Comments on: Il Vesuvio

By: CM

CM — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:37:42 +0000

What a great place. Our first visit and we will definitely be returning! Food was great with large portions and the staff very attentive with a personal touch. Would recommend to anyone – had such a mix of people and age ranges which gave it mass appeal.

By: Hannah Davies

Hannah Davies — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:47:04 +0000

I first visited this restaurant in September 2011 for my brother’s birthday, as part of a group of six. While it appears unassuming from the outside, and the affordable prices might give the impression it is merely average, the service and quality of food surpasses anywhere I have been in a long time – including a Michelin-starred London restaurant! It was on a weekend, and the place was full – but despite that, and the fact that two of our party have severe food allergies to take into account, our food was delivered in a timely fashion and every bite was delicious! The staff were friendly and attentive, and were happy to explain exactly what each dish contained, and are truly proud of their Italian roots – it’s almost as if the place has been uprooted from Naples and landed, luckily for us, in Kent; they make perfect strangers feel like old friends. For six people, with 2-3 courses each, and plenty of wine and other drinks, the bill still came in under £100. I have yet to go back there, simply because I live nowhere near – but next time I find myself wanting to dine out in Tunbridge Wells, Vesuvio will definitely be top of my list.

By: J M

J M — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:28:10 +0000

I loved Il Vesuvio – small and friendly with a great personal service from the family staff and absolutely delicious food with generous portions and excellent value! I love Italian restaurants and this is definitely my favourite. We were very impressed and will definitely be eating there again!

By: Brian Fisher

Brian Fisher — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:07:20 +0000

3 of us went for dinner , what a great welcome and the food was excellent.Will be recommending II Vesuvio to all my friends

By: Kate Griffiths

Kate Griffiths — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:42:53 +0000

So pleased to have found this place! I’d noticed it several times passing by but hadn’t been keen on the outward appearance – however, after eating here the other night, we will definitely be returning, regularly! We were given a warm greeting and shown to our table (book to avoid disappointment – Friday evening and all the tables were full), the menu was full of so many delicious courses it was hard to choose.

We enjoyed 3 courses each, a half litre of white and quarter litre of red, a limoncello all for £50 – the food was fresh, delicious, cooked to order and served by the lovely Italian family who own the restaurant. An on-the-house melon liquor and friendly chat with the owners made us feel as if we have been missing out – we will definitely be going back! Great to see an Independent family-run restaurant doing well so close to the usual Italian chains found in every town.

By: becky

becky — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:05:53 +0000

This is a fabulous restaurant, always busy with delicious, authentic food, and the family who run it really make it. They are so friendly, and it reminds me of many summer’s spent in Italy when I was younger as at the end of the evening they will bring you a shot of Limoncello and sit down with you at the table and have a good chat. Fab place

By: EAT Reviewer

EAT Reviewer — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:33:10 +0000

A great family run italian restaurant in Camden Road.

Highly recommended.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:38:58 +0000

The Italian family make this restaurant my favorite place to eat out. Living in London, I regularly travel down to Tunbridge Wells and book a hotel, just to eat here on a saturday night. The food is traditional, delicious, comes in large portions and ridiculously cheap compared to something of a similar standard in London. The atmosphere is what makes this place, the Biscardi’s are welcoming and happy to accomodate any request. WE love this restaurant and will return forever. PS. The Seafood Risotto is a delight and the specials menu offers an extra taste of italy everytime we visit. Cant wait to go back… x

By: Cottage Reviews

Cottage Reviews — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:55:55 +0000

Have now been a few times (mainly in the evening but once at lunchtime). Have never had a bad evening. Lovely family who get pleasure from you having a good time. Recommend the liver – delish. Good but short wine list – Gavi was great value. If you want a friendly intimate time give it a try. If you like authentic Italian – don’t miss this. Will be going agian soon. PS Book if you want to go at the weekend.

By: rowan

rowan — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:12:45 +0000

Another great night at il Vesuvio.

As always the service was warm and friendly, you really do get to see the whole family and they also tell you of other’s whereabouts which is quite cute.

The food is amazing.. and the protions are always really generous, and at a really fair price.

We had some excellent wine, suggested by Franco the father, and we were very happy with it.

I would definately reccomend this place to anyone, I am planning to organise a birthday party with all my family there.