Firstly this restaurant has moved from silverdale and is near carnforth opposite the longlands…read moreHotel at Greenlands Farm, its a cafe by day and italian restaurant from 6pm. Well what a find and totally by accident, only been open in its new location for 3 months. I cant praise this place enough, the staff and owners were very friendly and very helpful and for the Pizza Oh my Word! amazing ! Pasta was also fab, all made using the freshest ingredients. They also had 10oz fillet steak on which we are told is excellent so may try one next time, they had a good fish selection on as well. Cant wait to go back, visit as soon as you can - you wont be disappointed

This restaurant exceeded my expectations. I had the minestrone soup and pasta with seafood and it…read morewas exceptional. The service was very professional and efficient too.

From the owner: Welcome to The Villa Italian, bar, trattoria, pizzeria and home of the North West's finest…read moreMediterranean cuisine. Our passionate team have decades of experience preparing and serving authentic Italian dishes, and we can't wait for you to visit.

I had an excellent lunch here on Friday. They do an offer of 2 courses for £12.95 which is…read moreexcellent value considering some of the mains are £18 on there own from the ala carte menu. For starter I had Octopus sald. The octopus was cooked to perfection unliike most places who over cook it. It had no hint of chewiness and was a very tasty dish. The main course I had was braised pigs cheeks served with a spring onion mash. The veg is served to you at the table which is a nice change. The desert (not sure of what it was called) was a choux pastry crammed full with cream with a coffee icing served with a side of superb vanilla ice cream. The staff are excellent and very attentive without being over the top. I will definately be returning to try out there full menu on a Saturday Evening.

Visited the San Marco trattoria last week and it was excellent. Very modern and open decor but use…read moreof space is good so you don't feel like being in a hall or squashed in. Menu was very varied with good daily specials - I loved the Involtini. Good selection of wines. Service was very, very smooth - waiter was there when we neede something but didn't rush us - very professional. A definite if you want a stylish night out. Excellent value for money.

We came to this restaurant to celebrate a family member's milestone birthday. The lunch menu gives…read morea 2-course and 3-course combination of starters, mains, and desserts with ample choices. We, a party of 13, ordered and sampled varieties of dishes from the lunch menu. For starters: we chose Pate della Casa, Oriental Tempura King Prawns, Seafood Salad, Mussels Provencal; mains: Duck Leg, Spicy Pork, Slow Roasted Pork, Braised Beef, Spaghetti alla Bolognese, Fettuccine al Salmone, Fusilli Amatriciana, and Lasagna. All dishes were mostly well prepared with good presentation. In addition, we ordered garlic bread, garlic bread Mexicano, and garlic bread & cheese. To top it off, we had Mixed Berry Meringue Nest and Vanilla ice cream as dessert. The staff was very professional, attentive, efficient, and genuinely polite. The dining experience was superb, enjoyable and pleasant! Although the location is out of the way and not in town, but it is worth the drive out to enjoy a good lunch!

I was invited here for a birthday celebration meal with my other half's family…read more I was a little bit nervous as I was told it was quite posh and I'm not really used to posh. Turns out it's really not super fancy, but the other clientele were quite smartly dressed, and it seemed that there were quite a few groups of young women dressed up to the nines, so I was glad I'd made a wee bit of an effort. It seems to be a very popular place for family celebrations as well as couples. Italian food is always problematic for me, as being vegan and gluten free tends to rule out everything on the menu. However we phoned ahead and were assured they would make something for me. I had a lovely starter from the menu of roasted veg - peppers, asparagus, aubergine, courgette, served with a side salad and some lovely pickles. Main course was a specially made dish of gluten free pasta with tomato sauce and veg - not terribly creative or exciting - but what I would expect from an Italian restaurant, and I'm glad I was able to get something, and it was tasty. We were in a fairly large group of 11, and staff did well with the timing of the dishes coming out so that we could eat together. There weren't any mistakes with the meals, but a couple of the group were a bit disappointed in their meals - over cooked steak and chewy lobster. It was also very noisy where our table was, at the end of the ground floor as it was next to a mirrored wall and the floor was tiled, so it was difficult hearing anyone who wasn't right next to you, and a couple of the older members of the group really struggled because of the background noise. Staff were pleasant and even joined in with the Happy Birthday rendition as the birthday cake was brought out, which was a nice touch. They let us bring in our own cake too, so that was good of them. In seems to have a nicely taken care of outside area, with fancy water features and an extensive car park. There's also a huge children's play area outside to keep the kiddies occupied.

What a cute Italian place! My friend and I stopped in here on a whim and we were waited on like we…read morewere royalty! The service couldn't be beat and the pasta was delicious and soul warming after a day out in the cold rain! A must go if you are in Baslow!

An absolutely wonderful experience. The food was some of the best Italian I have had, and this is…read moreafter spending 4 days on the Italian coast just a week before. The staff was responsive and it is so reasonably priced. I had the baked spaghetti and it was spectacular. The size was enormous. Enough for three. The stuffed mushrooms were a perfect app paring. My partner had a great salad and Melon and prosciutto app. Great place, hope to com back soon.

Great little restaurant. The food was excellent. Staff very attentive. Thoroughly recommend even in…read morethe middle of COVID

Amazing place quiet and calm, amazing food and beverages. There is absolutely nothing wrong here…read more The stakes are perfect and the starters are delicious. The soup is just brilliant. Recommend it a thousand times

Lovely food highly recommended going again for my birthday great value great atmosphereread more

Amazing atmosphere, food, service, and location. Definitely will be back when in Manchester.read more

Quite simply the best food we've had since arriving in the Lakes. We were attracted by the…read morelunchtime special £8.50 for soup of the day and any main (pizza/pasta) on the menu. It would be fair to say it exceeded our expectations the tomato and basil soup was served with bread and genuinely excellent. Followed by carnivore pizza which again was excellent with really high quality ingredients Italian meats, spicy sausage, fresh chilli etc. I would have been thrilled with this quality of food doran evening out never mind lunch. Staff were very pleasant and the restaurant though small was immaculate. I strongly recommend you give it a try.

Excellent italian food and friendly, efficient but not overbearing service. Plenty of choice…read morealthough they seem to be slightly biased towards sea-food as three of the four specials were fish based. There were five of us and we chose a variety of dishes,I had red mullet, ratatouille and green (pesto?) mashed potato, whereas my son had pizza. Mine was absolutely delicious. So was the cappucino brulee that I shared with my wife. Everybody else was very pleased with their choices too. Quite a small premises with straightforward decor and ambience, but clean and well run. Definitely worth a visit. I believe you pay a premium for eating in Ambleside but we spent slightly over £20 per head and I think that this was most reasonable overall. I hope that you enjoy it too.

One of the best meals I've had in England. This fantastic Italian restaurant could hold its own in…read moredowntown Chicago! We had the artistan bread with olive oil & delicious balsamic vinaigrette. Shared the burrata with arugula and tomatoes. The lentil soup was unbelievable! Order this! I had the lobster ravioli in a white wine cream sauce and my boyfriend had the Italian fennel sausage pasta. Both were unbelievable!!! Come here! Order everything you can. And that's all I have to say about that! Jackée

Place was a lovely surprise in the suburbs of Childwall . Food and menu choices high quality and…read morestaff friendly and professional . I now live in America but originally from Liverpool so a nice quiet alternative to going into the city . Will be back

I have been walking past this little gem for years and it as always been very busy .. having family…read moreover I decided to try and get a table .. we walked in at 5 pm and was offered a table as long as we could vacate it by 7pm the food and service was second to none ... I would highly recommend that you book a table so you don't have to rush your meal