The Fat Italian in West Lancashire

Excellent varied menu Can't fault it

to be honest not a very good experience staff was nice apart from one pizza had barley any cheese just tomato took a while for the food overall you couldn’t pay me to eat hear wouldn’t even eat here for free

Amazing place Great atmosphere, lovely food, friendly staff....

This is a great find, we were not meant to go there, I asked my husband to book The Fat Italian in Burscough, I’m so glad he got it wrong. It had a lovely atmosphere as soon as you walked in, staff were very welcoming and friendly. There was such a good range on the menu, you are spoiled for chose. The food arrived in good time and was absolutely delicious. We had the lamb shank, chicken and chorizo fajitas, a pizza and spaghetti bolognaise with a side order of garlic bread topped with tomato and garlic, this was delicious. The lamb was outstanding and the fajitas had a lovely spice and flavour. It was one of the best bolognaise sauce I have ever tasted. Portions were great, even my growing 16 year couldn’t finish the fajitas. Staff were lovely and attentive enough. I also enjoyed the Motown hits playing in the background! So all in all, I’m glad my husband didn’t listen and booked us in to this one, we will definitely return. The staff are a credit :)

Food was lovely but ordered a dish which was presented not complete crab was not included as requested. Staff especially the young woman I think her name Ellie was great attended to the 25 people party well

Excellent food and excellent service

Food is great here however the Burscough one is better I feel.

Usually book burscough but it was not available We opted for ormskirk big mistake Food came out cold after a lengthy wait Service was very poor we ordered drinks I had to go to the bar to reorder them Only burscough fat Italian for me or the chippy never again not even for free

Food extremely slow and cold when we finally were served. Had to go to the bar for a drink after ordering ten minutes earlier. Never again!!!!

We normally go to the Fat Italian In Burscough regularly, we decided to try the one in Ormskirk, as it’s actually nearer to us. We were a little disappointed, food overall was only warm but still tasty and garlic bread undercooked. We did make a comment about one of our meals., We received £5 off our bill. The young waiting staff were lovely though. Maybe just an off night , but think we will stick to the one in Burscough .

Staff helpful. Limited vegetran options. Fabulous seafood. Pasta to die for! Lovely atmsphere. Despite changes to booking times and numbers staff were very helpful and went out of their way to ensure all of our party were looked after well.

What an absolute gem of a place. The food, starter, main and desert were delicious. The atmosphere was enchanting and welcoming. All the staff were friendly and went above and beyond to make our little group feel welcome. Nothing was too much. Thank you for a lovely dining experience. Lydia I loved listening to your very knowledgeable history of the restaurant and family.

Excellent food and service. We had the 2 course menu for £15.95, great choice on the menu followed by the best Tiramisu we’ve ever had! I love that the tables are well spaced out. Lydia & staff really know how to deliver great hospitality

Our visit to The Fat Italian this evening was a true delight from start to finish. I was dining with two friends and we were made to feel extremely welcome throughout. Lydia took the time to chat to us and ensure we were happy with everything during the evening - thank you! The decor was beautiful in the restaurant and the food and service were both exceptional. The tiramisu is the best I have tasted in a long time…highly recommended! Thank you for making our experience a most enjoyable one. We will definitely be back again and telling our friends to visit too! 🇮🇹 😁

Came as a bigger group on a Monday evening. It was busy as graduations were taking place throughout the week. Meal was lovely, service was good. Felt a little dark and cramped, but this didn't really take away from a really good Italian meal. Everything we ordered was excellent quality, drink were a little pricey.

Good value, a comprehensive menu and specials menu Sad that such a good restaurant have such a poor alcohol free range of beers. Why do restaurants think that Heineken Zero is a worthwhile beer too offer as an only choice? You spend so much effort on your food menus and wine menus please make an effort with your alcohol free drinks range.

