The best restaurants serving Italian food in East of England

I have been many times with always amazing food, excellent service and ambience. Already looking forward to a return visit!

I really want to like this place but feel the service is letting it down - although looking at other reviews, we might be an anomaly. We had reserved a table and ours was the last table free - a good sign. But after we had been seated, it took over 20 minutes for anyone to come to take our order, and even then it was only after we attracted attention. Obviously we could see that the restaurant was full, but the staff didn't seem like they were rushed or short-staffed, and were being very attentive to other tables around us. When we were placing our orders, we asked if the house wine - listed on the menu by the glass only - was available as a bottle, to which we were told it was. But when we asked for a bottle of the house red, the waitress said, 'Oh no, only rose or white.' Bit confusing and frustrating, but we were still able to order 2 glasses. After that service did speed up a bit and the food came out at a reasonable interval, beautifully presented and delicious. We decided we wanted to order a dessert, but once again we had to flag someone down to request a menu. I'm not sure if we were in a blind spot, or if there was a mix up over who was meant to be serving us, or that we booked for a bad time, but the service did mar the experience for us. The staff were all polite enough, but we felt forgotten and like we'd inconvenienced them when we drew their attention. It's a shame because the food is so good and the chef is so friendly, and clearly loves his work. I'm not going to say I'll never be back but I have been put off.

I booked in the entire space for my husband’s 40th surprise party and I can’t tell you how happy I am with how everything went! I had been looking for a venue for a while and when I saw Paisá it was perfect! Lorenzo and his staff were so helpful in helping me to plan the evening! The food and drinks were spectacular and I couldn’t recommend this place more! They were super accommodating on the day as well and everything went to plan and all executed smoothly. I highly highly highly recommend and would definitely rebook for future events!!

This is a great restaurant for Italian food and truly excellent service. A group of 6 visited yesterday and we couldn’t have had a better experience. Starters for example: mussels, sardines - everyone enjoyed. Main courses: ravioli (spinach & ricotta), steak, lasagne and all very tasty. Highly recommend the house Red wine: a Shiraz. From start to finish the staff were attentive when we needed them to be. Thank you for a great evening of food, wine and service.

I would highly recommend a visit to this fantastic restaurant. It was our first visit and we shall certainly be back soon to try the highly rated Sunday lunch. The staff are also very friendly and attentive to the customers needs. Well worth the visit 👌👍

Brilliant deli - reminded me of the Italian delis in London's Soho from my childhood. Great spaghetti and Guanciale which we just happened to need for a recipe. And in Dunstable of all places

A great little café/restaurant in Tring. Whenever we are here we make a point of visiting. This time we were here for four days and we visited twice because we love it so much. The atmosphere is great, the food is delicious as is the coffee and the staff are so helpful and friendly it's almost embarrassing. This time we purchased a special Christmas hamper and there was an item in it that we didn't like so the girl said we could substitute it for another product. She was very happy to help and insisted it was no problem at all. They have a very good little delicatessen section if you just want something to take away. It's also licensed with a good selection of wine, beer and spirits. If ever you are in the area make a point of dropping in. You won't regret it, I can promise!

El café es muy bueno, y el pistacho tiramisú también es un buen regalo. Sin embargo, el servicio fue extremadamente grosero. Después de solo 15 minutos en mi mesa con un expreso y tiramisú —y mientras usaba mi computadora portátil— el miembro del personal se acercó con una actitud hostil, diciéndome que no podía permanecer más de 30 minutos. Le recordé que solo había estado allí durante 15 minutos! Esta misma persona fue antipática en cuanto entré en la cafetería porque tenía un equipaje de mano, ya que estaba de camino de la estación de tren a mi hotel. Si bien el café es bueno, el ambiente desagradable hace que sea difícil de disfrutar. Cambridge tiene un montón de buenos cafés, por lo que una actitud más amigable ayudaría mucho a mantener a la gente regresando. Definitivamente no volveré y no lo recomiendo ya que un buen café va con un ambiente agradable

We had a great time on New Year's Eve and another night to remember celebrating Valentine's Day. On both occasions, Agnes had decorated the restaurant superbly to reflect the event in question. From the excellent cocktails (my favourite is a Negroni) to the top quality food, which will satisfy the most discerning Mediterranean foodie, and the extensive wine list, it's difficult not to have a most enjoyable evening at Fiano. Agnes and her staff always make the customers feel special. The place offers a touch of class to both residents and visitors to Bungay.

We hired these guys to do our wedding breakfast. We had a New York theme and wanted to have a relaxed day with nothing too fancy so we decided on pizza. Heard great reviews so went ahead. The weather was beyond awful and the team struggled to cope. I was always worried it would rain and reassured they would set up the tent as close to the marquee as possible so the guests wouldn’t get wet. They couldn’t set up the tent because of the wind, something that hadn’t been considered. Overall they tried hard with the pizzas, cooking them then running them into the marquee but it was a shambles and people waited ages for pizza. In the meantime they ran out of side salads when we were only halfway through serving. I had ordered salads for 80 and was reassured it was enough food. We had 70 guests and still ran out only feed half of them. Embarrassing to say the least. We had to ask our evening caters to start serving early! When I wrote to them after the wedding to say thank you but i was disappointed I was simply told the guests eat too much not leaving enough for others.

¡Wow qué puedo decir! ¡Este lugar es una joya de hallazgo! El servicio era increíble y el personal era tan servicial contándonos todo sobre las diferentes opciones para nuestro pedido de familia numerosa! Los submarinos están fuera de este mundo y todos hechos frescos y por encargo. Son de un gran tamaño y muy recomendable las patatas fritas y salsa también! No puedo esperar a volver y probar algunos de los otros subs la próxima vez 🥰

We came in last week, as a family of 3. We were served within 3 minutes of being sat down, and our waitress Scarlet took very good care of us, even recognising myself and my daughter from the last time we came!! She was very thorough with the specials they had on at the time, and had plenty of patience with us when deciding. Amazing atmosphere, loved to watch the teams play football while we ate our food. We even got dessert this time, the sticky toffee was absolutely delightful. Cannot recommend the Sunday roast enough!! I went for chicken last time, this time tried the beef. Did not disappoint!! We will be coming back to say the least, and excellent service as usual from Scarlet. Look forward to coming back again!

little bit of a drive to find but worth it. wonderful selection of genuine italian food and drink. plenty of spirits, wine, prosecco,. fresh meats and cheese. several flavours of italian sausage. plenty selections of fresh and dried pasta. everyone was friendly and helpful. for our special occasions will definately be back

Good food from Bari, execellent portions, crisp service and very authentic. The panzerotto in the oven, Calzone style is superb value at approximately £5!!!! Great service and staff b or tri-lingual. Nice atmosphere. Fab range of food on menu and very modern Italian cooking, unlike some restaurants in Bedford and environs. Well done! Bravissimi tutti! Maggie