Volare in Sefton

It is the best Italian restaurant in Southport the food is 1st class and the staff are amazing 👏

After living in Italy for 7 years, I say with authority the food was truly authentic and a joy to eat.

We pre-booked Volare for a Saturday lunch, great to be able to park pretty much outside (pay and display). Very much liked the friendly atmosphere, staff were welcoming, attentive and polite. We had people in our party who eat a plant based diet and the menu catered for their needs too. The food was flavourful, nicely sized portions and we didn't have to wait too long for each course. Very much looking forward to going back in the near future 😁✌️

Food and service superb. Freshest fish cooked perfectly. Great interior with open kitchen . First time visit will definitely be returning.

What an amazing place . everything was excellent. we had a ball ! Thankyou Volare

My favourite Italian restaurant in Southport. Always delicious generally busy with a nice atmosphere.

Brilliant service and the fillet steak was superb!

Great restaurant, delicious food, very pleasant atmosphere and great service. I will be back❤️

Fabulous food lovely staff great ambiance

I had the turbot from the specials board. Cooked to absolute perfection.

Excellent Italian restaurant, very good food, excellent service...MUST TRY..

Very good and authentic experience

Great Italian restaurant. The steaks and the sea food are some of the best foods I have ever had.

We had a fabulous meal cooked to perfection. Love the new restaurant design with great food and excellent atmosphere

Great food , fresh and amazing staff 👍❤️ We went to celebrate a special birthday and the staff was amazing!

Volare was exactly what I was told it would be! Lovely and atmospheric and delicious food! I had prawns and salmon followed by a seafood pizza! All delicious! We will be back!

Great food and service but spoilt by parents/family on table behind us letting their kids run riot and staff did nothing about it. This was not during the day, it was 7.30 at night!!!! Will NOT be going there again this early in the evening and if we do will ask to be moved to another part of the restaurant.

Steak was awful and smothered in a gravy that just tasted of bisto.

The best pizza and the best service in town

I attended last weekend with some family and my little boy. From start to finish the experience was fantastic. The atmosphere was lovely, the food was incredible as always and such brilliant value on the lunch time menu. The staff were just so lovely and engaged with my little boy so much and gave him treats and goodies which meant the world to us and made us feel so relaxed. Thank you so much for an all round excellent experience and being so welcoming to little ones and we will definitely be back again.

Third visit and it seems things have changed. We ordered drinks and food and I went the toilet and by the time I came back food was at the table. We both had lasagna again but this time portion was small and tasteless. We had garlic bread which we've had before. It was always a thin crust pizza but this was like a doughy deep pan. It tasted undercooked and not nice. We complained and they took it off the bill. Extremely busy place and noisy. Not sure I would go back again which is a shame.

Good food good service nice venue recommend it

Absolutely fabulous food&service, a very traditional restaurant serving everything from good old fashioned prawn cocktails,and château-briand to gorgeous pizzas,,fish,chicken dishes something for everyone!! We went for a friend's 40th and there was 30 odd of us!! Food was served promptly and was hot!!! Well done volare,will see you again soon

Terrible...fish was frozen ... vegetables cold...and gratin solidified ... horrible experience ... especially after eating a fantastic Italian meal down the road the evening before... avoid

Had a lovely evening at Volare last night for a surprise 70th birthday celebration. The staff were excellent and I would definitely recommend the restaurant for large parties - nothing was too much trouble for them. The food was delicious, plenty of choice and all meals were served piping hot for our party of 20 guests. Thank you for a wonderful evening 👏🏻 x

The food was fantastic I had chicken breast in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce, it's the best I've had in the UK

Excellent food, the restaurant was busy and service was prompt . We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here - pizza is crispy and delicious, the gnocchi and fish special were lovely and even though it almost made me pop I enjoyed my Panna cotta dessert too!

another fab meal at Volare.....

This was by far the best Italian restaurant I have been to so far the staf were lovely and even gave my children chocolate at the end of our delicious meal the food is to die for there I would highly recommend this restaurant to anybody who lives in Southport ot who would like to visit

Probably the best in town at the minute Excellent place *****

Fantastic experience all round- delicious food, great ambience and outstanding service from Gabriel (the tall waiter with the glasses- think I got his name right!) Best Italian restaurant in Southport.

Excellent meal,nice atmosphere and great service 👌

Staff are amazing so friendly. Food is great. Even got to take my leftovers home 👍 *update SAME.. Amazing experience.

Always good food great staff and fab atmosphere 👌

Celebrated by Birthday last night with my partner and some friends, From start to finish the whole experience was 5 star. The staff where so friendly and although the restaurant was full nothing was to much trouble. Everyone enjoyed there meals. I even got a surprise they sung Happy Birthday to me and gave me a little treat.

