Volare in Sefton

Simply wonderful staff, food, atmosphere

Not there now but was earlier…. Mmmm ok but not amazing but the price was very very expensive for what we had. … prefer mama Mia. … wouldn’t go back to be honest. Wouldn’t recommend to friends or family. … not saying the food was really bad it was just ok. I could have made it at home better. …. Service was very good though.

Really looking forward to coming. A bit of a let down. Staff were friendly but did not know too much. Asked about cocktails and had no idea, apart from just pointing to the 6 basic ones on the menu, no draught beer, so bottles worked out at near £9/pint!! Asked for glass of wine.....and enquired about what types of red wine they had by the glass..answer was, house red, what sort of wine is house red?....blank faces, no idea!! It was nice though, tasted like a Chianti...food was OK but a bit bland, lacking in punch and no real flavour (lasagne and penne pasta with hardly any chilli, just plenty bland bacon bits). Coffee was good. The Christmas menu looked good but wondered would it dissapoint. The place was pretty busy though for a Wednesday night. Food, not a patch on the Dolce Vita in Ainsdale.

Dropped by for a couple of drinks, staff very attentive, food good - great range from menu.

Birthday meal for me. Picked from Google. Simply superb. I had veal and my other half had the calzone. The sprouts were not only edible but delicious - no mean feat as I din't really like them. As it was early evening there were enough people in to make it feel comfoetable and the staff were not under pressure. A perfect experience. Thank you.

Amazing food. Strangely I don't particularly like pasta or pizza but I did find a great selection of other dishes. Crab and avocado bake was lovely - plenty of crab and a great sauce. Lobster thermador - always my favourite - was exceptional. Loved it. My friends said the pasta and pizza were wonderful - I will take their word for it but the dishes did look good. Nice selection of wines Staff friendly. And great atmosphere If you haven't tried it you should

Enjoyed our starters and main meals was very tasty .lt was a lovely friendly atmosphere very good will be back when visiting Southport again .

Lovely atmosphere and great food

Lovely food, freshly prepared. Staff were attentive - not rushed at all

Very nice place, good food, good service.

Had a 60th party meal 😋 excellent 👌

Amazing food, amazing service. 100/10 xxx

Customer service, excellent. Staff very pleasant and helpful. I only had a small appetite, so had two starters, both were absolutely lovely. No praise would be too high for Volare. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

always a great food night, atmosphere,service and quality of the meals .fantastic. were helped with our wine selection, and was superb

The food was delicious, so it gives 4 stars. The service was nice and helpful but not too much space, very tight. We waited for food for over an hour and a half and after two hours the next people waited for our table so we just had to go out to our table so we were told, there was no place inside so that I could wear a suit for my 6-month-old child I had to dress a child outside. This place is certainly not child-friendly.

Volare is definitely our favourite restaurant. This time we were with our daughter and family. Our two grandsons, 12 and 8, thoroughly enjoyed their meals. There is no specific children’s menu, but smaller-base pizzas and pasta dishes are available. This suited the 12 year-old who is beginning to want to choose from an adult menu. The younger boy asked fir a simple pasta with a tomato sauce, which was provided with no problem. The adults had a difficult choice from the wide menu! The food is generous and beautifully presented by very friendly and efficient staff. Many thanks to Cinzia, Onofrio and the team.

What a wonderful restaurant, a smiling faces of the waiting staff made our dining more appreciated. The food was also very good, plenty of vegetarian options, wheelchair accessible and more importantly the toilets were clean. Only let down was the lift music. Maybe it was Fausto Papetti (not sure) but does not really go well for daytime dining. It was borderline irritating. We will be back for sure. Would recommend.

Went here for lunch with my Mum and Dad today. Great location in the heart of Southport town centre with friendly and professional service from staff and lovely food (I had the tagliatelle bolognese). Highly recommended!

Having had a walk around Southport, we decided to stay in the town for lunch. With it being a Monday and 2pm, most places were either closed or so empty you wouldn't want to go in. Then we came across Volare, not only open but quite busy. We have visited previously and remembered the generous portion sizes, so the three of us just had main courses, Lasagne, Tagliatelle Bolognaise and I chose the seafood pizza. All dishes were delicious and we polished off the lot. My pizza was excellent with a fabulous selection of seafood, rather than just a few prawns as is usually the case. Service was both friendly and efficient, although we never felt rushed. Given the quality of the food, service and décor, this place offers great value for money

Went here for lunch with my Mum and Dad today. Great location in the heart of Southport town centre with friendly and professional service from staff and lovely food (I had the tagliatelle bolognese). Highly recommended! :)

Everything is lovely in there ..from the pleasant staff to the fabulous food ...ended with irish coffees which were fab ...soon gets packed so booking is a must ....

