The best restaurants serving Italian food in Central Scotland

This is a lovely place. We came for dinner: delicious small plates, interesting wine, all served with charm and good humour. Highly recommended.

Oh my. What a treasure we stumbled upon. Absolutely, we had the most delicious food here, yet from the first moment of genuine, kind, friendly staff and beautiful decor it was a highly memorable event. Staying at the hotel next door, we popped in without a booking and were quickly and kindly found a table. I definitely recommend booking as it would be a travesty to miss this! Faced with the (we are so very blessed even to be able to travel and eat out) first world difficulty of choosing from the extensive and drool worthy menu we settled on sharing the Goats Cheese Salad and the Hot Hen Pizza. With a glass of white. Of course. I have often shared food but have never before not wanted to even try the second dish until my taste buds had finished dancing from the delights of my half of the first. Salad? Food from the menu of heaven’s own banqueting table more like! My only other comparable salad was from a bistro in California. I think this one even topped that. Go on, order this next time! With a fine line drawn down the middle of the bowl, each strawberry and blueberry divided equally, the deep fried goats cheese with its cloak of chutney carefully cut in 2, I realised my half of the dish was now empty, so mournfully swapped dishes with my partner. I usually let him have the lions share as I’m more bijou in size. Not for that salad. Goodness, I don’t think so! Fortunately the pizza was no less thrilling. Such a wonderful place, worth a trip to Arrochar any day. I will for sure return. 20/10. Yum.

Cannot fault the pizza - it’s delicious! Nice staff and a good service. Loses a few stars as it’s not dependable. Don’t get yourself excited for a pizza takeaway in Crieff as good chance it’ll be closed. Devastating. Closed more than it’s open.

We were going out with friends for a meal and we recommended Porcini. They were not disappointed. They absolutely loved it. You can usually tell how nice a place is by the cleanliness of the toilets, and this is no exception. The place is beautifully decorated and is immaculately clean. The food is fabulous and the service second to none. Definitely the best restaurant in Oban and if you like Italian, this is the place to come. We will most definitely be back!

We all enjoyed a delicious meal in an attractive setting, with friendly and efficient service. Afterwards we enjoyed very good coffee and malt whisky on the outdoor terrace while taking in the beautiful view. Highly recommend.

Came here with my partner and the Outlaws. Pizza was great, nicely cooked and the sugo was amazing, so flavourful and delicious. The pizza was a bit thinner and crispier than I personally consider Neapolitan, but that’s really splitting hairs because it was very tasty. I opted for pepperoni. The chips were astonishingly good. I don’t need a pizza AND chips, but I would order the chips again without hesitation. Service was personal and professional and the restaurant ambience and environment was a pleasure to sit in.

Super warm welcome and truly DELICIOUS food!! We will definitely be back. It truly is a hidden gem not to be missed in Stirling.

I and my colleagues were appalled by some of the most abusive behaviour I have ever witnessed upon entering an establishment. We waited for a table in what must have been the wrong place to wait (?). My friends were subsequently subjected to a barrage of unintelligible but clearly hostile bluster from an apparently aggravated host, who ushered us over to a counter to ostensibly assist us. We had done and said nothing! It felt only appropriate to leave the establishment immediately, upon which one of the chefs threw us a profane finger gesture. Baffling and shocking. Do not visit here.

This is a fantastic little cafe/coffee shop in Alyth. Very friendly and food and coffee are great. Mike, the owner, takes great pride in his work - and is a wonderful cook. We’d particularly recommend the pizzas and paninis!

Staying in Glenrothes for a couple of nights and was looking for something handy for myself my wife and my daughter. Read the reviews and thought we’d give Pizza Vara a go. It was amazing. Freshly made pizzas, while we waited, in a huge pizza oven. We tried a special from the menu, it was special, absolutely delicious. The owner was very friendly and chatted away while we waited. He suggested we also try his home made tiramisu. Wow, it was gorgeous as well! Well deserved 5 star reviews. Nice guy, nice staff, beautiful food! Heartily recommended!!

Best coffee we have had in a very long time, great sandwiches we had the salami was really tasty and filling! Well worth a visit!

Friendly staff and customers! Sociable atmosphere and very good service. Food prepared freshly and quickly. I had a baked potato with tuna mayonnaise and a side salad - very tasty. Home baking also on offer. Well worth a visit - for the food and also to support a small, independent, local business.

We ordered 2 takeaway pizzas while staying on Iona and they were soooo good!! I actually can't write this without wanting another one (shame I'm back home). I would definitely recommend Ailidh's if you're staying on Iona and don't want to cook - why would you, with this on your doorstep?! I was going to take a photo of the pizza but I was too preoccupied eating it 🤣

Had pizzas and coffees here a while ago. Really nice place, very secluded from the main road and has great views of the Wallace monument and Stirlings hills and scenery. The setup with the sheltered picnic tables, and the container indoor seating area was really neat. A pretty modern and creative idea. We had our dog with us so sat outside. The menu looked really nice with 3 types of pizzas on display. We ordered all 3 and really enjoyed them. They were excellent quality, well presented and just fit the bill exactly. The coffee was excellent quality too, looked very instagramable with the cool coffee art. Will definitely have to come back.