The best restaurants serving Italian food in East of England

Had a great meal (ribeye on the bone) but the service was what made it for us! Thank you Enrico and fiora.. couldn’t do enough for us! Would come back again.

The staff had great energy and made the experience super welcoming and fun. The best tomato sauce I've ever tasted

Nice place. Good portions of food.

We were visiting Bedford --where I grew up. This was a Groupon deal, and it was excellent value. From the minute we entered, we were looked after. The staff were helpful, friendly and knew what they were talking about. Our food was the best Italian I have had for a long time. So if you have the chance pay them a visit. They are close to the Embankment and there is some parking close by.

Can’t put into words how wonderful this restaurant is. Every dish we ordered felt authentic and beautifully made. The service was great. Will be going back very soon.

Amazing food and friendly staff, highly recommended!!

Seen lots of people in this cafe many times and thought “why not give it a go”. Sat down and was given a menu, first of all not a lot of choice so ended up just going for the scrambled eggs on toast and added bacon, my mum had the florentine pizza. Had to go to the counter and pay upfront. The scrambled eggs were watery and had no taste, the bacon tasted like it was expired and the bread was tiny and slightly burnt, also the orange juice tasted watered down! The pizza was soggy on the bottom and didn’t have any taste, only managed two slices before giving up on it. This is definitely not authentic Italian. Waste of time and money.

Have eaten here in the past and enjoyed it but the last two times we've attempted to eat here we've walked away empty handed. The last time we were sat down and subsequently ignored and the time before that we weren't even acknowledged even tho the place was nigh on empty. We've given up on them now, as you walk out there's a Chopstix which is cheaper, tasty and they don't play hide and seek with you.

Not sure why this restaurant has good reviews. Starters were good but it was just prawns. No one enjoyed the main courses. My main was inedible, it was octopus and it was so tough, you couldn’t chew or swallow it. Sent it back but it was the same the second time. So I had no main course and ate what my partner left. The seafood in his was very over cooked, I would think it had been reheated. They seemed to have people in reviewing the food. There were a few tables they were making a fuss over and we were neglected and service was slow. The only redeeming thing, was the cocktails were good but food and service were bad.

I don’t have pizza that often, but when I do, I order from Farmhouse. The pizzas are fabulous. Topping are very tasty, the cheese is plentiful and it’s always cooked well. The pizza always arrives piping hot especially when ordering direct.

Really nice and fresh calzone 👌 nachos and sauces were nice too 😁 impressed

Fia was fantastic. Andrea was really helpful with the allergy problem. Thank you for a great time and meal

Very disappointed with the tomato garlic bread … all crust and no tomato and very little garlic . Clearly cutting back on product as have been going to this restaurant for over 30 years and this bread is always the family favourite . Chicken Kiev was dry calamari was very chewy and sauce was without substance , real shame .

Great recommendation on the house special by the friendly and hardworking staff Chaba and Denis!

Harry & team are incredible! We had an amazing experience! Thank you 😊