Valentino's in North East Lincolnshire

Warm welcome as always from the larger-than-life owner/host that is Ramsey. The best Italian food in Cleethorpes, with pizzas perfectly made. A real institution of Cleethorpes. Recommend the Four Seasons pizza.

We didn't book in advance but were welcomed and served immediately. We had drinks, antipasti, two main courses and mixed salad, tiramisu and liqueur coffee, all for less than £60. Superb food, great host, atmosphere and service at a reasonable price. I even had the opportunity to speak some Italian!! A great meal and well worth a visit. Molto grazie!!

Brilliant restaurant, lovely food and wine. Great host

I wouldn't say it's an upscale restaurant. It's more like going to my uncle's....homely, direct, friendly. The food is simple, not spectacular, but delicious and the portion was enough. I definitely had a good time here.

Nice music, accidentally came a few minutes before it was supposed to open however the server/owner was still very nice and joyful. Pizza was just on the softer side bud not in a bad way

Worst Italian food I’ve ever had. Don’t go.

Great atmosphere and lovely food.

It’s got some of the best Italian pizza in a 500 mile radius there’s no beating it and the atmosphere is amazing there’s always music playing (Italian) and it has candles which give it a even better vibe. They additionally do a handful of drinks including alcoholic beverages and the waitress is one of the best waitresses in England because he is such a funny and wonderful man. Overall probably my favourite restaurant that serves Italian food that I’ve been to.

Extremely dirty. We didn’t even eat here, this was when we decided to check the reviews. We walked in sat down and used the loo. Toilets were absolutely disgusting and the dirt everywhere was vile. We then went next door when I realised I had left my daughter’s bag in here. When I came back the guy was confrontational as to why we had left. Avoid at all costs.

The atmosphere is very friendly warm and welcoming. I found our server to be delightfully eccentric, but incredibly warm and I could see how people would want to return again, even if it was just for the warm atmosphere. I would describe the food as homely. Very comforting and tasty. Not food that shows off, but definitely food that leaves you feeling full and content. Very happy we decided to visit today and hoping to make this a regular in our restaurant rotations.

Beautiful resteraunt. Incredible food. The person who served us was so enjoyable and understanding we are a 2 husband couple. 10/10 will definatley go again

We ate here on Sunday evening, there were a few red flags to begin with, the toilets were filthy, there was dust everywhere and when he bought some of the dishes out to us they were still wet. But we stayed anyway gave it the benefit of the doubt. Within an hour after eating here my son was vomiting my daughter my wife and myself had diarrhoea. The next day I was vomiting all day and my whole family have been Ill ever since it’s now Thursday and we’re still in a bad way!! Just avoid this place at all costs. School boy error from my part as I normally research restaurants before I go but we had already been turned away by 4 restaurants nearby because they were closing.

First look seemed ok, restaurant a little dated but the waiter seemed really friendly. Served quickly, drinks arrived quickly, told to order the garlic bread. This came first and was actually really nice. The mains came, we’re a little heavy and cream used so not authentic but tasted ok. The plates were still wet, they said they were short staffed and he dried them and apologised. Went to the toilet before we left and if I’d gone first, I wouldn’t have eaten there. They were very dirty and dates with a musty smell. Within a few hours my son was sick, so sick all night he burst blood vessels in his eyes, we all had really bad stomachs and my partner was then sick all the next day. Would avoid this place like the plague, something is definitely wrong with this place, the cleanliness but also the food must be old or poorly stored. I think I’ll report them to trading standards because I’d hate that other people especially children get poisoned by this place again. Awful awful awful

The food was ok with generous portions but I've had nicer elsewhere. The menu had a good range of options and was quite amusing in some of it's descriptions. The food was freshly cooked which was good and it was fairly tasty; it's just not somewhere I'd visit again.

Booked in the day at lunch time on Sunday 5th August. Franco was very charming, how he changed from lunch time ....shocking!!! Calamari was in fact battered onion rings, meatballs so hard they were inedible as unable to cut into them. Pepperoni Pizza no flavor and salad was so limp and watery, veal was terrible and tasteless. We quietly complained to our waitress who called the manager Franco he was very rude tried to show us up in front of everyone saying loudly that food was authentic Italian and did not have any complaints from anyone else. We were not offered an alternative instead we were subject to abuse. The toilets dirty along with the plates and cutlery, so disappointing. We were subjected to Franco demanding to pay the whole bill the funny thing was the card machine was not working and the restaurant cash only, again this was not explained to us before we sat down and ordered. We went to get money out reluctly and returned to explain we felt we should have a discount due to no food actually eaten. Franco was drunk and proceeded to locking myself and my female friend in on our own and would not let us leave. A very upsetting end to my husbands 50th birthday and a complete waste of money. They need to be investigated by trading standards and food hygiene standards. Would avoid I would not want anyone to suffer the way we did.

