Little Italy
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Little Italy

A tiny, no-frills Italian restaurant on Bridge Street with big personality and proper home-cooked pasta and pizza - book ahead, as tables are limited.

Address:

15B Bridge Street, Rothbury, Morpeth, NE65 7SE
Call:
01670 641088

Hours:

Sun - Thu: 10am - 9pm

Fri - Sat: 10am - 10pm

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Good to Know

Little Italy is a small Italian restaurant and takeaway on Bridge Street in Rothbury, which opened in late 2024. It's run by an Italian chef, and everything is made to order, from homemade pasta to hand-tossed, stone-baked pizzas. The shelves are stocked with Italian pasta and sweet treats to take home, including some very large cannoli.

Why it's on our list: in a short time it's become one of the best-reviewed places to eat in Rothbury, rated around 4.8 out of 5 on Tripadvisor, and a fair few reviewers call it the best Italian they've found in Northumberland. People mention the warm hosting, generous portions and dishes like lobster linguine and crab macaroni alongside the pizzas, and plenty go back more than once in the same holiday.

Worth knowing: it's small, so book if you'd like to sit in. The takeaway is popular too, and there are vegetarian and vegan options.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

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