A good assortment of plates on their lunchtime menu.Dietary restrictions: A good choice for coeliacs.
Abby Reilly
Fabulous experience! We were a large party of 14 on Mothering Sunday and everything was just perfect. All the staff were so friendly, helpful and patient; they genuinely cared that we had a nice time and the food was just fantastic. Highly recommend.
Teresa Neal
Regrettably, a very poor experience this evening 01/03. No food arrived until we had been in the restaurant 50 minutes. Finally one meal arrived( fortunately the diabetic member of our party who was celebrating a birthday) and we were told the other 2 meals would be ready in 5 minutes. After a further 20 minutes we asked for our bill and left. We felt sorry for the waiting staff. We have had a number of good meals at the Italian Kitchen, the last in January, but we wouldn't be confident to return now. If there is a problem with the kitchen staff, I suggest that the number of covers should be reduced so not to disappoint customers.
Robert Millar
Excellent customer service and food.
Helen Moreton
Always have an excellent meal here when we stay in Kimmeridge for our annual holiday. Nothing is too much trouble and Always have the alcove booth. Impressed because I can have a starter for a main course as sometimes I can't eat a lot.
Nikki Marples
Beautiful lunch,comfortable place, staff very nice and knowledgeable about all the food being served. Beautifully cooked.
simon mitchell
Great food, staff, atmosphere and value for
Global20037577693
We had the best time here on Saturday lunch. We arrived early to a quiet restaurant and were greeted by super friendly and well informed staff, who made us feel at ease and explained their new ‘small plates’ menu. Our kids were given a nice menu with colouring in and nothing seemed too much to ask for. We decided to let our 4 and 6 year old order from their kids menu and hoped they would try some of our dishes too. The menu really is very appealing, so much so that the 3 adults ended up ordering EVERY dish they had on the menu in the end! I think it was 16 various dishes of meats, fish, veggies and pasta’s. All homemade and with a really modern vibe. Our waitress was soo good at making us feel at ease we had the best time. A few dishes were ordered and came out really fast - we were overjoyed at how beautiful they looked, and the flavours we so well balanced and punchy - we got really giddy and decided to order all of the other dishes and just share them all out. Have to say each dish was a triumph, my favourite was the pork ‘burnt ends’ with sweet and sour carrots and a mustard sauce, my partners was the pointed cabbage dish with sesame, my mothers the beetroot and goats cheese crispy ball. They all were delicious, and our kids tried loads of new things like a crab pasta and a cheesey focaccia. It seems like they really thought these little dishes out soo well, temperatures, textures, colours, flavours, elegance - we’ve not had anything like this outside of London. So, 16 plates in, plus the kids had their main course… we were all full up, felt like we’d been on a culinary adventure. And then we were offered something sweet - okay maybe we were just being greedy, maybe we just couldn’t resist not trying more?! The kids had a ‘build your own dessert’ of ice cream and sauces and sprinkles and cake bits - looked great - but sadly only for kids! We had their ‘sweet things’, kind of like large petit fours. Chocolatey cake balls, salted caramel truffles and tart passion fruit jellies - all were amazing! By the time we left, the restaurant was really busy - and I can see why - we will most certainly be coming again! Thank you!
WessexRed
Thankfully, neither of us is particularly fussy and eat most things, which means that the slightly limited menu did not adversely affect us. The benefit of a small menu is that the food ought to be very good and it was. The decor is hardly Italian in character but the restaurant is smart and bright. The best thing about the Italian Kitchen, however, is the staff who are charming, knowledgeable and efficient. Overall, an enjoyable evening.
Dennis Dowsett
We were very impressed with the quality of the food and wine. Good value.
The best best restaurant in Dorset. The food 10/10, the service 10/10 and the staff 10/10.I booked this restaurant for my mum’s 70th birthday, we had the most delicious food, the staff were unbelievably kind and nothing was too much to ask. We were a group of 15 adults and 2 children, & we had the room upstairs, it was such a nice area which felt like we had the place to ourselves.They even opened early & decorated for us, it was so special and we can’t thank you enough!Lots of our group had the prawn and crab linguine and heard all about how generous & many prawns they had. I had a margarita pizza with caramelised onions and and it was amazing.Shannon the chef big hugs to you, the food was incredible ❤️❤️❤️ thanks to all we will be back!
Scenic51291745260
The best pasta dish I have ever tasted Chargrilled chicken and chorizo rigatoni)! And the 15hr potatoes were to die for. Would definitely recommend and will certainly return. Staff were lovely as well.
footballsfinallyatyw
We had such a good evening, staff very friendly and food was very good quality, highly recommend the lasagne all food came out looking amazing.
Kate Hawes
Food was great- i had an excellent pizza, my brother ate totellini with crab, we shared arancini to start. Beautiful presentation and service. Shame it wasn't busier- this place deserves to be full!
richard bellin
Such a great find, a wonderful gastronomic delight. A wonderful evening. Thank you.
