The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Second time I’ve been here and loved it. The pasta was exquisite, service was excellent. I’ll be back! Thank you ❤️

Just had food at this beautiful restaurant, cannot say enough of how fantastic it was, very clean , service was excellent, food beautiful, would recommend 100%

Came in for the first time i this restaurant on one of the busiest night of the week without a booking. The owner got us seated with a couple of minutes. Ordered starters twice as it was so good. Main course was crab pasta which was nice but if I would have known about delicious the pizza dough was I would have had a pizza. Very nice place, good atmosphere. Everyone was working hard. My favourite of all night was the Very funny and nice waiter, Leo the sound man.

No worse than any other pizza joint. All claim Naples authenticity, but what we get are bland, soft, undercooked soupy pies. As one review had it “pillowy” meant as a compliment. San Marzano tomatoes in juice make for a watery mess with no herbs and no taste. London needs to get out of the fake Napoli deal and start offering some variety like NY style, deep dish, New Haven, Rome pizza Al taglio, etc. and for god’s sake, add some FLAVOR!

Made to feel welcome drone the moment we set foot through the door. Very attentive and friendly. Children’s meals are a smaller version of the main menu . Which makes a pleasant change .

We booked a table for early Saturday evening. The restaurant was very busy when we arrived. The service was very poor throughout the evening. They had plenty of waiting staff - at least 5 that I saw. But they were very disorganised, and we were overlooked for most of the evening. We were initially asked if we wanted drinks, but after this we were never asked again for the rest of the meal, and no one at any point asked if we were happy with any of the food. Our drinks and starters were served relatively quickly. I had the calamari but the coating was very crunchy and not very nice. We both had pizza for our mains - I think they must have gone to Italy to get the ingredients. It took aeons to arrive, and only after we managed to flag down a waitress to ask what on earth was going on. She said it was on its way and that she had spoken to the kitchen, but it was very apparent that they had simply forgotten our order, given that people on a table next to us who had arrived long after we did, got their pizza within 10 minutes. By the time we started our pizza, most of the other guests who had been there around the same time as us were on their desserts. There was no apology for the delay. I left over half of my pizza as the base was really chewy, and I was struggling to cut it, as was my partner. It seemed the more it cooled, the harder it was to cut through it. I am not exaggerating when I say that my wrists were aching in the end, which is why I gave up on eating it. I don't expect to get repetitive strain injury when coming out for a meal. We didn't bother with dessert after this. I also noted that an Italian sounding gentleman (I don't know if he is the owner) went from table to table throughout the course of the evening, chatting to guests, and making sure that everyone was happy with their food. Not once did he come over to us, or even look in our direction. They also had the cheek to add a 10% service charge to the meal which was not optional. I will not be returning after experiencing their shambolic and poor service, and the chewy pizza.

Como siempre, mi familia y yo tuvimos un tiempo encantador en el Rustica. . . Como de costumbre, el personal era educado y servicial, y como de costumbre la comida era deliciosa. 5 🌟

Estábamos visitando la zona, no tenía reserva, pero caminamos a las 7 pm . . parecía muy ocupado, sin embargo, dijeron que podían hacer que nos sentáramos en 30 minutos, volvimos y la mesa estaba todo listo. El servicio fue rápido y la comida era increíble. Se llevó una pizza a casa como estaba celoso de todos los demás, pero el ragu todavía estaba muy bueno. X

This is a confusing place now. Since the revamp the name has sort of changed but the old name still applies we are all confused. Is it Casparri's or Pianilo's at the moment its both. ??. The web confirms this as they both appear as separate businesses but at the same address. ?. The interior has changed and is of a high standard, a very comfortable atmosphere. Service is great. food is good. However this is now a pizza and pasta Italian restaurant which is now competing with budget restaurants at luxury prices. Unfortunately the Italian mains have now gone, no steak, no pork, no lamb, no fish, no specials board. Unfortunately I feel they will only appeal to a limited customer base with this new concept. I don't hold much hope for their future unless thing change. Sorry loved this place but very disappointed now.

Will visit on family occasions 👍🙂

The garlic bread was ok. The two mains were inedible and not eaten. We think the cream used on the risotto and carbonara was off. Absolutely tasteless and minging. Probably the worst meal we have had in a restaurant. Not a good way to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Seriously wish we had gone elsewhere!!! Never again.

Estábamos deseando probar este restaurante, principalmente debido a su ubicación y vista a Bushy Park, y eso fue, de hecho, impresionante. Sin embargo, la comida era mediocre en el mejor de los casos. Los entrantes eran mucho más pequeños de lo que hubiéramos esperado (y no esperábamos que fueran del tamaño de un plato principal) y muy ordinarios, las pizzas estaban muy sobrecocinadas y la pasta estaba deslucida. Fue una actuación bastante triste. La joven que nos atendió fue absolutamente encantadora, pero la señora que se ocupó de nuestro pago parecía extrañamente defensiva. No volveremos - gastaremos nuestro dinero en otro lugar - y hay muchos, muchos mejores restaurantes en los alrededores.

Ive wanted to eat here for a while as we drive past weekly to the secondary school. We booked a table for our anniversary and it was our first time visiting here. We were greeted when we walked inside and seated straight away. Our food came to the table around 10 minutes after ordering which was fab. My partner had the bolognese and garlic bread and i chose a pizza with a side of homemade chips. All food was thoroughly enjoyed and reasonably priced. The young girl serving was professional and polite as was the man behind the bar (maybe the owner but unsure). I couldn’t fault anything, it’s beautifully decorated inside and has car parking to the rear of the building. We would definitely return here.

Había reservado una mesa para ayer, incluso llamó por teléfono la semana anterior para cambiar el número de invitados. Llegó a las 7. 30 pm anoche para encontrar el lugar totalmente cerrado su reubicación y reapertura el miércoles. 4 clientes decepcionados para un cumpleaños de amigos. Luchó para encontrar otro lugar agradable en poco tiempo un sábado por la noche. Muy pobre no nos contactaron para que nos dijeran que estaba cerrando y podría haber tenido la oportunidad de reservar en otro lugar

Amazing service and amazing food. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Will come here again !