The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Went with the family for my sons birthday. Jennifer was fab! Friendly and so attentive. Food was amazing. Thanks for a nice night x

Visited on a busy Saturday evening. The restaurant was busy, but plenty of very attentive staff, so it was fine. Food orders taken quickly and food arrived promptly. Excellent selection of starters, pastas and mains. The pasta dish I had was very tasty, the best I’ve had in a long time. Would visit again, and would recommend

My Birthday Surprise. 14 family members from 7 to me at 70. Food was fantastic I had the Salmon Mediterraneo, the Steak was Lush I am told and the Pasta was pretty good as well, the children of course thrilled to have Pizza and chips. The staff were amazing and attended at a pace that left us all time to relax and enjoy the evening. Would highly recommend

We were enjoying the tasting menu until the belly pork came which was inedible as it was so tough. We told the waiter and he said he informed the Chef who said it could have done with longer cooking and sent her apologies. The rest of the meal was pleasant. As we could not eat this course I felt we should have been given a refund for it. We paid £80 each for seven tasting courses of which we could only eat six. I asked Fabrizio and he said that he would not do this and that I could talk all night about it but he would not reduce the bill. This is not what I would expect from any restaurant but obviously he doesn’t care about his customers being happy. It spoiled our evening as we felt unfairly treated.

Our meal before running the Oxford Half Marathon. Super service friendly and efficient. Cheesy garlic bread awesome, we all had ravioli, mine was delicious with pumpkin and sage. Crispy frittes and affogato to finish. Really recommend this little restaurant. I am a foodie and came away very satisfied

My family had come down to visit me in Broadstairs for my birthday and I had booked for a table of 6 of us for Saturday evening. As a local living at Broadstairs my family and myself have previously been to the restaurant and enjoyed the food. We were looking forward to the experience bit unfortunately on our arrival at the restaurant I was told by a member of staff that I had not made a booking and couldn’t have done so as they had not record. I then showed them proof and details of the call I had made to the restaurant on my phone when I had booked. My daughter showed them a text to her that I had sent immediately after booking . Despite this the member of staff told me I must be lying and could not have made a booking. The whole experience was extremely distressing and we all felt let down and quite honestly horrified by the way that we were treated. As a result I shall never be eating at This restaurant again.

Family run cafe since 1981 in a lovely setting, we stopped only for afternoon tea but the food looked good. Friendly service.

We we’re struggling to find somewhere to eat on Saturday night so emailed this place in the afternoon and were lucky enough to get a table for 1930. Service was excellent and we ordered two starters two mains bottle of wine and even had a dessert to share. All was excellent quality and very tasty and c e in at £70 it was brilliant so we will be returning.

Such a varied menu, something for everyone. I’ve had pizza, pasta, seafood and steak here and always delicious. Good variety of wines as well.

Excellent Italian food in a charming restaurant with lovely ambiance. Attentive service, delicious dishes, good portions and good value. Easy parking. Perfect!

We had a late lunch on Friday at Cafe Maxsim. It was our first visit and we didn't know what to expect. As it was a pleasant afternoon we chose to sit "outside" and were delighted to be shown to a private patio area at the back of the cafe. This was a delightful place to enjoy some good Tapas and delicious homemade desserts. If you like Tiramasu - then their homemade is a must. There was a great selection of Teas and Coffees including Yerba Mate - served in a gourd container with special drinking straws. This cafe offers a very eclectic mix of Spanish, South American, Greek and Asian plates. The staff/owners were lovely. Very friendly and helpful. It was a perfect spot for a lunch. Will be back again for an evening meal and to experience the lights at night in the 'secret garden'.

Right in the middle of Wokingham, the restaurant is somewhat unprepossessing from the outside, but the food and service are so good that any shortfall of ambiance is soon forgotten as the real reasons for coming here are enjoyed.

I was in the area so a lunchtime visit to a very good restaurant, quick service, pleasant and accommodating staff made for an easy visit. The 'Toscana Picante' is no ordinary pizza.

Feet stuck to the floor as you walked in, die of thirst waiting for a drink at the sticky bar, and there’s been buckets in the middle of the floor catching drips from the ceiling for months and months. Only went for the ‘Day disco’ advertised but that was also a big letdown - didn’t even have the lights down…..oh and the hospitality’ of the management certainly leaves a lot be desired.

Lovely food and service. Nice atmosphere.