Cafe Villabella — Restaurant in England

Lunch at Derby's Best Cafe Villabella located on Babington Lane in the city centre. When we heard our favourite Grand Cafe Caruso that we had visited for years had closed,we were gutted. This is where they have re-located to. We did visit in their early days of opening, but they hadn't sorted out the full menu then. As we were in Derby, it was the ideal chance to try them out again,now they have settled in.

Have you ever dined on the Italian Riviera? If not,this is as close as you'll get to it in Derby. Once you step inside, the decor transports you to the Amalfi Coast in Italy.It's very light and spacious. We headed upstairs to find a table on the upstairs terrace/balcony for the views (of the downstairs).

It was great to see the menu again,with some old favourites and new additions. There's so much to choose from and spoilt for choice. We eventually chose a firm favourite, the Prawn & tuna salad £9.95. Which comes on a giant plate and served with coleslaw and a fresh baguette. Italian Toasty £5.95 Ham & Cheese with fried egg on top served with a side salad of tomato,basil,olives in olive oil & onion dressing. To drink,a couple of Morettis. All we needed now was the sunshine 🌞 We couldn't come here and not have one of their famous oven baked jacket potatoes. Back downstairs to order a cheese & beans delight £4.55 with a couple of their lovely Italian coffees. The friendly staff bring your order to the table when it's ready. The potato was huge and served in a bowl, which prevents the spillage of the copious amount of beans. The quality and portions are very good value. It was so good to back in...

I visited for the first time with my toddler. I've walked by it and always wanted to go in, and was so surprised by how huge it is inside! The staff immediately saw me looking a bit lost and offered me a menu straight away, I could tell there were a lot of regulars there (which is a good sign!) The staff seemed to know a lot of the customers. The lady taking my order misheard me and so I ended up receiving something slightly different, but when I mentioned it but said I'd keep what they sent me they were so apologetic. The woman that took my order came back and checked everything was OK after she heard the feedback, which I reassured her it was fine. These things happen and was so pleasantly surprised at the customer service. My toddler then had a bit of a meltdown and a staff member tried to help! Will definitely be...

Went here with high hopes but was left very disappointed. The building is lovely, the menu is fine but not what I was expecting - I was expecting something a bit more refined and with a distinctly Italian theme. It would be good to have the menu on the website then I could have made a decision before going along. The lady behind the counter was positively rude, breaking off from taking my order to talk to other people as if me wanting to make a purchase was hugely inconvenient. The serving staff were fine and the man making hot drinks clearly understood the art of good service and should pass this on to the lady behind the counter taking orders. The service sector really does have to get on board with making service good from...