The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

Sacked my friend for having a drink and then refused to pay him his wages. They take staff tips. And then pay staff in cash to avoid tax

An Italian restaurant that closes at 8 p.m. is not a real Italian restaurant. The place is supposed to close at 10 p.m., but we arrived at 7:50 p.m. and were told the kitchen was already closed. For a supposedly great Italian restaurant, the service and customer relations definitely need improvement. For anyone who, like me, ends up facing a closed restaurant, just know that there’s another excellent Italian spot just around the corner!

Staff friendly, food amazing and restaurant clean and tidy definitely recommend…. Thank you to our server Yaseen

Stopped here for lunch. Best pasta family have had for ages. It’s a shame I don’t live near here. Recommended. We sat in courtyard in the sun. Perfect end to a holiday.

Great service and wonderful cocktail mixes. I recommend the Bloody Mary!

Visited here during Sunday market. The staff were polite and very helpful. Probably the best bolognese I’ve ever had. Will definitely return when re visit Tynemouth

A basic and limited menu. No kids menus. All found something they wanted to order. My calzone with a good portion of beef Bolognese sauce on the side was heartwarming. The service was attentive and friendly. The best Italian we have enjoyed in the lakes.

Well what a night! Seated outside for a drink to start with as it was a lovely evening and warm out, soaked up the atmosphere of this clearly loved place. We were taken inside to our table and the staff managed to seat us earlier than we had originally booked for which was very nice, considering we had booked rather late due to a last minute getaway. So that was a bonus. The meal..... Was just delicious and very well cooked. One of the best places my partner and I have eaten. Reasonably priced too. The staff were very attentitive, polite and very helpful. Charming place with a touch of class and style, mixed with a friendly ethos and character from the well put together staff all round. After dinner we retired back outside as again it was still warm for another drink. The lights were lit on the veranda and was very tasteful, relaxed and a nice romantic feel. This place was our last minute booking and what a find it was. Will definitely be going back here.

Not great service in restaurant terrible

What a great find. A lovely welcome greeted us. We chose to sit downstairs in the restaurant. We had a lovely view across the river. We had a Sunday Roast Pork and a Chestnut and Mushroom roast. Beautifully presented and cooked perfectly. The waitresses were attentive and polite. Would highly recommend.

Amazing quality, friendly staff one of my favourite places

A high class restaurant, with a good choice of food, wine and cocktails. The service was a little slow, but suited us as a larger group. The quality of food was really good and I would recommend. A*

Excellent food service & price.

17 of us for a birthday meal celebration. Food excellent as always ambience great, service great, brought cake out lights down and whole restaurant sings happy birthday. Great. Spent all evening until late not rushed, love every time spent st Franco’s.

Traditional Italian restaurant with huge portions. Very packed when we visited as there were few other eating options in Durham on a Sunday evening!