Thank you for catering gluten free! My little boy who has Coeliac Disease had a Gluten Free pizza tonight and he absolutely loved it. Nice he can be included safely on a takeout, as options are always limited. We will be regulars! I had a chicken kebab and we collected to take home. We live in Scartho and all food was still piping hot when we got home. Delicious food. Thank you

Wonderful experience, great atmosphere, lovely to eat in. Such big smiles and amazing food would go back and highly recommend!!!

many times in the past and have never had a problem but this time ....shocking. must be a new chef, steaks were terrible one was clearly off!! when I quietly complained the manager tried to show us up in front of everyone saying that vacuum packed steak cannot smell or go off. one had to be sent back to recook. long wait for drinks, dirty toilets, plates and cutlery dirty. so disappoin

1 star on food, as the steak they served out of date steak, tho the service was mid and the atmosphere was amazing, but personally the worst experience ever and will not be returning

Well if you haven’t been and tried Valentino’s pizza or anything from there menu !! What are you waiting for !! 🤩 Wow the pizzas 🍕 I highly recommend crispy bottom , juicy and loads of toppings A*** Garlic bread with cheese on top just oozing with cheese 🧀 nom nom 🤤 That delicious didn’t have time to take a picture haha 😝

Below average. Food didn't meet our expectations!

We went here with our friends! The owner was ver polite and slightly off the wall.. We ordered garlic bread for starters just one to share and asked if we could have half with garlic and half with fresh tomatoes as I cannot eat garlic! When it arrived it was not what we ordered he also brought a pizza with no garlic and it had olives I did say we had not ordered it but he said if you don’t eat it take it home!! The main meals were ok!!! The wine was terrible and expensive.. We will never go again..

Best Italian I've ever been to.

Lovely and welcoming aura as soon as you go in, the owner is very down to earth and the food honestly is the best Italian Ive had 👌🏻 one happy family

We last came here 15 years ago. We were so happy that it was still here. Fantastic atmosphere and food outstanding

Very quirky place food good sevice ace just really nice little place we'll worth a visit for special occasion will be going back again

Beautiful food and amazing service

House special pizza is fantastic

Found the owner rude and charged us for items we didn’t order.. Went for a special occasion and as we was seated the owner said the garlic bread will be brought to us very soon however no one ordered this so we thought it was complimentary, it wasn’t and was put on our bill at the end, I didn’t like the garlic pizza so only one slice was left and when the owner served me my main he said to me make sure you eat it all don’t like to see food go to waste (this wasn’t in a joking way either) so I felt I had to eat every last bit. Aswell as this when he gave me my cutlery my fork still had food on it which put me off my meal, the bathrooms was very disgusting with urine on the floor and lots of dust, went back to the bathroom about 1hr later and it hadn’t been cleaned.

Lovely quirky italian restaurant, absolutely amazing food and the guy who runs the place is an absolute legend! He's so funny and polite.

Lovely decor, very friendly atmosphere, great food, and excellent service! It was our first time visiting and we had a very warm welcome. The food was served quick and was delicious, cocktails were also amazing. We had the Sex on the Beach and the Green Eyes, both lovely! Definitely going to return here :)

Amazing service! Friendly staff and delicious food at a very reasonable price, tiramisu was the best I’ve ever tried, highly recommend

Always the best place to go for pizza. Been going there for 35 years and never been disappointed.

