The best restaurants serving Italian food in England

Had a lovely lunch at Cioa Italia. The food was excellent and the service was good. Recommend a visit.

The atmosphere was good, we ordered bufalina pizza, spinach and riccota cannaloni pasta, mimosa and morretti in drinks. The cannaloni was a bit sandy, I asked for a half pint morretti they gave me full pint, and they completely missed putting the basil in the bufalina pizza when it's already mentioned in the menu. We asked for it to be put later on which was okay. Overall it was an okay experience, staff were very nice.

Can get a little squashed and you wonder if its worth the loo visit trying to get through the sea of chairs, but the food is good. Prices are reasonable. Visit for birthday and service was very rude. Slow service and then pushed to leave very quickly although we asked if we had time for dessert, they said yes, we were given 10 mins and bill handed as i ate. Told them it was my birthday and waiter shrugged his shoulder. They DO NOT like large bookings beyond 4, don't say that at booking then made us feel unwelcome with our prearranged 12 person booking. Big shame. But will not bother again.

Incredible and ultra airy pizza of super good quality, one of the best I've tasted I think :)

Lovley fast service verry proffesional staff and exquisite food

Disgusting raw chewy calimari food was sat out for ages before it came to us poor service rude chefs and waitresses avoid avoid avoid

Always a pleasure eating here. Would highly recommend a visit!

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Authentic Italian wine bar and restaurant, and every moment was a delight. We started with the amazing mushroom soup incredibly flavorful and a perfect way to begin the meal. For our main courses, the mushroom risotto and tagliatelle al pesto were simply outstanding, with rich, authentic flavors and perfectly balanced textures. And just when we thought it couldn’t get better, the fresh tiramisu arrived to finish—it was light, creamy, and the perfect sweet end to our meal. The wine selection is top-notch, with excellent pairings for each dish, and the service was attentive and friendly throughout. Authentic Italian restaurant truly captures the essence of Italian cuisine. Highly recommended for an authentic and memorable dining experience! Thank you!

Always good food. Great prices! Mama has always taken very good care of us

There was more seasoning on my receipt than the food. Very basic and underwhelming. Nice staff but you can't eat the staff.

Very cosy and beautiful place. Delicious food, quick services and friendly staffs.

Disappointed after a delightful starter. Got a parmo with a mushroom sauce, swamped with far to much topping it became very soggy, and it was not a parmo, it was a piece of chicken topped with mushroom sauce? Partners was exactly the same, very Disappointed indeed. Cost us £52 to have a starter as rest was just not edible I'm afraid

We only had coffees in the place. The palace was super quiet as the only customers were us at the time, afternoon approx 4pm. The place is clean and tidy, with music playing. The fridge or some equipment was a bit noisy.

Had a meal for 11 off us , Very over priced , small portions on the plate ambience off the restaurant cold , not even a limoncello on the house , after spending over £400 .

Came here last minute on a sunday as we fancied an italian over a sunday dinner. Restaurant was quiet due to it being a sunday but got busier through our meal. Service and food was impeccable; kids meal was huge for the very reasonable price; the pizza and pasta I had was great. A must visit in South Shields.