Been twice, had great experiences both times

Visited here on a Saturday and opted for the happy hour menu. The portions were big and the mains were good. However the garlic bread was such a disappointment, it was so greasy. The tables are also very close together in here, a large party sat behind us literally and were so loud. Staff were very friendly and the service was quick!

2 meals ordered. Chicken and chorizo - just warm. Lasagne - I'm not sure how old this was but a slab of lasagne turned up covered in sauce, microwaved to death. Unfortunately the lasagne lead to food poisoning with major diarrhoea in the early hours. I think the fat Italian has lost its way sadly, we will never return.

Staff very helpful and friendly and the food was excellent.

What a lovely experience, the meet and greet was very professional, the table service was excellent and all staff were amazing with my three year old granddaughter. Thank you for a wonderful time

Excellent food absolutely wonderful staff. Frim the manageress down nothing is too much. So helpful and knowledgeable. Sonny the waiter is so helpful, very witty and attentive. Obviously staff training and customer satisfaction is high priority.

As always, incredible food and fantastic service. If you haven't been...you're missing out! 🇮🇹

Great food lots of tables and clean toilets. Perfect for families and night outs. There is lots of cheap food options available I ordered pepperoni pizza it was very delicious. Only problem is that my dad ordered food and it came cold.

Best restaurant in Ormskirk. I've had spaghetti Bolognese as well as the pizza from here in the past and they were both amazing. The staff were super friendly and the service was great. The atmosphere was also great, it can get very busy on Friday Nights and Weekends but that's to be expected from a restaurant this good. I will definitely be going back again

Wonderful meal and excellent service, we were a large party and nothing was comprised. We are definitely making this restaurant one of our regular places to eat, looking forward to going back and having the seafood spaghetti. A big thumbs up from all 17 of us.

Booked lunch for myself and my mum to finally celebrate her birthday 6 weeks late! Food was fabulous, all staff are a credit to the business. I cannot recommend these guys highly enough. I had Caribbean chicken to start, Cajun fiesta chicken pasta (literally the best dish in the world) mum had garlic stuffed mushrooms and chicken arribiata, and we shared a banoffee pie which was on the specials menu - I ate most of it! I have plenty of great Italian restaurants where I live, but I choose to travel to here (and the burscough location on occasion) because of that fiesta pasta 🤣

We visited on a Tuesday evening without having made a reservation. Luckily there were only a couple of tables available, it was very busy with a good but loud atmosphere. We opted for the 2 Course Deal Menu for £15.95 available Tuesday & Wednesday 4pm - 8:30pm. (That’s why it was so busy!) It offers a great choice of meals but there are a few with an additional charges depending on what you choose, it was good value for money and our meals were very good. The staff were very pleasant, attentive and always smiled or acknowledged us, I’d not hesitate to eat here again.

We have visited the Fat Italian many many times over the years and always had delicious food and great service. After our recent visit we were really disappointed. The whole evening from entry to exit felt very rushed and pressured. We'd sat down about 2 mins, hadn't even opened the menus and were asked by two different staff if we were ready to order. Drinks arrived promptly, but the wrong wine was served. Our order was taken and the starters arrived within about 5 mins, although 2 of them were barely warm, they were tasty. We were then asked twice had we finished - we had not. The staff were back and forth to us every couple of minutes taking glasses the second you put them down which felt very intrusive to our meal and stopped the flow of conversation. The mains arrived without the normal slight break between courses and the interruptions continued right through the meal, asking if they could take glasses etc. We all like attentive staff but this was just too much. After the meal , the manager (I assume) then came over to ask if he could clear more glasses - there was only one empty water glass on the table and we were hoping to relax with coffee/wine. It was nowhere near closing time and there were other table seated , I mentioned that it had been intrusive and the manager was quite rude in response. The atmosphere was also ruined by the bar manager mopping the floor whilst we were eating! The young lad who took the bill for us asked how things had been and I said I little rushed etc. and he was very pleasant and professional. Such a shame. Food was delicious, staff need training on restaurant etiquette though. We had a special occasion booked in for next week for a group of us which we will now be cancelling.

