The best restaurants serving Italian food in North West

So we moved up from London in August 2023 and have been wanting for tasting menus since, its out couples thing. Danoi was our first "'tup Norff" menu post getting settled. The restaurant is all about the tasting menu. Of particular note is the wine pairing which picks up very nicely on the on the soil and water properties of the Tuscan region paired really well with great food. In general the premium wine pairing is worth going for - we tried both Classic and Premium on our visit, we noticed only one exception here. Of particular note for us was: The La Vellutata (Potato Veloute/black caviar/white chocolate) paired with 2021 Langhe DOC "Nascetta" - this was the classic collection exception - it was excellent and especially pulled on undertones of glacial run off water filtered by CLay and Glacial deposit - took me back to mountaineering, a great memory. The Beef Tartare served with a mustard Gelato was a new taste for us and both loved it. The pairing with the 2015 Langhe DOC "Quatr Nas" made us both pause to appreciate what we had just had. Another pairing worth a mention was the Ox Cheek paired with 2016 Barlo DOCG "Vigna D'la Roul" The cheese course is technically fantastic but for me was too much, we should have shared one between 2. It was worth being stuffed senseless though for the pairing of the 2016 Barolo DOCG "Vigna D'la Roul" Overall a fantastic experience. We did also visit the family's Gelato shop the next day, also worth a visit and really made us see where the Mustard Gelato came from - a great extra detail forming an overall fantastic experience.

Walked in and we were seated immediately. Food was excellent and service was friendly and fast. Loved the selection and atmosphere.

Good fresh quality food. Not massive portions but was perfect for us as we don't have a big appetite. Trio of cheesecake dessert was nice but lacked on the biscuit base. 3 courses with 2 large wines £90. Very nice for a treat.

Nice food but turned up stone cold and the drinks are advertised as bottles and a can turned up £2.45 for a can steeeeeepppp

Booked here for Christmas dinner with my family total of 10 people. What a day probably one of the best Christmas dinners I’ve had. The food was exceptional, staff were fantastic nothing was an issue no rush in eating your food as I’ve had in other venues the table was yours for how long you wanted. Definitely booking for Christmas 2025. Thank you for a lovely meal

We went for our works Christmas do but decided to eat off the main menu and not the Christmas one. I had rump steak, it was awful, I left half of it as I couldn't chew it or cut it for the amount of fat that was in it. Aldi steaks are better. I asked for mustard to go with it and when I checked the date on the tub it was 2 years out of date! The tiramsu I had for dessert started off nice but half way through it was tasteless and mush! Obviously frozen and defrosted! Will not be returning!

Amazing restaurant, fabulous place ,best Italian around . Family restaurant with the best service , couldn’t do enough for us . I will certainly be going again .

Was disappointed for our night out on a Saturday First we had to ask can we order some drinks Food was ok but the pasta dish I had which was chicken and chorizo it was hunt the chicken very minute pieces in the dish the Seabass had very little on the plate and expensive for what it was. Ordered a bottle of wine for the table which came unopened and we had to ask the girl can we have it opened then brought us a cork screw for just to do it till we said please open it for us. No atmosphere and only 3 tables had dinners on them

Lovely service and atmosphere. Very reasonable prices. Great portion sizes. Food packed with flavour, only niggle is the iceberg lettuce (rocket & water cress shoots would have tipped this to a 5*) and no aioli with the corvette flowers, but lovely flavours running through all dishes.

Perfect place for fabulous food in a relaxed atmosphere. Food amazing all fresh and well presented. Service amazing. Highly recommend

We used to love Ciao and was hoping for an amazing Italian. Social just lacked that friendly, Italian feel. Service lacks warmth and personality. It was quiet enough to take the time to smile at least and engage with the customers. Food is nice enough but cold and not presented brilliantly. Tiramisu had hair in it and rubbish bag left in the hallway as you walked to toilets. One of my little girls banged her head and the bar staff just looked over and carried on laughing and chatting. Ciao used to make the children feel special and that’s why they wanted to eat there! Food is expensive for what it is.

Fab evening spent in Little Italy. The restaurant has a wonderful ambience, with lovely atmosphere. The restaurant service is first class, proving a good selection of wine gorgeous food and excellent service.

He estado yendo aquí durante los últimos 17 años nunca tuve una mala comida siempre tuve filete de filete azul podría poner su cuchillo a través de él como mantequilla esta noche entrante encantador personal encantador fue a poner mi cuchillo a través del filete y sentí como si estuviera aserrando lo tomó de nuevo y fue dicho por el gerente para que estuviera azul haría frío por dentro aunque nunca fue antes de que saliéramos a celebrar mi 60 cumpleaños no una buena noche no volverá

Good portion sizes and decent enough quality for a cafe. Would have liked some salad or something to go alongside the tuna melt as it was quite stodgy

Just walked out without ordering. The place looks ok, quaint, independent, decent looking memo. Was shown to a table upstairs but after 15 minutes of no further attention was starting to get a bit annoyed. When the couple seated next to us had their order taken before us (and another earlier arriving party) we decided to leave.