The best restaurants serving Italian food in Queen's Park Brighton and Hove South East

Purezza in Brighton serves some of the best vegan pizzas I’ve ever had. The crust is perfectly baked, and the vegan cheese is impressive, creamy and full of flavor. Their topping combinations are creative and really stand out. The atmosphere is relaxed, and the staff are friendly and efficient. While it’s not the cheapest option, the quality makes it worth it.

La mejor pizza de Brighton. La pasta de trufa también es sensacional, la tuvimos sin la salchicha para hacerla vegetariana. El restaurante es pequeño y acogedor con un gran ambiente.

Really enjoyed food and service. I had the carbonara and it knocked mine into a cocked hat! Friend has Calzone which I tried and we both loved.

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.

Llegué aquí para encontrar el personal se sentó fuera fumando, pidió un souffle, dijo que tomaría 5 minutos, el personal salió a fumar y se olvidó de mi souffle y se quemó! todo el lugar apestaba a quemado, 20 minutos después llegó el souffle, hacía frío en el medio, experiencia muy decepcionante

Great little restaurant with a dozen seats. Long pizza menu but also a choice of antipasti and homemade pasta. Very reasonable prices and sufficient quantity. Italian wine list. Everything was delicious. The decoration, the music, the cuisine, of course, and hearing Italian spoken transported us to Italy with happiness. Excellent address 5 minutes walk from the Mercure hotel and very close to the seafront. Delivery and takeaway possible. Grazie!

£3 pounds extra for a gluten free base when they have the bases frozen and just have to heat it up it is just an abuse.

Cute, friendly, and authentic. Would definitely like a more clear coffee menu and marked prices, but still worth it always

I can't believe there is even one negative review regarding food on this site. Kids yes, they are a bloody nuisance everywhere especially when their parents treat the place like a childrens' playground and, unfortunately, this is an area where 'little darlings' are allowed to 'express themselves'. However, for adults... As a semi-regular, I have always considered their pizzas not just the best in Brighton but just about everywhere. This was, nevertheless, the first time I/we - there were seven of us - had been for Sunday roast. Superb is an understatement. The portions were huge - I think I must have had half a splendidly cooked cow! - while others indulged in a mixed meat roast. The accompanying vegetables were more than plentiful and, despite, being tantalised by the dessert menu, unfortunately none of us had room. Drinks prices are a little steep for an out of city centre establishment but food prices are cheap by comparison and the quality is fantastic.

Would check out opening hours as arrived at 5:45 in Sunday and I lace was closed up and looked as if had been for a while as post on door mat

Booked here based on Google reviews and the first few photos of the food online. We have learnt a valuable lesson tonight never to do this again. Pretty dreadful experience right through from the cobwebs on the walls to the haphazard service, long waits and very poor food quality. 20 mins after ordering, we were told my main wasn’t available so had to change. Waited for drinks. Waited for wine. Waited for water. We waited for everything. 45 mins wait from being seated to starters arriving. Mushrooms floating in a watery cream sauce. Failed to pick up the garlic anywhere. Polpette half the size of the photos. Hard and very average according to the Italian I dined with. Asked for bread. Waiter ran to get some and never returned. Mains fared no better. Poor quality carbonara with guanciale not rendered out so just lumps of soft unappealing fat. Egg and pecorino cheese mixture through the pasta and poor effort to make an actual carbonara sauce. Half eaten and left. Likewise the amatriciana was just a tomato sauce without any hint of chili. And again lumps of guaniciale fat not rendered. Extra parmesan requested and arrived with waitress in bowl with teaspoon who proceeded to shake literally half a spoon on the carbonara and ask ‘Enough?’. She wasn’t going to leave it with us. Didn’t realise parmesan cost the same as gold. Both times the waiter came to clear the plates, asking ‘Good?’. We just mumbled words to get rid of him, not wanting to break his spirit. Table across from us got £50 off their bill as they waited so long for food (over an hour just for mains, no starters) and complained also about the quality of the food. So the experience was not just unique to us. We weren’t just unfortunate or unlucky. Amazed places like this stay in business so long. Whoever is giving them great reviews must have very low standards. After paying the £76 (incl 12.5% service), we vowed never to go back.

Was a bit cold and the sauce was too thin. Pasta was over boiled and there was a lack of seasoning. Had higher hopes but it was ok.