The best restaurants serving Italian food in South West

Brilliant place. I went to this restaurant hoping for some good food and was not disappointed. As soon as we sat, we where offered a drink. Shortly afterwards we ordered food. We took the pollo de fungi and the vegetarian pizza. When I tell you that it was amazing I was not lying. The pasta was creamy and just perfectly cooked while the pizza was brilliant. The dough was nice and light while also fluffy. The staff were insanely polite and were great. The gelato was nice and creamy while also not to sweet but not to sour. Overall this was a outstanding place and I will definitely come to here again one day.

Excellent meal - Food and service were brilliant. First went to La Lupa in the late 1970's just after it opened. It has been variable at times over the years but the present owners are exceptional providing a warm welcome in clean and comfortable surroundings with excellent food.

The atmosphere is this restaurant was perfect, the lighting, decor and music made it feel warm and welcoming. For starter I had the arancini which was unreal so cheesy and crisp. For main I had the lasagne which was also very delicious, the tomato sauce tasted so fresh and authentic. The service was amazing, very attentive staff.

Make your own mind up! These were our dough balls!!! Burned? Didn’t open them until we were home so it was too late to return them….ask yourself if you’d actually serve these to your customers?

Lovely food and great service. We popped in for a Saturday lunch and the pizza and pasta was really tasty and the almond pudding was lovely.

Good food and service, nice atmosphere. Parking was super convenient, making this a good place to come with a family. Menu is a bit too ordinary but it did please the kids.

Zeus was fantastic. We had a great time and with lovely food. Will definitely come again! The food was delicious and fairly priced

Absolutely the most attentive service and the food was fabulous. Always will be a no.1 restaurant for family and friends.

Great place, very friendly staff, food was great. See you next year.

We were in the area and visited il basilico. It was great - very good food and very friendly staff. Husband enjoyed his food so much that he had a second mains as a desert! And he ate it all!

What a waste of time can’t even get through the phone hung up twice haha I won’t bother again cheers

Our daughter chose Settebello for her 21st birthday. It was an impressive storm going on outside and there were some impressive Italian offerings going on inside. Everyone really enjoyed their food. Pizzas, pasta, garlic bread, all excellent. We want to do a particular shout out to Kieya, who served us. Really nice interactions with us as a group. Some lovely witty exchanges; and we felt appreciated and looked after. Waiting staff like that can make a meal really enjoyable, and Kieya did just that. Thank you.

I looked on line for restaurants in Paignton to book up for my sons birthday. He works in Dartmouth so we bring our caravan down to visit him a few times a year. Read reviews about La Scala and booked a table. During the booking I mentioned we were coming to celebrate my sons birthday. I was asked his name and I gave it. We were surprised to find the manager or owner, Maximillian had decorated our table , put a banner in the window and a birthday card from the staff. Wonderful, warm welcome. Restaurant is not large but small and comfortable. From the reviews I had read I expected the food to be good but it far exceeded our expectations. Lots of choice for starters and main meals . Also nice that the manager took the time to chat to us. What a relaxing experience. Water and fresh bread was brought to the table whilst we perused the menu. Once decided we enjoyed the house wine which was reasonably priced and quite pleasant. We had a mixture of starters which were outstanding and decent sized portions. We tasted each others and all three were superb. Frequent visits to ensure we were satisfied were made by the Manager . If we thought the starters were good we were amazed how good the main meals were. Warm , tasty and well presented. An absolute delight. Didn't really have room for dessert but squeezed one in. Again smashing, decadent but nice !! The ambience in the restaurant was very good, we felt quite at home and relaxed throughout the evening. Even more surprised when a birthday cake with candles was brought to our table and staff and guests sang Happy Birthday. My adult son had a good laugh. All I can say is don't hesitate when you look for Italian restaurants, this is the one to go to. It looks a little small from the outside but there is enough room to be cosy and comfortable and has an expansive menu. Spoilt for choice. Will I go again. Can't wait. Thank you to Maximillian and staff for such a pleasant evening . We will certainly recommend you to friends and family especially those that come to that area with their caravans, boats etc. A visit to La Scala should be included in any visit to Paignton or surrounding areas.

Not the fastest service, but a clean comfortable well laid out restaurant. The liked the atmosphere and choice of background music which presented well the Italian theme. Pity the staff don't have a uniform to match. The food was absolutely fine.

We visited for a birthday lunch celebration and did not disappoint. The food was good as was the service. I would recommend this restaurant.