The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Had the offer on the Lasagne today with my wife (Thursday 31st October at lunchtime.) Food presented very nice my only little complaint Lasagne could have been a little hotter in temperature and tastier with a little bit more garlic ( personal choice) nice surroundings and the place was spotless. Would I return most definitely 👍

Pepe è un'istituzione a Soho, un posto dove mangiare un gustoso trancio di pizza al centro di Londra a poco. Il personale è gentilissimo.

A bizarre and disappointing experience with atrocious service and poor wine and food availability. We booked a table for 10 people at 7.30 on a Saturday night. The restaurant was busy. First impressions were good with a bright spacious well designed space. We struggled, however, throughout the meal to get any attention, whatsoever, from waiters and it was after 8 before we had our first glass of wine! We ordered no less than 3 different wines from the cheaper end of the wine list, which turned out to be out of stock. All the wines that we were recomended as alternatives were significantly more expensive than we had initially chosen and the white (Grillo) that we eventually chose was unpleasant (probably corked). We also had problems with food availability with 4 of 5 of us ordering the Veal Milanese disappointed to learn that supplies had run short. When the food arrived it came in a totally random order with some main courses at the same time as starters and some starters after main courses and all guests receiving their plates at different times. The food itself was surprisingly good, but the service remained atrocious with waiters ignoring all of our attempts to chase missing dishes or order more wine. We spoke several times to the manager who acknowledged the slow service and offered to look after us himself if we returned, but I am afraid that is only a very remote possibility!

I order from here at least 3 times a week and food is always great. today was not as mycooking instructions request was ignored meaning I ended up with sloppy chips donner meat was not well cooked

Recientemente visité este restaurante y tuve una buena experiencia en general. La pizza estaba deliciosa – bien cocida, sabrosa y con la cantidad justa de ingredientes. Sin embargo, mi experiencia se vio afectada por el servicio. La camarera, que era afrodescendiente, parecía desinteresada y parecía bastante aburrida durante toda nuestra interacción. Era un poco desatendida y, a veces, su actitud parecía grosera, lo que me hacía sentir incómoda. Si bien la comida era excelente, la falta de calidez del personal sin duda afectó mi experiencia general.

Locale carino, piccolo ma essenziale più adatto per una pausa con pizza più che una cena completa. Infatti a mio avviso questo luogo stona parecchio con il concetto di ristorante. Pur avendo tavoli piccoli, si comprende il buon gusto nella scelta dell'arredo, molto belli i piatti decorati e anche le piastrelle che rivestono i muri. Tuttavia dall'ultima visita di qualche anno fa, molte cose son cambiate: pizza all'aspetto sembrerebbe esattamente come quella mangiata tempo fa e invece inzuppata al centro quindi impossibile poter alzare un triangolo senza perdere il suo condimento. A sto punto meglio farsi il classico portafoglio. Impasto un male ma un tantino elastico, quindi non esattamente ciò mi aspettavo. Per ciò che concerne il servizio, anche qui grosse e gravi lacune fra cui assenza di accoglienza. Ci siamo quindi fatti strada verso un tavolo praticamente inosservati. Poi sono arrivati altre persone al tavolo vicino e ci toccato aspettare che la comanda fosse presa a costoro prima di noi. Dopo aver chiesto spiegazioni, non abbiamo avuto né spiegazioni né scuse, o perlomeno una minima voglia di chiedersi cosa sia accaduto. Abbiamo poi ottenuto una risposta poco educata alla richiesta di cambiare tavolo per poterci trasferire nella saletta privé o vip ma che era già prenotata, che va benissimo ma cominciato in malo modo dal manager. Si evince un livello di pigrizia ad ogni levello, che di certo non è ciò che contraddistingue una pizzeria o ristorante italiano. Camerieri che non curanti di chi entra prima ma interessati a portarti conto finale, ditemi voi quale è il messaggio che si vuol convogliare! Insomma, dove è finita l'italianità? Non cosa hanno in mente i proprietari, ma di certo dovrebbero incominciare a pensare ad un nuovo nome o vendere. Questa non è più la pizzeria Cinquecento di qualche anno fa. Una caduta di stile inaspettata ma che ovviamente non sotirà un gran effetto in una area come Portobello markets piena di gente probabilmente poco interessata a ciò che sta mangiando.

Una delle migliori pizze mai mangiate e,da italiana, ne ho mangiate tante. Personale molto cortese e disponibile. Servizio super rapido. Ottimo posto, lo consigliere a tutti.

La calidad de la pizza disminuye mucho en comparación con el pasado, y su servicio no es nada excepcional, pero descubrirá que se le cobra 12. 5 % del *Servicio Opcional" sin ser informado. . . No creo que vuelva pronto.

Absolutely amazing. From the moment you walk in it’s a lovely vibe. Staff dressed to the nines amazing music and an all round great atmosphere. All the staff were very accommodating, didn’t get her name but the lady on the bar with blonde hair and lovely tattoos was a great hostess. The food was gorgeous. Seasoned beautifully and full of flavour. We will be back.

I love coming to hills kitchen. Such a lovely, warm atmostphere and the customer service is simply amazing. The food is fresh, yummy and portion sizes are very generous. Recently with the covid pandemic i pannick eating out however at Hills i feel very safe. It's very clean, The tables are a distance apart with plastic seperators inbetween. Honestly would come here every day if i could!!!

We’ve driven past here so many times but never been in for a meal. We booked at the other nearby Pazzia, but realised our mistake when finding it shut! That did us a favour. We headed over to Sunningdale…IT was between Christmas and New Year so a low key meal. 3 of us share 2 starters - arancini which were good and classic tomato bruschetta (also good). Mains were a standard pizza, deemed excellent, Mrs had penne all arabiata which she loved. Star of the show was my crispy lamb shoulder with garlic crushed new potatoes and courgettes. Too few courgettes if I’m fussy, but it was a fabulous dish. No room for pudding. A beer, glass of wine, at bit of water and so on for a bill of about £120 (including tip). Perfectly decent value. We’ll certainly go again.

We had a scoop of chocolate ice cream as a takeaway. It was super chocolatey and absolutely delicious! Not cheap at £8 a scoop but worth every penny!

So unbelievably sad to see the end of this fine establishment! I have been a customer since 1980. Simply wonderful! Mario's front-of-house skills coupled with Gianni's cooking (and drumming) expertise meant a night here was always a special occasion. In fact, although it could be argued that a restaurant should be judged primarily on its culinary qualities, it was the combination of service, food, ambience and bon homie that made Mario & Gianni's stand out. Birthday meals, romantic meals and company meals - all were hosted here with aplomb! A great loss to Hazel Grove. Footnote: I went to visit Gianni at the hospice when the cruellest disease of them all was taking him. With characteristic joviality, he said he was looking forward to meeting David Bowie and Elvis. 😊

nice place, friendly and coffee and pastries very nice. pleasant staff and clean at the time of the visit. smokers can sit outside toilets - look like zillion years old and well past their sell by date - why have they not been updated?

I had a lovely dinner at Salt Yard Borough, and the experience was fantastic. Shub, the bartender, took great care of us, recommending delicious drinks that perfectly complemented our meal. The service was attentive, the atmosphere was warm, and the overall experience was top-notch. Highly recommend!