Sorrento Orrell in Wigan

I have dined at Sorrento for many years as it was my mum’s favourite restaurant. My wife and I returned after spreading my father-in-law’s ashes on Saturday at Our Lady’s church. There were around 13 of us and I was delighted that the food and service had not changed one bit. Whilst the boss was off picking up an award in Sorrento, his daughter Anna did a fab job running the show. Great experience and thoroughly worth a visit. All the best to the Sorrento team with the new restaurant opening in Birkdale in Feb 2025.

We rocked up on a Friday lunchtime without a reservation and the staff seated us very happily. They were very accommodating with our 10 month old baby and the staff were very playful and engaging with him throughout our meal which helped distract him so we could eat. The food was amazing, very fresh and full of flavour. W e highly recommend and would definitely visit again.

My wife and I have attended this restaurant several times in the last 3 months , and the food is excellent as is the service. All of the staff are very polite and warm and genuine. Luciano the owner makes a big effort to make sure everyone is happy, and indeed comes and speaks to all of the guests at their tables to make sure all of the food is to the customers satisfaction. Luciano treats his customers like family. I rate Sorento's very highly, and Francesco really manages the restaurant very well, and nothing is too much trouble for him or Luciano. Who needs to go to Liverpool to eat when you have Sorento's locally. Buonissimo !!! Another great pizza last night Burrata and prosciutto -wonderful flavors

This is by far the best Italian restaurant we have been to.. we have been to Milan and Sorrento is Miles above... Staff are so welcoming and kind .. food is devine and true Italian cuisine... Grazie grazie grazie...

This is by far the best Italian restaurant we have been to.. we have been to Milan and Sorrento is Miles above... Staff are so welcoming and kind .. food is devine and true Italian cuisine... Grazie grazie grazie...

Had excellent ravioli, parmigiana, sanguinaccio, insalata di mare and insalata caprese. Even the eight month old enjoyed himself! Will return again as good Italian is hard to find.

Had excellent ravioli, parmigiana, sanguinaccio, insalata di mare and insalata caprese. Even the eight month old enjoyed himself! Will return again as good Italian is hard to find.

Great food and great service. First time visiting and I was really impressed.

Visited after a day out in Formby and the food was perfect! Would happily travel all the way from Manchester just to eat here again.

Fab food, Anna remembered us from last year. A Special place.

Food and service is always incredible, superb restaurant

We lost Sorrentos in Orrell , but we were delighted to be able to go to Formby a dusk meet up with the staff again. I have nothing negative to say about Sorrentos. Great food, superb service and a lovely atmosphere. Special mention to Marco.

The place was busy but the food was very poor. My wife and I had different meals and we both said it tasted quite bland and my daughter said her tortellini was worse than a cheap supermarket budget brand. I don't think I'll be going back any time soon

Superb dinner, copious dishes, warm welcome!

From greeting to food to desert to leaving it was fantastic!

Loved the place, the food was delicious and can’t wait to go again. The staff were very funny and kind loved it

Magic, authentic Italian restaurant

Really really excellent restaurant. From nice welcome as soon as we stepped through the front door, the service all the way through the meal to the excellent food and drink. Can’t fault it!

Top notch food and service as usual👍🏻

Everything was excellent!!! Always our first choice and never disappointed!!! ❤️

Good food, nice surroundings but the drinks prices seemed a bit expensive - £6.10 for a pint of Peroni. No wonder there were no drinks menus on the table!

Couldn't be better, wonderful atmosphere, the service was top notch and the food was fantastic. Very highly recommended indeed.

Lovely friendly staff and nice cosy dining area, the food was fantastic honestly I had the best seafood pasta plate ever!, the stone baked pizza was super delicious!

