The best restaurants serving Italian food in Waveney East of England

Honestly this place was quite average. Had heard good things about the food but we were quite disappointed. The calamari was chewy in places and the pepperoni pizza looked and tasted like a frozen pizza (harsh but truth). I ordered a dish off the specials which was listed as chicken alfredo. I feel as though they definitely should specify on the menu that this is NOT pasta and that it is in fact chicken in a mushroom sauce with potatoes. It tasted fine but nothing to rave home about. We were a little disappointed as we were seated in the snug at the front which was cramped and draughty. The staff were pleasant enough, no complaints there. Unfortunately wouldn’t return.

Absolute gem of a restaurant. It's quite small (I counted seating for 26) so I would recommend booking. The owner and staff have created a warm, very friendly atmosphere and we were made to feel very welcome. The menu caters extremely well for the majority of diets and everything is freshly cooked. The owner is very helpful and is happy for you to pre-order your choice of meals in advance. This means you don't run the risk of something not being available , which is always a possibility when it's fresh ingredients and cooked to order. We had pizza, tiger prawns and jerk pork burger, all of which were fabulous and the tiramisu dessert is amazing. The level of service was perfect, not rushed, attentive, extremely polite and friendly. Thank you for a lovely evening, Desmond's has just become our first choice restaurant in Lowestoft.

100% worthy of the fabulous reviews and awards! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👌 We passed this place as we walked around Beccles for the first time yesterday. Regular visitors of Norfolk we always look for different places to visit. We had already eaten when we passed so checked it our for popping back another time. That we did, the next evening and we were not disappointed! We didn't book (I recommend booking) as we were welcomed even though it was quieting down we were the last customers of the year. The menus were refreshing, some legendary classics and some truly inspirational dishes! Rare to get quality service, food and atmosphere and this place delivers all in abundance. Happy New Year & Thank you you lovely lot, looking forward to coming back to see you in January! With love, Lisa & Rich

First time here very impressed loved the food so tasty Also staff very friendly and helpful So good we went again the next night

The food was delicious, “staff” friendly and kind.

We went out of curiosity because of the revues being mostly positive. However it turned out as I had suspected with nothing authentic Italian in sight. The menu is a confused mess of dishes that you would find nowhere in Italy, in homes or in restaurants. We decided to play safe and had only a Marguerita pizza, it was ok but someone ought to tell them it should not have cheddar on it. The most original and basic pizza should be simple and include fresh basil with the tomato and mozzarella to represent the colours of the Italian flag. The service was fine but when asked what was authentic the wait staff could not give an answer. Having lived in Italy for several years and travelled all over I have never felt so conned. It seems obvious that the reviewers are unaware that e.g Carbonara is not made with chicken and Halloumi and tzatziki are Greek , to be honest the menu might as well have been written in Greek.

Fantastic building very clean and really nice atmosphere with brilliant staff and a great menu. Food was fantastic and plenty of it.

we ordered from here on deliveroo as we’re staying nearby in a caravan park. it said 30 minute wait time- we 2 hours and no food came. called multiple times and they just said it will be a couple minutes. ended up going via deliveroo live chat and getting a refund as the driver couldn’t find us, the pizzeria didn’t call us or let us know that the driver couldn’t be bothered to properly look for our caravan and left with our food. so disappointing and absolutely crap customer service. they told us they don’t deliver to our area although they have our area available on deliveroo ??