Colchester, Essex
118 customer reviews
Malcolm Gardner
Excellent restaurants easily missed on a busy road. The service and food is of the highest quality and second to none. Highly recommended.
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Stuart Briggs
great food and always great personal service
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Channel Pup
The best Italian restaurant in Colchester. Superb food, superb service with a lot of character and charm. It's a small place and relatively simplistic in design but it comes with a lot of character.
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Doina Petrovici
the best pasta ever! highly recommended
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Katie Still Jackson
We had a delightful meal last night. The owners were very accommodating, friendly and funny. Their vegan menu is extensive and delicious. The chef even came out with a sample plate of their new vegan bean burger homemade (which was absolutely delicious) and vegan sausages (yum) to get customer response. Very very good. I highly recommend and we will be coming back here ASAP. Lovely to have a traditional family run Italian in Colchester that caters for a wide range of customers. 5/5 More...
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Dagný Dís Magnúsdóttir
The most amazing place!! My boyfriend and I have tried almost all the restaurants in Colchester and this one is our favourite. The brothers who own the restoring are so welcoming and nice. The tiramisu is to die for! More...
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Adam Moore
Tasty and fresh food with great, friendly service. The foods a little Overpriced and wine was very overpriced.
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Renato Gervasi
Siamo venuti da Genova a Colchester per accompagnare nostra figlia all'università...abbiamo cercato un ristorante nei paraggi e ci siamo imbattuti in ristorante, la pizza è buonissima i titolari sprizzano la simpatia napoletana. ..se torniamo a Colchester ci torneremo sicuro. More...
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Simone Carter
We came here for dinner after a bad experience at the local Carluccios,Wow! What a difference! Some of the best Italian I've ever had that I made an account just to review you!
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Ian Clarke
Quality authentic food food at a great price.
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Dan Purdy
Really delightful little italian trattoria sat in colchester town centre. Food was great, service was fantastic. We went on a sunday evening and it was a fantastic way to end a sunday evening.
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Lars Hate
Great pizza and mussels
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Tatiana Romanova
This is an exceptional authentic Italian restaurant! I’ve been to many Italian restaurants in London but this one easily beats any of them! Me and my husband became regulars at this place and always leave happy and full. 100% recommend! Hidden gem of Colchester! More...
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Kimberleigh Caton
Came here for the first time last night with my Husband. Ordered Mussels for Starters and the Swordfish Steak. Tasted so fresh and cooked perfectly. All food is authentically Italian which I much prefer over the High Street Italian Chains. Will definitely come here again. More...
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Dan Cawley
great service , fantastic food , intimate surroundings
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Debs McAndrew
We came here with my daughter and granddaughter for my daughter’s birthday. They treated my granddaughter like a princess and my daughter too. Oh, and the food was lovely. It is friendly, the food is great and the staff are fabulous. Just go. More...
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Simon Basten
Ottimo ristorante Italiano. Davvero complimenti
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Lisa Perkins
A lovely authentic meal for our Anniversary. Highly recommend
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S Tulip Antiques & Carpentry
Best Italian in Colchester, I would give them five stars, amazing food, such friendly family. Highly recommend.
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Peter Chisnall
Fried zucchini flowers free with starter!
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Mugur Onita
Excellent authentic italian pizza.
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Dean Stanley
My wife and I came here for our third wedding anniversary and Alfredo was extremely welcoming upon arrival and was very informative about the dishes available, the ingredients, and Colchester as a whole. It's a lovely restaurant that isn't so big that you'll be forgotten about or so small that you'll be hitting elbows with the neighbouring tables, it's the Goldilocks size. We had the mixed seafood platter and arancini balls to start, both were great. The fish tasted very fresh, my wife, being Greek was very impressed by this freshness of fish. For mains we had calves liver and seafood risotto. The calves liver was perfectly cooked and melted in the mouth, whilst the seafood platter again amazed us with its freshness. For the third, and final, course we had tiramisu and rum baba. I can honestly say that the tiramisu is the best tiramisu I've ever tasted, and was quite jealous that my wife had ordered it instead of me. Then I tasted my rum baba and I wasn't jealous anymore. Delicious!The meal was washed down with a bottle of montepulciano d'abruzzo and when the bill came we were pleasantly surprised. £84 for 3 amazing courses and a bottle of wine, would've happily paid double.Will definitely be going back again soon! More...
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sepehr nk
Food is simply amazing. Home cooked quality
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Chris Simmonds
Reasonable food at a reasonable price.
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chris f
Super
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Stuart Crowley
Very cosy. Good food. Lovely host. Was in Colchester for the day. Popped in here due to online recommendations. Not disappointed. Large portions of home cooked hearty Italian food. Would not hesitate to go back again. Tiramisu to die for :) More...
