Absolutely amazing staff, service and food.Very welcoming manager and a very cosy restaurant with ample space for seating.Range of Italian wines and spirits.The deserts were out of this world.Impatient to visit here again.5/5⭐
Susan Reeve
We eat here a lot. Always very good food, great service and reasonable prices. Been as a couple, with our teenage children, with a big group of friends - it's our "go to" place. Never lets you down and any day of the week there's a great atmosphere.
Joe Hearn
This is an excellent place to eat, very well priced and brilliant quality food. Will be back !
Tricia Evans
Food always good
Abdallah Harmoush
The best Italian restaurant in Chelmsford hands down. Food is on another level coupled by a marvellous atmosphere and great service. Very reasonable prices and very friendly staff. Would definitely come again and recommend everyone to give it a try ?
Robert Marshall
Lovely restaurant, great food, service and atmosphere.
Cherry Bailey
Enjoyable meal, nice
Andrew Wheeler
Great restaurant. Good, fresh food. Gets very busy when the theatre has a production on, so book or prepare to be disappointed. Let the staff know when you need to leave and they will do their best to help you.Across the road from Civic Theatre, Civil Centre and just a few minutes from bus and rail stations
A M
Those with a refined palate will be shocked after eating here, especially after savouring real Italian dishes.Absolutely NOTHING authentic about ANY of the food at Il Palazzo in Chelmsford.6 people ordered different items and everyone said the same: WORST 'ITALIAN' MEAL EVER.The food was insipid, tasteless and overcooked.We had the 'pleasure' of greasy fried calamari, soggy skin on baked fish, pasta laden with excessive amounts of garlic, a pizza that looked and tasted like it came from a 2-for-1 deal in Iceland, fillet meat and wet bacon swimming in copious sauces made with who-knows-what. Nothing looked or tasted even close to the menu descriptions.Desserts were equally awful, with the Affogato brought to the table as a curdled soup, and a vile thing disguised as Tiramisù.And of course, not even a hint of Italian staff. None of them seemed surprised at the amount of food left untouched on our plates.Name aside, the only 'Italian' thing about this restaurant was the word 'grazie' that the inept waiters were able to iterate.
Colin Herbert
Lovely restaurant with lovely staff and great food.
Great food every time.Parking: Parking close by off coval lane.Wheelchair accessibility: Easily accessible for wheelchair users with a ramp from street level, would recommend phoning in advance as it’s a little tight in the restaurant itself.
liz Sutton
I took my grandson there for a Birthday meal, we both had great food, the staff were amazing and it didn't cost the earth......going again soon. Super meal
Antya M
Absolutely NOTHING authentic about the food here. 6 people ordered different items and everyone said the same: worst 'Italian' meal ever. The food was insipid, tasteless and overcooked. We had the 'pleasure' of greasy fried calamari, soggy skin on baked fish, pasta laden with excessive amounts of garlic, a pizza that looked and tasted like it came from a 2-for-1 deal in Iceland, fillet meat and wet bacon swimming in copious sauces made with who-knows-what. Nothing looked or tasted even close to the menu descriptions. Desserts were equally awful, with the Affogato brought to the table as a curdled soup, and a vile thing disguised as Tiramisù. And of course, not even a hint of Italian staff. None of them seemed surprised at the amount of food left untouched on our plates. Name aside, the only 'Italian' thing about this restaurant was the word 'grazie' that the polite but inept waiters were able to iterate.
simonw564
Really impressed ,needed a quick pre theater dinner. good menu ,outstanding lasagna, staff really pleasant we shall be returning. Don't know why it's taken so long to come here !
mae wickham
Lovely food and great service for reasonable prices. Its slightly away from the main part of town and offers some authentic dishes.
Absolutely amazing staff, service and food.Very welcoming manager and a very cosy restaurant with ample space for seating.Range of Italian wines and spirits.The deserts were out of this world.Impatient to visit here again.5/5⭐
We eat here a lot. Always very good food, great service and reasonable prices. Been as a couple, with our teenage children, with a big group of friends - it's our "go to" place. Never lets you down and any day of the week there's a great atmosphere.
This is an excellent place to eat, very well priced and brilliant quality food. Will be back !
Food always good
The best Italian restaurant in Chelmsford hands down. Food is on another level coupled by a marvellous atmosphere and great service. Very reasonable prices and very friendly staff. Would definitely come again and recommend everyone to give it a try ?
Lovely restaurant, great food, service and atmosphere.
Enjoyable meal, nice
Great restaurant. Good, fresh food. Gets very busy when the theatre has a production on, so book or prepare to be disappointed. Let the staff know when you need to leave and they will do their best to help you.Across the road from Civic Theatre, Civil Centre and just a few minutes from bus and rail stations
Those with a refined palate will be shocked after eating here, especially after savouring real Italian dishes.Absolutely NOTHING authentic about ANY of the food at Il Palazzo in Chelmsford.6 people ordered different items and everyone said the same: WORST 'ITALIAN' MEAL EVER.The food was insipid, tasteless and overcooked.We had the 'pleasure' of greasy fried calamari, soggy skin on baked fish, pasta laden with excessive amounts of garlic, a pizza that looked and tasted like it came from a 2-for-1 deal in Iceland, fillet meat and wet bacon swimming in copious sauces made with who-knows-what. Nothing looked or tasted even close to the menu descriptions.Desserts were equally awful, with the Affogato brought to the table as a curdled soup, and a vile thing disguised as Tiramisù.And of course, not even a hint of Italian staff. None of them seemed surprised at the amount of food left untouched on our plates.Name aside, the only 'Italian' thing about this restaurant was the word 'grazie' that the inept waiters were able to iterate.
Lovely restaurant with lovely staff and great food.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food every time.Parking: Parking close by off coval lane.Wheelchair accessibility: Easily accessible for wheelchair users with a ramp from street level, would recommend phoning in advance as it’s a little tight in the restaurant itself.
I took my grandson there for a Birthday meal, we both had great food, the staff were amazing and it didn't cost the earth......going again soon. Super meal
Absolutely NOTHING authentic about the food here. 6 people ordered different items and everyone said the same: worst 'Italian' meal ever. The food was insipid, tasteless and overcooked. We had the 'pleasure' of greasy fried calamari, soggy skin on baked fish, pasta laden with excessive amounts of garlic, a pizza that looked and tasted like it came from a 2-for-1 deal in Iceland, fillet meat and wet bacon swimming in copious sauces made with who-knows-what. Nothing looked or tasted even close to the menu descriptions. Desserts were equally awful, with the Affogato brought to the table as a curdled soup, and a vile thing disguised as Tiramisù. And of course, not even a hint of Italian staff. None of them seemed surprised at the amount of food left untouched on our plates. Name aside, the only 'Italian' thing about this restaurant was the word 'grazie' that the polite but inept waiters were able to iterate.
Really impressed ,needed a quick pre theater dinner. good menu ,outstanding lasagna, staff really pleasant we shall be returning. Don't know why it's taken so long to come here !
Lovely food and great service for reasonable prices. Its slightly away from the main part of town and offers some authentic dishes.