The best restaurants serving Italian food in Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands

What a treat it was to visit this wonderful little stall. Lydia, the lady who served us was lovely and friendly and took the time to explain how the gelatos are made. I tried a few and they were delicious. The banana is so flavoursome but my favourite has to be the raspberry. As we had already eaten we didn’t get to try the artisan breads an coffees, but there will be a next time! Well worth a visit. 😊

Ok let's get right into the good part. THE FOOD. It is amazing, while i've only tried the pizza and the burgers, ive heard that the other food is good too! The prices are a tiny bit expensive, but it's worth it, getting you full after just the burger or the pizza. The burgers are messy, but delicious. The pizzas are big yet full of flavour. They're so good. The bad part is the dining area. It's alright, but some flaws. The kids area is meh. Needs to be improved a bit. The actual dining area is a bit weird with the floor. In the middle of the dining area, the floor is lowered by a step. And one table and chairs are close to it, so someone could move the chair a bit back and they'll fall. But in general, I recommend this place for couples, families and friends. And if you want to just get a pizza and go, you can. If you have to go but you haven't finished your food, you can ask for a box to take it home. Hell, if you don't want to go to the place but want your food, you can order online! The people who work there are super nice people. Thanks for reading.

A fantastic authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent's City Centre. Somewhere I've visited many times over the years and it never disappoints. We're lucky to have such a brilliant restaurant locally.

What a wonderful restaurant, a really friendly atmosphere . The staff were excellent, warm and welcoming . My guest requested a Pino Colada and even when it’s not on the menu , two perfect Pino’s arrived at the table. We were due at the theatre for 7.00pm and let the staff know before our meal, every dish was exceptional. The garlic mushrooms were the best I’ve ever tasted, even the garlic bead was spectacular My guest had the Spaghetti Bolognese and had a hint of blue cheese in the sauce, this was lifted to another level. I had Pepper Steak, I requested medium rare and it was perfect, the peppercorn sauce was the best peppercorn sauce I’ve ever had. This was my first visit to this restaurant, it felt like I’d been many times before, the staff were so accommodating and friendly, I will look forward to returning, I highly recommend this restaurant. We both had a great time and will definitely return soon.

The best Italian in stoke, food is 9/10, BUT the homemade tiramisu and homemade cheesecake are easily 11/10. They don't always have these as they run out fast. All the food is very clearly homemade.

Brilliant evening with friends and Derek was an absolute star! We were seated immediately on our arrival and our drinks order was taken quickly and arrived quickly. The food came at a suitable speed and everything we had was excellent. However the best part of the evening was Derek who looked after us brilliantly. So we will definitely go back! Thank you Derek.

The restaurant was cold, the fire was ineffective and on one of the coldest days of the year the radiators were off and very cold to the touch indicating they had not been on at all during the day . We moved our table closer to the fire but I had to keep my coat on as I ate. I have never had to do that in a restaurant. Despite us being the only customers there, we were placed in the large main dining room, not the snug, which had its own log burner and would have been warmer. The waiter became defensive when we complained despite our comments being about the restaurant, not about him. He admitted he was also cold and as an explanation offered up that it was ‘particularly cold today’. Surely a reason to have the heating on not off. He also bizarrely stated that the place was warmer when there were ‘more people in’ .When we were the only two people there the comment seemed a bit irrelevant. Sadly the restaurant looked run down with peeling paint and damp. None of this would have particularly mattered if the place had been warm. I wondered why they bothered opening on a Thursday lunchtime if we were the only customers. If they can’t afford day time heating then it’s probably time for a rethink.The prices on the menu were lower than what we were charged. They mixed up the fixed menu prices with the a la Carte prices. Even when I raised the issue and said we should be paying for 2 Fixed menu prices of £24, they charged us £49.90. We had the set menu and I was asked what sauce I wanted with my steak. I was amazed to be charged extra for it on the bill as I assumed it was included in the set dish. I was not told it was an extra which I find misleading. We ordered a glass of wine, the waiter didn’t ask whether we wanted large or small so I assumed it was a standard glass so it was annoying to find we had been charged for a large glass when we hadn’t asked for it. I would normally expect the serving staff to ask large or small if there is actually a choice not just to make that choice for the diner. The more cynical may wonder if this is a ploy to make more money out of customers? Watch out for this as the waiter did not make it clear that we were purchasing extras with the food or that the practice appears to be to automatically supply large glasses of wine if you don’t specify otherwise. In summary the food was ok but I couldn’t recommend this place unless you were booking in the middle of a heat wave.

I went here months ago and kept going past and it seamed that it was always closed but I have found out that they are CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY and OPEN the rest of the week which I am so happy Called in there 7 November 2024 for pasta dishes for the wife and myself for dinner. We had 2 pasta dishes and a garlic pizza (only small one) my god we were stuffed and couldn’t eat it all a(and that is saying something for myself as I am a big eater) Would recommend anyone to go here for a meal as I saw on the menu that they do a Calzone pizza and it must me done right how I can remember it folded in half. Can’t wait for the next time

Nice cuppa...friendly staff...warm n comfortable

We came for a pre theatre dinner. It was a good job we came early. We waited half an hour for our starter, which turned out to be two mushrooms! 3 couples who arrived after us had been given their starters before ours arrived. The food was nice enough but the service was poor. There was no apology for the delay. The couple opposite were seated at a table which was only partly cleared from the previous diners until 40 minutes into the meal and another lady had to ask for toilet paper in the toilets. It’s a great location for the theatre, it looks nice and the food is decent. With some staff training it could be a great place.

AWFUL EXPERIENCE !! Disgusting food. Terrible service. Will not be returning. Put me off for life. Arrived and took 20 minutes before offered drinks which then took about 30 minutes to come. Ordered mozzarella sticks but no cheese was visible inside. When food finally arrived after an hour of waiting even though the restaurant was not busy, we were shocked. The food was cold , the bacon was raw , the pizza base was not cooked thoroughly and the cheese looked out of date. We were put in an awful seat even though the rest of the restaurant was available. Smell of fish surrounded us. Unwelcoming staff. Worst meal of my life. Paid £50 for an appalling meal. I have enjoyed Frankie’s and Benny’s before but this experience of poor food and service will stop me from ever going again.

Another great meal here. Food freshly prepared by an excellent chef. Food yet again was delicious.