The best restaurants serving Italian food in St Mary's South Kesteven East Midlands

We enjoyed an excellent meal in this gem of a restaurant tucked away in an alleyway in beautiful Stamford. A warm welcome on a relatively quiet evening with a small number of other diners but a pleasant atmosphere. My starter of mixed insalata was beautifully presented and very tasty especially with the traditional Sardinian flatbread which came with it. The recommended glass of red wine was the perfect accompaniment. Main course were also superb - my wife praised the seafood spaghetti very highly and my ravioli with a salad was wonderful. An excellent white wine and finally Poli grappa rounded off a perfect evening. We would definitely recommend Amore and hope to return soon.

The cutest and extremely authentic Italian pizza restaurant, which we precooked and were glad we did, as inside, there are only a small number of tables. There were loads of locals sitting outside having their pizza and the atmosphere was really Mediterranean feeling. The waiting staff were really friendly and efficient. Loved the inside decor - especially the tiled tables! Best of all, our pizzas were so yummy! I had prosciutto & parmesan and I added extra Gorgonzola and it was all lovely and melted! Best pizza I’ve probably eaten. Will definitely be coming back.

Half of the menu was unavailable including pizzas and lasagna, which are the staple food of an Italian restaurant. The pasta dishes (crab linguine but you had to dig hard to find the crab) and Italian meatballs in tomato sauce (a very basic Italian dish yet nothing to write home about) were overpriced (£20 and £16) and not worth the money. The crispy squid starter was however delicious (£12) but a glass of small house red wine at £6.50 is really over the top. Total meal for 2 @£61 which is more expensive than Paris (where I live). I shall definitely not be returning.

Antonio was amazing tip top server.