The best restaurants serving Italian food in South East

What an amazing gem of a place. We went for drinks and light bites and the food was amazing. Lovely atmosphere outside on a warm summers evening. We can’t wait to go again.

It's a small, family run restaurant. The food and service are excellent. The a la carte price is also very reasonable. The lunch time set menu even more reasonable! Need to book another visit soon.

My favourite restaurant, never been disappointed.

What a wonderful host Massimo is, he always gives you such a warm welcome and what a talented team he has front of house and in the kitchen. We were four generations at the table and the menu caters for each age group. It was hard to get past the delicious warm homemade bread with olive oil and rosemary but three baskets later we did! Fabulous food, best pasta eaten almost in silence, an extensive wine list, stylish decor, real linen and great stories too -we can’t wait to return! Thank you xx

Lovely restaurant, great service, good food, nice atmosphere and reasonable price. I had the tagliatelle bolognaise and it was so tasty, the house white wine, a Sicilian one, was also extremely nice, and our waitress was so helpful and friendly. We had a lovely experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Excellent meal with fab wine. Went on a week night and what a delight. Service wasn’t fast but it was date night so didn’t care!

A real Osteria. You just show up ....and get fed really great food. It's a delight not to have to " choose from the menu" . Just enjoy what comes along. Which ,in our experience, is always delicious. Negroni's are good too! There are lots of places to eat "Italian food" . This is an honest and authentic restaurant that I would always rather go to. Recommended for the food and the experience.

I knew that this pub was under new management and my friend had recently been here and said the meal was good so I thought I would invite me friends for dinner, I was not disappointed, the service, food and cosiness of the pub was excellent and would return, I had to trout and crumble and it was delicious and could of done with some more custard. Freddie who took our order and served us was exceptionally professional and funny too. Only minor point is when we were going in from the back it looked like it could do with a bit of love and pretty flowers. Look forward to returning maybe in the autumn when the fire is on.

I knew that this pub was under new management and my friend had recently been here and said the meal was good so I thought I would invite me friends for dinner, I was not disappointed, the service, food and cosiness of the pub was excellent and would return, I had to trout and crumble and it was delicious and could of done with some more custard. Freddie who took our order and served us was exceptionally professional and funny too. Only minor point is when we were going in from the back it looked like it could do with a bit of love and pretty flowers. Look forward to returning maybe in the autumn when the fire is on.

We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to Bellini on Saturday evening. The restaurant is very clean, comfortable and modern with a very nice atmosphere. My wife is a vegetarian and was very happy with the options available. My fresh salmon steak was delicious . The food was beautifully cooked and there was enough time between courses. The staff are very friendly and efficient. It was reasonably priced and we will definitely be returning in the future.

Visited here for a family birthday and had a lovely evening. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The choice of food and drink is fantastic and all the dishes were delicious. Such a lovely atmosphere in the place and we will be back very soon. I would highly recommend Caspari

Outstanding food, great service and atmosphere all at a very reasonable price. Unfortunately there was a problem with the Pizza oven the evening we went but I choose the Risotto Ala Mare instead and I was not disappointed.

Lovely place with nice atmosphere and delicious food and wine! Highly recommend! Staff very friendly. Everything was delicious:-)

Disappointing after the glowing reviews. Food was average, and service was mediocre. Maybe it was an off night, but unfortunately we won't be around to give it a second chance.

Good value restaurant with friendly staff.