The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Food service everything is always spot on food is always piping hot and so tasty and the staff are professional and nice

From the moment you step inside, Piazza Italiana leaves a lasting impression. The soaring ceilings and elegant décor immediately set the tone — it feels luxurious but still warm and welcoming. The atmosphere is always spot on, and the service is attentive without being overbearing. Whether it’s a business lunch or a celebratory dinner, the attention to detail and quality of food never disappoints. A beautiful venue with consistently great hospitality — highly recommend.

Went in here for drinks after a gig at the students union. Great atmosphere and prices ok. Ended up staying in here till about 01:30am. Can definitely recommend for meeting up for pre or post gig drinks.

Calzone, primavera linguine and home made tiramisu. One of the best italian restaurants we've ever been to. Highly recommended.

Fantastic roast dinner!! We went for a birthday celebration and we were not disappointed! Choose from lamb shank, pork, chicken or beef (or a trio of meats) with all the trimmings! Absolutely delicious, generous portions and staff who are welcoming, helpful and friendly. I chose the lamb and it fell off the bone and others chose the trio of meats and were raving about them! Lots of yummy sides to choose from! The only downside was we didn't have room for their legendary tirimisu after! We'll definitely be back.

Amazing three course menu, food was lovely, very busy but there was no waiting, we went on the Thursday special, there was a magician entertaining dinners. Was a brilliant night out. Will defo go again.

Lovely meal with the family. Great food from starters to desert, atmosphere, clean, warm and relaxed, and great service with friendly staff. Very reasonably priced too. We will all definitely visit again soon.

The food here is fantastic and the service is first class! The staff are professional and friendly and cater for a relaxed family or date night. We have eaten in here 4 times now and always had hot, delicious and fresh food!

Perhaps not as up market as some restaurants in this chain but never the less the service and food were exemplary. We had a starter and a main, both of which were very tasty and artistically presented.

Authentic Italian, well worth the visit.

Bread Collection is the go-to place for coffee and bakery in Knowle. Delicious food and a selection of breads and cakes that are difficult to pass without spontaneous purchase!

The food was lovely, the service was shocking. Booked for 6.30 pm Saturday night. Took 15 minutes to be asked if we wanted drinks. A further 10 minutes to place our food order. The starter arrived, and we still hadn't received our drinks. A further 30 minutes for our mains to arrive. No one checked on our table. 7.45pm we asked to see the dessert menu. 8.00pm we gave up and asked for our bill at the bar.

Where to start. Greeted upon arrival and shown to our table where we were given complimentary water. Moretti on draught, yes please. Ordered the volcano pizza which flew down like a pigeon without wings. Given a free limoncello shot to celebrate a buddy’s 21st birthday. Food excellent, service sublime, Avanti worth every penny.

Delicious food, delightful service, enormous portions! Deserved to be so busy. We hadn't booked, but unlike in London, we received a very welcome reception with only a short wait for a table. My calzone was cold inside but this was quickly rectified and apologised for. Very reasonable price but we didn't have alcohol.

Great food nice service and dog friendly