We have came to Southport today with wife and baby took a walk and decided to eat somewhere as it turned out we found restaurant Volare !!! We were stunned as 2 years ago we have meet in Volare in Rome!!! When arrived we were welcomed by owner at the doors decorated and smell of food from kitchen together with music has made us feel like stepping back in time. After spending some time sharing experience with owner we had ordered food menu was great authentic Italian food made by family from generations!!! Bruschetta Romana simple but best !!! So tasty and fresh 🤤 The seasonal menu wild mushrooms risotto served in pumpkin was best I tried and that comes from 12 years experience chef !!! We also tried Amatriciana and had some house wine that together completed the day !!! We felt like back in Italy!!! Definitely will be visiting often now what a gem 💎!!! Thank you for today and keep going 👏👏👏 Well done 👏👏👏 See you soon 😁 Marcin, Marina and Liliana 🙏👏

Can be very busy so advise booking. Extensive menu choice all generous portions.

We had an amazing meal, couldn't fault it!

Still the very best Italan cuisine, unbeatable quality.

Still the very best Italan cuisine, unbeatable quality.

Where do I start - although only open for 5 days, there were plenty of teething problems. Vourla as its name suggests ‘Burnt Rushes’, was very disappointing. The starters were passable, although the octopus was very ”pappy” (as though it had just been taken out of the freezer). Out of our 4 main courses off the a la carte menu, ALL were either overcooked, dry, Luke warm, hard to cut, or missing an accompaniment specified on the menu. I do not think that 1 carrot and 2 small tender stem broccoli deserves the description of “served with root vegetables”. Or a cold crushed plum tomato deserves the description of “a chilli dip”. If the meal states it’s served with flatbread, TOAST is not a substitute! We did try and give fair criticism to the manager/wine waiter (as he had requested it previously, and he said it would help them in the future), but after 3 of us explained to him what was not good about our meals, he totally ignored the 4th persons response to hers and walked off. We were offered a glass of complementary wine each by way of an apology (as it was 2 of our birthdays), which we accepted. We then received the Bill which had included ALL the main courses on it, despite there being something inedible with all of them. When we suggested that for good customer service the Main Courses should be removed from the Bill, we were then given another Bill with the Main Courses removed, BUT with the addition of the previous complimentary 4 glasses of wine ADDED TO THE BILL instead! The food served was not good. Very disappointing hence the 1 star rating.

Where do I start - although only open for 5 days, there were plenty of teething problems. Vourla as its name suggests ‘Burnt Rushes’, was very disappointing. The starters were passable, although the octopus was very ”pappy” (as though it had just been taken out of the freezer). Out of our 4 main courses off the a la carte menu, ALL were either overcooked, dry, Luke warm, hard to cut, or missing an accompaniment specified on the menu. I do not think that 1 carrot and 2 small tender stem broccoli deserves the description of “served with root vegetables”. Or a cold crushed plum tomato deserves the description of “a chilli dip”. If the meal states it’s served with flatbread, TOAST is not a substitute! We did try and give fair criticism to the manager/wine waiter (as he had requested it previously, and he said it would help them in the future), but after 3 of us explained to him what was not good about our meals, he totally ignored the 4th persons response to hers and walked off. We were offered a glass of complementary wine each by way of an apology (as it was 2 of our birthdays), which we accepted. We then received the Bill which had included ALL the main courses on it, despite there being something inedible with all of them. When we suggested that for good customer service the Main Courses should be removed from the Bill, we were then given another Bill with the Main Courses removed, BUT with the addition of the previous complimentary 4 glasses of wine ADDED TO THE BILL instead! The food served was not good. Very disappointing hence the 1 star rating.

Called for breakfast Croissants. Coffee and tea were lovely, and the Croissants were delicious. They have various flavours, and I think my husband and I have tried them all over the oast month. We eat here regularly and the food, service and atmosphere are amazing. We highly recommend this restaurant.

The food is always amazing in here. I especially like the fish specials, I had Talbot this time it was delicious 😋

Simply outstanding! Food stunning, decor and atmosphere wonderful and the most attentive and friendly staff. Great value too for such a fantastic meal. Highly recommend!

The best Italian restaurant, in the world! I'm so loyal to this place, refuse to go anywhere else. The owner lady is lovely x

Small place so fairly loud, kind staff but uncoordinated, food was good

We visited here on Sunday evening, the Bank Holiday weekend. The restaurant looked lovely & inviting from the outside.We hadn’t booked and it looked really busy, the lady at the front desk made room for us. The atmosphere was great. The waitress we had was very courteous & attentive. The food we had was absolutely delicious & from looking at other customers plates, theirs looked lovely too. Would definitely recommend this restaurant. Thank you!

