The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Very small portions, what you’d expect to give a child. Both dishes extremely salty, my guest could only manage to eat half. Overpriced, if I’m paying £14.00 and £16.00 for pasta I would like an adults portion. Waiter had a poor attitude. Once he realised we were not getting any starters his fake enthusiasm dropped leaving an uncomfortable awkwardness. Will not return and definitely do not recommend.

I used to love this restaurant, it was super busy and loud and fun. Service could be chaotic but always friendly and ultimately good. When I visited last week it was pretty quiet and remained so. The food was ok, it does feel like it’s not as good anymore. Maybe that’s because other, better places have opened but maybe it also is the quality of the food. Service was sketchy. We ordered desserts and they never came after 45 minutes so we gave up. We couldn’t attract a server to find out where they were. They do seem to do a decent take away business so their attention was on that. I think mostly it feels like it’s a takeaway that has tables these days. I asked for the bill and after 30 minutes nobody had come to take the payment. We had no drinks or food and were keen to get away as we’d been stuck in this little place for nearly 3 hours waiting over an hour for desserts that never came and to pay. I got up and asked to pay and was told it was cash only. I said quite worriedly that I only had my phone on me, I didn’t know that they didn’t accept cash. I was told quite bluntly that there’s a sign on the door and I should have read it. I didn’t notice it, nor did the two friends I’d met. I was told I could transfer by bank if I really couldn’t get cash so I did a bank transfer. I was told that I couldn’t leave until I’d proven I’d paid. I said I didn’t want to show them my bank account and a little guy started making noises behind me, punching his other hand, clearly in a threatening way. I showed them only the transaction I’d made and was allowed to leave. I said the service was terrible and that they should have told me it was cash only when I sat down. I was told I should be able to read. I said I’d ordered desserts that never came and was told that the waiter had left work and I should have chased them. I said that I’d had to wait over 30 minutes to pay and was told “you’ve been here 3 hours it can’t have been that bad”. I said I’d wanted to leave nearly 90 minutes ago but had been waiting for desserts that never arrived and to pay, the waitress became quite angry and was shouting at me to get out. So I did, quite happily. In all honesty the waitress seemed imbalanced and incapable of understanding why this had been a bad experience. I left and said all that they had to do was apologise for the bad service and she started shouting again. I promised to never return. Dreadful and quite scary.

First class service and first class food. Starters, main course and wine were exceptionally good. And excellent value for money. I wish we lived closer to Bournemouth. Would visit often

FABULOUS. Superb food, great service, lovely atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this restaurant, perfect for couples or a group.

What a lovely little cafe I had the avocado on sourdough just the right amount of chilli flakes with feta with a little squash of lime ! Very pleasant staff and service with a smile 😊

This understated little gem of a restaurant consistently turns out delicious food. The service is brilliant and we will be back.

Booked a table for a meeting with colleagues to turn up and find out that it was closed. Embarrassing but thankfully remedied by a neighbour restaurant.

6 of us for a meal and it was excellent. Food was fresh tasted lovely and arrived together and quickly. Staff were very friendly and professional . We will be returning. Thankyou for a fantastic experience.

Had to give my experience there three stars as we waited soooo long until we were served. The staff did apologise for us. There was one waitress and a man helping her but they needed more staff to serve the crowd. Definitely will go back in hope there’ll be enough staff next time.Their food made the difference.

Wonderful coffee and food. Our first visit after being recommended by a family member. A great find and we actually thought we were in Italy! Thank you.

Really enjoyed my breakfast at Macchiato, friendly accommodating staff , super quick service and lovely food. Great coffee too.

Really lovely authentic Italian restaurant. Staff were lovely and the food delicious but….. it’s not cheap! If you have 3 courses you get a free limoncello. IMO I think everyone should be offered this. For example we couldn’t eat 3 courses but we did have starters, mains and drinks and our bill was still £75!! So a small freebie would have been lovely.

After multiple visits here the quality remains just as good. The menu is awesome, so many things appeal! Favourite starter has to be the Mussels in tomato and garlic sauce, a hearty portion complete with bread to mop up the lovely sauce! It's small, and always busy, so book in advance and enjoy!

A hidden gem. Excellent food and friendly staff with food served quickly. If you are nearby, give them a try. You will not be disappointed

Avoid at all costs. No GF options and terrible service! Far better pizza available in Bristol. Food was less than average and service was not good at all.