Recommended by a fellow tourist, great food at a decent price. Family run Italians, very friendly and very popular

Would like to of visited this restaurant as heard the food was good - however, telephoned to make a booking and was told in no uncertain terms that they were too busy to take bookings and to ring back and with that the phone was put down. HOW RUDE!!!!!! I shall now not be making any bookings.

We had booked a table from 6 to 8 but due to unforeseen two members of our party arrived 15 minutes late- sadly our evening got off to a poor start when the owner angrily told us we should have booked our table for later as we were wasting table space. Cue awkward laughter, as we assumed he wouldn't be... More

After reading the t.a reviews and talking to some friends I was told this was the Italian restaurant to go to in our area. Big mistake!. As we were dining on a Saturday night we booked. When we arrived at the restaurant it was packed but we were shown to out table straight away, a tiny cramped table, that would... More

We were in York for a weekend break and decided to eat here on Friday night after reading the reviews on T.A., quite a small restuarant with simple decor but most importantly the food was delicious. I started with mussels and clams in a tomato type sauce with plenty of fresh bread to soak up the sauce and my wife... More

One of the more basic Italian restaurants in York. What the decor lacks, the friendly staff more than make up for! Seating is cramped and the restaurant does get very busy which is a testament to the food and the reasonable prices. You need to book - it's most definitely not a walk in restaurant due to the small amount... More

We've been going to Il Paradiso for a few years now so a review is long over due! Which means we really should know better when it comes to trying to get a table .. the restaurant is so popular because this is authentic sardinian food served by native sardinian's. We finally got a table on Thursday night and in... More

This place just goes to show that you don't need flash premises to get it right - fantastic food and great atmosphere. I am from York and it is the best meal we have had in a long time knew we should have gone sooner!

We were very lucky to get a table as it was so busy but we arrived as there was a cancelation- so were seated by the cheerfully noisy kitchen- which I think turned out to be the best seats in the restaurant. The Italian staff, including the chef, came and chatted to us and gave their recommendations to what turned... More