A good assortment of plates on their lunchtime menu.Dietary restrictions: A good choice for coeliacs.
Fabulous experience! We were a large party of 14 on Mothering Sunday and everything was just perfect. All the staff were so friendly, helpful and patient; they genuinely cared that we had a nice time and the food was just fantastic. Highly recommend.
Regrettably, a very poor experience this evening 01/03. No food arrived until we had been in the restaurant 50 minutes. Finally one meal arrived( fortunately the diabetic member of our party who was celebrating a birthday) and we were told the other 2 meals would be ready in 5 minutes. After a further 20 minutes we asked for our bill and left. We felt sorry for the waiting staff. We have had a number of good meals at the Italian Kitchen, the last in January, but we wouldn't be confident to return now. If there is a problem with the kitchen staff, I suggest that the number of covers should be reduced so not to disappoint customers.
Excellent customer service and food.
Always have an excellent meal here when we stay in Kimmeridge for our annual holiday. Nothing is too much trouble and Always have the alcove booth. Impressed because I can have a starter for a main course as sometimes I can't eat a lot.
Beautiful lunch,comfortable place, staff very nice and knowledgeable about all the food being served. Beautifully cooked.
Great food, staff, atmosphere and value for
We had the best time here on Saturday lunch. We arrived early to a quiet restaurant and were greeted by super friendly and well informed staff, who made us feel at ease and explained their new ‘small plates’ menu. Our kids were given a nice menu with colouring in and nothing seemed too much to ask for. We decided to let our 4 and 6 year old order from their kids menu and hoped they would try some of our dishes too. The menu really is very appealing, so much so that the 3 adults ended up ordering EVERY dish they had on the menu in the end! I think it was 16 various dishes of meats, fish, veggies and pasta’s. All homemade and with a really modern vibe. Our waitress was soo good at making us feel at ease we had the best time. A few dishes were ordered and came out really fast - we were overjoyed at how beautiful they looked, and the flavours we so well balanced and punchy - we got really giddy and decided to order all of the other dishes and just share them all out. Have to say each dish was a triumph, my favourite was the pork ‘burnt ends’ with sweet and sour carrots and a mustard sauce, my partners was the pointed cabbage dish with sesame, my mothers the beetroot and goats cheese crispy ball. They all were delicious, and our kids tried loads of new things like a crab pasta and a cheesey focaccia. It seems like they really thought these little dishes out soo well, temperatures, textures, colours, flavours, elegance - we’ve not had anything like this outside of London. So, 16 plates in, plus the kids had their main course… we were all full up, felt like we’d been on a culinary adventure. And then we were offered something sweet - okay maybe we were just being greedy, maybe we just couldn’t resist not trying more?! The kids had a ‘build your own dessert’ of ice cream and sauces and sprinkles and cake bits - looked great - but sadly only for kids! We had their ‘sweet things’, kind of like large petit fours. Chocolatey cake balls, salted caramel truffles and tart passion fruit jellies - all were amazing! By the time we left, the restaurant was really busy - and I can see why - we will most certainly be coming again! Thank you!
Thankfully, neither of us is particularly fussy and eat most things, which means that the slightly limited menu did not adversely affect us. The benefit of a small menu is that the food ought to be very good and it was. The decor is hardly Italian in character but the restaurant is smart and bright. The best thing about the Italian Kitchen, however, is the staff who are charming, knowledgeable and efficient. Overall, an enjoyable evening.
We were very impressed with the quality of the food and wine. Good value.
Restaurantji Recommends
The best best restaurant in Dorset. The food 10/10, the service 10/10 and the staff 10/10.I booked this restaurant for my mum’s 70th birthday, we had the most delicious food, the staff were unbelievably kind and nothing was too much to ask. We were a group of 15 adults and 2 children, & we had the room upstairs, it was such a nice area which felt like we had the place to ourselves.They even opened early & decorated for us, it was so special and we can’t thank you enough!Lots of our group had the prawn and crab linguine and heard all about how generous & many prawns they had. I had a margarita pizza with caramelised onions and and it was amazing.Shannon the chef big hugs to you, the food was incredible ❤️❤️❤️ thanks to all we will be back!
The best pasta dish I have ever tasted Chargrilled chicken and chorizo rigatoni)! And the 15hr potatoes were to die for. Would definitely recommend and will certainly return. Staff were lovely as well.
We had such a good evening, staff very friendly and food was very good quality, highly recommend the lasagne all food came out looking amazing.
Food was great- i had an excellent pizza, my brother ate totellini with crab, we shared arancini to start. Beautiful presentation and service. Shame it wasn't busier- this place deserves to be full!
Such a great find, a wonderful gastronomic delight. A wonderful evening. Thank you.