The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

This had been my favourite pizza place for the longest time -- we have spent so much money there over the years -- but after my partner was violently sick several hours after consuming the Wicker Man pizza (nduja, pepperoni etc), and continued to throw up throughout the night, as well as suffering high temperature and severe aches, it's rather ended my love affair with the place. When I informed the manager about what had happened, and let him know I had contacted Food Safety Waltham Forest, he said 'it's unlikely to be our kitchen' then quibbled over how long food poisoning takes to kick in. He said it wouldn't be food poisoning if it only took 2 hours. NHS England says: "Sometimes [symptoms] start after a few hours or not for a few weeks." Good to know.

1.after not having breakfast because I was excited to having our special anniversary lunch. So disappointed!!It was an awful veggie meal. Didn’t eat my bruschetta.Slice of bread with beef chopped tomatoes. Main meal worse. A truffle resotto. A few mushrooms and rice over cooked with that test of vegetables oil. Could not eat it awful.

Not enough staff and food appalling. My sister and I ordered Tuscan soup to start (which I had ordered before and liked) but it was totally inedible as it tasted sour as if it was off and we had to send it back, so just had bread that came with it. My main was spaghetti bolognaise which has very little sauce and had to ask for more. The dessert I had was chocolate cake with mascapone cream. The cake itself was heavy and there was only a teaspoon of mascapone cream served with it so again had to ask for more. So the starter, main and dessert were all disappointing. They also didn't have any mash which was meant to come with my sister's main.

Four of us visited for our son’s birthday on a midweek evening and were all hugely impressed by the quality of the food and portion size all washed down with a very gluggable Valpolicella. It was a fairly quiet night and yet four different dishes were delivered piping hot in surprisingly good time and at a very reasonable price. We will definitely visit again to try some of the other food from their appetising menu.

I used to visit this restaurant frequently prior to Covid lockdown. I’ve finally managed to come back again as I always enjoyed the food and the service. I’ve realised this was a big mistake! Poor slow service with only 3 tables that had clients. I was finally the only client but that didn’t make the service faster. I believe it’s under new management? The pizza has been watered down. No glimpse of tomato sauce on magherita pizza. I am really disappointed and I’ll be not coming back here again.

I can't believe I haven't been to this restaurant before, despite having lived in Louth all my life. It was definitely worth the wait, as it offers a very authentic Italian experience with great food and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. We had Arancini and pizzas, which were excellent. The meal was great value for money. We treated ourselves to a bottle of wine from the superb choices available. We went for the Sangiovese, which was delicious and not overpriced. We also found out that they offer a 20% discount during lunch. I can't wait to return and I'm now recommending it to all our friends!

This is an upmarket cafe, it has a cosy feel. We loved the background music. The service is professional and very friendly. We ordered the platter, absolutely delicious followed by cannoli yum yum yum and coffee .

W’e’ve had a few meals here and honestly can say it’s one of our favourite Italians in Blackpool. The service is lovely, the servers always wear a smile and are happy to see you! The food is beautiful, pizza or pasta you won’t be disappointed. We’ll keep coming here for sure. The price is average, you get what you pay for which is beautiful food and service.

£6.50 for a Tesco sausage sandwich and they didn't even have proper butter. Must try harder. For this kind of money I expect butchers sausages at a minimum

Great food, cosy and great atmosphere and always pleasant staff - felt like back in Italy for a few hours - thank you chef Ciro for another good night, will definitely be back

Eleven family came to Carlos for my 80th birthday we all had the best time food drink service and Carlo himself made my birthday unforgettable looking forward to next visit David

Birthday Girl, the occasion was a birthday treat for a special lady. We were looked after by Vas the waiter and nothing was to much trouble, his knowledge on the food on the menu was very helpful. The restaurant was buzzing with excitement. We will definitely come back and thanks for a night to remember.

I love these guys, they are amazing people and the coffee there is very good quality! ❤️

Gorgeous decor, attentive staff plus reasonably priced delicious food! I’ll definitely be back when I’m next in the area.