The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Visited on a busy Saturday evening. The restaurant was busy, but plenty of very attentive staff, so it was fine. Food orders taken quickly and food arrived promptly. Excellent selection of starters, pastas and mains. The pasta dish I had was very tasty, the best I’ve had in a long time. Would visit again, and would recommend

So we moved up from London in August 2023 and have been wanting for tasting menus since, its out couples thing. Danoi was our first "'tup Norff" menu post getting settled. The restaurant is all about the tasting menu. Of particular note is the wine pairing which picks up very nicely on the on the soil and water properties of the Tuscan region paired really well with great food. In general the premium wine pairing is worth going for - we tried both Classic and Premium on our visit, we noticed only one exception here. Of particular note for us was: The La Vellutata (Potato Veloute/black caviar/white chocolate) paired with 2021 Langhe DOC "Nascetta" - this was the classic collection exception - it was excellent and especially pulled on undertones of glacial run off water filtered by CLay and Glacial deposit - took me back to mountaineering, a great memory. The Beef Tartare served with a mustard Gelato was a new taste for us and both loved it. The pairing with the 2015 Langhe DOC "Quatr Nas" made us both pause to appreciate what we had just had. Another pairing worth a mention was the Ox Cheek paired with 2016 Barlo DOCG "Vigna D'la Roul" The cheese course is technically fantastic but for me was too much, we should have shared one between 2. It was worth being stuffed senseless though for the pairing of the 2016 Barolo DOCG "Vigna D'la Roul" Overall a fantastic experience. We did also visit the family's Gelato shop the next day, also worth a visit and really made us see where the Mustard Gelato came from - a great extra detail forming an overall fantastic experience.

Really lovely food - lots to choose from including a great selection of vegan and vegetarian! It’s clearly popular as it was very busy every time we walked past day and night so we are glad we got in on a Friday evening! The staff are polite and friendly felt like nothing was too much. The food was delicious, my son had a kids marguerite pizza, my partner the lasagne and me the vegan risotto plus some garlic and chilli spinach to add to it. Everything was full of flavour

Visité Riva Blu por primera vez y me decepcionó mi experiencia de un restaurante tan altamente calificado. Estábamos sentados en el bar justo antes de las 6 pm y después de haber estado con el menú y la carta de bebidas durante al menos 15 minutos, solicité que alguien tomara mi pedido, a lo que me dijeron que estarían enseguida. Pasaron otros 7 minutos antes de que volviera a preguntar. No me dieron una disculpa de cortesía por el retraso solo un grosero "bueno estoy aquí para tomar su orden ahora" cuando le expliqué que había estado esperando al menos 20 minutos para pedir una bebida. Finalmente tuvimos nuestro pedido y pedido de comida tomado justo antes de las 18. 30 . Las bebidas llegaron relativamente rápido, un peroni y un martini pornstar sin alcohol, sin embargo, el trago de vino espumoso sin alcohol sabía a sprite o limonada. También nos preguntaron si queríamos un poco de agua, pero luego no recibimos el agua hasta que pregunté de nuevo después de nuestra comida, una vez más recibiendo solo una respuesta contundente en lugar de una disculpa rápida. Aunque la comida llegó en menos de diez minutos, mi invitado había enojado otra comida sentada debajo de los fogones durante mucho tiempo. La carne exhibida fue bastante desagradable, aunque entiendo que fue un intento de parecer más auténtico. Me di cuenta de que ambas partes se sentaron a ambos lados de mí tenían bebidas vacías y no se les preguntó si querían una recarga. Los servidores tardaron bastante tiempo en borrar las mesas, lo que hizo que el restaurante pareciera desordenado y evitara que otros clientes se sentaran. Además, nos sirvieron cucharas de sopa para nuestro postre que parecía extraño para este restaurante en particular. Como nota más positiva, el ambiente era encantador y muy adecuado, aunque algunas de las elecciones de canciones eran inesperadas y los baños eran estéticamente agradables, aunque no totalmente limpio. La comida en sí era agradable y llegó rápidamente. Aunque el enfoque principal de esta revisión es la experiencia general en este lugar que esta vez fue desafortunadamente decepcionante para un negocio tan altamente calificado.

Just had yet another amazing meal. We both chose chicken Milanese which was lovely and we shared a Bottle of Malbec.. Staff are exceptional and really friendly and attentive. When we received our bill we were shocked that there is tax that goes to the government! This is a family run restaurant that is already paying business rates. When does the government stop this greed. The restaurant is already paying tax !

Gran comida, lleno de sabor, y el personal era muy atento, servicial y amable con nuestro nieto de 18 meses también y le hizo un pequeño plato de pasta

We we’re struggling to find somewhere to eat on Saturday night so emailed this place in the afternoon and were lucky enough to get a table for 1930. Service was excellent and we ordered two starters two mains bottle of wine and even had a dessert to share. All was excellent quality and very tasty and c e in at £70 it was brilliant so we will be returning.

Such a varied menu, something for everyone. I’ve had pizza, pasta, seafood and steak here and always delicious. Good variety of wines as well.

Excellent Italian food in a charming restaurant with lovely ambiance. Attentive service, delicious dishes, good portions and good value. Easy parking. Perfect!

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'.

Lovely food and service. Nice atmosphere.

The place is an amazing to dine in but the food was cold.

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.

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.