taken my dessert off like to apologise so very disappointed 😔 and sad.

Fantastic food, excellent service, will definitely be booking again.

I come down to work in Barrow a lot and i always come here, Food is amazing, chef is ***** FIVE STAR, staff are first class and the atmosphere is brilliant, IF u was to put this restaurant in London and triple the size the owner would be a multi millionaire, it is that good ❤️

My favourite Italian restaurant in barrow! Always made to feel welcome by the owner.... food is hot, fresh and always very tasty. Never had a bad experience over the last 10 years of going here 5/5

Lovely restaurant Very attentive servers who are really polite and helpful. I had garlic bread and salt and pepper shrimp with aioli sauce for starters. Wow that sauce is amazeballs. The mains were meatballs with gnocchi. Tbh, it was well cooked but probably not my cup of tea. I felt the prices were decent. Some other guests in there were quite loud though but no fault of the restaurant.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff nothing was a problem, and the food was excellent.

The food here is amazing and the staff are lovely, we have been here quite a few times and we haven't been disappointed. Fresh ingredients and the price is affordable with a lovely relaxing atmospher.

We had not booked but they gave us as table on the understanding it was only an hour...Food and drink came out quickly and was delicious 😋

I was prepared to be underwhelmed but is was actually very good. All 4 of us had great pasta dishes, my wife is gluten free and the garlic bread was among the best she has had. We will be going back.

Lovely food and service. Would recommend. Yes!

Very good. Highly recommended. Order the Tagateli Bolognese and thank me later.

Really nice restaurant. Food was great and a great atmosphere too.

Always amazing food ,staff are so friendly and efficient

In my opinion, still the best Italian restaurant in Barrow in Furness 5* food & service today Thanks, Scott

Great, friendly service & delicious food!

Absolutely not recommended. Just don’t go there.. this place is a joke…better order a Pizza Hut or domino’s pizza.

I was leaving Barrow to return home to France and had luggage with me. The person who welcomed us took my luggage and looked after it for me until I left. The food was great as well

Amazing food, great service, garlic and chili fries are awesome

As always in salvos tue food was fine, same menu they had over a decade ago when I first visited. Only problem is the volume inside, its always busy but with the music and general noise levels it's a bit of a put off. If you haven't already give Mario house a try just 200 yards away . Overall it's fine, food and price are consistent with salvos .

I’m just visiting for the day and I had been warned not to expect much. But this restaurant makes the trip to Barrow worth it. And I’ve come from Leeds. I had the linguini which was delicious and the Coffey was nutty and rich.

Absolutely love everything about salvanas it's my favourite Italian, been going since it opened, love the food & atmosphere and the staff are always accommodating

Hidden gem. Owner very welcoming and his staff were amazing. You order a drink, and before you blink the drink is on your table. Food is equally impressive. Thoroughly recommended.

Where to start? Lovely staff inside and out. They are like buzzy bees. Busy with service even on weekdays. Not an issue, very cosy you can have elbow to elbow touch sometimes, but the food will make it up. I recommend salmon (special's) one word to describe it was epic.

Excellent Food and service, always look forward to visiting them, can't wait until the next time

Always good, never a bad meal in here great staff great food nothing else to add 5☆

Top marks for everything!! An excellent meal in a great atmosphere.

Paid over £20 for two pizzas and chips. Looks good but pizza is very greasy and tasted bland . No salt or anything, and idk if that a thing but it wasn't cut into pieces too - because we were staying in a hotel it created a problem for us....

awesome food .. Great friendly staff. nothing more to add 👍👍

Absolutely gorgeous as usual, 22 of us and not 1 mistake and served quickly

Very busy on a weekday but excellent prompt service and good food

Food was lovely service was really good .

Booked salvanas last night it was busy as you would expect...we ordered starter and main course...food came piping hot delicious and tasty so nice...staff wer attentive polite and professional..,well done salvanas,thankyou for a lovely meal

Me and the wife went for a meal at dinner time it was the first time for the wife and it's been many years since I'd been and I would recommend it to everyone thought the meal was really flavoursome complement to the Chef 👨‍🍳

Very cramped place if busy. Over priced for what they serve you. I got the smallest dish of undercooked pasta with a disgusting white sauce on it. It was supposed to have mushrooms and chicken in it, but I couldn't find any. Other dishes in my party were average. I paid £13 for my dish....a handful of pasta and a white sauce from asda would have been more tasty. Some of the staff looked as if they couldn't be bothered either. Too full as well, having to ask people behind us to move so I could could get up. Also having to look at the door to the toilet door when eating isn't best either. Not appetising or appropriate really. So never again.

Have a lovely meal, haggis and chorizo croquettes followed by monkfish linguine, delicious 😋 x

Excellent service and lovelly menu. Quality food. Always enjoy everytime i come here😘

One of my favourite places to eat in Barrow. Tasty selection of pastas and pizzas

Always delicious food. Staff are always rushed off their feet and busy as but still find time to be attentive. Busy, noisy, social atmosphere. People enjoying their food in a socialenvironment. It's chatty and quite noisy but that is the charm of a social environment

Food was excellent, and the service was pleasant and efficient. Only slight downside was the noise from all the family gatherings. Would thoroughly recommend.