My maid of honour and I came here on what was to be my last night of freedom . I was getting married the next day so we wanted to choose somewhere with great ambience and lovely food. Il vesuvio did not disappoint. We looked at the specials but decided to opt from the normal menu. I had the chicken in mushrooms one of my particular favourites and my friend had a fish dish. The food was delicious and melted in your mouth. Service was prompt and we were personally welcomed in. This was my friend's first visit to this family run restauarnt and she was impressed. All the staff were friendly, warm and welcoming and Franco and his wife made us particularly welcome when they knew the occasion. After a lovely meal dessert followed and this time we did choose from the specials menu. They were simply divine and melted in your mouth. All in all an excellent meal and excellent night out. Highly recommend Il vesuvio restaurant !!!!
Beautiful restaurant and lovely atmosphere. We celebrated my husbands 40th Birthday at ll Vesuvio last night, with our son and some friends. We had a fab night and cannot thank the staff enough for their attentiveness. The food was, as always delicious. Thoroughly recommend this excellent restaurant.
Thank you so much for hosting my sister's hen party meal last night the food was absolutely amazing especially the desserts I will definitely be coming again
Authentic food in a little corner of Italy on Camden Road. Excellent, friendly service. Incredible food, delicious wine and wonderful surroundings. Can’t wait to go back!
If you want to experience the authentic Italian dining, have a great selection of Italian wines and feel welcome, il Vesuvio is the place for you. We drive many miles to eat here and we’re happy to come back again and again! Forza Napoli!
We had a fantastic meal, there were 11 of us and the service was perfect. The food was excellent quality and the portions were generous and value for money. Maria was a wonderful host and all the staff were lovely. Recommend this place 100%, thank you for a great evening.
This is my favourite Italian restaurant, loved everything I tried so far, the staff are very friendly and the menu is varied as you always have many options to chose from. Well done!
Christopher David Peers
+5
Amazing food, great service and friendly staff!! Love this place so much!
Gorgeous food and amazing service! Definitely worth a visit �
Went for Mother's Day, brilliant lunch I had the king prawn in chilli & garlic .... They were enormous & delicious, then then grilled swordfish cooked to perfection. What a fantastic chef they must have. Family run restaurant, child family.... You really must try a little gem hidden in Camden road
Excellent southern Italian food. Friendly family run place
Delicious authentic Italian food!! Fantastic service, highly recommend and we will be back again !!
Amazing Italian food and atmosphere in West Kent. Will definitely come back. Food is from the heart and tastes heavenly.
Once again i cannot fault the food or service here. Wonderful people and atmostphere. If i could i would dine there every week . Thank you all xxxx
Grateful “Totally Grateful”
+5
A very nice and rustic atmospheric family restaurant run by a charming couple over 13 years now, serving authentic Italian food from Naples. and I need to mention the husband was very pleasing and attentive.
The food was full of flavour, I could smell the aroma from the gluten free pasta I ordered from far away, and the portions sizes were just right.
And the bill was beautifully had written.
We truly enjoyed our dinner and time in this satisfying place.
We booked in with Il Vesuvio with a party of 11 for an engagement celebration meal on Saturday evening. We booked via email and went back and forth a couple of times to ensure our food was booked in ahead of time. The venue has character and is a great little independent restaurant. The menu has plenty to choose from and so there was plenty of variety for our party. Everyone remarked how flavoursome their food was and there was not much left at all by the end! The waiters were attentive to our needs and did everything with a smile on their face and made us all feel at ease. We will definitely be back to enjoy this restaurant in the future.
Very authentic Italian restaurant. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. We had a pizza and fish but seafood spaghetti looked really good! We will definitely go back to try a few more dishes.
Lovely food (and lots of choice!), very reasonable prices and great service! Would very much recommend and will be coming back!
Bruschetta funghi was exquisite - incredibly creamy and full of flavour.
Mains:
Gnocchi - this is the most authentic gnocchi I’ve had since Rome, it was amazing. Cheesy, full of flavour and the tomato sauce was one of the best I’ve had.
Spaghetti - it was nice and simple - nothing too special but it did have a real authentic Italian element behind it.
Dessert:
All I can say is wow. Everything single item hit the spot. The Panna cotta, the chocolate fondant (I cant remember the exact name they had for it in the restaurant) and the cannelloni - it was unbelievable. Especially the chocolate fondant, cooked to perfection - the chocolate began oozing out as soon as we cut into it. The chocolate was rich but just the right amount.
Also the hog chocolate was heavenly if you like thick creamy not chocolates - it tasted like a chocolate mousse!
I would 100% recommend this restaurant - not only is the food incredible but the staff are wonderful and welcoming.
The best italian spaghetti and risotto dishes we've ever tasted, here or in Italy itself. And the service was friendly and efficient. Cannot recommend highly enough. Superb!
dr.JacklineSobhy د.جاكلين صبحي
+5
Food is amazing, presentation is really mouth watering, the staff is really friendly, The whole experience was overwhelming.. I went with my friends ordered Bruschetta and Affettati as starters . I ordered spaghetti carbonara it was really delicious 😋😋 and crème brulee as a dessert and I absolutely loved it 💓💓💓😍😍😍 will definitely come back for more 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I have absolutely nothing but praises to sing about Il Vesuvio. We came for my dad's birthday meal on a Friday night.
I had the cozze Italia (mussels in a garlic and white wine sauce) and it was possibly one of the best meals I've ever eaten. The sauce was perfectly salted, garlicky and creamy without being cloying.
For mains I had spaghetti carbonate and it was exactly what I was craving! Proper thick diced ham/bacon in it and the portion size was more than substantial. If I hadn't been so greedy, I would have taken half home to enjoy later.
The waiters were both fantastic, filled with delightful conversation and light banter.
They finished with a complimentary round of lemoncello.
I have a new favourite restaurant and I will be back!
Grazi mille!
Taken there for father's day. Felt sorry for the young waiter who was working alone (i assume someone had let them down) but remained composed and polite.
Everyone really enjoyed their meal, i had the linguini al rospo (with monkfish and king prawns) which was absolutely divine
Really nice food for reasonable prices. Loved the seafood Linguine.
Super friendly family restaurant. Practice your Italian if you want. Food is amazing and atmosphere cosy and intimate.
Excellent service, great food, fantastic cocktails and dessert was amazing!! Very reasonably priced!! Thank you for a lovely evening!!
I ordered pasta alla carbonara and i couldn't spot any egg yolk in the creamy cheese sauce . What happened to them 😆😂
Lovely Italian restaurant with a real sense of family atmosphere! Traditional Italian menu with wonderful service...
Food and staff were very nice. Went out for a special meal for my husband's and mine first wedding anniversary. Unfortunately the woman sat at the next table and very close to us was loud and dramatic, and I couldn't really hear my husband talk. As we were leaving another diner even came up and commented to her politely asking her to quieten down. It's quite a drive from us so even thought it's quite nice food, I wouldn't drive back as there are places just as nice near to us.
Also I would note their menu is different in the restaurant than online, there are less items and they aren't able to always to the online menu items, which is a bit off maybe it should be updated.
Stefan-Marian Amarandei
+5
The best Napolitan pizza in the town, once per week I have a pizza 🍕, and definitely the one that I chose it's Vesuvius, Maria and Franco, they do the best one, well done, to bring the original pizza from Napoli in Tunbridge Wells.
Great food and impressed with the service on the day. Been once before and will go again. Cheers
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