The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Jaded, lazy, disinterested and underwhelming. Food bang average unsophisticated trattoria fare but at high end prices. Worst of all, service abysmal. The owner has a jaded, disinterested air and the overall level of service - elementary stuff like incorrect cutlery, no water on the table, no black pepper - in an Italian restaurant - wine delivered after the food was finished - really shoddy, underwhelming. Tonight the starter, scallops were barely cooked and could have quite possibly have been microwaved. I noticed another table sent theirs back. Wish I had. Plus just basic stuff - puddings served with a spoon and no fork which made the pineapple carpaccio impossible to eat until eventually a fork was supplied. Considering this place has a decent reputation locally, I found it to be of a really poor standard.

Colazione buonissima, il croissant alle mandorle top!!! Lo staff ci ha fatto sentire letteralmente a casa, è stata la nostra tappa fissa tutte le mattine. Bravi!!!

This place is a hidden gem! Micheal the server always treats us like celebrities.

So we moved up from London in August 2023 and have been wanting for tasting menus since, its out couples thing. Danoi was our first "'tup Norff" menu post getting settled. The restaurant is all about the tasting menu. Of particular note is the wine pairing which picks up very nicely on the on the soil and water properties of the Tuscan region paired really well with great food. In general the premium wine pairing is worth going for - we tried both Classic and Premium on our visit, we noticed only one exception here. Of particular note for us was: The La Vellutata (Potato Veloute/black caviar/white chocolate) paired with 2021 Langhe DOC "Nascetta" - this was the classic collection exception - it was excellent and especially pulled on undertones of glacial run off water filtered by CLay and Glacial deposit - took me back to mountaineering, a great memory. The Beef Tartare served with a mustard Gelato was a new taste for us and both loved it. The pairing with the 2015 Langhe DOC "Quatr Nas" made us both pause to appreciate what we had just had. Another pairing worth a mention was the Ox Cheek paired with 2016 Barlo DOCG "Vigna D'la Roul" The cheese course is technically fantastic but for me was too much, we should have shared one between 2. It was worth being stuffed senseless though for the pairing of the 2016 Barolo DOCG "Vigna D'la Roul" Overall a fantastic experience. We did also visit the family's Gelato shop the next day, also worth a visit and really made us see where the Mustard Gelato came from - a great extra detail forming an overall fantastic experience.

Very friendly and popular restaurant. The Lobster and Crab Ravioli was delicious as was the Cannelloni . Lunch time offer very good

Fui a desayunar y tomé un café con pan casero cubierto con salmón, aguacate, tomate y ensalada. Los ingredientes sabían tan fresco y la porción era masiva - me quité la mitad y tenía para el almuerzo, tan increíble valor. Esta será mi opción cuando esté en Oxford en el futuro.

Great food, mom, daughter and granddaughter. Served by fabulous Fabio and Georgia on reception. Beautiful experience. Thank you A lovely lady from Latvia served us too , we didn't get her name. Thank you. Lovely decor too, we love it xxxx

Disappointing - ordered the chicken and pasta - and red wine- Montepulciano (that was OK). Service was good, but food below average enormous piece of dried fried chicken - pasta with a little sauce and chunky bits of salad - very difficult to eat and the whole dish looked dry and uninviting - this is the third time I have visited there and been disappointed, for the price I expected better won’t be back.

This was only our second visit after a good experience about 5 years ago. Last night wasn’t as good as we remembered it. The staff we had need some more training, very pleasant young people but we were told our ordered wine was no longer available even though on the menu. We chose another bottle but then was brought a completely different one! The waiter who seemed to be in charge told us the young man was incorrect and our first choice was still available…… too late as it had been opened and tasted. The waitress when clearing our plated dropped a knife on the table, shattering a whole glass of wine and didn’t seem able to organise herself to clear up the mess. Not much of an apology although we didn’t make a fuss about her mistake, another waiter took over , cleared up and provided 2 more glasses of wine. It’s a good job red wine did not stain our dark clothing. The food was tasty and enjoyed by all except the veggie pizza needs some tomato sauce under the veg, it was very dry. Reasonably price and happy the service charge was not added and I was able to leave a smaller tip than probably I would have originally left had the service been better.

When we are in Bagshot, we always go to this restaurant, food is excellent. We had prawns, salad, pasta and calves liver.

Booked this for my birthday today as I had heard so much about it. It was so disappointing. It was Mad Friday (I blame the parents) Atmosphere was non existent. Half the tables were empty. Food was very poor - we all had pizza and it was the worst I have had in a long time. I am on Slimming World and was prepared to blow it for my birthday as a treat, I am so disappointed. We are trying all the restaurants in town and so far this is by far the worst, we won’t be back £90 for 3 pizzas (small tart type, mine was very doughy), 1 chips, 4 beers and 2 glasses of wine

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'.

Love this restaurant! Lovely food, great service and a fine atmosphere. We have never had a bad experience and it’s our local. 😊