The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

We stumbled across Carbonara at No 49 by chance, when we visited Chester, and what a hidden gem it turned out to be. We dined there for lunch and ordered from the lunch menu. The service was fantastic, and the food was delicious and authentic. The owner chatted to us about the food, as we were asking a few questions, and even showed us around the upstairs of the restaurant, where you could see all the old beams etc. Great place and one we will be visiting again when we return to Chester.

As a family we love this place, been several times and everything is spot on every time, can’t understand the negative reviews, eaten at hundreds of place around Halifax over the years and this is tops, loverly atmosphere, service and food plus great birthday sing a long is the personal touch, for Italian food it’s 5⭐️.

First time here celebrating our mother's birthday. Food was fabulous, service was excellent and the decor was wonderful. The prices are extremely competitive and great value for money. A daily set menu was available, 2 course for £15 or 3 course for £21. You can pay £3 to upgrade to the salmon dish which I would highly recommend. £5 to upgrade to the steak which I will do next time. All round an exceptional dining experience. Regards Richard

Great food, lovely ambient feel to this lovely place

Great food, really nice quality and arrives hot.

I love Italian food and visit Italy at least once a year every year. The food at this restaurant is the closest I have found to actually eating Italian food in Italy. Fantastic food, lovely staff and not spitefully expensive. When we went it was full and so do phone and reserve a table in advance.

This is the BEST pizza I have ever tasted in my life! No cap! The amazing array of toppings and flavours is unmatched! Highly, highly recommend this place!

Lovely food .. No real atmosphere.

So sad to hear this place is closing. It's 1 of the better places in sale, good luck to all the staff for the future

We went for my Freinds birthday. Table for six . Warm welcome by the owner. Excellent Lemon sole for main meal . I was allowed to bring Gluten Free cake for my friends birthday which I thought was very kind . Thank you Will definitely go again

I haven't been here in years, but it was great to see it still running, still serving up good Italian food. I didn't have a pizza but my son did and it was sizeable. Wasn't too busy and as ever service remained good. They now have a neon sign pointing to where they are, as before you had to know it was there.

Birthday meal Monday night. First visit. Nice starter, mixed bruchetta, then two pasta dishes, washed with a glass of Merlot. Really enjoyed what our meals and would definitely be back.

Food was sent back as it was completely cold... Lasagne and carbonara size is very small.. tasteless and overpriced.. large beer. £6.90 which is 2/3 pint!!!. Thats £10.25 a pint!!!. Anyway.. food sent back and didn't want it replaced as rest of the meal would be cold.. asked for bill... Shocked to see a service charge added.. oh.. you don't nothing else.not even a small bit of salad garnish.tesco frozen ready meals is bigger and probably better tasting than what was served... we left there and went to the pub next door..

UPDATE: Sadly Caffè Italiano has now closed. Carlo and family are the new owners of this lovely little restaurant as Mamma Nadia has retired. We've been three times since Carlo took over and I can say that the place is as good as it ever was. It's lovely to see his wife and very small children in the place. We went for lunch today and the place was full. A mixture of couples and families it was buzzing. This place needs the support of customers old and new. You'll get a very warm welcome and great food! Always good. Our regular eatery that is a lovely little piece of Italy in Trowbridge. Family owned and run with food freshly prepared. We absolutely love the place.

Have had my pizza twice from them and honestly it’s absolutely delicious ♥️♥️♥️♥️