Had a beautiful meal with family this evening. Very accommodating with our child’s serious allergies and just all round amazing attitude on all the staff. Polite, helpful and nothing is to much trouble. Thank you.

Had our company Christmas party there, food and service outstanding would definitely recommend

Food delicious. Small friendly very busy restaurant. Highly recommend it. Staff brilliant.

My wife and I were Christmas shopping in Southport and just happened to come across Volare by chance, what a nice surprise! Although we only had one course each, the food was excellent and we were served by the lovely waitress, Alice. We thought that the rest of the menu looked very interesting and there were some specials on offer. We will definitely be returning soon to spend more time and explore the menu in more detail.

Excellent food and great service combined with realistic prices

An absolute gem of a restaurant. Really enjoyed our visit!

Great place, delicious food, friendly atmosphere

VOLARE NO! NO! NO! NO! Restaurant was very noisy and the food was bland.Staff were hostile and the waiter collecting the bills snatched the money out my hand so I do not know how much he grabbed as he hid it with other money he had collected It. was the worst experience I have ever experienced in any shop or cafe . If you want a pleasant evening go elsewhere.

The restaurant is a credit to the owners as the food is out of this world the staff are five star rating as from the minute you walk in there is nothing they will do to make this a very special occasion for you the service is incredible they all work so hard I would recommend this restaurant to my family and friends and who ever comes to visit Southport you will not be disappointed

A girls night out, amazing place even on a Monday night very busy, but nothing too much trouble for the staff

Loved the place!!!! Superb food! Amazing vibe, great service! I ordered salamon pasta and it was beautifuly presented and tasted amazing! Polite and helpful staff. Nice decor , open kitchen, very inviting 👌 Some nice looking chefs 👩‍🍳 😀 👍

Great food in very nice restaurant. Tasty and freshly cooked and very good service. Busy but very nice atmosphere

Wonderful authentic Italian food served with a smile. I started with delicious fresh Fish soup followed by Monk fish pasta. Desert, Gelato Pistachio and vanilla both home made. Family had a mix of foods such as Veal wrapped in Parma ham, Burrata and Puglian ham with crisp breads, and and home made lasagna - all perfect. House wine as you would expect very good. Will return when I am next in Southport. I travelled down from London to meet my sister and her husband.

We took my mother here for her birthday, as it had been her and my dad's favourite restaurant in the past and she hadn't been since he passed away 7 years ago. I booked 3 weeks in advance for a table but got seated at the back of the restaurant by the service door. I asked for us to be moved and we were then seated in front of the other sealed off exit/entrance door which was fine, yet throughout our meal a table for 4 in the window was totally free. I enjoyed my meal, as I had Spaghetti with garlic and olive oil. It was cooked perfectly, if not a tad on the firmer side of 'al dente' and that's what I like! The portion was not very big though. Mother had lasagne, which she said weirdly had the consistency of blended beef, without a lasagne sheet topping...more like a mush. My sister had a vegetable lasagne dish, which she only ate some of, although she didn't say why and I didn't ask. The house white tasted of water with a bit of an added sour flavouring added. Absolutely nothing to it. I never order house wine because there are so many lovely wines to be had but mother will drink any old tosh and it was her birthday after all. The service was a bit too fast. We'd barely managed to sit down for a moment when we were asked what we'd like to drink. I ordered sparkling water and the waiter just left without asking the others what they wanted. One highlight was that the garlic pizza with tomato topping was outstanding. Delighted that it was busy on a Sat afternoon and I like the extension. Would I return, possibly.

Best pizza in town, good service and warm atmosphere. Couldn't ask for anything more

Great Italian food and a nice family friendly atmosphere

Have been to Volare several times and never been disappointed. Today was part of my mother in law's 95th birthday celebrations. Service as ever was attentive, food excellent 👌 😋 Was buzzing in there - a busy Saturday lunchtime, and with good reason. Thank you Volare, another delicious meal!