Not the best Italian I've ever been to - food could of been better, but staff were lovely and prices were good 👍

Not been here for a while but will definitely be returning. Food was great. Staff polite and attentive.

What a lucky find on our way home from The Wirral. A really nice atmosphere, pleasant, helpful staff, and delicious, freshly cooked food. What's not to love?

Love this place food and amazing and staff Friendly .... a must go place our new favourite restaurant

Fantastic food and a reasonable price, although the portions were slightly smaller than I'd like.

Went today for lunch for the first time. What a lovely place. Staff very friendly. The food was outstanding and excellent value for money. We have booked again for next week and will be making this our regular to go place.

4 stars. I ordered a white wine spritzer which arrived in a wine glass rather than a highball with ice . I was unable to determine whether it was a spritzer or a poor oxegenised wine. Below par presentation. My prawn and crab starter was lovely, Save the immature sauce presentation that was waved across the plate, al a 90s style. Unnecessary and old fashioned. My pizza was fabulous, if it wasn't for the same person wielding the same flauncy sauce bottle 🤣. Had the wielding been a chili oil, befitting of my Firenza pizza, it would have been fantastic. PUT THE BOTTLE DOWN. Has this restaurant fallen into fads some years ago and got stuck in the rut? I think so. The staff were really attentive even if the first girl didn't know what a spritzer was, but that's ok. The service was really good. I'll certainly eat here again.

Party of 8 cramped on to table of 6 . 10 % service charge not displayed clearly on 3 course set menu. Tables to close together in some parts of restaurant. Staff did not seemed bothered

The restaurant has an authentic feel and the staff were absolutely lovely. The lamb shoulder is to die for, just melts in your mouth. Thank you Taya for your 5* service.

A must visit. The restaurant has an authentic feel and the staff were absolutely lovely. The lamb shoulder is to die for, just melts in your mouth. Thank you Taya for your 5* service.

Very friendly service but too long of a wait between courses. I honestly think there are far tastier Italian restaurants but thats not to say I didnt enjoy it. Id go back, but not in a hurry

Our fourth visit to this gorgeous restaurant and once again it didn’t disappoint. Had the happy hour menu which is amazing value available every day until 6 pm with pasta and pizza dishes for around £10 so be sure to check this out. I love the relaxed, friendly atmosphere here, the staff are just so welcoming and chatty and give advice on the food which is very welcome when there is so much choice. The Decor is pretty and everywhere is spotlessly clean.The food is just amazing and, even better, they have a fabulous dessert menu. There is also a car park at the rear of the restaurant. The only negative is that we were told we only had 1 hour 15 minutes at the table so we were just conscious of the time when waiting for the meal to arrive but it’s because it is such a busy restaurant. My favourite go to restaurant at the moment locally and I will definitely be visiting again.

Just had meal at Fat Italian Ormskirk.Food fantastic as was the service. Nothing to .much trouble. Had the £18.95 Menu food was so good. Compliments to the chefs

This is good italian, authentic food , very good quality, value and experience, highly recommend

Absolutely gorgeous food, lovely staff and the Early Bird menu (on EVERY DAY!!!) before 6pm was great value. We will definitely be back 😁

Good honest food at a reasonable price in a nice setting. Recommended.

Nice food, very expensive drinks. Felt a bit rushed at the end when the waiting on staff removed plates whilst one of us was still eating.

Me and my girlfriend have been a few times over the past few months and this is my first time leaving a review, I do apologise! Food is absolutely stunning. We had bruschetta with chorizo, garlic bread, the steak stack and carbonara, and then shared a cookie dough from the specials board for dessert. All dishes tasted amazing and were cooked to perfection. Even when busy, service is always friendly and efficient, no matter the waiter/waitress. Couldn’t recommend this place enough, especially Louis who i believe is one of the managers. He is chatty, attentive, polite, and always with a smile whilst serving. This has quickly become our favourite restaurant, worth every penny!