Love this family business who work so hard to provide excellent food, service and atmosphere for Formby. Couldn’t recommend them enough

First time visiting, we’d heard great things and the reviews are good, however we were left underwhelmed and disappointed I’m afraid. Service was ok, we ordered a drink that never arrived & had to ask for the bill multiple times before just going to the bar to pay. The food was the biggest let down. We ordered three starters, the burrata special was nice. However, the garlic bread was standard nothing special, underwhelming & lacked garlic. The Patate Ripiene sounded lovely on the menu, Italian potato skins. I was just bemused by what came out, half a jacket potato with nothing inside and covered in tomato sauce with a bit of bacon. Would not recommend. The Tagliatelle Salmon, firstly it had clearly sat under the heat lamp for a while so it was dry on top. It lacked flavour, sauce and the salmon was just mushed in. Would not recommend. The lasagne was basic, clearly had plain tomato passata just poured over it with no seasoning just an overwhelming tomato taste. Incredibly disappointed. The Gamberoni Piri Piri we initially ordered as a starter to have as a main for one of our party who doesn’t have a big appetite, but the owner said to have the large when ordering, so she said yes. Came to £24.95 which was overpriced for what arrived, the sauce was ok, nothing special and just a piece of bread on the side. We came away disappointed & we felt for what it was, it was overpriced. Unfortunately I won’t return which is shame living in the village. Maybe it was just an off day, but it wasn’t overly busy and when you pay their prices I just expect more. The atmosphere and restaurant itself was lovely inside and I can’t fault that.

We are regulars because it is that good!

Brilliant night out with colleagues from Formby Health rooms. Many thanks to all that made it a really good time 😊

Lovely Italian restaurant with attentive waiters. Plenty of menu choices.

We had a fantastic night celebrating my Mums 94th birthday. All the staff were great fun, attentive and courteous and were happy to join in the fun with us by wearing masks with Mums face on. All the food was delicious and served together which was very impressive seeing as we were a party of 21. I would highly recommend Sorrento's and will definitely be returning. Thanks so much to the whole team. Xx

This was the venue for an important family celebration.

Excellant restaurant. The food was delicious and the service exemplary.

Wonderful food always consistent

A lovely family friendly restaurant, with great staff and excellent food. Highly recommend!

Great pizza, great service and all round great experience. Staff really attentive and know what they're doing. Highly recommended!

Been going here for around 7 years and will keep going back. Pleasant dining room. Friendly, attentive staff and great food. Always very enjoyable.

Sorrento in Formby is an upscale Italian restaurant. We were looking to nibble, and shared a plate of custom-cooked seafood with penne pasta. It was very good! 👍

Great meal love night. Going back here to the place we had our first meal together and last night was as husband and wife.

We visited for the first time to celebrate my Birthday on Saturday evening and loved every moment. The restaurant is lovely and there is such a nice atmosphere. The staff are attentive and the food is amazing. We will be back in the near future.

Pretty awful. Food was average..no oils offered with pizza. Ordered marinara pizza. Two anchovies. Salmon came with what I can only describe as a stale poppadom. Lazy chefs.

The best food about! The service and staff here are like no other! We love visiting ❤️ Thank you x

We were in Formby for the first time but intend to come back and Sorrento will be our family favourite. The food is beautifully presented, authentic and tasty. Service was discreet and attentive with great emphasis on fulfilling dietary requirements( gluten free options). Thank you for a great experience xxx

We have had another fabulous visit to Sorrento this weekend. The food and service was excellent, as always. We love the atmosphere and vibe of sorrento. The staff are brilliant, making you feel so welcome and looked after. Can’t wait for our next visit!

Fabulous family restaurant. We have dined here for many years and class the staff as our friends, they are beautiful people who serve top quality Italian food. They never let us down whether it’s having a quick bite to eat on our way home from work, a date night, or taking our family and friends here for special occasions. Our favourite go to restaurant. Looking forward to spending Xmas day here. 😊

Love it here, it’s are Friday night go to, such fabulous staff, they are so accommodating & so good with our girls too! Food is always lovely.

