The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

I don’t usually dwell on poor service, but this experience left a particularly bitter taste. We arrived at 8:12 PM and were immediately met with pressure from the waiter, who told us the kitchen would be closing in 20 minutes. From the moment we sat down, we felt rushed—not only with our food order but also when choosing wine. The tone was abrupt, and the atmosphere felt more like a last-minute pit stop than a welcoming dining experience. In hindsight, we should have left right then, as it was clear from the outset that we weren’t being treated with basic hospitality. Feeling cornered, we hastily ordered three dishes and a bottle of wine just to avoid missing out. But what followed only added insult to injury. At 9 PM, four more guests arrived and were allowed to order freely without any mention of time constraints. When we challenged the waiter about the discrepancy, he denied saying the kitchen was closing in 20 minutes and even falsely claimed we had arrived at 8:30 PM. Only when he checked the system—which clearly showed 8:12 PM—did the timeline become undeniable. Yet even then, he continued to deny ever pressuring us, despite there being three of us who heard him say it clearly. It was deeply frustrating to be rushed, gaslit, and then dismissed, especially when it became clear that the kitchen was never in danger of closing. We felt manipulated into ordering quickly for no reason at all. Fried Baby Squid (£17.00): Lightly battered but visually unappealing—almost blackened. Grilled Mackerel (£13.00): Well cooked, with a salty sauce and pickled radishes. Pentolaccia Scoglio: A rich and satisfying seafood pasta; easily the standout dish. Decent quality and reasonably priced, though we barely had a moment to consider the options. Despite the good food, the lack of welcome, dishonesty from staff, and unnecessary pressure ruined the evening. We felt uncomfortable from the moment we arrived and were treated with a complete disregard for the customer experience. I will not be returning, and I do not recommend this restaurant.

I have been here twice in the last month and just wish I knew about it sooner! It has a lovely family atmosphere, great food and a lovely garden in the back. You can bring your own alcohol and my server was even kind enough to put my drinks in the fridge for me! I will definitely be returning again soon - Thank you!

This is a family run restaurant where the food is made to order with love and care. Our lovely host Laura always has time for a quick chat. The ingredients are fresh with a wide range to choose from and they even have gluten free pasta. The Golden Pyramid is, according to my partner the best desert he’s ever had in his life! Always popular but if you dine early, say 6pm you can get a table. We couldn’t get a spot on Valentines Day though as it was packed. It just shows how good the food and atmosphere is.

Very good Italian restaurant. Everything we ordered was very good. Good Italian dishes and warm atmosphere. The staff welcoming and friendly

Greek food today which was very nice. Busy but nice outdoor and indoor areas close to the canal. Lovely cider from Ashford. All in all very enjoyable!

I went here on a Saturday evening for dinner, it was a very quiet little pub but when my friend called in advanced they told us that we were not able to reserve tables although when we went into the pub there were tables that were reserved. They had also told us we weren’t able to bring dogs but we saw people outside with a dog as well as someone bringing their dog inside. This was a bit strange. Although the pizza here was very nice and I think it was reasonably priced although it was quite a thin pizza. Other than that I think this pub is a nice place if you want to go somewhere quiet and peaceful for dinner or drinks.

We arrived quite early on a Saturday evening so the restaurant wasn’t busy. The decoration and styling of the restaurant is beautiful. Staff were attentive and in no way rushing at you but let you take your time and more than happy to explain the menu. Once we’d ordered our drinks, and had time to look at the menu and ordered, the food came up hot and served beautifully on the plates. The food was as tasty as it looked. After completing our meal complimentary Limoncello was poured at the table. We will definitely be back and would recommend this restaurant and hope it continues to flourish

DELICIOUS - amazing service with Sandra and the best food from Mario. Highly recommend!!

Absolutely delicious and lovely staff - but found hairs baked into my focaccia on three separate occasions! Months apart! Fix that and this place is perfect.

7 keen workers needed a treat so we booked a table for lunch and had the most wonderful, seriously wonderful Pizza's. Everyone was saying it was one of the best pizza's we have ever had. Ice cream and pimms all super. Thanks Team Lusso!

Wonderful attentive service. Great menu. It's definitely one of my favourite restaurants in the area. Wish we lived closer

Scoperto per caso: miglior ristorante di londra di gran lunga. Cibo autentico, piatti veramente italiani, locale stylish…. Insomma da non perdere

the food is brilliant but but the workers are very rude and unprofessional we ordered 4 pizzas and they only gave us two but when we corrected her she refused and gaslighted us that we were in the wrong. we also encounted two of the workers when we smiled they directly looked at us with dirty looks on their face and whispered as a customer who has human rights I don’t accept rude behaviour of the workers as we are paying for there rude we were a group of girls just smiling wanting some pizzas.i wish I could name these specific two workers as the others are lovely and welcoming and these two girls don’t deserve to working in such a lovely place .

Increíble pasta en el mercado municipal. Muy rápido y definitivamente recién hecho. Muy lleno de porción grande y vale la pena el viaje. ¡Lo tuve dos veces!