This place was booked for a party of 12 for my granddaughter's 21st birthday, service was slow as it was 30 mins before somebody took our starter order and drinks order, another table in same room was a party of 12 blokes who were shouting over each other all the time we were there and it was so bad a couple trying to have a quiet meal asked to move to another room, service for main meal was a bit quicker and all the food was very good,did not agree with the extortionate service charge with all the noise we had to put up with.

Gorgeous food and all the staff are lovely and very polite.

Very friendly, delicious food, good value and even some vegan choices, definitely recommend a visit

Fantastic food great service only down side for me was the price of the drinks over £5.00 not even a pint over all we had a good yime

busy,vibrant,good food. The 3 course table d hote menu at £29.95 is a great deal. Sadly, the drinks service is very slow.

8 of us had a lovely early evening family meal here on a Friday. Our age range was from 86 to 23! We all enjoyed our food - including 86 year old Rosa who was born in Sicily and knows a thing or two about Italian food! The service was efficient and very friendly. Many thanks to Lexie and Taya for looking after us so well.

Brilliant place to eat and have a nice time. You need to reserve the table as it is very busy. If I have one little gripe it does feel a bit pressured.

Our night was amazing. We went for our friends 18th birthday and our waitress Taya made our night so special, she made sure we were all enjoying ourselves and was very attentive to our table. we stayed later and were never made to feel like we were being rushed or that they were trying to make us leave.

Taya was such an excellent waitress! she had such an amazing energy she was so sociable and constantly checked we were ok! always making sure we were having the best time for my bestfriends birthday. couldn’t be happier with the service we received

We thoroughly enjoyed our food and particularly appreciated having a whole vegan menu to choose from. We swapped dishes and both enjoyed everything we ate. Staff and service could not have been better. This was our first visit but we hope to return at the soonest opportunity.

Thanks to all the staff and the chef,,was was a brilliant delicious night

Aleays good food, good service well done!

Massively Overpriced food, slow service. Chef relies on chilli far to much not really a typical italian seasoning. Then after spending near £200 told the next table is here so we had to leave the table as we just get our deserts still shocked at this cant believe somewhere would actually do that especially when its their service that has been slow. Would of rather gone to the chippy place was awful.

Went for my niece's birthday. It WAS a nice meal until they asked whilst we were eating dessert if they could give us the bill as the next party were waiting, despite the delay between starters & main which was down to the poor service. Absolute shame as we were having a lovely night & it did spoil my niece's 10th birthday. Also just to mention the pitiful child's portion of ice cream!!

The food was absolutely outstanding and was served with a smile. Jess, our server was very knowledgeable about the menu. She went above and beyond, to make sure we had a fantastic, comfortable evening. We will definitely return.

Worst pizza I ever had in my entire life. Disappointed. I cannot say it was an Italian Pizza in any aspect. Staff was polite. There is nothing pizza about it, this is the worst pizza I have ever tasted. it may be something different, but the taste was really strange. Sin. Friendly staff.

Pizza Italiana ? No Per carità, come si fa a chiamare queste cibo pizza? Mi dispiace però questa è la peggiore pizza che io abbia mais assaggiato. Staff cordiale. assolutamente non raccomandato.

Great food,went for my sons birthday,Only disappointing thing was being told we can't really have deserts or coffee because we have to be off the table in 10 mins because the next people are waiting to be seated !! (2 hour slot )) Other than this it was good...

We booked a meal for my husband's 40th Birthday celebration for 18 of us. It can be a little overwhelming with a big family group especially with children but the food arrived quick and the children loved eating all of the yummy Italian food (it was a massive hit). The staff were very helpful, friendly and couldn't do enough. The food was delicious and we all had a lovely time. We are looking forward to coming back for a date night soon.

