The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Didnt go in just walked past and google maps picked it up lol

We had a lovely meal at the Chislehurst branch, thanks Angelika as well for the lovely and attentive service! We'll definitely be back

The spaghetti was delicious and it was a more than wonderful experience

opened the pizza box to find all the toppings where stuck to the roof of the box, like it had been put in delivery bag upside down

Absolutely awful ! Table was booked after twenty minutes I had to find someone to order food even tho the place was nearly empty I thought my drinks were coming from China they took so long, under the impression staff couldn’t wait to go home ! The table next to me had to ask for service to order food and the table behind me had hair in their food !! And when I paid the bill using my voucher the waitress looked at me like I was talking Russian !! Under trained staff and just pure misery experience such a shame I used to love this place

I had pre-booked a table at Carluccio’s to include the 3 course Valentines set menu with Prosecco and box of chocolates. The restaurant was too bright, with tables tightly packed together with uncomfortable seating and tables suited for cafe dining not evening dining. Tables were so close together that hearing our own conversation was near impossible. The table was booked for 7pm and we agreed to a basket of bread which came with a tablespoon of cold olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We did ask for more and that was accommodated but it took so long our starters arrived. Bearing in mind it was now almost 8pm. The starters, a rice ball stuffed with a truffle cheese was good, cooked well and full of flavour. The celeriac soup was full of flavour but the crispy parsnip strips were soggy because they had clearly been sitting in the soup too long before being served. The main course took a further hour for the main course. The Saltimbocca with mushrooms - a dry over cooked piece of chicken breast with burnt roast potatoes in a truffle sauce and a risotto verde which was cooked well but attention to detail ie the chunks of radish lacked finesse. Another 20 minutes and a little push to our waiter we finally got our desserts. Profiteroles with pistachio sauce. These were filled with ice cream and vanilla custard but we were given forks to eat them with. Try cutting a large crispy profiterole with a fork and see how you get on, not to mention eating ice cream and pistachio sauce. The first lot of drinks we received early on but the second drinks took a long time and my cocktail was minus the straw. Finally and I guess unfortunately several police officers entered the restaurant to deal with an incident on another table. All in all it was an expensive disappointment, food lacking finesse and attention to detail was overlooked. I was left feeling like I had been on a long flight with uncomfortable seats and tightly packed in.

Loved this place for drinks with my family. corrected photo now KB

Protagonist of the fourth episode of the web series "The Lady" by Lory del Santo. There are no longer the waiters of the past, but the Amarone is essential.

I had a daddy and daughter lunch with my 3 year old. The staff were amazing and the food was incredible. They went above and beyond and the prices are good.

Very tasty food, nice atmosphere

BEWARE STAFF MEMBER TRIED TO SCAM ME. I went here with my daughter for dinner before we went to the 02 for an event. I paid for the bill with card and luckily I got a copy of the card receipt to show the payment was authorised, once we arrived at the 02 I received a number of calls from a London Landline and a mobile which I didn’t recognise. I wasn’t going to answer as the show was about to begin but as the calls were persistent I thought it must be something urgent, I answered the call and the man at the end of the phone said it was Matteo from STRADA where we had just been and that my card payment hadn’t gone through. I said I was sure it had and he said it hadn’t and said he would WhatsApp me a link to make payment. Luckily I found my receipt showing the authorisation and sent this and he said oh sorry it’s just gone through . This is disgusting as if I hadn’t taken the receipt then I would have had to pay again! Please be very careful. There are much better restaurants to go to in the area. We also found the staff to be rude and had to ask twice for my daughter’s drink.

Out for a birthday meal, and it was great. We tried the rustic and classic pizza. Turns out the rustic has a thinner base, we preferred the classic but both were good. They were great with sorting out the grandkids food first and quick. When they brought out the birthday cake loads of staff and customers joined in singing Happy Birthday to our daughter. Brilliant!

Great food. Staff were accommodating, especially Gio, who seated 14 of us promptly by merging tables, was courteous, and listened to specific requests for our orders. Chicken Romana was especially tasty.

Stunning food, lovely service and overall great experience and atmosphere even at a busy time! Would much recommend over other restaurants or cafes in the area!

Now trading as Cintra.. OK food, but very expensive for what was on offer. We eat out on a regular basis, we wouldn't be tempted back here any time soon. Nice location looking over the harbour