The best restaurants serving Italian food in Braintree East Braintree East of England

Second visit here for lunch,very pleasant and welcoming upon arrival,choice of seating which was nice as we enjoy comfortable booth seating,service was spot on and timely,and food was hot and fresh,had garlic bread with caramelised onion and cheese and calamari for starter followed by Bolognese with beef Ragu and ribeye steak and fries with garlic butter,for me beef Ragu was tasty but tasted too strong of celery and veg and not enough wine and beef stock flavour, desserts although not homemade were very good,lemon custard tart was yummy and sticky toffee pudding was satisfying with good custard,overall lovely lunch ,service was great, well worth another visit

It once was a nice Italian chain-restaurant with a good kitchen which I visited every few weeks. Sadly that has changed dramatically over the last few years. Gone from good to bad to worse. Unfriendly waitresses, soggy, overcooked spaghetti for £18, and a salat I wouldn’t dare giving to my hamster was the upshot of my last visit. It will remain my very last visit. The manager did his best but not even he could save the evening. The restaurant is a poor shadow of its former glory. It’s a shame what greed can do…