I’m writing this review because we left annoyed. The restaurant is a great family business that has recently expanded. We used to eat there when it was smaller and never had a poor experience. In our view it’s lost its way in terms of customer service. We have never felt so pressured in a restaurant. Dining out is supposed to be a pleasure and relaxing. We arrived, it was busy as usual and we were shown to our table. We sat down and were just removing our coats and the waiter was at the table asking if we had decided what we wanted to drink. We actually laughed and said please give us a minute to take our coats off and look at the wine list. He returned a few minutes later and we ordered our drinks. A few minutes later he took our food order. The shared starter of calamari arrived very quickly which was lovely. We finished the starter and I nipped to the loo. I was away a couple of minutes and returned to find my main course on the table. We ate that which again was very nice and by now we had been in the restaurant a mere 35 mins. The table was cleared and minutes later the dessert menu was left at the table. Everything is far too rushed. It’s not a pleasurable experience. The staff need to chill out and ensure customers are not pressured to eat up and get out. We appreciate tables are required and need to be rotated but not at the expense of customer enjoyment. We have eaten all over the world and never experienced feeling like we are being pushed out of the door asap. We were watching and listening around us and it’s a pattern of behaviour with some of the staff to simply process people quickly. Maybe it’s a management instruction to churn customers to increase revenue but it shouldn’t be at the expense of a customer experience. It’s such a shame because it’s a great family run business with good food. Please learn from this because unfortunately we won’t be coming back and we are locals. We can eat out and enjoy a relaxed, good meal at many places in Southport.

Best restaurant in Southport-- amazing Italian food, family run really really lovely staff, when in Southport you must visit

Great food, excellent service. Loved it. Ambience needs a bit of work, harsh lighting and noisy, almost industrial atmosphere. Highly recommended, will return!

We had a perfect meal here today with our friends. Everything was cooked to perfection and well presented. One of the party had the soup and said it was the best Minestrone Soup he had tasted . Two had the Garlic Chicken which was delicious. I had Chicken with mushrooms in a sauce and the other person had Pasta.As with the other mains they were so tasty. We were all tempted to have a sweet. These too were excellent. The staff are very friendly. Definitely somewhere to recommend to friends.

I went out to Volare last night with my daughter and son. We all really enjoyed ourselves and highly rated the food...it was so delicious and well cooked. The service was excellent and there was a friendly vibe. Excellent, and thank you!!

Looking for a nice restaurant on a Monday evening. Very lucky to have spotted Volare. Everything was excellent. Staff, ambiance ,and the food first class. Certainly would use on a regular basis if we lived locally.

Excellent service and food a top rated restaurant well worthy of the 5 stars not yje first time I have dined here.

This restaurant is always busy, there’s a good reason! Staff are lovely and friendly, food is fantastic. Will definitely return again!

Fantastic fish dishes ! And fab atmosphere & service

Had a great night here food was amazeing an the service was brilliant.

Nice experience....food was good

Excellent as always first class food and amazing service, fantastic expansion and refurbishment. Visited for our 32 wedding anniversary.

Amazing food. Extremely busy on a Monday night and the six of us had to wait a bit before our table was ready. Because it is so popular the noise level is tremendous however the food and service were good. There is a great vibe to the place.

Came here unexpectedly as we were planning on going to a different Italian which was recommended however when calling up they were closed despite the website saying open! So after doing a little bit of walking we ended up here - open as it stated :) We came to Volare on a Monday night however it was so busy! This was a good sign to the quality of food we’d receive but on the negative the service wasn’t great to begin with however during the night it definitely got better. The drinks menu didn’t have many cocktails on however after some persuasion the staff came round and managed to make us cosmos as all ingredients were listed on the menu. These were good versions also! So a win there as I have had a fair share of bad cosmos being made. I asked for gluten free options and the waiter explained he also follows the gf diet and all pizzas and pastas can be made this way. We ordered a cheesy garlic bread to share to share which was really tasty and great size to share. For main I had gf pizza with a couple of added toppings from items I spotted on the menu. Great tasting and spread of toppings was good unlike some places where they are sparse. Portion sizing was very good and they gave me a box happily to take half back :) Overall a fab time here and will definitely be back when staying in Southport. I didn’t fall ill at all during my meal or afterwards so can definitely say they respected allergies and intolerances. Thank you all the team and especially the birthday boy who was our main server, hope he enjoyed the party back in Italy!

Had the best anniversary meal here

Lovely restaurant. Highly recommend the veal dishes - they're the best we've ever had. The staff are friendly and helpful - couldn't praise them enough.

I come here often but don’t write a review but need to food excellent service excellent price excellent the best in Southport pasta best ever what ever you order its excellent your my go to place thanl you

We had a large number of us and the service and food was faultless

Excellent dinner & fit us in at short notice despite being very busy. Can definitely recommend the sea bass & calamari, delicious 👌

Brilliant Italian Restaurant that has become a favourite of ours .A great evening with family there were 9 of us .Very attentive and friendly staff and the food was excellent with lots of choices and enjoyed by everyone. We would Highly recommend Volare .

First time visit although walked past many times and always noticed it was busy, even before this end of Lord Street had been developed into the 'go to' area for food and drink it is now. Excellent choice of food available to suit all tastes...