Called in for an early evening meal with friends. Have to say it was very good, great atmosphere, the food was plentiful, reasonably priced and the service was very good. Will definitely book again!

I have never been here before and was unsure as to what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised, the atmosphere was relaxing, even though they were busy, and the food was delicious, would go again,

Venturing around Ormskirk, we stumbled across this devine Italian restaurant known simply as the Fat Italian. We didn't have a reservation, but we were able to be accommodated if we only had the table for one and half hours. This was ample time for us to quickly glance at the early evening diner menu. We chose the spaghetti & Meatballs and the Spicy Beef Alforno. Both reasonably priced at £9.95. The quality of the food was absolutely fantastic, both dishes tasted lovely and you could tell both were freshly prepared. We had a lovely evening and would definitely come here again if we were ever up here in the North West. Spacious car parking is free for diners at the rear, scrupulously clean toilets on the lower level. Staff on shift were very professional and very attentive and friendly. A lovely ambience inside, spacious tables and booths. An exceptional restaurant 👌

I went here for tea with my boyfriend, on arrival they asked if we had any restrictions or allergies. I explained I needed low/no salt. We were then seated, a waitress came to speak to me and asked what I was thinking of eating. I said lamb and she said she would speak to the chef to see how much salt it contained, she returned and explained the salt content. I agreed it was OK. When the meal was served it wasn't salty at all, I asked if it had been remade and she said she would check. The chef had totally remade the gravy and included absolutely minimal salt, it was incredible. I have never been accommodated so fully. I would recommend this restaurant without hesitation, everything I ate was delicious and accommodated my restrictions. Absolutely thrilled! Service in general was great, very well looked after. Great atmosphere. Leftovers were able to be taken away with no fuss, Food was bagged in separate pots.

Sensational meal lovely atmosphere and amazing staff especially the red head girl my son fancies

A lovely time spent with my family. Great atmosphere. Staff were attentive. Brilliant food.

Enjoyed the January special, just fantastic.

Went in the fat Italian restaurant tonight in Ormskirk we booked for 8 and was seated straight away the staff where very friendly and welcoming and the food was amazing and delicious deserts also and very family style vibe in there very welcoming place for...

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff, food and drink very good, only complaint would be portions on the small side, just a little more mushrooms and crispy onions on the plate wouldn’t go a miss. But overall great tasting food,clean and welcoming. Will definitely book again....

Here for dinner with 3 friends, my first time. A Thursday night, and the place was packed. I'd highly recommend booking first if planning a visit. Partic this month (Jan), they've a great 2 course for £15 deal on. Greeted warmly, we were shown to...

First experience recently and will not be going back. The manager was rude, other staff were either bad or simply did not care. A meal was forgotten about, requests for extra drinks or side plates etc took about 20 mins. This was all while the restaurant was virtually empty. Other than one waitress who was really good, she apologised for mistakes made by others and seemed to be trying to pick up their slack, the service was terrible. The food then did not make up for the experience, with our whole table agreeing the food was bland and certainly not worth the price. Again, it could be slightly forgiven if the place was busy, but there were only about 3 other tables of people.

We had a celebration meal at The Fat Italian for my nephew's 21st birthday and would highly recommend eating here. The atmosphere was good and the service and food were excellent

Fabulous food. The steaks were amazing - best we have had in a long time. Lovely atmosphere and great service. Couldn't fault any aspect of the evening. We will be back !

1st time at this restaurant. Will return very soon. Great staff, polite, very friendly and not intrusive. The food. I had the SeaBass tagliatelle and my wife, chicken and chorizo fajitas. Both just perfect!!. Very nice bottle of house white. Ice cream and the strawberry...

Had a fabulous meal. The food was lovely as was the ambiance. Could not fault the staff as very polite and attentive. Would like to say a special than you to Sonny. Such a lovely friendly guy. Can’t wait to come back.

