The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

First and LAST time there! Very poor service and the pizza wasn't that great AND our waiter was nowhere to be found 99% of the time! Two tables who sat after us were served their pizza before us, my husband had to ask another waiter where our pizza was because ours was chatting it up with another one like he was on his own personal time. The pizzas was ready but our useless waiter didn't bother to get them. One of the pizzas was wrong and we had to wait but that was fine because we were eating the warm one. Our useless waiter never came back to the table to ask us if we wanted additional drinks, check on the table or "how is the food".

We visited Prezzo yesterday afternoon, what a disappointment from the days when they were or go to family restaurant. Firstly I have to say the service was great, hence the 3 stars, but that's where the greatness ends. Two of us had the Arancini balls, these were 3 balls, served with a bland creme francie dip, not the Calabrese ketchup on the menu. Strangely the photo in the website shows 4 balls served with the bland dip, I guess they got it half right. The balls themselves were overcooked, dry and bland, there was no unctuous risotto filling. I ordered the Beef in Chianti which should have been served with porcini mash, but I was told they only had the buttery mash, which was fine, but really, they couldn't have got mushrooms anywhere on a Saturday afternoon? Or was it that they don't actually cook anything and had run out of the big tub of porcini mash? My husband ordered the sausage and fennel Al forno, it was obvious that it had been cut from a slab of cold pasta bake and shoved in the oven with some cheese on top, it was still in a solid square, even the waitress thought is was lasagne, no attempt had been made to even spread it evenly in the dish, resulting in a stodgy block of pasta. The seasoning was terrible, the fennel was so strong it completely overpowered the entire dish, clearly nobody had tasted the slab before serving. Moving on to dessert, we were given the menu and were told that 4 choices were unavailable,at 5pm on a Saturday afternoon, how could 4 deserts be unavailable when they hadn't even had their Saturday evening and Sunday lunchtime service? Our experience has made it very obvious that many of the items on the menu are bought in ready meals reheated to order with no actual chef on site to improvise when dishes run out. I don't think we'll be visiting Prezzo anytime soon, I can cook ready meals at home for a fraction of the price.

Bang average dare I say below average. Nice wine Food just not that great One of the worst steaks I’ve eaten. Wife’s pasta no better than what I make at home We had a nice night because we shared a bottle of wine And we will most likely chuckle over our meal here for years to come. Booked for my wife’s birthday and once again proved that I should not be allowed to book meals out Great location but if I were you I would go elsewhere Not worth the 20£ cancellation fee they seem entitled to add Staff however we’re lovely

Walking I noticed this small pizzeria characterized by a wood oven. The furniture is typical of an Italian trattoria. The staff is friendly, rapid and attentive to the customer just as you expect in Italy. The pizza is exceptional. The dough is well leavened and, therefore, light. The condiments are of excellent quality. Cooking is perfect. Excellent beer and ice cream also fully satisfies the palate. The account is adequate.

Intrigued by Greek/Mediterranean vibe we booked Mambos for an early evening dinner. Reception staff showed us to a table in a largely empty restaurant and we ordered drinks, wine, mains and desserts and coffees afterwards. The waiter / waitress were really friendly and swift. The food was good and served hot, although due to the questionable orange/pink neon lighting, the chicken appeared perfectly no and uncooked. Note: it probably was cooked, only in appearance it was off-putting. Dessert and coffees were also nice. But here is the rub: for the first time in any restaurant on any continent, myself and partner were asked to vacate the table and finish our drinks at the bar while the restaurant remained with many empty seats. Poor management decision! I took back our generous cash tip from the bill wallet before leaving with great disappointment and will never return. Shame on you. You have good efficient people, good food and drink, but poor management decisions do not encourage local return business.

Best place for eating Italian food , All staff are friendly and polite. The pizza is absolutely amazing!!!! I high recommend

Amazing experience - the food was delicious and although the waiting time was long it was worth it! Denys was particularly kind and helpful - would recommend this place!

Difficilmente mangio italiano all'estero, ma per Radio Alice ho fatto una eccezione. Locale gemello di Berberé, nota pizzeria in centro a Bologna. Si respira aria di casa. La pizza gourmet biologica è ottima. Locale pulito e personale attento e cortese. Ottimo pranzo romantico.

Excellent Pasta and good size portions , friendly staff. Pleasant surroundings and convenient location arancini very good and penne ragú tasty . Pricy at £90 with only 2 glasses of wine and shared starter and side salad .

First day of opening after lockdown, excellent food in a nice courtyard, nice to be eating out again, nice Lasagne and a Peroni to wash it down,wife had chicken burger and a glass of red! Nice friendly staff and well worth a visit!

Fast becoming my favourite Cambridge Pub. The Italian food is great and the family that run it are always welcoming. Eating lunch there accompanied with young children was a very comfortable experience. There is am extensive range of beers and the coffee is good too.

We have been working in the area for some time, and we normally use the Premier Inn/Travelodges near by. However, this was a last minute job and I had passed La Fontana several times. I popped in and managed to book in. What a find!! Nice friendly atmosphere, family run and a first class room! Had dinner in the restaurant, and whilst there were only a few diners early evening, the food was obviously freshly prepared and very nice. Included in the price was breakfast so I indulged in the full English before setting off again. Suffice it to say, La Fontana will now be our 'go to' place when we are down that way!!

Arrived prior to concert at the Roundhouse to find it shut. Roller shutters down, no lights on. Booking confirmed by email Luckily got into Nando’s Shocking to take bookings and not be open, or at least email us to say issue :-(

Visited Bosco for a pre theatre meal. Initial impression was good, we ordered drinks, which came relatively promptly. We ordered starters and mains. The arancini starter was well made and tasty, however the two calamari starters were underwhelming, they were flabby and rubbery, some were hardly coated in breadcrumbs, so that was disappointing and my wife left half of hers. The mains, two pizzas and the sliced steak meal on the whole were fine, however nothing special, hence I can only give it a score of 3. Overall an underwhelming experience, not sure we will return.

Literally the worst service and food. Speak to women like second class citizens. Gets orders wrong and don’t admit liability them, make feeble excuses with no apologies. £31 for food no better than the local kebab shop. Don’t waste your money !