The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

Booked Ricardo's for my recent birthday, with family and a couple of friends, there was 12 of us in all (plus a couple of babies) the restaurant was nice and busy with a good buzz, we were all on one table. The service was excellent and the food amazing (we mixed between the 2 menu's some had the a la carte and some the set menu) the costs were reasonable inc the drink (which is where so many other places often put their prices up, Ricardo's was reasonable). Will happily go again !

The pizzas here were superb, and the staff were very friendly. The only thing that makes me hesitate about returning was the level of noise. Restaurant was full and the noise level was mahoosive. Maybe we just were unlucky on the night we went, but I'd try again as pizzas were great.

Da Italiani, abituati alla buona cucina ed a spendere cifre non esorbitanti, abbiamo trovato qui un posto che é stato all’altezza delle nostre aspettative. Siamo stati pochi giorni, ma tra tutti i ristoranti/pizzerie questo é stato il migliore.

Thank you again for a wonderful meal and attentive afternoon. Celebrating my mum’s 70th birthday was absolutely perfect with you all as always. You guys have something truly special and look forward to seeing you again soon

Food was fabulous, service exemplary. Second time here and we wish we lived locally as it would definitely be our go-to restaurant. So lovely to have a choice of specials as well as the menu items.

Great food, good menu and friendly service

Amazing experience. Food had so much flavour. Felt so welcome. Definitely will be back.

Outstanding. Lovely lunch. Well done guys, we'll be back!

Such a shame that Pepe Rosso has closed down for good .

We went here on Saturday 22nd March and had a lovely afternoon tea. The restaurant was nice and clean and the staff very friendly. Overall great service.

We went here on Valentine’s Day staff were great and could not do enough for us and the food was excellent. We will definitely be going back

First time visit. Very friendly service and staff, food was delicious and probably some of the best Chinese food we’ve had. Will definitely be returning.

I got given somebody else's order

My husband I have eaten at Buonissimo for 35 years and have always had great meals, great welcomes and great service. And everything we know about Italian wine came from this restaurant. Buonissimo is that rare treat in English cities: a family owned restaurant. This rarity is due to landlords only wanting restaurant chains for tenants as chains are perceived to be a more reliable source of income. Sadly it is lawyers that reinforce that myth, and people have to trust their lawyers (which annoys me because I am a barrister). Regardless, I recommend people turn their back on the microwaved food being served at some of the bigger and more popular restaurant chains (our son-in-law worked in one for a while as a ‘chef’ and was shocked at what he found) and instead support local families, private individuals and friends who are dedicating their lives to feeding the rest of us. A great place to start in Birmingham would be Buonissimo.

Very nice food and service thanks