The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

Went here for a meal before going to Grand Theatre to see Sister Act. It may not look great but Brilliant Pizzas and simple but fresh salad. Great friendly service. Just what was needed a perfect pre theatre meal.

A lovely meal under the happy hour offer - starter and pizza for £14. Excellent value and pizzas were huge! Lovely food and very good service. Staff very pleasant. Would definitely recommend especially mon-Thur when the offers are on as would struggle to get same quantity and quality of food for same price elsewhere.

Very enjoyable evening with delicious food and attentive service. Would highly recommend and looking forward to our next visit already.

One of the worst Italian restaurant in Essex, service was slow and food was crap, wrong food was served to our table, when we complained they took 45 minute to get our correct order

A delightful, authentic restaurant, serving delicious, fresh pasta. We carb loaded here the night before Brighton marathon, and had a fab takeaway pizza afterwards. Loved the totelloni and the prawn spaghetti. Friendly service. Lovely puddings too.

We chanced upon Mario's on Valentine's. We didn't have a reservation but still got a table- it was nicely busy. The food was excellent with great veggie options. Had a lovely chat to Mario who was really friendly and welcoming. And it was reasonably priced. Can't wait to go back.

Incredibly friendly and welcoming service plus delicious food at a great price. Definitely a hidden gem within the neighborhood.

I put a negative review here. However credit where credit is due, the restaurant reached out and we are all good. Sometimes it’s just a misunderstanding…

The food was lovely. The atmosphere was very welcoming. The staff was kind and friendly. La Stella is a highly recommended visit. Thank you for such a lovely time.

Post cinema Vue 02 y una cena ligera en routehome. Tres de nosotros. Un cálido saludo de Emmie, una super mesa, agua y menús. Siempre me divierte, el servicio nocturno viene con manteles. Flores frescas siempre 🌹. Sí, he tomado mi nueva marsala habitual, de ternera y setas, patatas asadas de romero y una pequeña ensalada con aderezo balsámico fabuloso. Mis amigos tenían pescado de bacalao con patatas fritas! Todo maravilloso. Una copa de vino cada uno. Tratada como realeza (Emmie, gracias). La mejor comida de restaurante en un ambiente frío y súper valor 👍❤️🥳

Italian restaurant. Excellent food. Good size portions presented beautifully. Wine a little expensive. The lady in charge of service was very efficient. Slightly less so the other two waiters who forgot to offer the pepper/parmesan for our main courses. We would certainly recommend the Aurora.

Authentic family run restaurant with nice Italian atmosphere. Good menu all freshly cooked. This is our 3rd visit and we will be back next time we visit Southport. PS Free parking.

We ordered 16 takeaway pizza's including gluten free and vegan. They went down great with the team! Very tasty gluten free, so much so that left overs were taken home. Would highly recommend if you are gluten free and/or vegan. (the non gluten free/vegan pizza's were great too!)

Had a takeaway from this legendary restaurant to help celebrate my birthday.Food was delicious and top quality. We had Salmon and Prawns in Lino sauce, Chicken Al Arabiata ( tomato and chillis) and garlic bread.Mains came with sauté potatoes and vegEverything was top notch. Highly recommend!

A great local Italian in the former Lee Green post office. Family owned and run with a long menu (which normally starts alarm bells but in this case doesn’t!). The staff are amazing and great with kids while the food is hearty, tasty and very good value for money. Definitely recommended.