The best restaurants serving Italian food in East of England

Rubbish. Really dry dough, poor quality toppings, poorly cooked, took 4 calls to answer the phone on a Wednesday night (not even peak time) didn't swap the dips. Garlic bread had no garlic and minimal cheese was pretty much tomato paste on terrible undercooked dough and cost £3.50 for delivery that is less than a two minutes drive. Absolutely awful won't be ordering again. This Dominos used to be good before COVID place really gone downhill.

Order from here regularly normally a pizza deal or kebabs every time it is perfect,if anything is ever forgotten or missed it is sorted quickly. Great price,great value great taste !

I knew the meal was going to be rubbish when we managed to park right outside the restaurant.We arrived at 8 pm and the large restaurant was only a third full ,not great for a Saturday night .The veg soup to start with was taseless with no seasoning as was most of the food offering . To follow was the veal in a mushroom sauce , I have had this dish all over the world and I have never had the veal cut up in to small little pieces.Again no seasoning and tough, I left most of it , and on top of all this you have to order the vegetables separately, the sauteed potatos (cut up roast potatoes) could have been flavoured with some onion or rosemary to give them some flavour and the zucchini fritta was the worst I have ever seen or tasted, great thick slices with the fried covering falling off. No way is the chef Italian, my Nonna must be turning in her grave what is passed off today as genuine Italian cuisine. The local area is pretty and genteel and it deserves an authentic Italian restaurant, this is not it

First time I've tried the food here and have to say I was really impressed. I ordered donor kebab which was delivered very promptly and the food was hot, fresh and all separate, so the pitta was soggy and I didn't have to delve past the salad to get to the meat. My only complaint would be the meat was a tad dry but to be fair it is an Italian takeaway. Will definitely be ordering again. Can't wait to try your pizzas

Wanted to eat here for a while, tried calling to book table and number just cuts off. Sent them email to book table, they responded with one word CLOSED. If this is the way they treat their potential customer, then I am sure they will be closed permanently!!!

The food was really good—hot, fresh, and tasty! What really made the experience great was the customer service. Ashlin was especially helpful and kind. He made sure everything was perfect with my order. Definitely coming back!

Very friendly staff and amazing food i would recommend 100%

We went all over town in search of the best chips to take away and found them on the next street. Friendly, quick service

Just wanna give some credit where it’s due. I haven’t tried EVERY pizza place in Cambridge. But from what I have tried, and to my tastes, this is probably the best. This is maybe my third time trying pizza 1889? It’s simple, thin enough, not too doughy, baked well with a crispy bottom and crispy crust, it doesn’t flop everywhere! And it tastes good. It’s not trying too hard like some other places, (no disrespect). It’s a surprising conclusion, since a shipping container outside the light cinema isn't what you’d expect to be the best, but it’s true. Dave wouldn’t go crazy with the score, but I think it’d be respectable. We are in Cambridge after all haha. For context I always get takeaway here, my review does not reflect dining at the container itself, (the prospect of which I’m not particularly attracted by).

It was ok. Went in the late afternoon, just had a small bite, little bland. They have wine and beer in offer. There are many other spirits in the shelf but these are only for display, but misleading.

We had a quick late lunch here - the buffet arrangement lends itself to a good meal that you can eat relatively quickly. It has a good range of different dishes that are well cooked and prepared. The staff are all very friendly and they make you feel welcome. The dining area is very big and can accommodate a lot of people, but it is also very clean. The staff clearly take care of the place, even the toilets. Full marks! Finding a parking spot may seem tricky; there is a Private Eye car park next door to the restaurant building, but the entrance to it is round the back down the next side road. The car park isn't expensive. All in all, you should enjoy a good meal here whatever the occasion.

A big thank you to you today. It was my daughters 6th birthday today and 12 of us 5 children and 7 adults went for lunch after going to gravity. The staff were friendly helpful and very accommodating. They sang happy birthday and brought out my daughters cake along with plates and a knife. They allowed us time to order and eat and at no point did we feel rushed into leaving.

Uncleared tables are just the norm in this cafe and very annoying. Most times you have to clear a table to sit down in the nice area with casual sits. It was so at 3pm on Friday. The coffee is good but the ambiance is dire.

We love this restaurant especially Paul the head chief who accommodated my dietary requirements and even remembered my dietary needs a year on! I was very impressed. Despite a limited menu, when you talk to the staff they are very supportive to dietary needs. Paul was absolutely lovely and checked if everything was ok during the meal, plus all of our 13 meals came out very quickly.

Alfresco’s Restaurant, Marine Parade E, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 IPU, Essex Staying in Walton-on-Naze for a week in September was a revelation – there was the iconic Naze to the north of town to explore and those spectacular beaches both sides of the pier to enjoy. The pier itself, by contrast, was rundown and in need of some real TLC - then there was the state of the town centre. There may be a couple of new mid-size supermarkets (looking fresh, familiar and full-of-life), but the high street that once was and the line of commercial shops have … faded. Why? The place seemed stuck in the 1950s. Hadn’t anyone invested in the place since then (well, apart from Messrs. Aldi & M&S). And what has all this to do with Alfresco’s place? Well … in a roundabout way it does for Clacton when we drove over there for lunch one day was bursting with confidence, bright lights, buoyant commercial centre, pristine pier and lots of people bustling around the centre. The two towns are 13 km apart. It was this thing about contrast that came across. Sure, it’s been many (many … many) years since we were last in both places – growing up in central Essex, the coast was always within easy reach, first for those seaside holidays in the holiday camps that once were then, subsequently (amazingly), personal transport became affordable. First the motorbike/scooter then the car (and the girlfriend). What’s not to love about the NE Essex coast of those days. After parking the car in Agate Street just off Marine Parade we headed for the pier looking for a place for lunch. There was Alfesco’s place a little further down Marine Parade East and overlooking Clacton Pier; to one side of Pier Gap where the road slopes down to the pier. This is where the road-train starts/finishes its tours around the town. The restaurant was one half of a building with a ‘Food Court’ sign across the roof line; the other half was a fish&chips place. We subsequently found out that they were both owned by the same people - neatly providing for both traditional seaside foods and for those who prefer the foods that have invaded from North America and/or southern Europe in recent years. We headed into Alfresco’s Restaurant – through the outside courtyard into the snazzy-looking glass-structure that enclosed the inside dining area with the counter at the far end. Seating for around 50 inside and outside at four seat/tables and benches. We were the only people in the place and, it seemed, lunch was finished for the day and the place was about to close up. Glance at the clock - it was just after 14.30 – and mine host was amenable to a couple of jacket potatoes with side salads; ‘Easy’, he said, ‘everything is set up’. Friendly … we liked that. We were seated with our drinks and food within 10 minutes. It was, as he said: Easy. The meal was delicious too – large hot potato, cheese on the side and sufficient greens to supplement those carbohydrates. The wall above and to one side of the counter was awash with food options of all kinds – sandwiches, grills, burgers, lasagne, fish, jacket potatoes, sides, etc. – jacket potatoes were an easy (and tasty) choice for us – the second time that week. We hadn’t thought about convenience to the restaurant – it just worked out that way. Service, approach, comfortable table, good value and delicious light meal – complimenti. We paid GB£15.45 for the meal: GB£5.50 each for our meals and finishing with a pot of tea and a cappuccino. It had been a pleasant 40 minutes looking out over the surrounding courtyard and pier below – where we headed after leaving Alfresco’s for a quick tour around. The place was alive with people; the fairground activities buzzing with the vitality that only electricity can provide – light, sound, movement. Peter Steele Maldon Essex 21 October 2019