The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Italian food

Food was excellent, 6 of us all had different food, starters, main courses, desserts were all excellent. Soup, pate, bruschetta. Sea bass, lasagne, chicken risotto and pasta. Tiramasu, ice cream, souffle! Everything beautifully served and delicious. Service and staff very friendly, and efficient. Thank you for a wonderful time.

En primer lugar, por desgracia cuando llegamos el restaurante olía a vómito. Apreciamos que no es su culpa, pero definitivamente no ayudó a nuestra experiencia. Pedimos aproximadamente 3 platos cada uno (había 2 adultos y un niño de 10 años). Nuestro hijo no tiene el mejor apetito y el restaurante no sirve para niños. Esto fue culpa nuestra, deberíamos haberlo comprobado. La comida estaba bien. Nada especial especialmente por el precio. También tuvimos una gran brecha entre el primer lote de comida que viene y el segundo lote. El personal era amable, pero no el más atento, ya que nadie preguntó si necesitábamos otra bebida.

Amazing food, it was very fresh and the taste of each plate was spectacular, both chef and waiter were extremely polite. The atmosphere is perfect for a date or with a friend

Excellent food and exceptional service. Welcoming feels like visiting old friends. Beeca, Valentino & Jimmy are a class act!

Lovely building, menu and reviews were good but not our experience. Meal was lukewarm and small portion, side dish didn't arrive till too late. Both M/F toilets either didn't have paper or were out of order.

Took my mum here for her birthday. It was a restaurant we went to lots when it first opened in the 90s but not been for a while. I have to say some reviews had me concerned but the staff were attentive, lovely and funny. The menu had a huge choice and the ambience was delightful. We had a lovely time and felt no rush to be done even when we were the last in the restaurant after lunch. Will definitely be back, thank you

Exceptional restaurant! I had one of the best steaks I have EVER had. Very attentive and friendly staff and amazing food. You get what you pay for! Lovely atmosphere.

Un restaurante italiano tradicional, el ambiente era amable y profesional. La comida era excelente de calidad y bien saborizada. Pruebe el Tiramisu casero - lo mejor que hemos comido en un restaurante durante mucho tiempo! Los precios eran muy razonables teniendo en cuenta la zona en la que se encuentra.

Please do not go to this restaurant if you want a vegan meal as I was only offered a plate of vegetables. When I stated that the menu said vegan options available I was told that there weren’t any. Can’t comment as to the quality of the food as I had to cancel my booking. They are not great at responding to emails or ringing back when they said they would.

Un auténtico italiano pequeño, con un encantador menú italiano clásico. Una gran parada antes de un evento, justo al lado de Waterloo. Además, a un precio muy razonable

Nice enough place. A bit dark on the north side. Lovely cannoli.

I had a delivery from pane e vino and I got my sea food spaghetti as usual. I was so disappointed first they got my address wrong so it was freezing. Then they charged for the tiny tub of parmasan cheese. The spaghetti only had 2 muscles and 3 prawns in it. Not the usual quality. It cost for all the meal £36.10 a total waste of money.

Visited on Friday evening with friends. We booked a table for 5. On arrival we were given the choice of 2 tables which were both for 4 people. We chose what seemed the area less cramped and they added an extra chair on the end of our table. Ordered food and drink. I had the antipasti and my friends had mussels. The meats looked very pretty but they were dry and hard. The mussels were slimy and sauce was watery and no flavour. Steak was bland, lamb cutlets were ordered medium these were overcooked. Sea bass was flavourless and not fresh fish. Waitress brought the bill at the end of meal and asked if we enjoyed. We said not really. She said she had never had these complaints before and stormed off! If you don’t want feedback then you shouldn’t ask. If you want a gorgeous home cooked Italian meal visit Ciao Bella in Romford. Service fabulous, food divine and wonderful atmosphere. Followed by a complimentary limoncello.

Our quest for good value lunches continues. And Piccolo certainly offers good value at £15 for two courses (and a tenner for just a main). And a goodly bit of variety – a dozen starters, followed by a range of salads, pizza and pasta dishes. It’s been there for years in the building built in 1841 as a Methodist chapel. So, bruschetta to start for one of us. Crisp, toasted bread topped with flavoursome chopped tomato and onion, drizzled with balsamic. That was followed by a very decent lasagne. For the other, fried squid rings in a crisp coating, with garlic mayo, followed by a Chicken Caesar salad. Good lunch

Went here on a Sunday evening with some friends great customer service food came out fast and portions are healthy Service charge not included insured we left a reasonable tip service received