The best restaurants serving Italian food in Dorchester North West Dorset South West

Great food, wait staff made this place, very attentive,nothing to much trouble. Created a relaxed friendly place.

Food no doubt ~Top Notch~ The ambiance of Basilica added to the experience — warm, inviting, and relaxed, perfect for enjoying your favourite dish. The owners were friendly and attentive, ensuring we had a great time. Definitely recommended for anyone looking for a delightful mix of authenticity, quality, and flavor. If you’re nearby, don’t miss out on this gem in this historic town.

The venue is underwhelming, it's underground and quite musty. The food can be really good, when they try.

Blake was our waiter amazing service will be back soon

Lovely food, lovely meal, but most importantly love service provided by our waiter, Ed, he provides us with a lovely experience and will most definitely recommend him and Zizzis to all of my friends and close and distant family. Ed, the skies the limit. 5 stars from me! Thank you for this experience, will be here again

Been to Lucianos (Luccios? Carluccios??) a couple of times in the last year and it's a decent place for Italian. The food has been great, with a decent pizza, fantastic beef ragu, and the best carbonara I've graced my tastebuds with the second time. I cannot stress enough, the food is FANTASTIC. Portions could do with a little more, but what I've got thus far has tasted lovely. Both times I've come in the place has been eerily quiet, so either something's up with my timing or the place is just... quiet? Regardless, the service has been timely, albeit mild-mannered, both times which isn't an issue at all. There is a 12.5% service charge stuck on as a heads-up, which you'll find in tiny text at the bottom of the menu. Not a fan of that trend as a whole, as I'd much rather tip good service and good food where it's due. My only complaints are the pricing (which is *STEEP*, especially for Dorset at £50+ for dinner for two) and the fact they took beef ragu off the menu - it was a fantastic dish and taking it off the menu is a crime against humanity. Bring it back! Either way, Luciano's food is fantastic, on the proviso that you aren't the person paying for it... But I don't know if that says more about myself or the restaurant. If the staff were a bit chattier and the British economy wasn't doing an impression of the Titanic (or things were a bit cheaper), I'd give five stars.