The best restaurants serving Italian food in South East

We tried this restaurant for the first time at the weekend and are pleased we did. The place has a good atmosphere .The food was very enjoyable and served by very pleasant staff.

Had been recommended this Italian by a local for a family birthday. Greeted warmly by restaurant staff, water on arrival, attentive service. Unfortunately we were next to a table that various suited/booted parents dropped 9 of their free-range charges with a handful of timid 'grown-ups' whilst en route to the Club, I suspect. Food was excellent, the staff was amazing dodging these young teenagers leaving chairs untucked in the staff's wake whilst they slammed toilet doors, daring each other to run in the kitchen and generally getting under people's feet. When they did sit down, volume control was clearly not in their gifts. Thought the restaurant staff did an excellent job at trying to make our meal an enjoyable experience despite the crèche like conditions other diners had developed. Would definitely go back but perhaps on a school night when hopefully these youths are not there. The restaurant was far from a let down but the locals certainly were.

So pleased that we found this little gem in TW. The outside does not do justice to the authentic high quality food this little family restaurant provides. Lovely, friendly owners who are delighted to talk about their food and history. Its very small so probably need to book for dinner. Give it a try.

The food was lovely. The atmosphere was very welcoming. The staff was kind and friendly. La Stella is a highly recommended visit. Thank you for such a lovely time.

Had lunch here with three friends on August bank holiday Monday during the Sandwich Festival when the restaurant was fairly busy but not packed. We all ordered pizzas and then waited a very long time noticing that other customers who had arrived later were being served before us. One pizza arrived 25 mins after ordering and we waited another 10 minutes for the other three. All came on disposable plates with flimsy disposable wooden cutlery which proved incapable of sawing through the tough pizza base which had not been pre-cut into segments. After breaking two forks and making no impression on the pizza base with the knife I asked for metal cutlery and was informed that they had none. When I explained the problem and expressed my unhappiness the waiter shrugged his shoulders and wandered off leaving me no option but to tear my pizza into pieces with my bare hands. Thereafter no member of staff paid any attention to us and I had to go to the counter to order desserts and pay the bill. If you insist on eating here I recommend bringing your own cutlery.

Excellent prompt helpful service and drinks.

Absolutely fantastic little restaurant in Crowthorne. This is a regular place we go for dinner since we discovered it. The food is incredible, absolutely delicious and is always as good. Never a disappointment. We love the lasagne and garlic bread, much better than Don Beni the other Italian in Crowthorne. The price is reasonable and the staff are very kind and courteous. Absolutely must try! Highly recommend

Small friendly favourite for fresh fish of the day cooked to perfection. Calamari and lasagna also delicious highlights along with the pizza.

Absolutely Divine Fresh and Attentive Staff 11/10 Exceeded all my Expectations. I travelled from HP3 just to dine here. 1000% Recommend

Tasty food and very pleasant service. We highly recommend... Thank you and we wish you many more satisfied customers. NL-SK family. 😀👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

I visited on 2nd May with my wife, daughter, son in law and grandaughter as part of a very large wedding party which occupied the whole restaurant. The staff were brilliant, with lots a patience! Quality of the food was excellent, especially considering the fact that they were catering for a large number, all wanting to eat at roughly the same time, unlike normal restaurant service. The standard was the same as for a meal as a couple. It's a shame my wife and I live a long way away as would have loved to return. Absolute credit to all staff, especially those in the kitchen! I would heartily recommend for a quality Italian culinary experience.

Our friends had booked this place 3 weeks before our visit as they had gone there quite a few times, well on arrival we were concerned, went to the bar to check in only to be ignored! We looked at each other with concern, then eventually they abruptly asked if we had a reservation which we confirmed, we were then lead to to forgotten table which was in a little area next to the toilet, front door, constantly ringing takeaway phone, which was never answered and not even in the main restaurant! More looks of concern and a common of “we are going to be forgotten here” well how true that was, after 10 to 15mins waiting for a menu or drinks to be ordered eventually a server came complaining how busy they were and asked if we had been given menus, no came the answer and off she went, when she came back with the menu she the disappeared saying she would be back to take drinks order, why she couldn’t take them then I don’t know, 10-15 mins later she came back to take our drinks order, we were also ready to order our food but she just ignored us and off she went, eventually got our drinks and managed to order food, all the while trying to have a conversation with the front door banging shut the constant stream of people using the toilet and the hand drier going off and that damn takeaway phone! After a long wait we eventually got our food, nothing to write home about, my penne chicken in spinach was bland with chicken that was cooked fresh in little strips, my wife only got two little pieces of chicken in her pasta! Eventually they came back to clear the plates that had been on the table for some time and asked if we want the dessert menu, after sitting an age we gave up the will to live and getting any dessert so decided to pay and leave! Oh and the latte with no coffee taste tipped it off lol, won’t be coming back poor food , extremely poor service and a wasted night.

Amazing restaurant very attentive attention to detail amazing the food was beyond expectations we was recommended to come here and wasn’t disappointed would highly recommended it

First time dining here for lunch. Food great, service excellent, staff very professional but also friendly, attentive and accommodating. Beautiful little garden at the back, only one toilet but clean and quaintly decorated. The boss/manager was so lovely. Would definitely recommend.

This place is so great and affordable the owner is so nice also!!! Jacket potato is to die for and so are the wraps and coffees