Highly recommend Sorrento! I went for the first time last year and have been on many more occasions since. The food is always amazing and it’s by far the best Italian in Liverpool!! The staff are excellent and always go above and beyond to make us feel welcome :)

Sorrento always get it right! Wether it’s lunch, dinner or popping in for a glass of wine. This is our go to restaurant for a special occasion or a midweek family dinner. They are always on point with the service and make our little girl so special when she is there. Food is always fresh with an amazing range of Italian classics, the specials board always has something to tempt you. A big thank you to Ana, chicho, Luciano!

Great food and service. Not rushed and all the staff and the owner are really friendly. Highly recommended

Google stated it was Open but the front gates were closed and little to no lights turned on when glancing through the windows. Attempted to call to check it was open in person but no staff answered the phone after 5 minutes of ringing. Information needs updating on Google if it is closed or staff need to create a more inviting atmosphere. Very disappointed.

We had a fabulous meal for my birthday. It was lovely to catch up with staff who we used to see regularly at Sorrento Orrell. It was a quiet part of the afternoon, it was great as we had time to chat to Marco who we haven't seen for since Orrell closed. I'm sure we will be back to Formby. Thanks for a great afternoon.

On the search for a local Italian and this fits the brief, lovely food served by genuine friendly Italian staff, glad we came early on Friday evening as place was filling up rapidly.

Muy bueno todo!! Trato excepcional.comida de calidad cocinado todo por ellos! Fuimos un día a cenar y al día siguiente fuimos a comer de lo buena que estaba la comida queríamos repetir Muchas gracias por todo

We discovered a great Italian restaurant with fresh foods and amazing testing, the service was excellent and friendly, Pd. We’ll be back here.

My favourite restaurant. Cannot fault them in anyway. Food is delicious and service is impeccable

Went on Friday early evening food is delicious especially the pizzas and the side salads are so fresh it’s a lovely atmosphere and staff are all so lovely 🥰 especially Anna shes always so welcoming look forward to returning

Awesome place. So clean the staff very helpful polite and not to forget very funny. Food was out of this world highly recommended.

Came in for a lovely meal as a family of four, restaurant was quiet at the time but staff were amazing throughout had three courses all of which we thoroughly enjoyed and we look forward to returning soon

Ten of us ate here last night. Without exception every starter and main meal was exceptional. Attention from staff amazing. Thankyou so much x

Great food served by friendly staff.

Great garlic bread here staff cool n funny bald fella

Our favourite restaurant, always made to feel welcome. Staff are excellent, nothing is ever too much trouble. Food is always amazing. Highly recommend

Ordered a take out. Have visited many times before to sit in. A fantastic restaurant. Food is top quality.

I deliver fish but it looks nice

Service & food were excellent... Cannot fault the quality of the food, well presented and tasted delicious!!

Just had another great meal. Good food and service

Ambiente muy alegre y comida muy rica

Went to dinner with a friend for her birthday and had a 3 course meal for her birthday . Every thing was 1st class 👏

I really enjoyed this place! The food was delicious, everyone loved it. The staff was on the spot, very nice

We visit Formby on Sunday 4th of Jun. We been greeted by friendly staff and seated outside ( we requested it). Food IS Amazing!!!!!!!!!! Staff couldn't be better. Dessert to die for!

We lunched there today with my family. Amazing place : kind staff, very good service, yummy food… what a moment. Thank you team, don’t change anything. A restaurant which knows what means customer service.

Most amazing service and food!!! We love coming here, the staff are so friendly, the atmosphere is always great!! I noticed the last comment mentioned the toilets were upstairs but there are toilets downstairs with disabled access.

Very nice restaurant, friendly staff, 10+ for the food, I will definitely come back again. Viva l’Italia. ❤️

Local Italian for me. Good food with real Italian staff.

Best Western Italian meal outside house in 10 years..

Great fun service , Good food,Good wine,what more do you need 👏👌👍

We had an amazing day yesterday at sorrento to celebrate my daughters communion Anna and the staff all took such good care of us as always and the food was fantastic ♥️👌

Great Italian restaurant in the centre of Formby, opposite Waitrose. Good food reasonable prices.

