The best restaurants serving Italian food in East of England

Freezing cold, drinks melted, missing chicken bites

I was taken here by my partner for my birthday dinner. We've actually been meaning to go for a couple of years but only now have got round to it. The wait was worth it. It was a Thursday evening and relatively quiet, but a nice atmosphere - the dining room is nicely decorated, catering for groups of different sizes, nicely lit and with period posters of Sicily around the walls. The eponymous chef says she wants to bring the food of Sicily to her restaurant and was inspired by the meals her grandmother cooked. As such the menu is not innovative or adventurous, but brings an authentic taste of Sicilian dishes. My partner started with calamari, which was nicely fried and flavoursome; I had fried haloumi, also very pleasant. We both had beef ragu to follow, which was tasty, well cooked and very filling! The big question was, did it taste like something our Italian mother or grandmother (if we had one) would serve up at home - well, yes, it did, so Rosanna is meeting her goal! A nice surprise was that, as it was by birthday, I was offered tiramisu on the house - and lovely it was too, delicate and very light. The wine list was the length one might expect at a small restaurant but was good quality, which is far more important than quantity. The waiter (Ayann?) was friendly, attentive and efficient. My only (very slight) suggestion for an improvement would be linen, rather than paper, napkins. My partner and I have enjoyed two lovely holidays in Sicily in recent years, and this was a very pleasant way to remind ourselves of this wonderful island. We will definitely not be waiting two years to go back to Rosanna's!

Our server Niki was very attentive. Travelling with a small child and they were very accommodating making sure we were looked after.

5 stars from me , I had seabrim fish , what a taste , excellent cooking skills from the chef , I did my first visit and I will make another one to try other delicious dishes , friendly staff and nice atmosphere, looking forward for another visit , good job guys 🥰

Now renamed, refurbished, under new ownership and operating as an Italian restaurant, so we thought we would give it a try for Sunday lunch. Four of us enjoyed an excellent meal. The food was tasty, well-presented, reasonably priced and arrived with little delay. The staff were friendly, accommodating and efficient without being intrusive. Our only suggestions would be - it would be nice if dogs could be allowed in the outside dining area, and please add ice cream to the dessert menu!

The reviews were so good so I expected a lot from The Studio Kitchen. On a positive the food was nice,we went for a build your own breakfast. But the service was not good,our waitress was actually quite rude,we had to wait a good while to keep getting her attention and each time she bought anything she literally slammed it down on the table! Sadly also both the orange juice and iced coffee were really not very nice . Maybe it was an off day as lots of people seem like they have had a lovely experience here .

Lovely place and great food I loves it! Wow what such a great lave I just love it please I want to come again so much please let me

My client who is Deafblind wanted to try somewhere new for lunch. I was very impressed with staff who went out of their way to be inclusive and even tried to sign to my client. Lovely calm relaxed atmosphere. My client really enjoyed her food and said staff were lovely.

First time Tops Pizza, Tasty!!!

The food is decent, though nothing remarkable—just what you'd expect from an Italian chain. However, the service was disappointing. It felt like the staff couldn't care less about the customers, unless perhaps you were one of their 'favorites.' When they got my order wrong, there wasn’t even a hint of an apology. This will be my last visit to Bella Italia.

Lovely meal, excellent service by James and Aiden

What abismal service. I cannot believe I am writing these words. Yet to have food arrive which was ordered at approx 7pm, I am certain it will not arrive for obvious reasons (now 10:30, operating hours end at 10pm). Was informed multiple times it was '3 orders in' 'the next order' or 'with the driver' but that refunds don't normally go through because 'the company we use don't like sending them'. At no point was it suggested that maybe we could arrange our own collection, or that a refund would be issued and could we agree to cancel the almost £100 order. Line was 'busy' for the last half hour before closing time and other sites gave very differing information when asked for more direct contact information regarding a higher office, beyond the seemingly inappropriate social media email given on the webpage. Would absolutely recommend you avoid with every ounce of energy you can muster. I am open to editing this review IF I can believe the business is no longer operating fraudulently. If operations are failing, let customers know, lies are the most unacceptable form of interaction from a business.

Me and my partner visited Bella Italia on the whim during the easter holidays and were delighted that there was availability. We were served quickly and there was a good range of food including pastas, burgers and pizzas and mocktails aswell as cocktails. Our waitress Bryony was lovley and attentative and helped direct us to the best discount for our meal. Overall great service and great food

The food was good, but the service Terrible! We waited 20 minutes for drinks! After that the waiters forgot our mains and brought as the desert before the main! My fisrt and last visit.

Amazing place and delicious food, very good service and kind staff. I will go to visit again soon it’s really worth it. I will recommend this restaurant to everyone!🌺✨