Second visit already planning our next.
Family get together all ages , staff were great drinks service was quick .
The food 🥘 was purfect I had starter , main and a dessert (we did spend a lot of time there) friendly staff , would recommend this place to anybody .
Cheers guys 😀
Called in late Saturday afternoon for an early tea and enjoyed a beautiful meal that hit ALL the right spots. A lovely restaurant with excellent attentive staff. Have enjoyed a number of meals here and each has been first class. Clean tables, great food and excellent surroundings, what more could you ask for. Happily recommend Villaggio Cucina to anyone who would like to experience an enjoyable meal �
Fantastic food and service always worth the long journey. Ate outside on a warm summers evening the atmosphere was buzzing loved every minute would very highly recommend.
Great atmosphere, lasagne, pizza, vegetarian meal for one of our friends and duck breast. We were all delighted with our choices. The desserts and the wine equally as good. Will definitely be back.
I can’t recommend this place enough! 5/5 😁
A regular haunt. Always a good atmosphere in here. Food is excellent for the price and some nice wines on the menu again at very reasonable prices. Staff friendly and attentive on the times I've eaten there.
Had my birthday meal here last night. Was delicious and such friendly helpful staff, thankyou
Love this place, love the staff, love the food. Nothing is too much trouble. A regular haunt of ours and our family. Enjoyed the experience since the day it opened in 2011.
Just been for a girly catch up and the food/service was excellent. A lovely morning spent with lovely company, great food and good service. Will be back soon
Fabulous food and nice service, definitely recommend
Lovely place with rally attentive staff. Food was beautiful. Will definitely go back
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Villaggio Cucina is a classic spot in the heart of birkdale village, serving beautiful Italian cuisine.
The food here is exceptional, and remains true to traditional Italian options despite being pretty huge. Everything we had was of incredible quality, and I was sorry to not have room to finish it! The only slight issue was that the pizza I chose wasn't marked as spicy but most definitely was! But thankfully it was also delicious.
There is a good selection of drinks, and especially wines, all at a reasonable price.
The service is pretty hit and miss. We were served by at least 4 different people, a lack of continuity which produced predictable problems. At the end of the night, after waiting for a long time to pay our bill, we eventually went up to the counter and paid so we could leave. This may seem minor, but this has happened multiple times here and leads to you feeling forgotten about, which isn't a great way to end the night.
The venue itself is well decorated, and on quieter nights is a great place to be. However, on a Saturday night when the place is full, the acoustics are awful. It is INCREDIBLY loud, to the point where you can barely hear people across the table from you. Unfortunately this means I'd advise not going here on a weekend if you want to have a good conversation, at least until they put some noise dampening or something in place.
In the end, the food makes up for everything. I'd happily go back in a heart beat, but only on quieter days of the week.
Me, my wife and our extended family, have been going to Villaggio Cucina consistently for many years. Me and my wife have watched it grow into the best independent Italian in the area. Once again last nights meal did not disappoint. Greeted with a large smile, we had cocktails and starters (King Prawns) outside in the sun. We then moved inside to enjoy our main courses due to the oncoming thunderstorm. My wife had the Chicken Caesar salad, she swears by it everytime (believe me, she’s eaten a lot of salads). Myself I had the stuffed chicken breast and swapped the mash out for chunky chips, it was all delicious.
When considering the stress and strain of running a small business in the current climate, it never spills into the service. No issue is too much and a quick chat always solves everything.
If you’re looking for an example of what hard work gets you, then look no further than Villaggio Cucina.
We decided to eat there for the first time today. I had thought the menu was pretty varied, too varied to get everything just right. How wrong I was. 4 of us all chose totally different meals, each one delicious! Lovely attentive staff and really well priced. My lamb and mash was PERFECT! The first visit but definitely not the last!
I love Villaggo and go whenever I can. Mainly lunchtime, which is perfect. When I have been in the evening I have found it even better. Lorna and her staff are always welcoming and friendly. I have no hesitation in recommending it.
Delicious meal tonight presented really nicely too . Good service
Had some brilliant food here with my fiancé, we entered the restaurant through a nice, heavy posh curtain which I have noticed seems to be a nice touch in nicer restaurants that like to make you feel more relaxed and not constantly sitting near a drafty door. We was greeted by wonder staff, who all acknowledged us,we was informed of the anything we needed to know with the days menus and special. Service was brilliant, well presented food, and the waiting staff don’t ask you if your enjoying your food when you have a mouth full(always gets to me that) but the staff are considerate as thoughtful. The food was brilliantly presented as you can see and well worth the money. So much flavour. Highly recommended place to dine, fine dine, quick lunch or for date nights. We will return soon definitely. Thank you for a lovely meal and a great service.
