The best restaurants serving Italian food in South West

Before 2pm, I decided to treat myself to a Fat Toni's for lunch, I'm clicking through the delivery process on their website (I had elected to use their own website, rather than a third party site like Uber eats, in an effort to support the business itself) and I reach the part where you select when you want the pizza delivered. I have used the website to order a delivery many times, and am familiar with the ASAP option for delivery, which gives you a <60mins (for example) estimate. This time it said <192mins, I'm thinking, well yes, naturally it will take less than 3.2 hours for the pizza to be made and delivered, so , I continue. Imagine my surprise, when after I have checked out, and spent the £26 for my lunch, that I won't in fact be getting it in time for lunch, but for dinner at 5pm. Estimated delivery time, 5pm. In what world, does it take upwards of 3 hours to fulfill a pizza order from a pizzeria on a Friday early afternoon? I thought I might have made a mistake and the store didn't open until 4, no, it opened at 1. In what world does someone order a pizza at 2, that wants to receive it at 5? I assumed, as has been the case with my previous orders, that the estimate was to give themselves a safety net, it won't be any longer than 2 hours, but it's likely to be less than 1 (for example). Why give me the option to choose ASAP, 2pm,3pm,etc if the earliest time it can be delivered for is 5pm? And really, CAN that be as SOON as POSSIBLE? Because I wanted lunch, and not dinner, I looked into cancelling the order, alas, can't be done. The order for the pizza they presumably will not start making for at least another 2 and a half hours, cannot be cancelled. My desire for the pizza has since worn off, but I guess, I'll be seeing it at 5pm whether I like it or not.

Best garlic bread I have tasted. Following pasta main course high quality. Add great ambience and you have the perfect lunch. Seek this place out. You will not be disappointed.

Incredible brunch. Popped in before shopping in town, foragers eggs so yummy! Was nice to interact with the chef too, I believe his name was Mark! Thank you!

Very friendly on arrival & prompt service. Food is always very good we enjoyed our evening there & will return as always.

Came for a birthday lunch as a table of 10. From the moment we booked, the team were extremely helpful and went out of their way to accommodate us. On the day we were late due to traffic and still received 5* service. Food was fantastic, atmosphere was great. Definitely in my top 5 eating out experiences

Not my first visit, and certainly not my last. The menu caters for vegetarians and vegans, the food is consistently brilliant and the service is excellent.

It’s very popular but the ques are managed quickly & efficiently. It’s got great barista staff, albeit a wee bit expensive but it’s quality coffee & made well

My go to restaurant in Cheltenham for breakfast or lunch for business or with family and friends. This is what an Italian restaurant should feel like. Warm, welcoming, amazing (family) feel restaurant. Salv and all of his team make you feel welcome, always greeted with a smile and you leave with a belly full of amazing food. Never been disappointed with anything… the foodgasm bell chimes on!

We tried the restaurant for lunch and were not disappointed. The food was good and the staff was very nice and friendly. Great coffee and free limoncello.

So very sad to hear that Massimos has closed. We have spent many happy times there, with lovely food. We are left with our memories, and offer our good wishes to all the family in any future endeavours. Tim and Janet.

Good choice of Italian food. Very tasty and prepared well. We all had three courses and each was cooked, and very much as described. Staff were very helpful, courteous and attentive. We will certainly go again, maybe in the evening for the dinners.

Visited La Bocca on the 6th August while I was on Holiday in Cornwall from Manchester...... I had a wonderful evening with some excellent Food that was absolutely delicious, and in a restaurant with great standards and friendly staff that were extremely helpful.....La Bocca has very much become one of my favourite restaurant's and I ensure that I will be visiting again sometime in future when I am next in Cornwall thank you very much once again La Bocca

Came here to try out the ice cream. Had vegan chocolate, absolutely delicious. Nice that there was seating and the staff were super friendly. Would definitely go back to try other flavours.

This is a surprisingly good Italian restaurant housed in an unassuming building, tucked away in the Forest of Dean. The service was great and every dish was delicious. Standard Italian restaurant prices. We arrived before 6pm without a reservation and by 7pm the place was almost full! Lots of dairy free options on the menu. We had bianchetti and bruschetta to start, then spaghetti bolognaise and a pizza.

Fantastic lunch with family. 5/5 for food and service. Thank you to Giuseppe, Sarah and the team, for looking after us. A great start to the season's excesses!!