The best restaurants serving Italian food in Rochford East of England

Meal of my life! I am lucky to have had many good meals in my life, however on Saturday night I had the best meal ever at La Romantica. Words simply cannot sum up my experience. It is like being dropped into Italy with such a warm welcoming but busy restaurant. We was greeted with a special board which made my eyes light up! The lobster and prawn tagliatelle is without a shadow of a doubt the best thing I have ever eaten, this was complimented with hands down the best garlic bread topped with tomato and chilli which somehow meet the obscenely high standards of the pasta. Overall this was an absolutely phenomenal meal. Simply the best, I cannot wait to go back!

I love Italian so was excited to try a new restaurant. I had breads with oil and vinegar (yum) lobster ravioli (yum) and panacotta (my favourite). That was also yum. Service was good and I had a great time with my 6 friends. Would definitely re visit. It's at the top of my favourite Italian restaurants list!! X

Gorgeous food, beautiful atmosphere, so well presented, service was excellent. Thank you.

Went for Dad’s birthday lunch, made all the more special thanks to the service. Thank you Hannah!

Food and service was extremely poor. Had to ask when the main meal was coming as we had waited such a long time. When the food arrived it was poor. My granddaughters Lasagna tasted strange, she did not eat it and I had to send my salad back, it was swimming in oil. Offered another option but when asked how long it would take told the other customers would have to be served first…..? So two hours later I left the restaurant without anything to eat. Will never go back.