Popped in on a lovely, sunny Saturday afternoon on the offchance they'd have a table free as we hadn't booked. They did and we chose to sit inside (lovely outdoor area, but we felt like sitting in). Staff lovely and friendly and there was no long wait to get the first drink in which was great. The food we ordered was really good, especially the pea and ham soup for starters and I had smoked haddock risotto with a poached egg which was yum. My son had the fillet steak which he loved as it was cooked to perfection (medium and it did look lovely ) I can't wait to go back again.
The food was tasty and flavourful and the only thing that lets this restaurant down is the really slow service. The waiters are like snails and it seems that they ignore you and you have to wait at least 10 minutes for someone to come and offer drinks and most of the other time you need to ask a waiter to order anything which was quite disappointing.
We arrived a few minutes late but were still able to order breakfast and for that we really appreciate it. The food and service were impeccable and staff were really friendly. Thank you
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The Food, the staff and the ambience of Villaggio Cucina was excellent.
When we arrived the staff were very attentive and polite, we were quickly shown to our table then our drinks order was taken and we were given a menu each. After a short while our drinks were brought over, as we couldn't decide what to have the waitress who brought our drinks noticed this and offered to explain what was in each dish, the portion size and the variations available.
After ordering the food soon arrived I had ordered a mushroom tart it was very tasty, the texture of the light slightly crispy pastry was lovely along with the presentation of the meal I had I felt (with the waitresses help) made a hood choice. My daughter opted for sea bass this again was cooked to perfection. My partner opted for a pasta dish, again cooked to perfection and a rather large portion!
To end the evening as it was my daughters birthday the waitress, other staff and some of the dinners sang happy birth to her as a cake with a lit candle was brought out.
Highly recommended.
Lovely food great atmosphere and staff amazing five star rating xxxx
Had a great meal here for our first anniversary and it was amazing, yes the restaurant was busy and loud but it was the Saturday before Valentine’s Day. The food came quick and was absolutely amazing I will definitely be coming back for the gnocchi my GF had.
P.s I don’t know what playlist they had on but it was a belter of a playlist.
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Called in here ad hoc, 1st visit, not checked any reviews, so took a chance.
It turned out to be a good choice.
Very friendly greeting as we arrived, and accommodated us at short notice. They were up-front about having to vacate the table by 7.15pm so we all knew where we stood, we were happy with this as they were good enough to accommodate us.
The serving staff were very attentive & polite, "sir" & "madam"and exuded professionalism without being condescending or pompous.
Simply decorated but a relaxed vibe, appropriate and subtle background music that was pitched just-right in taste and volume, so not detrimental to conversation, perfect.
Italian restaurants are not on my favorite list as it is usually boring pasta dishes which all taste the same, or pizza (which is my least enjoyed meal). What a refreshing surprise this restaurant was. Lots to choose from that wasn't typical itialian' esk fayre so there was something for everyone, even vegetarians & vegans.
My partner (who chose this restaurant) had a pizza, I chose a gorganzola salad.
She tells me that the pizza (thin crust) was very enjoyable, and to be fair, looked it to me.
I have to say that I just don't know how this place managed to make a salad so tasty! It was exquisite. It incorporated many complementary flavours and textures that made what can be perceived as a bland meal into something extrordinarily spectacular. In corporating pear, walnuts and an unoffensive dressing, tomato's, it was super fresh, very enjoyable & super tasty, one of the best salads I have eaten in a restaurant, by far.
Traditional Italian deserts finished off the meal, together with a lovely coffee.
I cannot fault this place at all staff, ambiance, food presentation, food quality all were perfect as far as I am concerned.
I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant based upon my experience and will certainly be returning.
Excellent food and service. Very busy on a Saturday night. Atmosphere can get a bit loud
The food was amazing as for the services too
It's just a little too loud to talk
A lovely restaurant with good lighting. When we arrived our table wasn't ready so we had to stand by the bar which wasn't great as we were in the way and one of our party was in her 80's. Once seated we had a lovely night and the food was fab!
Lovely restaurant, staff are very attentive & efficient. Food was excellent.
Excellent food, friendly staff and reasonable prices.
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