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.

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.