The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Mi pareja y yo fuimos aquí mientras visitábamos Bristol y realmente disfrutamos de nuestra comida, sabía bien y estaba bien cocinado. Agradable tener manteles y el servicio era bueno también.

What the hell has happened to this place? Farina used to be our go-to on a weekly basis. Pizzas were consistently excellent and service was always spot on. That was until a recent change of management and not for the better. We noticed something was off on our last visit - pizza tasted different, menus and several staff members had changed but we decided to give it another go today. What a mistake!! Once we were seated, we (along with another couple who also decided to leave) were ignored, whilst what appeared to be a management dispute carried on in the bar area. Having had enough of this terrible service, we decided to leave, never to return again. Sad, as I feel sorry for the long-serving staff members who are definitely not to blame and I’m sure we are not the only regulars to have noticed the rapid decline in both service and management. Ciao Farina!

Portion sizes are nice on the mains, the starters are a little light sometimes depending on what you get. But it’s always very tasty. Highly recommend tho those who like Italian and a nice atmosphere.

Posiblemente el mejor filete que he comido. Fabulosa comida italiana. Particularmente disfrutamos viendo a todos los corredores de maratón italianos comer pasta la noche antes de la maratón de Londres!

Had a three day trip to play golf at Filey staying local and as a group of four we used the restaurant a couple of times. Very friendly staff, incredibly well accommodating, wonderful specials and very reasonably priced. Can highly recommend, we hope to visit again.

Gracias Maria!!! best service ever, you went above and beyond to make us happy and celebrate the bday of our dear friend. Thank you for taking care of this huge group with a smile!!!

El servicio y el ambiente eran excelentes. La comida era otra cosa. La pizza Nenno era delicioso. Lo tuve de nuevo la segunda noche. El risotto a base de tomate y en la segunda noche el cremoso feticucino se moja hasta morir. Karen , que es una vegetariana exigente, afirmó que ambas eran las mejores comidas italianas que había probado. Debo mencionar el amaretto tiramisú casero. Pensé que había ido al cielo tiramisú. Fue con mucho el mejor tiramisú que he probado.

Rucoletta is a fantastic little Italian spot tucked just behind St Paul’s Cathedral. I went in without much expectation and left genuinely impressed. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, and the staff are super friendly and attentive. I had a prawn pasta dish (can’t remember the exact name!) — it came with giant, juicy prawns in a beautifully balanced, light sauce. The pasta was perfectly cooked and soaked up the flavours so well. You could tell the ingredients were really fresh. It was one of those dishes you don’t want to end. The service was quick even though the place was quite busy. The warm bread with olive oil they bring out is a nice touch, and overall, the prices are very fair for central London — especially for the quality you’re getting. It’s one of those rare places that feels like a local secret. No gimmicks, just really good food and genuine hospitality. Highly recommend if you’re in the area and craving proper Italian!

Lovely attention with great food☺️

Came here on a weekday lunchtime. It wasn’t very busy as we arrived at 12pm. The food was lovely, great vegan pizza. Unfortunately the service let the place down. The waiter looked like he wanted to be anywhere else but there. It took a long time for our bill to be presented to us when we really needed to leave. I would still return, for the food alone. But wouldn’t make plans to be anywhere quickly afterwards!

Family fave when we are craving for authentic italian and they are halal (also alcohol free!) The ragu for the spaghetti bolognese is too good to pass up. We went for sunday roast as well and it was delicious! Friendly staff, and food served pretty quick.

I come back every chance I can. Stellar!

Great food, great atmosphere, great staff. You need to visit

Love this restaurant, 1st class food and staff. Always exceeds expectations Thank you Paul & Anthea

Fabulous restaurant with lovely food and great staff. Sad to see it go.