All the staff at Valentinos made my birthday celebration a night to remember. The food and service all evening was first class from start to finish. Furthermore, more Ramsy the owner of Valentinos made me and my friends feel like part of the family. So, if I was going to rate my evening it has to be 10/10 and we will be returning soon!!! 😀🤙

False adverising dont do it unless you just like pizzas. Me and my wife were so lucking forward to this meal as we have been before a couple of years ago and was busy and fantastic food. After my eyes saw the supposed dinosaur saw size lamb ribs as adverised and fresh pasta we couldn't resist booking. On entry we were plonked in the middle of the cold room (as supposidly heating was broken!) and given a beer mat to prop up the wonky tabel, funny to start with but it got worse, we ordered ed garlic mushrooms which didnt taste of any garlic and smotheted in what i would d say was milky cream? We were given a fresh portion but obviously they dont taste there food!just the same!! After receiving ribs like pigeon legs i asked what type of dinasaur was this from,he just laughed and said he couldnt get them any more! The pasta wasn't fresh, out of a can i expect which he disputed,all the other food wasnt good apart from the garlic bread! Wasnt happy but i paid my bill because i think they must have been struddling, they need to get the food right to make money, they were friendly but a bit narked when i complained, i didnt go there to make friend just eat fresh italian food. Disappointed and wont be hoing again, not sure whats gone wrong since last time?

Always the best will be back again

been going here for over 30 yrs have eaten inside and as a takeaway just love the pizza’s always great service

Really love the atmosphere in this restaurant. The food and service are great too. Been here as a family and also with friends.

Steak was over-cooked and the restaurant was cold - but the owner was his usual vivacious and friendly self 😁

Great food, excellent service. Rustic restaurant but good atmosphere. Would defo recommend and will return.

Great Italian food, friendly staff. Good menu and have a good list of gluten free options.

Great Food & Service. Will definitely return again.

Honestly one our favourite restaurants, we only visit cleethorpes for this place! The service is above and beyond. The food bangsssss! We travel from Essex just eat here our holiday is planned around this place, and the fact he remembers us after a year was amazing!

This really is the best Italian restaurant in Cleethorpes. The food is delicious and the service is truly Italian stallion! 🤭

Always good at Valentino food amazing service second to none really nice e food

Visited the restaurant on a Thursday evening. There were a good number of diners in at various times in the evening. The owner was the only person front of house and he is super friendly, efficient and perhaps a tad eccentric in a nice way. Service was great and the food and wine were also great. I had the prawn cocktail and then the veal. All polished off with a bottle of red and the cost was more than reasonable.

Lovely meal tonight with my family, food was cooked great, atmosphere was fab from start to finish. Will be back, thank you.

First impressions greeted by a very enthusiastic waiter and shown to a table. Obviously this act was to try and cover up how bad everything else was! Table was sticky, cutlery grubby, glasses not clean. Ordered a bottle of Valpollicella to be told hadn’t got any but had an alternative. Fine until we went to pay. Tried to charge nearly £4 more because it was a more “expensive” bottle and also tried to charge more for garlic bread because he supposedly gave us a larger one. Mains were average. The whole restaurant needs a deep clean the loos should be condemned. Service very haphazard, other orders were wrong to nearby tables and another couple ( who were local) walked out. In the end we paid cash for the price we should have been charged. Put it down to experience & left. Will not return

Amazing place our waiter even made me something specially since i am quite a picky eater i loved it and the meal kept us full for 2 days personally i don't like pizza but that sauce made me like pizza

Food was absolutely amazing, very authentic Italian and I can’t speak more highly of the service, went above and beyond to accommodate our very fussy son. We will definitely be returning.

Found this lovely restaurant yesterday and fell in love with the place, atmosphere was brilliant, staff excellent, food beautiful, we will certainly be back xx

Brilliant friendly atmosphere very attentive host and homemade delicious food

Love this place, fantastic food friendly atmosphere clean, love going to this place 😀

1st time there after good reports from friends. Great meals, lovely staff, very friendly place, and reasonable price for the quality of food. Ramsi is a genial host who does everything to make people most we11lcome !

Why 5/5 - it’s simple. It’s fantastic. The whole experience. I remember it opening and going with friends , and today so pleased we dropped in after returning to the town this year. Pizza - best since we are in Rome Atmosphere - just great Staff - you have to experience it. Superb. This will be our place for pizza now we are back.

Make sure the server gets your food order right, thick accent so he’ll get it wrong and charge you for the wrong food and the new food that you want. I wanted one spaghetti bolognese, comes out with a bolognese pizza and two spaghetti bolognese when my friend didn’t even want to eat. Refused to listen and made me pay. Can’t afford to go back there. Good also was mediocre

Well on first impressions a nice quirky restaurant however I know consider it be grubby & dirty,toilets did not go down well. Found food very basic,average at best hair found in pizza ,wine Brought to table open no cork or top ? Kebabs ok chips awful more food left than eaten party of 8 present. Must be better places to eat one to avoid.

