The best restaurants serving Italian food in Southend-on-Sea East of England

We have lived in the area for some time & have only recently ate here. I wish it had been sooner! The food is amazing & the service outstanding. The staff are so attentive, we had Suraj as our waiter & he was so kind & made our evening. The food was so delicious & very reasonably priced. The chef even came out at the end to say hello & gave us complimentary drinks!! We would def recommend here & will be telling our family & friends about it!

Family was fed and watered with some great dishes - very yummy 😋 lots of traditional foods that was appetising, portions great and Victoria looked after us.

If you haven’t tried already, you need to try this place! Food is 10/10 everytime, staff are fantastic and it’s great value for money!!

10 of us visited for dinner last week. Holly our waitress was fantastic - she couldn’t have done anymore to make us all feel welcome and cater to everyone’s requests - thank you!! The food was also great, the pizzas are delicious and we’d all highly recommend the pistachio tiramisu! We will be back!

We love Ricardos. A very special place. Lovely food - generous portions - at reasonable prices. Friendly staff & great atmosphere. Will be there again this month! Thoroughly recommend.

The whitebate was tasty but small portion size. The steak was like a brick awful . The only things nice were the carrots and gravy.

First time at this great Italian Restaurant. Great food and service, but youvwill need to bookm

What a lovely family run place. Food excellent, service was great and a nice friendly atmosphere. We will come back.

Cosy, friendly, excellent food 😋 👌 Spaghetti with mussels in Diavolo sauce with extra 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 woohoo !

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

Delicious food!! A true taste of Sicily in Southend.

Excellent service throughout Beautiful food. Grazie tutti.

We had an early dinner here before going to the theatre. I was so glad that I booked, as the restaurant was very busy. The service was excellent, very speedy. The food was amazing! I can highly recommend this Italian. We will definitely be coming back!

What a fabulous and welcoming family Italian restaurant. Everyone so friendly and helpful. We had the set 2 course menu. Good varied options, big portions, delicious! Didn’t feel service was rushed as can often happen when busy. You can tell they take a pride in what they do. Will definitely be back.

We have visited this family run restaurant a few times and it never fails to impress. From the warm welcome upon arrival from Enrico Jr and Sabrina, the attentive service and mouth watering food that leaves you wanting for more. There is nothing more to add. We will definitely be booking again soon …