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The Italian Kitchen, Wareham, Dorset

The Italian Kitchen

4.7
4.7
83 Reviews
£25 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 10 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
A delightful fusion of Italian & British Cuisine by Head Chef Shannon Richards. Contemporary and relaxed atmosphere with superb views across the Purbeck Hills in Dorset. Situated on the picturesque Wareham Quay.

Shannon leads our dedicated team of chefs to bring you a modern style Italian menu using only the finest seasonal produce, our dishes are lovingly and freshly prepared, combining locally landed seafood, premium quality meats and New Forest vegetables along with the finest Mediterranean ingredients.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, British, Pizzeria
  • Hours of Operation
    Wed–Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    01929 550990
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

Experiences

  • Bottomless Brunch

    £35.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Bottomless Brunch every Saturday 12pm to 5pm. 🍸🍹🍸🍹🍸🍹🍸🍹🍸🍹🍸🍹🍸🍹 Aperol Spritz Passionfruit Martini Gin Fizz Mojito Plus unlimited Prosecco and Margherita Pizza and two dishes from our small plates menu. All for only £35pp! T&Cs Certain hours apply for validity, last bookings will be taken at 3.30pm. Bottomless drinks are available for 90 minutes starting from the reservation time. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. All guests must participate in the bottomless brunch offer. This offer is open to guests aged 18 and older; valid identification may be necessary. Management reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time without prior notice and to modify these terms accordingly.
    Bottomless Brunch photo

What 83 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Dorset

    Best Overall

  • Dorset

    Best Food

  • Dorset

    Best Service

  • Dorset

    Best Value

  • Dorset

    Good for business meals

  • Dorset

    Child-friendly

  • Dorset

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Dorset

    Good for groups

  • Dorset

    Healthy

  • Dorset

    Romantic

  • Dorset

    Great for scenic views

  • Dorset

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Italian Kitchen delights with its "excellent cuisine" and "friendly service." Guests appreciate the "lovely atmosphere" and "high-quality food," especially the pasta and seafood dishes. The staff goes above and beyond for dietary needs, making it "highly recommended." Despite occasional service hiccups, it's a "wonderful experience" with "great value."

83 Reviews
  1. Tofigh

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was my wife’s birthday and they decorated the table and were very nice and friendly. Highly recommend.

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  2. Ray

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A MUST eat restaurant if you like Italian cuisine. Could not have been better on our visit for dinner on Valentines day 2025. Attention to detail was fabulous, our waitress was attentive, friendly and always with a smile. Even topped off by a red rose for my wife from the Maître D at the end of the evening. 10 out of 10 from us

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  3. Emma

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Whole experience was fantastic. We will be back. Thank you for making our valentines evening special.

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  4. Cheryl

    Dorset

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    We’ve been here a few times and love it but unfortunately not the greatest experience this time. Perhaps staff too busy with valentines night bookings? Fabulous wine, starters and main but bought wrong dessert (manager kindly did not charge) but they had me down as GF, I even enquired with the waitress about which ice cream flavours were GF and then the ice cream came out with wafer straws on! Please please please make sure all waiting and kitchen staff are fully aware of food intolerances.

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  5. Rick

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Without doubt our meal on 14th February was one of best we had had in a restaurant. The food was first rate. The Italian Kitchen has it's own bakery in Wareham and the shared starter of Camembert with lightly toasted Sourdough was amazing - as was the mains of Tuscan Chicken and the Trio of Pork. They offer a very good Chianti, too! Many thanks, well be back!

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  6. David

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a wonderful evening at The Italian kitchen. The service was excellent the food was wonderful and very good value. My only disappointment was when I booked the table I mentioned we were celebrating my wife’s 75th Birthday. The staff were obviously not aware of this and she wasn’t even wished a “Happy Birthday.”

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  7. Hayley

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wow what an experience. On arrival you can see the beautiful river, and the restaurant looks inviting and overlooks the stunning scenery. As you walk in it's so quirky and beautifully designed. We were welcomed and seated and loved the decor and comfortable seating. We had a lovely circular booth and the table had lit candles, little dry flowers and the cutlery was presented folded into the napkins (so many places don't bother any more) we were served so well by the manager for the evening who was so attentive, making sure we had everything we needed. The food, omg we were not prepared for how tasty this would be. We had the five small plates and chose crab linguine, pork belly, melted mozzarella, squid and king prawns. The quality of the food was out of this world and the presentation was beautiful too. We skipped any type of main although they looked beautiful we had no room and after enjoying our drinks we managed a dessert. I had the affrago (probably misspelling this) it was the espresso with ice-cream and my partner had a selection of gelato each was beautiful and again served with wafers and strawberry's all to make the dish look beautiful. We had a wonderful date night and are looking to revisit very soon. I can't recommend this venue highly enough. It ticks every box X thank you to the staff for Thier lovely service and amazing food.

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  8. Patricia

    Dorset

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 7, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Pizza was very good but the steak was rather tough for me.... We had an early meal and were sent upstairs to an empty restaurant when there seemed to be empty tables downstairs. We sat on our own for about half an hour before other people came to tables..... However a nice experience .....and we would go back another time!

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  9. Sylvia

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 31, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely restaurant - excellent cuisine and friendly service.

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  10. Brian

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The interior ambience is good. The food was of the highest quality and the service excellent

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FAQs

The Italian Kitchen is rated 4.7 stars by 83 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 10 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for The Italian Kitchen

37 South St, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4LP

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Wareham Quay
  • Neighbourhood
    Wareham
  • Hours of Operation
    Wed–Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, British, Pizzeria
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Weekend Brunch
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