The best restaurants serving Italian food in East Midlands

I became really ill after eating there. Food was not great cheap ingredients and expensive plus they put a service charge which I found rude this is not London is up to customers to put a tip. Feeling so unwell that never again. Ate there before and it was better

Very good Italian joint. I highly recommend the ravioli. Without reservations, you’re very unlikely to get a table.

Everything was great about this except for the food. And it was very expensive. I don't mind paying if it's worth it, but this definitely wasn't.

Dolce Cafe may not serve Italian fare, but it's a charming spot with a varied menu, and a variety of tempting cakes. The atmosphere is cozy, and the staff are friendly. If you have a sweet tooth and enjoy a relaxed cafe setting, this place is worth a visit.

Italian food in the UK?! No! Cold in the restaurant,slow service, terrible food! They are pretending to be italians. Speak italian with the costumers, they even have italian names, but the food is far from Italian taste. Even not close.

I'm not sure why it is like a fine dine restaurant. I wish there were negative reviews to give. Firstly, a restaurant like this the service is appalling. You need to keep calling the waiter. Which is not a big issue. But when your restaurant is only 30% full, how does it take 15 minutes to bring drinks and 50 minutes to bring your food. It looked like all staff were very lethargic. The worst part was the menu. When your dish says 'Gnocchi Al Pesto' and the description says it's made with Pesto sauce, you would expect to have a Pesto taste in your dish. But the dish came with tangy tomato sauce, which tasted nothing close to Pesto. When mentioning to the manager, she was adamant that the menu mentions Tomato, so Pesto sauce is mixed with tomato. It doesn't make up to your taste, but they never had complaints. I explained that your dish name and description mention Pesto and Pesto sauce. So, as any normal customer, i ordered a dish thinking to be tasting like Pesto. But she was adamant that they couldn't really do anything regarding it and won't replace the meal and would charge me. Worthless argument and not ready to serve customers. She was pretending as if i had never had a dish containing Pesto or didn't know what it was. She didn't even try to compensate or offer anything to make it. Worst service and experience ever. In the end, I had to take the dish home in a container. Please look at the pictures below what you had given and what exactly the dish should be like. Other food was average and overpriced.

We have visited Cini numerous times over the past 5 years. However this evening we visited to celebrate our 4th Wedding anniversary and it's safe to say we were not disappointed!! We indulged in the 7 course taster menu which were as follows:- Course 1 - Trio of appetisers ( Grilled asparagus with parmesan and a balsamic glaze, butterflied prawn on a roasted pepper with a herb sauce and a pork Croquet) Course 2- Fried Ricotta Calzone with a napoli tomato sauce🥲 Course 3- Cured beef with an olive oil dressing, rocket salad and topped with parmesan and pepper 🤤 Course 4- Crab ravioli with butterflied prawns in a tomato dressing/sauce Course 5- Seamed Sea Bass fillet with tomatoes, butterflied prawns and lemons Palette cleanser - lemoncello style chilled drink. Course 6- Roast chicken brest in a mushroom sauce And finally Course 7- A chocolate layered filo pastry dessert with fresh and dried raspberries 🥲. We enjoyed a bottle of the house prosecco with our meal which was delightful. 🍾 And of course, I finished it all of with an authentic espresso ☕️ In all the food was delicious and of fantastic quality, the presentation was immaculate. The staff were so friendly and kind, their service alongside the fantastic food make dining at Cini the Amazing experience that it is. My Wife and I look forward to visiting again to enjoy the exceptional food and service that Cini consistently provide to their guests.

Despite the staff being nice, the owner openly expresses his discriminatory views and behaves unprofessionally, which makes for a very off-putting environment.

We called in for a lunchtime coffee and scone. Coffee was lovely as was the warm scone with butter, jam and clotted cream. The waitress was very pleasant.

El propietario vive tan lejos de su propio fondo que hace que el lugar sea un gran no - no. Sí, la comida es agradable, pero es muy caro para lo poco que se obtiene. Las cervezas son una estafa absoluta. El propietario camina con complejo de superioridad Estaré observando y esperando a este establecimiento por el inevitable fracaso. Son demasiado grandes de cabeza y el personal es más o menos un reflejo del propietario. Maleducado. Lejos. Corto. Cógelo o déjalo, parece ser el espíritu de gestión aquí. Lástima porque la pizza es realmente decente, pero no vale la pena la molestia de lidiar con todo lo demás va con ella. Por suerte hay un montón de otros lugares muy buenos a la vuelta de la esquina.

We visited SCOOZI PIZZERIA on Wednesday night for a light bite before the Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight Concert at Southwell Minster. What a find!!! The restaurant, the staff, the lovely atmosphere, the service and the food were all absolutely gold standard exceptional. A freshly cooked Pizza using a rainbow of fresh vegetables, spiced and seasoned exactly to our liking, served piping hot. It was obvious that SCOOZI is very, very popular in the area, as the takeaway custom was constant. My husband maintains that his Pizza was the best he had ever enjoyed. We will definitely be going back, making the trip just to visit SCOOZI. Thankyou to you all *****

Ordered a Pizza Pescatore. It was proper home-made pizza. Excellent dough. Delicious. The menu has a range of pizzas with a good selection of toppings.

The pasta pancetta carbonara was incredibly stodgy and dry, with barely any sauce. It was also cold. Would not order again.

Food was banging new restaurant looks great and our waitress Lacey was very helful and attentive.

Great food, fun and friendly staff. Would recommend.