The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

We had a late lunch on Friday at Cafe Maxsim. It was our first visit and we didn't know what to expect. As it was a pleasant afternoon we chose to sit "outside" and were delighted to be shown to a private patio area at the back of the cafe. This was a delightful place to enjoy some good Tapas and delicious homemade desserts. If you like Tiramasu - then their homemade is a must. There was a great selection of Teas and Coffees including Yerba Mate - served in a gourd container with special drinking straws. This cafe offers a very eclectic mix of Spanish, South American, Greek and Asian plates. The staff/owners were lovely. Very friendly and helpful. It was a perfect spot for a lunch. Will be back again for an evening meal and to experience the lights at night in the 'secret garden'.

I was in the area so a lunchtime visit to a very good restaurant, quick service, pleasant and accommodating staff made for an easy visit. The 'Toscana Picante' is no ordinary pizza.

Lovely food and service. Nice atmosphere.

Excellent food with a wonderful ambiance and perfect service the staff are super friendly Can’t wait to come back 😍😍😍

Feet stuck to the floor as you walked in, die of thirst waiting for a drink at the sticky bar, and there’s been buckets in the middle of the floor catching drips from the ceiling for months and months. Only went for the ‘Day disco’ advertised but that was also a big letdown - didn’t even have the lights down…..oh and the hospitality’ of the management certainly leaves a lot be desired.

Evening Meal in this local Italian based restaurant. The food was absolutely fabulous. The calamari perfectly cooked and all the food beautifully presented and delicious.

Great atmosphere, friendly efficient service, good value and excellent food. First visit but will definitely return.

We hadn't eaten at Gusto for a while and when we walked in somehow it felt different. The young ladies who served us were very pleasant and helpful and our food, 2 of the 3 dishes, were excellent. The 2 were 'Vegetali Parmigani' and Lasagne al Forno (meat variety); the disappointing dish was the veggie lasagne which was rather swamped with tomato. Then I realised that I hadn't seen Giorgio so I asked where he was; he has gone! That is what felt different. He didn't do much 'front of house' but we always appreciated his smiling face and friendly welcome; also, he mixed the best ever Campari Sodas. Wil we return without Giorgio? not sure yet. Arrivederci Giorgio and grazie!

The service was impeccable, nothing was too much trouble. Our children were treated like family and our food was delicious and thoroughly enjoyed. We will certainly return!

It’s great whenever we go there we have a good time 5/5 :) Excellent pasta the sauces are always amazing and the chips are delicious!

First time at La Torre for us, celebrating our son & partners engagement and their birthdays. The meal was nice and the staff very pleasant & helpful.

Amazing service, wonderful staff very efficient and friendly would recommend to everyone amazing coffee and food.

Very lovely meal! Food tasted really good, portion sizes spot on and staff really attentive and really bubbly! I have very fussy kid and nothing was too much problem for our server to accommodate my little one! Absolutely brilliant!

Very nice restaurant. We had a lovely dinner. Service was great and food was very tasty.

We had a fabulous lunch here on spec. The restaurant was pretty full (no problem having our small dog with us). The maitre d’hotel was fantastic, very entertaining. The sharing burrata starter was to die for and the pizzas were very good. If only we lived near we would dine there often.