Great people but they've changed the menu and it's poor. Need to go back to their original menu.

Amazing food, amazing service, totally recommend Sorrento's.

Really great food and great service.

Beautiful food and great service. The scallop and prawn ravillo was perfection!

We booked the restaurant for the celebration of life after my mother's funeral on 27.03.23. Not only myself but all of our guests - not sure how many there were to be honest but about 50 - ran out of superlatives to describe the food, the hospitality, the amazing staff and everything else about this family run restaurant. They had not previously taken this type of booking and we were as suggested unsure off numbers but they closed the restaurant for us at what we considered to be an excellent price and I can't really imagine how anything could have been better. We will return, as will many guests who had not previously dined there again and again and again. Thank you to each and every one of the staff. Anne

Love Sorrento my family’s regular dining experience, great decor, Uber friendly staff, great lively atmosphere, great food (the specials are fine dining quality not fine dining prices) and the wine fantastic .. our favourite is the Carissa Sicilian white !! Great restaurant guys don’t change anything !! Dave and lisa x

Best place to eat in formby without a doubt. Service is amazing, become a regular and you feel like family. Food is great and the specials they have are unreal. So glad we have this in formby.

Best food, staff and atmosphere ❤️

Amazing food and amazing staff, we’re always well taken care of. 5 star service!

Delicious food, atmosphere and a friendly welcoming team at Sorrento *****

Absolutely fantastic food at a great price. The service was superb from the moment I called to get a reservation. Excellent. We will go back again and again.

A wonderful family run restaurant with warm and friendly staff and delicious Italian foods catering for everyone and all dietary requirements

Authentic Italian restaurant with excellent service and good food but quite expensive!

We went on a Saturday evening. It was good to see a restaurant so busy in these times of economic problems, but in fact this made the place so noisy that our group of three struggled to hear each other. Added to this was completely unnecessary music making it a less than enjoyable experience. There was also the impression of having too many tables crammed into the space. I'm sure the waiters were trying to make it atmospheric, but repeated " bellissima" and other comments about beautiful ladies were unwelcome. Would a group of men be told they were good looking? I doubt it. Having said that, service was attentive, and quick enough, given the numbers of diners. The food was good and the prices reasonable to a bit pricey: just under £100 for two starters, three main courses, 4 glasses of wine and a tonic. I would definitely recommend the restaurant but not on a Saturday evening if you want to have a quiet conversation with your friends. For a lively event, why not?!

Love this place, food is always amazing.

Came here for my 60th birthday on Christmas Eve. I had booked it 6 weeks earlier. Good job. It's always busy. Excellent food, service and atmosphere. All the time. We try and come here often even just for a pizza/ pasta. We are never disappointed. Thanks again Sorrento.

This is the tenth christmas we have been to sorrentos .Brillant place wouldnt go any were else .lovely staff make you feel so welcome .food girgeous well worth a visit .

As always great food. The staff are amazing always so attentive couldn't recommend highly enough fantastic restaurant

Always a happy time here. Great food and service. 👍🏻

First visit today and I can't recommend highly enough. The staff were so welcoming and family friendly. Absolutely gorgeous to the children and courteous and efficient. Nothing was too much trouble and the food was fast, fresh and delicious. We were bedraggled from swimming and the rain but we were treated like important guests. Can't wait to return. Thank you to all the staff

Magnífico lugar, en un ambiente agradable, como comer en casa y el trato de todo el personal es muy familiar, lo recomiendo

Loved every minute of our visit! Nicely welcomed, really tasty food and drink! Our custom was much valued and attention very much appreciated.

What can I say??? This is a real gem of a family run Italian restaurant in Formby, the food is to die for and the staff are incredible. If you can't get to Italy you really do have the real deal on your doorstep.

Loved it amazing food, brilliant staff. I’ve had many amazing experiences here over the years whether it’s birthdays or just nights out with family and friends is a great night.