The best restaurants serving Italian food in St Edmundsbury East of England

What a surprise. In the middle of rolling Suffoilk countryside is the Wyken Estate where the owners have added a pizza cafe to their well established restaurant, vineyard and farming estate. A few weeks ago we visited the cafe and enjoyed very good home made pizzas and salad together with wine from the estate. Afterwards we walked down the meal with a visit to the picturesque garden of Wyken House, an attractive 17th century building with pargetted exterior walls. If you are in the locality its worth a visit. Pizzas are served Wednesday to Sundays 10am to 5pm although times may change in the winter so check.

I recently visited Rustico’s with my fiancé for what was meant to be a lovely final meal before heading home, but unfortunately, it was far from that. The customer service was virtually non-existent. We felt like we were an inconvenience rather than valued guests. The food was equally disappointing. We was told that there was no pizza available so I ordered pasta, and it was overly cheesy to the point of being inedible. Beyond that, the flavor was bland and uninspired—definitely not what you’d expect from an Italian restaurant. It was a frustrating way to end our trip, but at least one silver lining is that we won’t be returning to Rustico’s. I cannot recommend this place to anyone looking for quality food or service.

If you want warm white wine and lots on the menu that’s unavailable, then this is the place for you. We arrived at 6pm and the restaurant was empty but the girl pointed at a table we could have, when we could have sat anywhere! We were served white wine un-chilled / limited menu/ no chilli oil/ had to ask for cutlery and pepper, and this looked to be a hassle. The girl behind the bar seemed fed up and I asked for chilli oil 3 times and eventually she said they did not have any without telling me this. Felt bad for the boy waiter as he was apologising for all the failures that had occurred. We were also told the restaurant was busy dealing with the tables outside (there were only two covers). Can’t believe the pizzeria doesn't open until 5pm and they don’t have basic ingredients to fill the menu and the wine is not chilled. Call me old fashioned, but the customer is the customer and we are all paying a bill at the end of the night and expect good service and a smile. Food was actually nice but not an enjoyable experience. Lucy did not make us feel welcome. :-(

One of the better restaurants, clean and spacious, with a private dining feel.

Saw that Bills was closing, which is a terrible shame as a favourite brunch spot of mine and my partners for the great gluten free options, so on Saturday 29th July we popped in for brunch. In the past we would always be warmly welcomed at the front. On this occasion we waited at the front for a few minuets with no sign of any staff. A few minutes later a young waitress walks down the steps, looks at us and then starts clearing a table, but putting items on a tray. She then looks at us again, then walks over to another table to ask how their food is, then returns to clearing the table. She looks at us again and finally decides to walk over after ignoring us for close to 5 minuets, it’s now been nearly ten minuets since we walked in! She walks over “table for two?” - I reply “Yes please” and I continue to say “one gluten allergy” but she interrupted me and said “just a second” before picking up two menus and walking off without us. My partner and I looked at each other and both said “nope” and we walked out. Service at Bills in the past was always superb. Always asked for allergies at the door and seated quickly. Which given service charge is included you’d expect. On this occasion is was severely lacking, I assume in part due to staff being aware the store is closing and there no longer being a reason to care about standards. We walked to Edmundos instead, we were greeted within seconds of walking in and as soon as we said a table for two the following question was “any allergies?” For me as someone with Coeliac this immediately settles me. The food was also great. Shame to lose bills, but thankfully Edmundos is there and doing a great job.

It is an amazing place and the food is 👁👄👁 Very pleased

We went as a last minute meal , we were concerned as only one other couple in restaurant but thought give it a try . So glad we did we had a pizza each and they were lovely cooked to perfection hubby had some extra toppings and they were generously added to the pizza now my only gripe please add pineapple as an extra I love pineapple on my pizza and please do a pepperoni calzone and u r my go to pizza restaurant.