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

Well this place closed up last year 2021, so there is no food, no drinks, No menu, no phone, its been sold off and long gone, so better to go somewhere else as you can't go here

Lovely, cozy, familiar with amazing food and a large selection of wines!! With the new refurbishment is even better!! With lovely staff aswell!! ❤️❤️

A gem of a restaurant!!! Lovely atmosphere and such.a welcome !! Food was delicious. Will be back !

Fabulous service and pizza on a busy Friday evening.

A fantastic spot just a stone’s throw from the Cliffs Pavilion—Bucatini is the perfect pre-theatre lunch or dinner destination in Westcliff. The service was excellent: friendly, efficient, and genuinely welcoming. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, with a stylish, modern interior that still feels cosy. The food was impressive across the board. The Mozzarella Frittas were a real highlight—crispy, golden and full of flavour, served with a rich tomato sauce that paired beautifully. For mains, the Crab Linguine was the standout dish: creamy, fresh, and bursting with flavour. We also tried the penne with courgettes and pesto, which was tasty, though slightly outshone by the linguine. Everything was perfectly complemented by a chilled glass of Pinot Grigio, crisp and refreshing. Overall, a great experience with quality food and excellent service. Just shy of 5 stars as a couple of dishes didn’t quite hit the same heights—but we’d definitely return. Highly recommended if you’re in the area, especially before a show at the theatre!

This is not Italian food! , I'm unsure as to what it is. We came in here for my birthday meal and If it was my only option for a birthday meal then I'd wish to be born a leap year. We started with garlic bread and that was nice, but quickly the garlicky goodness was washed away when our mains came , the table ordered the spaghetti bologna, was a massive bowl of 92% overcook pasta Swimming in very loose tasteless sauce and a tiny amount of not great mince , A Margarita pizza which was fine But my lord the spaghetti and meatballs is a sin that I can only imagine millions of Italian nonnas cry at the sight of every time it's dished up , the sauce is very unflavoured. Pasta also overcook, and the meatballs are the worst part . Without a doubt highly processed frozen spongey meatballs that are like IKEA meatballs but made by temu. Servers are pleasant Atmosphere nice Food . Go elsewhere

Great service had really good time here, would recommend

What a gem! Having driven by this place a number of times, I finally had an opportunity to pop in this Saturday afternoon. A friendly, welcoming place full of happy dogs, happy people and tasty home cooked food.

I use them all the time, lovely food, orders always correct, delivery drivers are lovely, fantastic.

Amazing food, great atmosphere, highly recommend

Amazing food and friendly staff, highly recommended!!

Nice modern shop and had a friendly lad serve me.

We opted for pasta and although I know what we ordered, I am not overly sure what we got ! My favourite dish normally comes with a sauce....this was just overcooked pasta. Very very disappointed. Paid and left and will never ever go back.

Not great value for money , food was bland , service diabolical, really dissapiinred

Best food. Best atmosphere and good service. Thank you.