Went along with my daughter and granddaughter for dinner as I was leaving Southport to travel home the next day an my daughter suggested Volare as she'd heard good things about it. Those 'things' were right. It was excellent! I like authentic Italian food and...

Fantastic staff. Amazing food. Music unnecessary but that's my taste. Will not stop me going again so pleaee ignore me! Thanks to really superb and friendly staff.

Fantastic & delicious food . Great service, lovely atmosphere.

Deserves its reputation as the best Italian restaurant in Southport. Welcoming conversation on the phone saying come 15 minutes later so you don’t have to wait for your table. Fully booked on a Sunday evening. Nice specials on the menu. Penne with veal and marsala...

Really lovely food and atmosphere, wonderful choice of food and all served hot and well presented the deserts were really exquisite our children really enjoyed the whole experience Reasonably priced. We will definitely be back

My wife and myself dined here on Saturday evening. Since the restaurant’s refurbishment and expansion, it has gone from very good to excellent. It has to now be one of the best restaurants in Southport, if not the best. My fish soup was delicious, as...

Based on so many 5 star reviews and the busy restaurant when we arrived, I was expecting better overall. The good points were the saltimbocca main course which passed the authentic Italian test, and the service we received at our table of 8 on a...

We first came to this fantastic restaurant last year and loved it. We love it even more now it has been extended with such style! The food is amazing, friendly staff and great atmosphere. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Southport. Thank you for a...

We had so looked forward to our meals, unfortunately the food didn't live up to expectations. The lasagne was fine, but oh dear, the risotto was appalling, stone cold on arrival, sent back and popped in a microwave, only to return almost as cold as...

This was the first time here but not the last the food was to die for I’ve eaten at a lot of restaurants in Southport but can’t understand why this is not the number one in Southport we had veal for the first time and...

Great service, even better food. Couldn’t have asked for more. Will be visiting again. Busy Saturday night but it didn’t impact on our night

Superb meal superb staff. I had the veal with a cream mushroom sauce and my wife and daughter had the monkfish pasta. Would highly recommend if you enjoy good food. I was in the trade for 27years so you can take my recommendation Ian Ackroyd

Booked as a birthday meal for myself, my wife and my daughters family. We had the usual great service, great food and pleasant surroundings, We will happily recommend this restaurant.

We went there last night Saturday 22nd for our friend 30th birthday party. We booked it in advance..as place always looks busy...not supprised as everything was great... Food delicious..service excellent..and venu very nice :) We had starters and mains...everything was very tasty-and pizza-finally i found...

The food has not changed since we we last here, the restaurant has undergone major change. The staff are still very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is buzzing. This place is a must for anyone, we traveled down from Cumbria and stayed in a...

We were a group of 11 and 2 babies celebrating my dads 80th birthday. Our first visit since the opening of the new larger revamped restaurant which is modern and stylish with a new bar. The food was great as always good sized portions and...

Great food very attentive staff pleasant environment the Crab and Avacado starter was Devine, Swordfish main was superb

Another fabulous meal with great service. Love how they have expanded the business whilst keeping the family feel. We will definitely be back again.

Fantastic spot, love a local italian and this one of the best. Wine for me is a job but also one of life's great pleasures. It was great to be indulged here. I will be back!

Wow !! We were advised by a local couple, in the "Tap & Bottle" to have lunch here..absolutely brilliant piece of advice!! Everything exceeded our expectations Prego

First time here since the renovation, WOW…. So impressed. It has always been a great restaurant with an excellent reputation but we were blown away from the moment we walked in the door. The ambiance, the decor, the staff, the food were all fantastic. We...

Amazing food, great pizza especially and very fairly priced. Also the staff are really good with our 6 month old baby and really can't do enough for you!

Excellent….. great food and really efficient staff. Didnt have a reservation on a busy Sunday night and were given a table for two. Food was really fabulous- everything, two starters , two pasta dishes and two desserts. Staff efficient and friendly without being over bearing…....

I had to have my meal outside as the restaurant was busy and I hadn't made a reservation. Despite that I received very good service from the young waitress who served me and my meal was good. Fortunately I finished it seconds before a thunderstorm...

My husband and me visited this lovely restaurant by chance last Sunday night, It was our first visit here although I think we had a meal in the old smaller restaurant some years ago. It was only half an hour before the last orders when...

Visited today for lunch with my parents and we were definitely not disappointed. The restaurant setting is very classy and the food is everything great you want from authentic Italian cuisine. Honestly the food was heaven. We had starters, ranging from capresse salad, minestrone soup...

Walked in on the off chance of a wheelchair accessible table on a busy Bank Holiday Sunday evening. The kind lady said she’d had a cancellation and within five minutes we were seated in a beautifully furnished and decorated restaurant. Really good, authentic and high...