Vito's Italian Restaurant in Sheffield

Had a lovely meal here with friends. Great choice of authentic Italian food. Always think it's good when the chef comes out to talk to the customers - shows how much it means. The red wine was fabulous.

Amazing food and amazing customer service !! Vito and his team made my week! This was my first time visiting Vito’s but surely will not be the last time. I went to Vito’s with my friends to try the lobster ravioli and the ravioli was 10/10, no skimping on lobster or on prawns, absolutely delicious. For dessert when I asked the server (another lovely friendly person) if the Tiramisu had alcohol in it , he promptly checked with the chef and told me unfortunately it has alcohol, so my friends ordered the Tiramisu and I skipped. But guess what??The chef/owner(Vito) made a box of alcohol free Tiramisu just for me and he did not even charge me for it even on insisting!!! What a lovely gesture! I cannot express how happy this made me. May your business thrive more Vito! Thank you so much!

Amazing place to eat. Although the restaurant was empty as it was a weekday, the atmosphere was still good and felt authentically Italian. The man who served us was very friendly and even insisted he gave us a free shot of Limoncello after our meal. Ignore the other comments about the Carbonara - have clearly eaten generic Carbonara all their lives, my girlfriend had it, i tried it and it was delicious. My calzone was huge with loads of mozzarella. We will definitely be back, the only regret was we weren’t able to tip more as we didn’t have much cash, next time we will make sure to bring more.

Gave my order to the wrong driver. Second order turned up missing the salad. Spinach dish was not fresh, not good!

An absolute Gem! Popped to Sheffield on a business trip and found this lovely looking Italian - so pleased we did!! Stunning food, very good prices, and great service. I haven’t been to Sheffield for 12 years, but next time I’m back, I’ll be back!!!

Great place. Food is out of this world and the staff are fantastic. Bruschetta and lobster ravioli are a must, you can tell this is the real deal. Very attentative and appreciated the time spent talking to us about travel and making us feel at home. A local gem we will come back to again and again.

Vito’s Italian had been on my ever-growing list of Restaurants to try for a while, so it was a welcomed nudge when Vito invited me to come and try what he describes as authentic Italian food. Being Italian himself, and heavily involved in all parts of the restaurant, the passion that Vito has for food really comes across in the dishes served here.The restaurant had a warm, open feeling to it and the bar area feels a little rustic. Our waiter was very friendly and tentative which I love about proper Italian restaurants, the staff always want to make you feel welcome as soon as you walk in.The specials board that evening included a lot of seafood so I didn’t choose from it this time but I do love seeing a specials board! The menu itself is vast so it took me a while to choose what I wanted, but it’s great to see that Vito’s offers the pasta dishes as a smaller portion for starters too.For my starter, an unusual choice for me, but I decided to go with Scamozza Al Forno Con Funghi – Oven baked Scamozza cheese with mushrooms, garlic and parsley. A large portion of big, fresh mushrooms lightly cooked and baked in lots of a cheese, far from the soggy, horrible garlic mushrooms you sometimes get on a menu that just leave a sour taste. I don’t often go for mushrooms but I was really pleased with my choice and really enjoyed this starter – so much cheese!Ben went with a starter portion of the Ravioli Aragosta – Lobster filled ravioli cooked with prawns and a touch of cream. Inside the ravioli was real, fresh, big chunks of lobster. The prawns looked big and juicy too and the dish was presented beautifully. I was tempted to be honest, but I stuck to my guns with choosing not to eat seafood (was the most difficult it’s been since I stopped eating it months ago!). However I am told this dish was perfect and delicious.It was a tough decision on which Main dish to go for. Vito recommends the traditional Carbonara. BTW don’t offend him by going to his ITALIAN restaurant and asking for an English or practically made up version of Carbonara in a cream sauce or with chicken in it – that is not a Carbonara and not an authentic Italian dish. I couldn’t believe when he told me that he had previous customers asking for it this was and giving a bad review when he said that he did not serve Carbonara in such a way. However, that night the meal that caught my eye most on the menu was Strascinati Con Salsiccia Lucana (nope I couldn’t pronounce it either) – Strascinati (this word comes from the meaning to “pull” as you can see in the shape of the pasta) cooked with homemade sausage meat, tomato sauce, basil and chilli. (Typical pasta from Vito’s hometown). Wow – the dish looked amazing, tasted amazing and it was amazing that I actually ate the whole bowl-full, but I did 😛 Really good choice and right up my street in terms of taste and ingredients.Ben went for a good old Calzone – Folded pizza filled with ham, mozzarella and tomato, made the traditional Italian way. The dough was perfectly folded and just thick enough that it was lovely and crispy on the outside and still soft on the inside. Fully packed with delicious ingredients, this Calzone did not disappoint, however it just beat him as he was so full. I tried it myself of course and agreed that it was really tasty.As well as the food going down extremely well, I loved the house red wine too – a Primitivo from the Apulia region, a really smooth wine. I am definitely going to get me a bottle of this for the weekend!2 alcoholic drinks, 2 starters, 2 mains and some olives to start came to just under £60 which we thought was very reasonable and was superb value for money for the quality of food that we received.I think this restaurant would be somewhere great to go for a date or with the family for an occasion.

We sat down to a very empty restaurant and felt the atmosphere wasn’t “right” straight away. We were asked about 3 times for our drinks order, which wasn’t long enough to decide. The cheapest bottle of white wine was £32. We were then placing our food order and asked if we could have chicken in the carbonara, which was replied with a straight no. I then asked if we could have chicken Alfredo and again was replied with a straight no. We got our starter, which was below average. No bread offered, which had never happened before in an Italian restaurant. THEN our main course arrived and weren’t even asked if we wanted black pepper or Parmesan. Instantly we could smell an unusual smell, then came the taste test. It was absolutely disgusting and tasted as bad as it smelt. I have lost count over the years how many times we have had this dish in an Italian restaurant and never experienced anything like this. The waiter eventually came to the table, I then explained our disliking of the dish. He took our plates away without a word. We then waited sometime for the waiter’s attention to ask for the bill. This didn’t happen, so we went to the bar area. I asked to pay for the drinks, the waiter shook his head and walked away. Then the chef approached us asking if we’d ever had spaghetti carbonara “the traditional way”. He then said he knew we would be trouble after we asked for chicken in the dish. I replied saying I then asked for chicken Alfredo. He then rudely told us to leave several times.I would avoid at all cost.

The most amazing Italian food I have had till date! Lovely service, amazing ambience and the simplicity and excellence of the food just made it surreal - all in all a perfect meal!As a vegetarian, we had no struggles and were presented with several options as well! The house wine was so smooth and complemented the meal. I can’t wait to visit again.

Vito's is open! This wonderful italian resturant has now reopened and we really enjoyed dining with Vito and all his great staff at the weekend.The food is as superb as before, fresh and soooooo tasty.We've already booked our next visit :)Highly recommend the classic bruchetta and the sea bass - simple dishes, but amazingly tasty!