The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

Not a very warm welcome. We were not allowed to order drinks and starters first (we had to decide the whole order and order it at the same time) or look at the dessert menu when we wanted (“We will do that later.”). The waitress’ manner was very brusque. The mixed salad was from a bag and the olives were from a jar which was very disappointing for an Italian (or in fact any!) restaurant. The mains were just OK. We didn’t order dessert in the end as the moment had passed.

Just had a lovley meal. Service excellent. Well worth a visit.

I booked this for my mother's 98 Birthday and it was amazing food, service and the care that they gave my mum was outstanding.

We have eaten here a few times over the years when visiting relatives in the area. They are now about to move and from previous experience, we chose La Lupa to have one of our last meals in Poole. While the advertised opening hours were quite late, like many restaurants these days La Lupa would appear to have taken most of their covers earlier, and we arrived as most people were finishing their meals. We hadn't booked, but we were warmly welcomed and our lovely waiter cheerfully took our order. Although we only had a main course, we were the last to leave. While we were finishing our food the staff were sitting chatting at a table in the restaurant. In no way did we feel under pressure to pay and go so they could close for the night. My husband and I both chose from the Classic Menu - Risotto con funghi and Risotto con gamberi e zucchine and our meals were cooked to perfection. I often think that with food of this nature the amount in the bowl isn't going to sate my appetite, but this was definitely not the case at La Lupa. Both meals were plentiful and tasty. Thoroughly recommended and probably advisable to book.

An intimate Italian restaurant located at Brockenhurst, Hampshire. A varied and excellent menu. Delicious food. The staff are attentive and helpful.

Absolute hidden gem, you’d walk right past it if you didn’t know. Proper Italian place, amazing.

True Italian Restaurant with good prices and authentic food

Great little Italian restaurant which serves fab food and drinks, they also do a great Sunday roast , the staff are always welcoming. They also have outside seating for those warmer days.

Lovely place, food was of excellent quality. Would highly recommend.

Food was amazing, staff very friendly. Our order was forgotten? Waited 45 minutes for a pizza… don’t think we’ll bother going back

Food wasn't so good. We only stopped here because of the outdoor area.

Excellent. Top class service and food. Highly recommended.

This was my first visit to Italio's and was looking forward to their pepperoni pizza however when it arrived I disappointed as a lot of the crust was was burned black. Everything else was spot on

We had an excellent meal at this busy, independent restaurant. I would recommend booking although we were lucky enough to get the last table on a walk in. The waiting staff and manager were absolutely spot on, friendly and attentive but not over bearing. We had an excellent recommendation on wine and desert from the manager, and it was plain that she had personally been involved or at least tried everything on the menu. The food was freshly made to order, with fresh ingredients, the pesto garlic bread was a particular highlight, but we really enjoyed all 3 courses. Highly recommend as one of the top Italian restaurants in the midlands.

Returned once again to favourite family place to eat. Great fresh home cooked food, service and excellent with children. They love to watch pizza being made.