Serious lack of Italian run good quality Italian restaurants - HELP

[Tess]

the best one we have been 2 is portofinos on chesterfield road s8 well recommended !!!!

 

Is that still open? I went a few years ago for my dad's birthday and thought it was absolutely fantastic, glad to hear its still going strong.

[virgoen18]

I'm sorry but I was very disappointed with Ferdinando's. A group of 3 of us went there. It wasn't overly busy or anything and it took an hour and a half for us to finally get our main meal. The service was absolutely appalling. The staff didn't seem to care and when my meal did come it was foul. I had a crespella which was basically just a bowl full of spinach with a pancake wrapped around. I think they must have forgotten to add the cheese, chicken and tomatoes. That is a restaurant I certainly won't be visiting again!

[scottf]

http://www.calabriacucina.co.uk/ its in chesterfield but it looks very authentic, i go to calabria very often and there are definitely calabrian dishes!!

[Jobean]

Bella Napoli on Abbeydale Road next to the now closed down Spar shop.

 

Not quite authentic but run by a Venezuelian woman called Nancy who is incredidably passionate about her cooking. I worked there when I was a student, and boy was I well fed!

[swordfish1]

Is that still open? I went a few years ago for my dad's birthday and thought it was absolutely fantastic, glad to hear its still going strong.

 

 

Not run by Italian's anymore. The previous owner sold it (he actually got rid, it became the Bay tree, he restarted it as Portofino and got rid again). I don't actually know if the Chef is the same one or even if he was italian, all I know is that last time I went it wasn't as good.

Possibly just a one-off, so will definitely go again as I've had some fantastic meals there over the years.

[Odin's Wrath]

Went to Casanovas last Friday and was extremely impressed. Very nice food and some nice waitresses too!

[Wigtwizzle]

Think you need to listen a little closer, because all the Italian looking staff in Maranellos are in fact Iranian

 

Not detracting from the quality of the food/place, but it doesn't fit with the OP's request for an Italian run Italian.

 

The head chef (who owns the restaurant) is definitely Italian - she's called Lucia. She's the sister of Vito who runs Vito's in Walkley.

 

I'm not aware of any Iranian staff in there at all.

[Lee Newell]

I'd recommend Portofino, next to the white lion where London Road turns into Chesterfield Road. I've been quite a few times. The food is sensational and very reasonably priced considering the quality. Nice friendly and relaxed atmosphere too. I love Italian food and this is the best restaurant I've found in Sheffield so far.

 

I've never recommended restaurants on here but I have this worry that these little authentic, non-chain places will disappear if we don't all support them with our custom. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll love it.

[codemonkey]

It's out of the way but Sandro's in Clowne serves up authentic Italian food.

[Jakester]

The head chef (who owns the restaurant) is definitely Italian - she's called Lucia. She's the sister of Vito who runs Vito's in Walkley.

 

I'm not aware of any Iranian staff in there at all.

 

Agree. Marinello's is an Italian family based restaurant and a quite authentic one.

 

Italian food varies massively from the north to the south of the country so it's important to find out the location and speciality of the chef. I would personally like more variation but the majority offer "italian food" that Sheffielder's think is italian.

 

Tuscan stews / parpadelli / ragu sauces / wild boar / simple authentic spaghetti dishes and so on......

 

Better wine lists would suffice eg Brunello's , Amarone's , super tuscans.