The best restaurants serving Italian food in East of England

We hired these guys to do our wedding breakfast. We had a New York theme and wanted to have a relaxed day with nothing too fancy so we decided on pizza. Heard great reviews so went ahead. The weather was beyond awful and the team struggled to cope. I was always worried it would rain and reassured they would set up the tent as close to the marquee as possible so the guests wouldn’t get wet. They couldn’t set up the tent because of the wind, something that hadn’t been considered. Overall they tried hard with the pizzas, cooking them then running them into the marquee but it was a shambles and people waited ages for pizza. In the meantime they ran out of side salads when we were only halfway through serving. I had ordered salads for 80 and was reassured it was enough food. We had 70 guests and still ran out only feed half of them. Embarrassing to say the least. We had to ask our evening caters to start serving early! When I wrote to them after the wedding to say thank you but i was disappointed I was simply told the guests eat too much not leaving enough for others.

Really disappointed, we ordered 4 pizzas online and they were listed as 2 for £25, when we paid we were charged £56. The pizza was late and not very nice, plastic cheese, did ring up and left a message for a call back to explain why we were overcharged but no response. Would not return

Cibo!!! What a great hidden gem this is. This little Deli/Kitchen hidden away off the beaten track offers great Italian breakfast and lunch. I had a Tuscan Hash for breakfast which was great. Lovely flavour combinations of spicy chorizo balanced with a sprinkle of tangy parmasan cheese and toasted ciabatta for texture. My wife ordered the hangover which consisted of a fried hens egg, tuscan sausage which was great, small fried potato balls, crispy streaky bacon with a bloody mary ketchup which really livened up the whole dish. Our server Silvana was very professional and accomodating to our needs. We were very impressed and will deffinatly return in the future. Cibo is very authentic and reasonably priced its well worth a visit.

little bit of a drive to find but worth it. wonderful selection of genuine italian food and drink. plenty of spirits, wine, prosecco,. fresh meats and cheese. several flavours of italian sausage. plenty selections of fresh and dried pasta. everyone was friendly and helpful. for our special occasions will definately be back

The bar staff were very polite , fast and friendly Food was excellent There was always enough staff all the time Jodie was exceptional She made amazing Espresso Martini

Good food from Bari, execellent portions, crisp service and very authentic. The panzerotto in the oven, Calzone style is superb value at approximately £5!!!! Great service and staff b or tri-lingual. Nice atmosphere. Fab range of food on menu and very modern Italian cooking, unlike some restaurants in Bedford and environs. Well done! Bravissimi tutti! Maggie

Best takeaway pizza for miles around. We are outside of their delivery area, but will happily drive to collect as the quality is so good.

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.

Staying in Holt for a few days and we have been to various pubs and cafes in the area. Our last evening tonight and we all agreed that by far, our favourite meal was lunch at The Core today. Absolutely delicious, huge sandwiches and very nice coffee too. Would thoroughly recommend.

We had recently ordered a birthday cake for me so we went for a coffee and small cakes. Highly recommended for the cakes and superb coffee.

Very friendly people, nothing too much trouble. Take our son's dog and they make a fuss of him. Delicious vegan cake available if you ask. Also do dairy free milk alternatives for coffee.

Football pizza is the talk of the town. We needed something cheap as we have a big family and ordered a few pizzas, the delivery was so fast and the kids loved it. I will highly recommend and will order again.

Great Fresh Pizza. Very nice welcome from 'Shumon' to the shop and he prepared a great King Pepperoni Pizza for my Son...and he absolutely loved it and says the pizza was better than the the other big franchises. So will differently be back very soon. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 😀🍕🍕👍

This is the first time I had been here and I was not disappointed. The food was lovely, service was excellent. Portions were large and the food was served piping hot. It had lovely atmosphere was very clean and well appointed. I would highly recommend