The best restaurants serving Italian food in Thanet South East

We have been wanting to try this place for so long but first came the lockdowns and we always left it too late and it was booked up. Finally we booked ahead and got a table on a Saturday night for 2 of us.It was so worth the wait - this is a tiny treasure in Margate. The atmosphere was lovely - romantic and intimate, despite 3 other bigger parties on tables around us. wonderful music playing, delicious smells coming from the kitchen - we truly felt like we had been transported to Italy! And the food - simple, beautiful, incredibly tasty, fresh, authentic flavours. You could really tell everything was made with love. Every dish was perfect and bursting with flavour. The portions were good and both my meat loving partner and my vegan self, felt satisfied and happy. Really wonderful staff - just 3 of them, the owner and chef, the kitchen asssitant and the front of house but they worked together seamlessly. How they manage to do all this and so well, in a tiny space, whilst creating a relaxed, happy and warm atmosphere, is a true to credit to all of them. Many other bigger, higher staffed local restaurants could learn a thing or two from visiting Olivio! We can't wait to come back - a true treasure!

We were very pleasantly surprised by Tiarrah. A small restaurant with great food at reasonable prices. The menu has just the right amount of choice. We had the ribs, salmon and piazza and all cooked very well. Staff friendly and helpful. Looking forward to our next visit.

Takes top spot for pizza in Margate. Warm and welcoming owners, caters well for families and the type of place you don’t mind the kids being noisy. Most importantly, excellent pizza. Wide range of toppings, and great thin base and fluffy crust - proper Neapolitan. Also recommend the calzone which was on special. Good date spot too… I can imagine.

A very cozy restaurant with well prepared food. The service is impeccable. Both times I dined there, I went without a reservation and had no problems, but it is advisable to reserve in advance.

This is one of my favourite restaurants in Margate. Located at the heart of old town Margate. It is a small restaurant, and not quite easy to get a table, so recommended to book a table in advance. We got mussels to share, it was cooked in a creamy tomato sauce. And I got spaghetti with bream topped with breadcrumbs. Food was delicious and the atmosphere was so nice.Pasta is freshly made and they have a different menu each day. Highly recommend to anyone who loves Italian food.

We visited for my father-in-laws birthday and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. While we were looking at the menu I saw another table order a Moroccan dish that looked delicious. After asking if the chef was in fact Moroccan, which she is, I decided she’ll probably cook those dishes the best so I had the tajine and wow! I’ve never actually had a dish where the meat is so tender it falls from the bone. This was exactly how you see food online and it tasted exceptional! I could have eaten twice as much. My family all went for the Italian options - I actually thought it was an Italian restaurant but in fact it’s a Mediterranean, hence the different options. All of my family members are vegetarian and it was lovely to have the waitress tell us you can order almost anything and they will make it vege appropriate for you. All in all we all loved the meal and will definitely visit again. Oh, and be sure to save space for the banoffee pie - it’s homemade and absolutely stunning.

A lovely beautiful place facing Ramsgate harbour. Visited Sunday after, before closing. We were the only guests. It was calm and quiet. Very clean. The only chef and the only waitress, both in their 70ies at least. Both absolutely lovely and caring for their place.

My family had come down to visit me in Broadstairs for my birthday and I had booked for a table of 6 of us for Saturday evening. As a local living at Broadstairs my family and myself have previously been to the restaurant and enjoyed the food. We were looking forward to the experience bit unfortunately on our arrival at the restaurant I was told by a member of staff that I had not made a booking and couldn’t have done so as they had not record. I then showed them proof and details of the call I had made to the restaurant on my phone when I had booked. My daughter showed them a text to her that I had sent immediately after booking . Despite this the member of staff told me I must be lying and could not have made a booking. The whole experience was extremely distressing and we all felt let down and quite honestly horrified by the way that we were treated. As a result I shall never be eating at This restaurant again.

What an amazing menu, first visit will return when in the area again. Outdoor seating if weather permits recommend. Staff friendly, cocktails excellent.

We ordered a takeaway from here on Saturday night. Margaretta and a seafood one. Both were cooked to perfection and we had garlic bread as well, which perhaps was a little dry. The staff were friendly and the restsurant clean. Added bonus it has a gin bar opposite and thats where we waited for them. We would go back.

Amazing 🤩 We had been reluctant to go to this restaurant having had very grumpy poor service a few years ago a few times so hadn’t gone back. However this time it was VERY different! We were quickly greeted by a lovely young lady with a big smile and were introduced to Olly. He was amazing and attentive all night! I even had a birthday ice cream with a candle in it and a hearty round of Happy Birthday sung by the staff!! The food was amazing too! Would happily go back again now! Well done Posillipo’s!

From outside it looked much better, inside the look and feel was not so nice.

When in Broadstairs you just have to come here. Mind you it gets very, very busy but its no wonder the gelatos are lovely. And its dog friendly.

Lovely food . Very polite and friendly Waiter (can’t remember his name). Clean and good atmosphere. We have been a few times and will definitely be returning.

Its our first time here since its reopened with a new owner. The pizzas are lacking flavour and ingrediants. The service is ok but Papa Johns is really now nothing special.