Pizzeria Santaniello in Bedford

For authentic Italian pizza definitely the best by far traveled from Milton Keynes will definitely keep coming back for more. Very well priced and definitely good value for money.

Great pizza, quick service and great staff. Value for money.... excellent.

Proper Italian restaurant that serves the best pizza in the land and i've eaten a lot over the years to find good pizza. Wood fire oven, with perfectly cooked base everytime tasty sauce and toppings and fantastic customer service.

The service was quick and excellent.Two of us tried the calzone. It had very little filling and the dough was underdone.The pizzas were much better but again it needed a couple of minutes in the oven.

A good evening out with family. We had a pizza each, with a shared garlic bread between the 4 of us.The pizzas were very nice and the service was good. We were tempted by the desserts, although there was no cheese in sight. Personally, I think a nice slab of Gorgonzola and / or a piece of Provolone Piccante would have been a nice option. Anyway, we had the cafe crema, the vanilla gelato and I had the Affagato.All in all, I would recommend as I have e been several times and always enjoy the experience.As Douglas MacArthur said...I shall return.

Amazing place with very reasonably priced food, lovely staff and pizzas to die for!! Highly recommend to anyone.

Service was super, the food amazingly fresh, and our server Emily was one of the longest servers in have had in a long while. You can tell that the good was fresh and made to order; we sat with the man making the pizza in eye sight and you could tell that story of great and soul was put into each pizza made. Well recommend this to anyone who is in Bedford and wants amazing, fresh pizza!

Grew up eating here but hadn't been for nearly 20 years but it still maintained its great family atmosphere, excellent service and incredible pizza. Best pizza in Bedford and I've had far worse in Italy, that's for sure!! Must visit if in area.

I always feel it’s nice to support local independent restaurants and this is certainly an example of such a place, with a really family-run vibe. We visited on a Saturday evening and there were no more reservations being taken, so were lucky to secure a table at all - make sure you reserve if you’re going at peak time! The first thing which unfortunately strikes is how cramped the place is. It’s a large restaurant but they’ve really crammed the tables in, both in the main dining area as well as the extension to the side.The sheer volume of people in the place, along with wooden chairs on the tiled floor makes it very noisy, although it’s certainly a lively atmosphere. The (what I assume to be newer) extension on the side isn’t quite decorated to the same level as the main area so feels a little detached and ‘no-frills’ but fortunately the level of service from the staff was just as good.The menu is basic, just as you’d expect a traditional small family run place to be, and naturally pizzas are the focus although there are a few other Italian dishes. The choice of pizzas is very large and the prices for even the most heavily topped ones is reasonable.Orders were taken quickly from the staff, drinks were served fast and despite how busy the place was, the main meals arrived really quickly. The pizzas were large although there was quite a space left between the edges and the topping, meaning there was probably too much burnt base for the size. However the toppings were generous and cooked thoroughly. Everyone in the group found the size filling enough to not need any desert orders!The staff were brilliant throughout being really fast, always on hand and friendly. This is a credit to them given how many other diners there were. The noise levels were far too high to make it a relaxing experience though, and being crammed in so tight amongst everyone else was a shame. Other than that though it was a great meal and felt really authentic. I’ll certainly return, just probably not at such a popular time.

Really nice genuine Italian atmosphere, the oldest pizzeria in Bedford. Genuine stone oven baked pizza at reasonable prices. Very tasty and satisfying pizza which is very generously portioned.