This place is magnificent...service is wonderful, food is astonishingly good, and the price is unbelievable. Staff are professional but friendly and they know their menu and their wine list. This may be the best restaurant I've been in for a long time !

Excellent service, food and drinks. We hadn’t booked but were able to get a table even though the restaurant was very busy. The staff were very friendly and efficient. Food was excellent. We were very happy to have eaten here.

Had a lovely lunch with family, excellent range on the menu plus lots on the specials/set menu. Service was quick and friendly. All our food was excellent, good quality ingredients and really cooked well. Will definitely be going back. Soon filled up on a Monday lunchtime which was surprising in one way but must be some that are returning customers and know how good it is. Highly recommended.

Great food friendly and fast service. Loved it!

We went to celebrate my husband’s 70th birthday with all the family. Service and food were excellent . We all had different dishes and everyone was happy with their choice . Despite having several large parties in they kept us supplied with drinks and brought out the birthday cake with a flourish and music . Made the celebration perfect and we will definitely be back .

It is an intimate italian experience with lush food and the friendliest of services time and again.

Fabulous restaurant in the heart of Southport. The atmosphere was lively and friendly; we felt incredibly welcomed. The food is delicious - from the pizza to the risotto to the bruschetta. Our server, Alice, was a gem. The restaurant owners were on site and we were welcomed by them both. Do try the house made limoncello - it's the best I've had anywhere.

Great variety. Super menu, quality and service

Amazing experience on my birthday. Couldn't ask for anything more.The whole team made a wonderful gesture.Worth a visit

An excellent dinner at this restaurant. The staff were extremely helpful, the food was of the highest standard. Thoroughly recommend eating here.

Food was good especially the fillet steak and lots of sauce choices with it. Found 2 of the female waitresses quite rude. One Rolling her eyes when you asked her something. My friend was gluten free and was told order the dish and then she'd check if she could have it. Struggled to order apple cider drink. Place is loud and very popular and I love the steak but don't think we'll return as I think there may be a language issue with some of the staff.

First visit here. Really lovely food at reasonable prices. A friend who was visiting from Oz said it was the best meal she'd had since she'd arrived in the UK. Advise booking as they were busy and turning people away £25 main course and 2 large drinks

Really lovely afternoon celebratory meal. Great italisn food reasonably priced no stressing about vacating the table. Happy to rectify when asked.

My Brother-in-law hit the big 60 so we opted for a meal for friends and family at Volare. Great experience for all 15 of us, children and adults alike. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, the food was superb and everyone commented on how much they enjoyed it. The team are so professional and polite despite being extremely busy because our meal coincided with both the air show and England's Euro final. The team even found time to acknowledge his birthday with a rendition of "Happy Birthday" in both Italian and English....class! Would higjkt recommend Volare and look forward to going back soon 👍

Went to Volare today for a family birthday, we had a booking for 15+ people including 3 kids under the age of 10. The food was absolutely fantastic, could not fault it at all. Everyone’s dishes came out at the same time and everything was cooked to perfection. The staff were very attentive especially with the very excitable children we had with us! Everyone made a massive fuss of the person whose birthday it was including singing happy birthday. 10/10 experience, would definitely recommend

No internet (or they said there was none), owner was moaning about children, not child friendly. (male owner very nice guy, female owner not)

Only had a pizza Sunday evening as had eaten a lot that day previously. Friendly busy place at good prices. Really enjoyed it and would visit again in a lively area .

Superb food excellent staff. Well worth a visit.

Incredible food, incredible value and very nice staff

Brilliant fitted us in as only two of us Sunday food fresh and piping hot - delicious. The staff and lady owner were lovely

Amazing 2 visits both times spot on seabass and turbot 1st then both had seabass potatoes and vegetables cooked to perfection brilliant service would recommend will be back thank you

Amazing food, lovely staff, nothing is to much trouble. Highly recommended.

Lovely food, staff really nice. Cannot fault anything. I can totally recommend it. You won't be disappointed.

Great Italian restaurant food top quality staff Great service Great 👍.

Volare is our favourite restaurant in Southport. The crab and avocado bake is so delicious and we love the garlic chicken calzone and the seafood pizza 👌👌Our daughter highly rates the cheese garlic pizza and the chocolate ice cream too!! Friendly service and always busy with a great atmosphere. 🙂

Really nice good, service was spot on

What a truely wonderful place to eat our very first time, can not believe we have never been here before the food exceptional the staff attentive the decor is beautiful overall a gem of a find and lots of awards in thier cupboard

Wonderful as always. Great food, lovely staff.

Great food , fresh and amazing staff 👍❤️ We went to celebrate a special birthday and the staff was amazing!

The food was excellent 👌, we'll definitely be going there again

A group of friends and I had a fabulous evening here. The risotto was delicious and the Prosecco flowed.

