[Food] Authentic Italian Restaurant in B & H

[Sergei's Celebration]

As others have said Semola is highly recommended.

 

[Gwylan]

La Capannina is absolutely outstanding.

Authentic, intimate, family run restaurant.

I agree, that would have been my recommendation too; but, sadly, it's been closed since the end of last year

 

[McTavish]

I was in Milan last year we chose the places rammed with locals and wasn’t blown away tbh. Prefer a nice steak which the Italians are useless at.

You've clearly never been to Tuscany.

 

[FIVESTEPS]

VIP Old Steine,good food good value full of Italians last time I was there.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Said it before, I'll say it again....Pronto in Tavola in Waterloo St, off Western Road.

Pronto in Tavola

www.prontointavola.co.uk

Small, basic, but bloody good, and very reasonable...no main is over £12, and they import all their ingredients from back home in Calabria.

Nino & Deanna make some wonderful homemade dishes.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I've never been to Brighton, but from the photos I've seen on TripAdvisor of some of the places you mentioned (assuming you don't want a pizza):

Franco's Osteria looks like a good healthy place where they cook in true Italian style (simplicity, 3 quality ingredients are better than 20 average ones mixed casually),

Cin Cin is the one that looks how a real Italian chef would cook if he was trying his own new recipes and enjoying experimenting. Looks pricey but obviously I don't know exactly how much.

Cin Cin's recipes are not really traditional recipes, but they're still Italian in their origin and style and they seem fun, plus to us phylosophy is more important than only cooking traditional dishes. That one and Franco's are 100% where Italians would go and eat (if they could afford it) among the ones listed here so far, if they could only judge by the pictures. Obviously I could really judge a restaurant only if I was also able to taste their dishes, as something can look amazing and taste like shit and viceversa, so take this with a pinch of salt.

One criticism I have heard about Cin Cin is that the portions are not big. Personally I have not felt this; it's not a pile-it-high type of restaurant. This is easily remedied by having two starters....which I always do in such places.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

You need to go to Tuscany for that.

or Hawksmore.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Authentic Italian restaurant run and owned by an Italian ? Look no further than Colosseo in Boundary Road

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Shoreham is the same. SOuless. No recommendations I'm afraid.

I cook better Italian myself.

Fiorre di latte in Worthing is mostly Pizza, but at least it's actually Italian, and very good.

I like cooking Italian as well, what sort of stuff do you make? I have a pasta machine and dabble with this from time to time; it’s good fun.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Again, not B & H but if you ever venture West, try La Campania in Arundel, it's superb

 

[Beach Hut]

It’s not in B&H, but La Galleria in Shoreham comes close if you don’t mind travelling out a bit. Few pints in the Duke of Wellington first then 5 minute walk to LG.

Pushing the boundaries somewhat given run by Turks

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Franco's in Hove for sure, lovely guy too

 

[Weststander]

Authentic Italian restaurant run and owned by an Italian ? Look no further than Colosseo in Boundary Road

Gets highly recommended, but we found it too expensive for what it is (especially for a low rent/rates location).

The owner’s a nice bloke who we recognised from Iranian-owned Galileo in Woodland Drive. But he did the Mein Host thing on steroids, camped at our table for half the meal. I thought I loved chatting , but he could talk for Italy and England. Became a nuisance in the end.

 

[Sepulveda]

Well you need to fix that.



Speaking of salt - last time I ate at Franco's, the lasagna was too salty. It was a while ago though.

Yeah, funnily enough I came pretty near when I just finished middle school and did a 2-week holiday with an association that gave young students lodging at various English families' (who were paid for it obviously) in Romsey, and then during the day we did lessons and made small trips. One of these trips was to the Southampton stadium, probably because one of our teachers/guides was a Soton fan, lol; at the time I didn't know much about Southampton but I really liked that tour, and the stadium guide was a very kind old man who was obviously extra proud of his club. They didn't make us visit Brighton though, and on my other 3 trips to England over the years I didn't either. I'll certainly have to fix that.

As for Franco's, yeah as I said the most important aspect is taste and that one you can only judge in person. Dishes being too salty is certainly not nice.

One criticism I have heard about Cin Cin is that the portions are not big. Personally I have not felt this; it's not a pile-it-high type of restaurant. This is easily remedied by having two starters....which I always do in such places.

Yeah from the pictures online it seemed like those kind of high-end restaurant that make smaller portions, but it shouldn't be a surprise for the type of things they serve.

 

[The Clamp]

It’s not in B&H, but La Galleria in Shoreham comes close if you don’t mind travelling out a bit. Few pints in the Duke of Wellington first then 5 minute walk to LG.

They are not Italian.

 

[Chicken Run]

Again, not B & H but if you ever venture West, try La Campania in Arundel, it's superb

Who doesn’t like a trip to Arundel

 

[Chicken Run]

They are not Italian.

I did think that but didn’t want to assume, trying to be Italian yes, Persian possibly but BH reckons they are Turkish, there use to be a superb little Italian up the side of what was Argos in Western Road, lovely Italian family.

 

[Vicar!]

Another vote for La Capannina. Great service, excellent food, good value. My Brighton (Italian) go to.

 

[Clive Walker]

Pizza pilgrims.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Gets highly recommended, but we found it too expensive for what it is (especially for a low rent/rates location).

The owner’s a nice bloke who we recognised from Iranian-owned Galileo in Woodland Drive. But he did the Mein Host thing on steroids, camped at our table for half the meal. I thought I loved chatting , but he could talk for Italy and England. Became a nuisance in the end.

Ah, Billy. I actually like Billy - helps he always gives us free after dinner drinks ! He can indeed talk though. You're correct that he used to work for Moji at Galileo's. I won't repeat what I've been told about Galileo's but it's fair to say we did notice the quality of the food gradually drop so we started using Billy's. Moji is also selling his cafe next door due to financial strains. Can't say I've really noticed Billy's to be any more expensive but the food is far better. You want expensive Italian then go to La Tana in Patcham - prices have rocketed.