The best restaurants serving Italian food in South East

We came early for dinner ,so had a good chat with the staff ,the waiter very friendly and helpful. As for the food it was to a very high standard and tasted great ,all freshly cooked , very authentic. The wine was also good and balanced the crab pasta. Definitely worth another visit.

I work in Ramsate a lot and this is by far the nicest food in the town. Nice friendly welcome. I had the lasagne- pork ribs - pizza - bolognese this week all freshly cooked and delicious.

First visit and will be returning. Warm welcome from the host on arrival. Starters & Mains were awesome. Served by Callum who was fantastic all night. Thank you guys!

My friend & I had the 3-course Christmas lunch menu & it was excellent. Plenty of very good quality food. The service was very good too... making sure everything was OK but without being intrusive. We were not rushed to finish our meals & were asked if we were ready for our desserts or whether we wanted to wait a little longer. I have eaten here several times previously & the food has always been good but this was the first time I'd had the Christmas menu. Definitely recommend.

We had lunch here as it was a halfway meeting point for us and lovely friends we met up with. We were warmly greeted on arrival and the food was delicious. Will definitely be coming here again!

Great quality food as always. Limoncello never disappoints. Amazing pizza and generally very authentic and delicious

I am SO into SAS - SASSO! Love this place it’s the only restaurant that made a special hot chocolate concoction for us upon curious request. SASSO is the easiest, chillest, well priced dinner option in all of Portslade and Hove imo.

really nice small family run Italian place with good pizza and pasta dishes. it is a friendly restaurant and the service is good. it is better than some of the chain restaurants in town.

Great local with friendly staff

We have been coming to this restaurant for several years now and once again all three courses were excellent. Although the restaurant was very busy the service was friendly and efficient as usual. We’ll be back again soon!

Went with family last Sat for lunch. Shown to big table on the right near the entrance by the owner who like all the staff who served us was extremely polite and helpful. The Pizzas and Meatballs with Spaghetti were absolutely fantastically cooked and so tasty and also beautifully presented. My Grandson was really looked after as well by all the staff and the kids menu had some lovely Italian options for him although he went for Chicken Nuggets and fries but wow they were cooked with gorgeous fresh chunky chicken and nothing like you would get in a fast food place. Really enjoyed our experience and great value for money.

Great food and very attentive service we had Carbonara's and Aglio E Olio and deserts all lovely well presented some great Bellini's as well Disappointed to see 10% service charge option on bill as would have given more if this was not there

Ela Bella is my absolute favourite restaurant, it’s a hidden jewel in Tonbridge. The ambiance is charming and quaint and the owner Tarik is very inviting and passionate about culinary creations. The delicious goat’s cheese and spinach puff pastry starter complemented with rose jam was heavenly. I tried one of Ela Bella’s signature dishes ‘Steak Tonbridge’ which was a symphony of flavours and exquisitely cooked to perfection, with melt in the mouth Stilton cheese and beautifully presented with a red wine jus. An unforgettable experience for food lovers!

What a lovely little Italian restaurant, only a few minutes walk from our hotel. It is my husband's birthday so it was a lovely treat to eat in such a romantic place. The food was fab. Hot, plentiful portions, served by a young man (sorry didn't get his name), with attention and extremely polite. My husband had the linguine with mixed seafood and I had a vegetarian pasta which was heavenly. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area

Quite superb dinner with wonderful friends. Fabulous service, exceptional food and drink with a wide variety of meat fish pasta - something for everyone! Desserts and drink also terrific. Lovely setting - a special restaurant!