It was absolutely terrible. We went out for a family meal and they gave us dirty plates and a glass with lipstick around it. Food was horrible and I do not recommend!

Authentic service and food. Lovely experience dining here, nothing was too much. Would definitely visit again.

We popped into this restaurant to make a reservation for the next night as it looked busy for a Friday night so we wanted to make sure we got in on the Saturday evening. I asked for a table for 4 people at 6.30 and the owner asked if we could come at 6pm instead. We arrived at 6pm and were seated without being asked if we had a reservation. After 40 mins, we hadn’t even been asked if we wanted drinks. Eventually our order was taken, although the menu seemed to be out of date as they didn’t have the wine we wanted and we could only have chips with our main meal even though the menu stated jacked potato as an option. 20 minutes later our drinks arrived. 45 minutes after that our food arrived, the waitress said she had 3 meals but couldn’t tell us what it was. My brother had a pizza which he said was OK. The rest of us ordered Polla Alla Crema which we have had several times in numerous different restaurants before but it was very bland with no flavour in the white wine sauce at all. I would definitely not recommend this restaurant. The food and service were terrible and we will never return.

Disappointing first visit to this restaurant. Worst Italian meal ever served. Frozen chicken.. inedible ! Sea food salad looked like something the cat threw up. Lamb ribs so tough knife couldn't cut through them. Jacket potato on menu but owner advised not to have this because it would be too long to cook. On reflexion they obviously do not have frozen Jacket potatoes to serve with the other frozen food. No presentation! No effort made to replace or rectify meal. Although was not charged for the chicken course. Cleanliness left a lot to be desired.. empty tables not cleared. Upstairs wash room broken floor tiles waiting for an accident to happen. Date night ruined 😕

Poor service food greecy don't go

Dirty, not authentic Italian. Coleslaw with calamari, lettuce leaf on top of a tomato seafood pasta alongside another crispy calamari, one olive and lemon? The place makes no sense and needs a good clean. Plates come out dirty on the edges. Weird vibes and don’t recommend.

A great place to eat & socialise. Very friendly atmosphere & family business. Tasty food & fast service too. A credit to Cleethorpes.

My family and I have eaten here several times,we are always made very welcome.The service is spot on, and the food is delicious.Lovely background music 🎶

Very nice Italian owner of the business

Don’t be fooled by the pretty entrance and music! The service wasn’t just slow it was none existent. 30 minutes waiting to be served and a further hour and a half for our starter of garlic bread! Starving, we then received our main course which was completely incorrect so we decided to leave, not only did we not get an apology we got treated disrespectfully and over charged by the head of house :(

Party of 10 of us went for my niece birthday fab atmosphere great owner couldn’t do enough for us food was so good and cocktails to die for thank you for a great experience.

5* exceptional service and exceptional food. I have come to this restaurant several times now and each time I’m amazed by the quality of food. The owner of the restaurant is a joy to be around and is always so happy and lovely to all the guests and is a pleasure to be around. The food is always exceptional. Last visit I had a calzone and the chips were amazing and the chicken and mushroom inside were divine. Perfect for date nights and amazingly priced will be coming along again this Saturday with friends. Highly recommend

Very friendly staff. Very nice atmosphere. We had some nice half-half garlic bread (cheese and tomato sauce) starter and it was absolutely delicious. For the main, we had lasagna, pasta carbonara and a pizza quattro formaggi. The carbonara did not quite taste like I expected but it was nice non-the-less. The lasagna and quattro formaggi were excellent. We finished off with a nice round of home-made tiramisu which was absolutely fabulous. All in all a very good experience.

Best Italian food I ever had. Amazing cocktails, charming waiter

Absolutely amazing food. Incredible customer service and authentic vibes.

Never again. Service terrible.....very slow...verging on snail like and food just about as bad. Very small table given for 9 people even though we had prebooked. General cleanliness was terrible...filthy. Took over 1.5hrs to get the correct drink order. The owner was self absorbed, and didn't listen when taking orders. Over charged for totally tasteless food. I have been to Italy a few times and this was definitely not authentic food.

