The best restaurants serving Italian food in East of England

Lovely Hotel restaurant which I have never visited before. Although our visit was a sombre occasion the restaurant was beautiful and the meals and staff were exceptional. I would recommend The Belvedere for any special occasion!

Why do you have to play the music so loud into the morning ??? You could atleast turn it down out of respect for residents, have asked multiple times to turn music down but dont bother

This is the worst food I have ever had delivered. Absolutely disgusting. Never again.

This restaurant only opened under this name last month and appears to have a new menu etc. It was formally called II Palazzo and from the dates of the reviews below they all refer to the "previous" restaurant. Service was Ok but instead of the large dining room shown in the photos we were all packed into tables set out in the former bar area with about two feet between tables. Food was Ok

Lovely staff, delicious food. Not busy and very cool place in hot day from crowded shopping centre.

Really tasty food. Polite service, didn't feel rushed but were attentive enough. I had pasta which was cooked al dente, and my sisters pizza was a great size with plenty of toppings. Our bruschetta was fresh and tasty. Good sized portions and felt fresh. A nice relaxing Sunday lunch.

Food tastes good and the atmosphere was nice. A small group of us went early evening and enjoyed our visit. 1 thing to improve on. Staff need more comprehensive menu training as we had to translate some menu items into English as we got blank looks when using the menu names for the dishes.

Great little place. Fantastic gnocchi. Good wine list and good service. Really enjoyed itm

After reading the incredible reviews on here about this restaurant we were very excited but were left extremely disappointed. We ordered dough balls and olives to start. The dough balls arrived more like miniature buns, with a side a garlic butter which appeared to be dropped from a great height. The appearance left a lot to be desired considering the price. The olives were straight from a jar; not fresh at all and were swimming in brine. Again appearance was a lot to be desired with cocktail sticks dumped in the bowl alongside. For mains we had two pizzas, a gnocchi and Arabiatta. The dough for the pizza was quite salty but it had a good taste. The one with caramelised onion was far too overpowering and one of our group was immediately sick from it. He decided not to mention this as it just didn’t agree with him; we shared out his meal instead. The gnocchi was too tough and not the fluffy pillows you’d be expecting from an authentic Italian restaurant and the Arabiatta was comparable to freeze dried penne pasta a tin of tomatoes run through it (and not even a good jar). It was very disappointing indeed. The inside of the restaurant was very outdated; they still had plastic screens as a throwback to Covid and when moved (as they were too close to be able to comfortably get to the toilet) showed extreme dirt on the floor. The toilets were of a similar nature too. Really disgraceful for the price you were spending on a meal. We didn’t complain at the time due to being with friends who recommended the restaurant. I hope you are able to make some changes and at the very least remove the ridiculous screens and give the floor a good scrub.

Classy Italian restaurant, food good, staff friendly and attentive, will definitely return.

Had a lovely meal, served by friendly staff. A very lively atmosphere, so be prepared for a noisy meal!

Beautiful food and excellent service couldn't ask for more good value for money

Lovely little spot with great Italian food and a warm, welcoming vibe. The pizza is fresh and full of flavour, and the pasta hits the spot. Friendly service and fair prices — definitely worth a visit if you’re in town.

I love this place, the food is almost always amazing (occasionally the squid is chewy). The service is professional and polite, just not always friendly. The thing with this place is that you can't go too often as the menu is always the same, there is nothing new to try! The puddings are not ever what they where when they were at their old locations. They are expensive and not always that nice. We paid full price for a 1/2 scoop of grainy ice-cream with a pudding - we didn't bother commenting as when we'd sent the squid back as chewy we got a response which seemed to suggest as it was fresh and everyone else liked it, it is must have been us. Such as shame!

We have dined there on several occasions. Food is outstanding and staff are very efficient and helpful. We had a party of 14 family and friends who all very much enjoyed our lunch. We had a various selection of food and all was enjoyed very much with all having three courses.