It is the best Italian restaurant in Southport the food is 1st class and the staff are amazing 👏

After living in Italy for 7 years, I say with authority the food was truly authentic and a joy to eat.

We pre-booked Volare for a Saturday lunch, great to be able to park pretty much outside (pay and display). Very much liked the friendly atmosphere, staff were welcoming, attentive and polite. We had people in our party who eat a plant based diet and the menu catered for their needs too. The food was flavourful, nicely sized portions and we didn't have to wait too long for each course. Very much looking forward to going back in the near future 😁✌️

Food and service superb. Freshest fish cooked perfectly. Great interior with open kitchen . First time visit will definitely be returning.

My favourite Italian restaurant in Southport. Always delicious generally busy with a nice atmosphere.

What an amazing place . everything was excellent. we had a ball ! Thankyou Volare

Brilliant service and the fillet steak was superb!

Great restaurant, delicious food, very pleasant atmosphere and great service. I will be back❤️

Fabulous food lovely staff great ambiance

I had the turbot from the specials board. Cooked to absolute perfection.

Excellent Italian restaurant, very good food, excellent service...MUST TRY..

Very good and authentic experience

Great Italian restaurant. The steaks and the sea food are some of the best foods I have ever had.

We had a fabulous meal cooked to perfection. Love the new restaurant design with great food and excellent atmosphere

Volare was exactly what I was told it would be! Lovely and atmospheric and delicious food! I had prawns and salmon followed by a seafood pizza! All delicious! We will be back!

Great food and service but spoilt by parents/family on table behind us letting their kids run riot and staff did nothing about it. This was not during the day, it was 7.30 at night!!!! Will NOT be going there again this early in the evening and if we do will ask to be moved to another part of the restaurant.

The best pizza and the best service in town

Steak was awful and smothered in a gravy that just tasted of bisto.

I attended last weekend with some family and my little boy. From start to finish the experience was fantastic. The atmosphere was lovely, the food was incredible as always and such brilliant value on the lunch time menu. The staff were just so lovely and engaged with my little boy so much and gave him treats and goodies which meant the world to us and made us feel so relaxed. Thank you so much for an all round excellent experience and being so welcoming to little ones and we will definitely be back again.

Third visit and it seems things have changed. We ordered drinks and food and I went the toilet and by the time I came back food was at the table. We both had lasagna again but this time portion was small and tasteless. We had garlic bread which we've had before. It was always a thin crust pizza but this was like a doughy deep pan. It tasted undercooked and not nice. We complained and they took it off the bill. Extremely busy place and noisy. Not sure I would go back again which is a shame.

Good food good service nice venue recommend it

Absolutely fabulous food&service, a very traditional restaurant serving everything from good old fashioned prawn cocktails,and château-briand to gorgeous pizzas,,fish,chicken dishes something for everyone!! We went for a friend's 40th and there was 30 odd of us!! Food was served promptly and was hot!!! Well done volare,will see you again soon

Terrible...fish was frozen ... vegetables cold...and gratin solidified ... horrible experience ... especially after eating a fantastic Italian meal down the road the evening before... avoid

Had a lovely evening at Volare last night for a surprise 70th birthday celebration. The staff were excellent and I would definitely recommend the restaurant for large parties - nothing was too much trouble for them. The food was delicious, plenty of choice and all meals were served piping hot for our party of 20 guests. Thank you for a wonderful evening 👏🏻 x

The food was fantastic I had chicken breast in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce, it's the best I've had in the UK

Excellent food, the restaurant was busy and service was prompt . We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here - pizza is crispy and delicious, the gnocchi and fish special were lovely and even though it almost made me pop I enjoyed my Panna cotta dessert too!

another fab meal at Volare.....

This was by far the best Italian restaurant I have been to so far the staf were lovely and even gave my children chocolate at the end of our delicious meal the food is to die for there I would highly recommend this restaurant to anybody who lives in Southport ot who would like to visit

Probably the best in town at the minute Excellent place *****

Fantastic experience all round- delicious food, great ambience and outstanding service from Gabriel (the tall waiter with the glasses- think I got his name right!) Best Italian restaurant in Southport.

Excellent meal,nice atmosphere and great service 👌

Staff are amazing so friendly. Food is great. Even got to take my leftovers home 👍 *update SAME.. Amazing experience.

Always good food great staff and fab atmosphere 👌

Celebrated by Birthday last night with my partner and some friends, From start to finish the whole experience was 5 star. The staff where so friendly and although the restaurant was full nothing was to much trouble. Everyone enjoyed there meals. I even got a surprise they sung Happy Birthday to me and gave me a little treat.

Had a beautiful meal with family this evening. Very accommodating with our child’s serious allergies and just all round amazing attitude on all the staff. Polite, helpful and nothing is to much trouble. Thank you.