The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Great food and great atmosphere.

Wow! This has gone downhill since our last visit. I normally have the spinach & ricotta cannelloni but this was not available, why? I have no idea, it's not a huge menu and there are very few veggie choices so they should at least offer the ones on the menu. I was given 2 options, a rice dish that I don't like or the signature dish Penne Giardiniera. So the Penne Giardiniera arrived looking insipid, it was hardly warm , the spinach balls were tiny and tasteless, and the 3rd one had a gross crunchy something in it, needless to say, I did not finish the others, the pasta itself only tasted of garlic, strong garlic at that, Its the first resturant lunch I have left. Hubbies offering was hardly better, over-cooked black burnt edges lasagne.

Amazing food, and fabulous, friendly staff. We were greeted by a fab member of staff who embraced our Bridget Jones pyjamas and made us giggle. A really busy Saturday evening, but we received our meals promptly. One of the waitresses was running around, working so hard, but was so cheerful and friendly. We had a wonderful time, thank you x

Comida bien, pero nada especial, precios caros, atención por parte del personal aceptable, en general no volveremos ya que el colmo en un sobreprecio para el lugar de calidad era tratar de colarse en 12 . ¡5 % de cargo por servicio! No recomendado

We visited Bella italia riverside as a date night as oppose to going to red lion street. We didn’t pre book but we were swiftly seated. It then took around 10-15 minutes to even get a drinks order and by this time we ordered our food too. Drinks orders should be taken 1-2 minutes after seated. Our starters arrived very quickly and the garlic dough balls were delicious. Soon after our mains arrived and our starter plates have not been cleared. We ate our mains and after finishing we waited 20 minutes before I decided to order dessert via the app. Meanwhile the front of house staff was chatting to an individual table whilst others were ignored. Multiple tables were in need of clearing or ordering. Our desserts arrived and the runner cleared our main plates. The runner was very friendly and polite and was more than happy to help. Running drinks and food and cleaning tables in between this boy was fantastic. The service was very poor and I was disappointed in our dining experience. Much prefer red lion street staff much more efficient!

Earlier in the day we'd visited the Tate in Margate. We'd been chatting to one of the guides there and she suggested we go to Broadstairs "and you must go to Morelli's" We did. Brilliant place. Superb ice cream. Highly recommended

Comida bien, pero nada especial, precios caros, atención por parte del personal aceptable, en general no volveremos ya que el colmo en un sobreprecio para el lugar de calidad era tratar de colarse en 12 . ¡5 % de cargo por servicio! No recomendado

Yoshi was lovely, service and food were amazing!

Cannot believe people are complaining about this place , we and lots of people we know go on a regular basis . The wine is extremely well priced compared to other places in the area . The house ones being very good much better than the usual crap house wine you can get . The staff though often run off their feet are always as helpful as possible even in busy times , the food is always good and plenty of it , do not listen to the negative views and try for yourself you won’t regret it I’m sure .

Visité este restaurante como una familia de 8 por el cumpleaños de mi hijo. Estábamos sentados enseguida a la llegada. El ambiente era muy relajante y acogedor. El personal era muy acogedor y no podía hacer lo suficiente para usted. La comida era fantástica y sin duda volvería a visitar este restaurante. Chicos bien hechos siguen el buen trabajo

Gorgeous food, would definitely recommend. We walked in at about 6pm but it got very busy afterwards so book if you’re planning on going any later

Nice food, staff really friendly

Friendly and super-efficient service, even for our (pre-booked) group of 50! Food was amazing - fresh, delicious, and hearty. Portions just right: generous but not overwhelming. Highly recommended, wish I lived nearer so I could eat there regularly.

Well in regards to the food not a lots of positives I could say I has meat ball my husband pizza and my son kids pizza ask for a large kids came is was so small it could not be large my meatballs where cold all of them my husband pizza was soggy and he could not eat it all. So I can not say we would return to this restaurant

Le service était très agréable et rapide, nous remercions nos serveurs. Cependant, la qualité n’était pas au rendez-vous ! La « viande de bœuf » décrite sur la carte et composant le burger n’est pas de la viande. C’est un espèce de composition immangeable et dont l’origine reste incertaine. Très déçus, nous mettons deux étoiles pour le service mais sinon, nous déconseillons ce restaurant.