The best restaurants serving Italian food in South West

The food was amazing! The staff were polite and attentive. Well worth a visit. I can see it becoming one of our regulars.

We bought the 3 course meal for 2 with wine. It was excellent quality and good value for money. There is an excellent selection of Italian foods for purchase, some making excellent gifts. We will definitely visit again!

Muy limpio, poco café independiente. Servicio muy amable. Buena comida; el Maritozzo era delicioso y el chocolate caliente italiano muy auténtico. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

Haven’t been here for several years and not since it was taken over by the new team. We had an excellent meal with great service from Ali whose partner does all the cooking. So a family run business that really cares about your experience and is happy to deal with food intolerances etc. I had calamari followed by swordfish in an olive, tomato and caper sauce with sauté potatoes and thoroughly enjoyed it. Reasonable pricing too. Recommended.

We went for lunch with friends,to La Pineta Little Castle street Truro. The food was delicious it was extremely good value everything was homemade, using genuine Italian ingredients. We had pasta, focaccia, cannoli and a wonderful selection on tasty cheeses... so many lovely flavours that we bought more to take home! The decor was fabulous throughout as you would find in an Italian restaurant. Thank you so much for such a delicious lunch - we will be back soon!

We arrived very wet with three dogs. We had not booked but chose lunch from an extensive menu. The ambience was great, the food lovely and the service was second to none. Was so busy eating the food, forgot to take photos! Karen and Elizabeth were very attentive, friendly and efficient. Very dog friendly. One of our dogs was even allowed on the sofa !

Finally a coffee got for coffee divas like us! Oat flat white made properly. Nice people - and pleasant people watching from outside table in The Arcade!

As ever, Alessandro has got it right! The pizze are always great and he's always got a smile on his face. We go here regularly (pre-order and stop for a pint on the way!). I always have the carnivore (extra spicy) and the wife always has a margharita and at £18 for the two, a real bargain. He's only there Thursday, Friday and Saturday and it's always best to pre-order to ensure he hasn't run out of pizza dough! He's also in nearby Long Sutton on Wednesdays. Especially recommended

Alfonso Gelateria was the finest gelato that I’ve ever tasted! My husband and I had just come from traveling through Italy and never found authentic gelato like we found in the heart of the Cotswolds at Alphonso’s. I had read a lot about gelato and what makes it authentic, how it is to be stored to retain the best flavors and texture and the ingredients that go into it. Alfonso’s was excellent and every category. I rarely eat any desserts, but this was worth having an every way! Thank you for doing your gelato in a traditional and pure way. You will really be missing out if you don’t stop by this gelateria in Stow in the Wold!!!!

The pizza here is unbelievable! Best pizza I’ve had in a very very long time, if not ever! Fresh ingredients, and such a nice base and crispy dough. Honestly; these guys have absolutely nailed it! Really nice place too, very welcoming and friendly staff. Thank you, the pizza is bang bang 😀

I found this stall a couple of years ago and travel from Torbay to visit it. My favourire dish that I have tried so far is the crispy belly pork, which is just awesome. Massaman curry (peanut based) is great too. So many nice dishes.

The best porchetta panni iv ever had...full of meat and apple sauce in a crispy panini...LUSH The homemade cakes a great to

Took lunch with my 4 year old grandson and wife on the 21/5/ in Exeter. The first impression were very “chic” venue as we hoped. The service was rather Pedestrian although ok. We ordered just one Pizza, and hot drinks, as we had planned our main evening meal already. The pro firstly: The pizza was pipping hot, and flavours were absolutely delicious! In fact, the best we’ve tasted since our New York trip in 2019 eating out in one of their finest Pizzeria’s! Cons: We were not give a sensible choice of seating with our grandchild. We were seated on bar high stools, looking out the window line abreast? We subsequently became aware of ample table seating downstairs after starting our meal. Only one tabled was occupied at the time. The Pizza was served on a platter, but no cutlery offered considering we were sharing? No serviettes were provided. No child plate offered? We had to request these items unnecessarily.... I also expected of any good Restaurant to be asked “ how we were finding our meal” as a common courtesy.  In hindsight not the place to take children I feel, but as an adult venue it’s ticks all the boxes. The Waitress clearly needed to spent more time being astute when dealing with customers, rather than socialising with bar staff..... A very nice place mildly spoilt, by disappointing customer service.

I have seen on instagram many times and follow but never been until today and what a treat their mince pies I would absolutely recommend. We also had a ham chilli cheese savoury. Very good in fact delicious, we will be back

Ordered on Just eat, super fast delivery, piping hot, fresh and delicious! The value for money was outstanding, and it tasted just like authentic pizza from Italy. We had garlic cheese pizza and a Zazza. Definitely worth getting, I’d order again - so much better and cheaper than other well known pizza places (mentioning no names!)