The best restaurants serving Italian food in Bargate Southampton South East

First red flag should have been the fact we were the only table from 7pm on a Friday night. Ordered arranchini to start - worst I’ve ever had. Barely any risotto rice inside, very hard on the outside and small portion size. Main of monkfish from the specials menu was nice, however so overpriced and would not have ordered it had I clocked the price. Again, Tiramisu for dessert - worst I’ve ever had. I’m not sure how you can mess up tiramisu but they have managed it, Borderline watery, no thickness to the mascarpone cream, did not finish it. This was one of the most expensive meals I have had out, and sadly the standard was sub par. So many great Italians out there, more keenly priced. Once we paid and left, within 5 minutes the doors were shut, lights out. Clearly the only table they were expecting, Note the Italian next door was very busy and this was still the case once we left at 9pm - as it should be on a Friday evening. Personally I would avoid.

Lovely little spot, sat out in the sun for breakfast and it was a delight. Staff were very welcoming and attentive. Food was first class, would love to come back.

Fabulous pizza night with friends. Tiny restaurant with huge personality!

No point saying anything negative just fantastic roast and service and decor.

Quirky little gem, pff the beaten path. Fresh Italian food, cooked to order - lots of choice and very accommodating of personal food choices, need a wants. The establishment is small, so advise booking a peak times as the quality means that it is very popular.

Always our go to place when in Southampton for shows.

It was our anniversary, and Ennios made it so perfect for us from great service to fantastic food and wine , All the staff took time out of there busy shift to come and talk to us which makes you feel special. Can not wait to come back

Terrible service, had to go up and get the dips we had ordered that had been forgotten after trying to flag down a server for 10 mins. While our table was being cleared, we started to tell the server that we wanted dessert. Server left our table, as I was mid sentence and left the table half cleared for 25 minutes before we finally flagged someone down to get the bill. By that time our appetite had soured completely. We were also automatically charged 10% "optional service charge" for their terrible service. While exiting the bathroom I saw the chef ringing the bell for service while the server just ignored the call. Needs more wait staff and for them to pay more attention.

Great food and music, really chilled experience, would definitely recommend the lusso brunch, will be coming back again soon.

A nice atmosphere and generally fast service. Good starters and really nice arancini. The cocktails were excellent.One main course (Hake) was very good. Unfortunately, a couple of ribs into the other main, it was realised they were for the most part stone cold. Not cooled down, fridge cold. They were sent back and another set brought back 15/20 mins later but by that stage I was no longer hungry. Upon receiving the bill, I was told half the cost of the ribs had been removed, as I had eaten half (I hadn’t). I contested this and rightly the cost was removed from the bill, however I feel that the right thing to do from the start is to not charge when food is refrigerator cold. Overall it seems like a nice establishment that could do with a bit more consistency across the menu and a little bit more thought towards how customer service is handled.

Our server Kam was good and attentive. Overall nic experience.

very good food and drinks and lovely staff and very helpful, had a good overall experience and would recommend.

Clean and tidy but had a cheap feel. Serviettes disintegrated on the first use. Penny pinching! Service was very good but the food wasn't great. The house burger was apparently good but the chicken burger was tiny. The roll was fine and nice salad filling and accompanying salsa. Side salad excellent. Chips were unseasoned and there was no salt and pepper on the table. Penny pinching again. Ketchup came in those little sachets which, even as a man, I find tricky to undo without making a mess. Didnt have brown sauce. Penny pinching. Wouldn't take much to improve to a better standard

My favourite local italian. best pizzas ever. Very accomodating to kids and toddlers even if they make some mess. Good selection of vegetarian options.

Customer service has really gone downhill. Ordered our drink, which arrived after we finished our meal. We asked for our drinks 4/5 times during our meal, including water and some cocktails. They did a good gesture by deducting the drink from our bill but would have rather have them with our food.