We came here for a family meal, and had a fantastic evening. Food was delicious and very good value for money. Between the 6 of us there were no bad meals, everything was lovey. The staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating without being intrusive, which...

Excellent, we held our works Christmas meal at the Fat Italian, and I couldn't recommend enough , the food was amazing we picked from the 3 course menu, the service on point, staff very attentive. There was 30 of us that attended. Thank you

Cannot fault The Fat Italian. Normally go to the one in Crosby and the Ormskirk restaurant did not disappoint. I get the same thing every time the vegan roma pizza- I can honestly say its my favourite pizza anywhere and I have eaten pizza in Rome and Sicily! The garlic oil is amazing. Staff in both restaurants are wonderful too. I love the decor and all the pictures on the walls. A lovely taste of Italia in the North West.

Booked a table for 8 of us on 30th November 2023. Politely greeted and shown to our table. Given the evening menu and a special menu offering 3 courses for £29.95. Ordered drinks which were promptly brought to the table, everyone placed their order. As we waited for our food to be cooked I noticed that we all still had our coats on as it was -1c outside and not much warmer inside the restaurant. I felt the radiators and they were off. Spoke to waitress to turn the heating on, she explained that due to the weather pipes had frozen and the heating would not work. We were given our starters after about 20 minutes I noticed the air conditioning heater had been turned on. No complaints about the food it was very good. We asked for the bill, my daughter then began to go through it and felt it was too high. So went off to see the manager to discuss it. Returned minutes later to inform us we had been over charged £40. I won't be returning to this restaurant as it had no atmosphere, cold and was over charged.

came in the other night and was blown away by your staff member jay. his politeness and professionalism around my allergies made our visit that much better. he even made time to check on us to ensure everything was okay. our food came out perfect...

This was very good! The food was great, I ate the black budding stack, which was very tasty but the sauce was slightly bland. I then ate the steak stack thing. This was very nice, but not enough sauce. Dessert was a sudden which was very good. I'd reccomned and really like it here.

What a lovely place, food was 10/10 Staff were so polite and very attentive I had carbonate and my husband had lasagne, couldn't fault it and piping hot, oh and the cheesy garlic bread was the best we have ever had.

Without question, one of the best restaurants I've ever been to. The owner Lewis was fantastic, the food was spectacular, the staff were brilliant. I honestly couldn't recommend this place enough. Every time we've been its been nothing short of excellent. If you're looking for...

The best Italian in the area 😍 Food is always wow & the cocktails!

We visited the restaurant this evening for a relax and early evening meal the meal was lovely and great atmosphere unfortunately my husband who has health problems was not well and at one point may have needed an ambulance the staff were absolutely amazing, they stayed calm and dealt with the situation so well thank you

Staff so pleasant and service excellent

Amazing food, staff were amazing and handled the evening perfectly. Atmosphere there was nice it had a very chilled out vibe, and also prices weren’t too bad! Will definitely be coming back!

Our second visit in a month, went for my birthday and also my sons birthday meal. Had a fantastic evening, the food was delicious and the Team of staff were amazing and very attentive and helped make our night feel like a special celebration. Would...

Lovely evening. Nice food. Excellent service & value.

Great experience on our first time at this restaurant. Everything was delicious and well cooked. Soup was amazing and strawberry Sundaes divine. Pizza was well made perfect base and lots of good toppings.

A return visit. The food, atmosphere and service was as good as our first visit.

What an absolutely fabulous find. Visiting my daughter and family and came across this gem. Couldn't fault any of the food. We tried a varied assortment of dishes between 5 of us - starters, mains and desserts as well as a couple of cocktails. The...

Amazing food, staff and everything. Just perfect and excellent for knowledge of allergens.

Wow. What an amazing place. Not only are the staff exceptional with customer service, they are excellent with allergies and knowledge. Went above and beyond for us. The food...hands down, one of the best meals we have ever had. We blew our budget because we...