I wish I’d read the poor reviews before we went, it would have saved us a few quid. Overall, not a pleasant dining experience, felt rushed, an example being our starter plates were removed whilst still eating. Mains served within minutes of finishing the starters...😳 It was very much a ‘get em in and get em out’ feel about the place. Food was pretty bland, I left a fair bit of mine. Staff were ok, nothing special or significant to write about them, we didn’t bother staying for desert, was happy just to get out of there to be honest!More

Unfortunately we’re amongst those people only write a review for places when we’ve had a bad experience, so apologies for all those place where we’ve had a wonderful time but this was definitely the worst experience we’ve ever had in a Liverpool restaurant – ever!...It. It began with us arriving for a booking at the restaurant and being kept waiting for a few minutes by a receptionist on the phone – after standing by the door we asked if we could sit down at an empty table for two rather than wait any longer. We were refused and told to wait for the manager. He showed us instead for a table near the door. I should add that the weather had turned wintery by this time and there was a cold draft every time someone entered or left. We ordered our drinks and meals – the drinks arrived but by with my back to the door, we asked if we could move further in the room to a place outside the draft. We were refused with no explanation other than tables had been reserved – our booking had been reserved and these tables were still empty. We were concerned by this time that the customer had to do as they were told. My wife decided that we should cancel the meal and pay for the drinks. The bill for the drinks arrived less than a minute later. We paid. Our drinks had hardly been touched by then so I moved to an empty table away from the draft to finish. Immediately we were surrounded by three or four waiters who insisted this table had been reserved and I couldn’t sit there – I asked what time this empty table had been reserved and was told for 5.30 – this was now 6.30 and no sign of any one waiting to sit down. By this time, the gathered presence of the waiters had intimidated my wife - we are both seventy-four years of age and definitely posed a threat to their combined virility - one waiter in particular continually shouted us down with the logic that we should do as we were told – apparently we didn’t have as much rights as those people who weren’t there - and we decided to leave without finishing our drinks. If you doubt any of these comments are accurate, I’m sure there is CCTV to back them up. We went instead to the Hanover Street Social – with no booking, we were asked to wait twenty minutes – before half of that time we were shown to a table and served with an excellent meal by staff who didn’t mind us being there. Thanks so much for that.More

We have been going here for a few years now, a little expensive, however the service and quality of the food is top notch.

Thank you for fitting us in earlier than we had booked due to the rain. Fabulous food lovely staff and best ever puddings. Xx we will be back. Xx

Have visited here on previous occasions and had always had great food so headed again on a mid week evening meal. Many customers waiting for the restaurant to open at 5:30pm which is always a good sign! The garlic bread with cheese for starter is...soo tasty - all food cooked freshly. Pasta dishes and meat dishes are all extremely good. And for the extra special touch, the dessert trolley comes out with all sorts of wonderful sweet treats to tempt you! Great experience.More

Excellent food. We were a table of 8 couples good variety of food was ordered. Pasta steak and pizza all excellent. Portion sizes are generous too. I will defo be frequenting Theo’s restaurant more often.

Very nice place, warm and friendly. We all got very good pizza, one of the best. The waiters was also very nice.

Lovely food and friendly staff. We ordered a mix of pasta dishes, pizza and steak and all the meals were delicious. The Restaurant was very busy even though it was a Tuesday evening so would recommend booking. We went for my sons 19th birthday and...staff were more than happy to bring out a cake with candles that we brought with us. They played happy birthday music and served us the cake for dessert though I wish we’d have had something from the dessert trolley as it looked fab! Recommended if you like an authentic Italian in pleasant surroundingsMore

Yes lovely traditional settings feel like you are in Italy the food was delicious our waiter with his parmesan cheese and black pepper was very funny it seemed he was determined he shared them with the customer he was great with some children who were...there.More

Visited here for evening meal with a hen party. Staff very attentive and friendly. Great choice on the menu and the food was fantastic, couldn't fault it. We had decided to leave a tip but we were quite surprised to find they had already added...a 'service charge' to the bill which I do find a bit cheeky..they would have probably got more had they not done this..More

I have nothing negative to say about this elegant, professional Italian restaurant. It suited us perfectly and we left in a happy mood. Staying near to the Royal Albert Dock, we had been struggling to get away from burgers and pub food, when we turned...into an unassuming side street and found this elegant, proper restaurant. Although it was a Tuesday, the place was almost full and we were lucky to be given a table. The interior is large and very tastefully designed, using bare brick, arches, large ceiling spans and a colourful drinks-dispensing bar as hints of Italy. The staff, too, seemed to be mostly Italian, providing fast, efficient and professional service. And the food - it was just great, a comprehensive Italian menu with generous portions. I had scallopine of veal, three large pieces, and my wife had chicken Milanese, which we washed down with glasses of Primitivo - the red wine from Puglia, an area we had recently visited. We were a little apprehensive to see that the dessert menu showed only ice cream or cakes. But very quickly our disappointment was dispelled when a three-tier dessert trolley trundled down the aisle, laden with almost every imaginable cake. If you have a sweet tooth, leave space for this! We had a very enjoyable dining experience which ticked all our boxes, including the price, which we judged as good value.More

What an amazing restaurant food out of this world owner Gerry an absolute gent staff very friendly and welcoming it was my birthday and I was treated like a queen from the time I went in to the time I left again the food was...amazing will certainly be back again and highly recommend anyone visiting Liverpool to go to Villa Romana put it on the top of your list best restaurant everMore