The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

A great local independent cafe. Under new management now and Darren and his team make you feel very welcome, valued and they can't do enough for you. For the coffee lover you will always be gaurenteed a carefully crafted cup of your favourite variety. For the foodie you are in for a treat and with regular specials there is always something new to get your fork into. What comes across the most is the staff are happy, have a good sense of humour and are having a good time working to give you the best experience. I am somewhat a regular now and the welcome I get i look forward to just as much as my usual.

We all enjoyed a delicious meal in an attractive setting, with friendly and efficient service. Afterwards we enjoyed very good coffee and malt whisky on the outdoor terrace while taking in the beautiful view. Highly recommend.

Had a really lovely dinner here, food was great and service was friendly. Would definitely recommend and already planning on visiting again!

Waited for over an hour for take away pizzas from The Gorilla Kitchen on two occasions now at The Star in Steyning. We were told on both occasions that the wait would be half an hour. When I raised this with the guy who cooks the Pizza (in a van in the car park ) he told me that he had to wait an hour and a half when he went out for a meal recently and that he didn’t complain (so I shouldn’t either! ) Shame because the pizzas are good but we won’t be recommending them to anyone in Steyning. Lots of young families also waiting in the car park looking very fed up.

Lovely little cafe with amazing staff and the food is amazing, all homemade! Coffee is deliciously fresh aswell. I have been attending MUM CLUB on Mondays with my baby. Beth the owner is so welcoming and provides a great place for mums to feel like they’re not alone and I have made some great friends there!

I cannot stress this enough: put down whatever it is you are doing now and get on the phone to book a table here. You will not regret it. You are seated in a flat in a front room which serves as a dining room, with three tables and what looks like a dozen covers, top. The food comes on a set tasting menu and is frankly off the charts - it's that good. Sardinia being an island obviously means that the food will be *of the sea* and it doesn't disappoint for a second. Luisa's ability in the kitchen is a marvel to behold. Everything that came out was fantastic. In fact the starters were so good we didn't have time (or the inclination) to photograph them. Stars of the show: pasta and prawns, the sardines (oh the sardines!!), cod cheek wrapped in prosciutto, and the potato and prawn, but really you could have chosen anything. It's fine dining without the excesses: you'll not get dry ice, laser beams and spotlights here, But what you will get is sensationally well-prepared food by a chef who is at the top of her game. Oh yes. Bring your own wine!

What a lovely place - I received a warm welcome and was told about the special. Just a few tables outside on the pavement and I sat out and had a delicious meal, the Amatriciana was cooked to order and wow, perfection. The staff are all genuinely friendly and help greedy confused people like me to choose. I hope to be back regularly 👌

This restaurant is a little gem 💛 The food was absolutely beautiful! We had the chicken thigh for starters and we both have said since that we can’t stop thinking about it as it was SO good. I had the Ragu which was simply stunning and my partner had the Nduja, he was full of praise for it. Great service, and all round brilliant night! We will absolutely be back - we often travel to get a decent Italian meal, I can’t tell you how chuffed we are that we finally have one in our hometown.

So much more than just a high street cafe. I had the best home made vegan ice cream ever in there today. It is a proud authentic Italian family run business with a diverse menu and Antonella makes the majority of the items on the menu from scratch. Myself and my friend also had the most amazing vegan breakfast with extremely generous portion sizes which was reasonably priced. Definitely will be back. Xx

Came here with my partner and the Outlaws. Pizza was great, nicely cooked and the sugo was amazing, so flavourful and delicious. The pizza was a bit thinner and crispier than I personally consider Neapolitan, but that’s really splitting hairs because it was very tasty. I opted for pepperoni. The chips were astonishingly good. I don’t need a pizza AND chips, but I would order the chips again without hesitation. Service was personal and professional and the restaurant ambience and environment was a pleasure to sit in.

Staff are lovely , so helpful, so polite. Purchased a lasagne and frittata plus salad to take away...both absolutely perfect. Thank you!

This is amazing tasty, healthy, cosy and not too expensive place with very hospitality staff and just at the nice and easy to find area in the center of London!

Friendly owner and staff. Clean place. Had sandwich from display case and they heated it up for us. We sat and ate outside.

Great service kept me updated on my delivery and the food was great, fresh dough for the pizzas highly recommend this place thanks

It's always a pleasure to go the Lemans. The staff are friendly flexible and fun to talk to. Oh....and the foods good too! I'd highly recommend a trip to Leman's its worth going just to meet the team!