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Geoff Battle
Large portion sizes, from a menu offering a wide range of options. Service is friendly and personal.Not all dishes can be modified, so I suggest calling in advance if you have any changes in mind. The main courses were tasty though not exceptional. The dessert though was delicious, a white chocolate cheesecake which was soft and sweet, without being too artificial as many similar desserts can be.Odd that the card readers do not have an option for leaving tips, so take a little cash if you are so inclined. More...
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kevin snee
Very nice and the tiramisu was the best
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Tom Wood
Lovely food and lovely team! Would go again for sure!
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Lorenzo
As an Italian living in Colchester you can trust me on this one, this restaurant is really good. They have high quality fresh ingredients and craft authentic Italian meals that rival my grandmother's. Their pasta dough is nothing like any other you can find in Colchester. Definitely treat yourself to a cheesecake or Tiramisù - we really enjoyed these in particular. Great selection of wines too. The prices aren't higher than any Italian restaurant in Italy. The staff is very friendly too and the chef definitely loves what he does. More...
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Ela Janas
Best pizza in Colchester! Amazing place, true Italian cuisine, will definitely come back ❤
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Pete Gore
Was recommended this place by some friends and it was amazing! Food was fantastico and the service was spot on. We had the chef take our order and our man on front of house was friendly, chatty and amazing. 100% going back soon!!!
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Ibrahim Alnajjar
Very delicious pizza and good service
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Thomas William McMunn
Fantastic food and service
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sarah razzell
Just enjoyed a great meal here, the seafood risotto was excellent and so was the tiramisu. A cosy restaurant and Alfredo and Giuseppe are very friendly and attentive.
We had a lovely evening. We will certainly be back.
Sarah, Steve and Julie and Steve x
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QD Raz
The service was lovely and very fast. The food was of very good quality and the atmosphere was cozy. The music added to the whole ambience nicely as well, which made the whole evening enjoyable and pleasant. Whole-heartedly recommend this location! More...
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Nguyen An
Hands down the best Tiramisu I have tried! Went to the best one in Milan and this was so so much more flavourful. It goes without saying that service was top notch! Also tried the pizza and seafood pasta which were a treat! Can we have more restaurants like this please? More...
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Alice Anderson
Incredible food, the staff are lovely and the food is so so delicious. My whole family are hooked on this place, amazing food!
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Mike Crossman
I've been there several times with my girlfriend and friends. The food, drink and staff are first class. I recommend everyone to try them. You won't be disappointed.
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Giulia Tramontana
My boyfriend and I keep coming back to this restaurant for the high quality food and service. Would recommend to anyone who likes Italian food �
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Wendy Bassett
We had a meal for 15 vegans!
Food was lovely. Staff very friendly and attentive (but not over attentive which can be annoying). Would highly recommend !
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Ria Amodio
The staff are incredibly nice people, the food is classically Italian. I hope people choose this place over the neighbouring Prezzo because it knocks that far out of the park. The gnocchi, porchetta and arancini are all delicious and the pizzas are particularly paramount! Great place, so glad we found it! Visited 2 times in 3 weeks, the first few visits of many. Highly recommended. More...
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Dave Emeny
Great Restaurant had a late evening meal just perfect and very reasonable prices worth finding at the top of Queens Street.
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Chloe Tosh
Had a lovely meal here on Saturday night for a surprise birthday! Great service, beautiful food. Will definitely be returning again!
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Claire Biggins
Went yesterday, 19th March 2017. Loved it! Authentic Italian restaurant, owned and run by Italians. Food was amazing. I hope Colchester supports this business. Agree with other reviews that it's so much better than eating at a chain. Going back for Mothers day. Please visit here. Amazing take away offered on Friday, Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30am. Sooo worth a visit if you want great food and great service. More...
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Keith Fox-Hammond
Best Italian Resturant I’ve been to in Colchester. If your thinking of booking with Prezzo or any of the other chains, just go across the road instead to this excellent friendly restaurant.
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Al Gillard
This little restaurant was brilliant. The menu did not overwhelm, the staff chap was excellent and could not do enough. The food was superb too. I highly recommend this place as a small independent rather than a faceless chain establishment. More...
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Tom McLaughlin
Best Italian in Colchester. Very friendly and attentive service every time we visit, reasonable prices, good wine list and excellent food.
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Ben Grant
Fantastic Authentic Italian restaurant. We had my dad's 70th birthday here and we could not have asked for more. The staff were so attentive and nothing was too much trouble. Perfect location...Perfect hosts....Everyone went home with big smiles. Welll done everyone and thank you again. More...
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Cinzia Ghignoni
Came with my daughter for a quick pizza. I Am Italian and the pizza was great. The owner friendly and helpful. Will go back for the rest of the menu.
Support this local business which serves real Italian food and beats all the chains hands down. Bravi! !
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