Food was brilliant and service very personal. 3 starters, garlic bread, 3 main courses, a soft drink and a bottle of wine only £72. Good value

The meal was ace and the owner is very friendly and helpful I would recommend it

My mum and me went for an amazing meal. We had a glass of wine outside sat in the sunshine before a brilliant meal. The manager wanted s running the front solo and there was a large birthday party in too. He delivered great service with a smile and loads of character. Will happily return in August for our birthdays 🥳 x

Excellent service and good was there 4 a retirement meal staff made us feel very welcome x

The salad and the wine was OK, but I didn't enjoy the pizza at all, just seemed like a doughy cheesy mess Quirky service! Sorry.

Lamb was burnt and the steak should have been medium,was so rare,inedible,owner laughed it off saying chefs were busy he gave us £6.25 off,£56.25 bill, will never go again or recommends

Often eat here great place and not expencive

Great little restaurant. Fabulous food and drink and really friendly staff. 3rd time here and definitely recommend you try it.

Absolutely gorgeous food. Owner was unique, very welcoming and friendly .

Great meal, chips to die for! Good portions and friendly staff lovely place and atmosphere

I really liked going to Valentino's; was my first time visiting. The place and decoration is very lovely and the service is really good aswell. I do not give 5 stars only because I wish they had more 'white sauce' pastas. Other than that, everything is great. Maybe one more suggestion would be adding a chilly spice powder on the tables for customers that love spicy food. Really recommend it.

To look at the positives, the restaurant was very cute and cosy and the owner was very friendly. Interesting music choice too, I’ve never heard Evanescence- Bring me to life, played in an Italian. We got the 20” focaccia starter which was great and really good value for money but I’m afraid if you want to order any more food I wouldn’t bother with anything but the focaccia. The pizza was the worst pizza I’ve eaten in my life! Cheap pre made pizza base, cheap tomato base and the cheese was tasteless and the amount of grease was so bad it was sliding around on my plate. My friend got the spaghetti bolognese and it was basically cheap shop bought boiled spaghetti and pre made bolognese, no Parmesan or cheese offered either. I feel like this is the sort of restaurant you see on Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen nightmares. Shame as I’m sure it was a lovely restaurant at one point, but next time I’ll just eat at home for half the price and less tummy ache.

Fantastic food, service and value for money. Will certainly be returning

Food and service is absolutely amazing. Great portion sizes and reasonably priced. Will certainly be returning

Been a few times now and the food is always amazing and the staff are always so lovely to us the food comes quick and is always up to a very high standard will always be coming back

I went there for a meal for valentines. we had a table booked and it was only for two people. they sat us in a four seated table which wasn't a problem at all. We decided what to have to eat and was waiting around...

Fantastic place to eat, great authentic feel. Food was top notch. Will be visiting again soon

Called up to complain at how bad the takeaway was after getting charged sit down prices even though we had a take away.. To get home and the food was absolutely gross non of the family had any of the food . And then to ring again to speak to the manager but they put the so called chef on the phone who said back to me not my problem if its gross and that I don't know what I am talking about I am the chef if you don't like it go somewere else. Never again will I go here

1 star is been to Nice. No stars in my opinion. 40 on a take away that nobody could eat. Called the restaurant to be told by the chef he wasn't bothered. Absolutely disgusting food. Don't reccomened this place at all.

Great service great food every time we use them

Went for our 5 year anniversary and they provided any extra we needed the food was spectacular the staff was amazing the owner is so friendly and like to engage in conversation will definitely be going back for another romantic meal 😍

Shocking food. Ordered meatballs for my child - was told by the owner she shouldn’t have them as bolognaise is better, insisted that’s what she wanted, but when it arrived the meatballs were frozen on the inside! I informed a member of staff who told...

Came here for my friends birthday and had an amazing time! All the staff were lovely and made sure to make it a special night, food tasted great and everything was very reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anybody!

Food was reheated from frozen in my opinion. The mushroom starter & garlic bread was lovely. The 2 steak mains were absolutely disgusting. Not fresh at all & didn't have a clue on how to cook it. The owner replaced them by bringing a new steak on a side plate then took the old steak off with his fingers & slid the new one in its place. Seriously NEVER AGAIN 😒

Great little restaurant. Been a few times, always made me feel welcome. So we keep going back. Never too busy to help. Love the guy who owns it. A real character, calls everyone "my darlings"

We were a party of 9, everyone enjoyed the food, drinks expensive but same everywhere

This is one amazing place to find and I'm so grateful to have been able to actually go there on a quiet night. The service and atmosphere is great. The owner adds such a flair to this establishment, he's amazing and friendly. Really makes you feel like you're at a family meal.