The best restaurants serving Italian food in Reading South East

Vesuvio is a newly opened (June 23) pizzeria located on Norcot Road in Tilehurst. The venue itself is well presented and stylishly set out. The staff are welcoming and friendly. It’s fairly busy so booking a table for Friday and Saturday evenings is a good idea. The menu is simple and straightforward. I had the Caprese di Burrata for starter - very good. I had the pepperoni pizza for main served up on wooden pizza board. Yes a very good pizza. The house white wine is also quite good. All in all a good place for dining out with friends. I think they also offer takeaway. Recommended.

Me encantódddd la comida Es un lugar acogedor con comida increíble Habíamos ordenado mal y el personal allí fue lo suficientemente amable para cambiar el orden para nosotros Uno de los empleados dijo "no deberías comer lo que no te gusta" El personal era increíble, especialmente Isan que nos estaba ayudando junto a un joven No podemos agradecerles lo suficiente por el servicio allí.

Vegivores is a lovely versatile restaurant [and make great birthday cakes to order] - and not just for vegans. I've lived in the area for nearly 5 years and I've turned up my nose at vegivores for over 3 of them. The menu didn't look exiting to me as a happy meat eater. Love my steaks, burgers etc. Then, January 2024, we did Veganuary, so we tried them. And regret hit me. Why did we not try it sooner? Why did I think it wouldn't be good when every weekend it is packed? This restaurant is fantastic. Every dish is nice. We know this, because we tried pretty much every dish on the menu since. And it's healthy. This is not vegan junk food full of processed nasties and fake meats. It's vegan wholefood plant based. We all love it, including my children [10 & 15 now]. My 10 year old loves the 'boss' bowl'. My 15 year old loves the drunken tofu knots and the burrito. My favourite is the Hey Maccarito [+ jalapenos]! which is a burrito with their mac and cheese filling instead of rice. Their gnocchi are amazing and so are all their salads. You choose where you want to be on the scale of indulgent to A+ for health. There's affordable good vegetable sides [the broccoli or the medley] to mix it up. After Veganuary, we stayed vegan and so we frequent this place fortnightly on average. Either by eating in, or by getting take out [Hey Maccarito for me...]. We go there with plenty of non-vegans who really rate the food, but given meat is not a distant memory to me and I used to *really* enjoy my meat, I think I'm a fairly good judge. This year, we started ordering birthday cakes and once you start, everyone wants one for their birthday. The pic is a biscoff cake. It's a large cake so that served probably...12-18 It's my turn next and I can't wait to discuss my 'requirements' with them and see how they surprise me.

Todo aquí se veía increíble y volveré por una pinsa y un poco de queso. Tomé una copa de vino preciosa hoy mientras veía el mundo pasar. Personal muy amable y bien informado

We’ve been to this restaurant so many times and it’s always 5/5! Ambience and service is always fantastic Food is always delicious and fresh with lots of variety Drinks are really reasonably priced All in all love it and we’ll continue to come here!

Really good Italian food. Authentic traditional tasty cucina italiana

Llegamos a las 9:30 y nos dijeron que habían dejado de servir a pesar de que cerraron a las 11. 30 . Totalmente inaceptable.

Ordered a crepe and Zeeshan was amazing with his service. I am a regular customer here, I order a custom crepe and they make it to perfection. Hands down the best crepe spot in Reading.

I had a really good visit to Zizzi in reading with my five-year-old. The food was great, as was the service; special credit to our waitress, Darcey, who was friendly, attentive, helpful, and just all round great at customer service.

Had a wonderful meal and service thanks to Tracy!

Enjoyed my vegan Caramelised Biscuit cheesecake and long black. Will go back.

Absolutely brilliant service when the wrong pizza was brought over they changed it very quickly (JACOB) Who is our waiter Very polite!!! Then a young lady called Tilly was also very polite and came and told us that all the shops and restaurants are getting shut down This place is very good at hiring staff

Can get a little busy on main shopping days and is on occasion, difficult to get a seat. That said, the coffee and atmosphere are great and the location is just about perfect.

The food was absolutely delicious, and Sofia provided exceptional service.

We was missing some food... 1 Sausage & Pancetta Ragu with Rigatoni Grande for £10.15