The best restaurants serving Italian food in Cookstown Southern NI

Amazing takeaway meals really nicely presented and at a great price. All safely given to us during restrictions and portion sizes excellent. Will be back!

Villa Vinci in Cookstown claims to serve Italian cuisine, but in reality, it’s hard to find the authentic taste of Italy here. One major downside is that they don’t offer delivery, which can be inconvenient for many locals. As for the food, the carbonara deserves particular criticism. The dish feels more like scrambled eggs with pasta rather than the classic, creamy pasta one might expect. The flavors are average, and the experience isn’t particularly memorable. That said, Villa Vinci is the only place in Cookstown that offers even a hint of Italian cuisine. If there are no other options, it might be worth a try, but don’t expect a true Italian culinary experience.

This takeaway is let down by the horrifically ill mannered staff. 2 weeks on a row, the apparent 'manager' has taken the order incorrectly and when we phoned, politely to ask that they correct their mistake, the answer was, 'I don't know what you want me to do, it's with you.' There were no apologies, no offer to correct their mistake but instead, she was heard to snigger about our complaint. I genuinely never complain about anything but when people are rude when you are paying for a service, I think the very least that should be offered is an apology. If the actual owner of 'Twice the Spice' reads this, please please re-think you management structure. Your current manager 'who refused to provide her name' is nothing shy of hostile, rude, and not someone you should have representing your business.