The best restaurants serving Italian food in Braintree East of England

Avoid this place at all costs. We'd been sat at our table for 10 minutes, the waiter came and asked if we were ready to order. I said that we'd like to order some drinks first. Before i got the chance he walked off telling me he was going to check the system. We ordered olives to share, they were the ones you get in a jar. We didn't want starters as we wanted to have dessert. I ordered fillet of salmon wrapped in Parma Ham with fresh asparagus, sautéed veg and white wine sauce. The salmon was so over cooked it stuck to my teeth, it was not wrapped in Parma ham, that was just plonked on the side of the plate. There was no asparagus. The sautéed veg consisted of 1 new potato, 2 slices of carrot and 1 piece of brocoli. The white wine sauce was congealed gunk. I sent it back. It took the waitress 15mins to come back and tell me they had no more salmon. By this time my partner had finished his main. He had liver, was supposed to come with onion and bacon, that was missing and the red wine gravy looked more like dishwater. I decided not to have another main and requested a dessert menu. After being given the menu it took the waitress 25 mins to come back and take the order. I just requested the bill. The waitress had the cheek to say we haven't charged you for your main course. I had ONE bite out of it before sending it back. They also didn't charge me for one of my drinks. Will not be returning or recommending this place to anyone.

We had a great Sunday lunch here. Friendly service and good food at a reasonable price. My wife contacted the restaurant in advance as she has some allergies and they made special dishes for her. This made us feel very welcome and cared for.

Most amazing food in Finchingfield! Wow fillet steak and fish stew wonderful thankyou. The fresh fish was superb Frank and team xxx

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

Excellent lunchtime meal. Chain restaurants can be very hit and miss This one has to be considered excellent. Service was perfect. The place was absolutely clean and the food was nicely prepared and served hot Would be very happy to return. Well done to all the staff

Great value great tasting food. Burgers and kebabs are best in town, chips are well cooked and taste fantastic, we order delivery at least once a month and have never had a problem.

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…

Called in to this place today for lunch as it looked nice.Very very disappointed!!! We ordered 1x sandwiche of tuna/mayo and 2x Avocado/cheese /tomatoes. What turned up was awful !! No offer of proper bread but bread rolls which were obviously frozen and not defrosted properly. Salad on the plate was a spoonful of coleslaw which looked like cat 🤢 Coffee was ok just,and all for bargain price of£30.50 This was a memorable experience which we will never be experiencing again.Total rubbish!!