Tosca's Italiano - Southampton

My favourite local italian. best pizzas ever. Very accomodating to kids and toddlers even if they make some mess. Good selection of vegetarian options.

Whenever we visit the UK we always go to The Mayflower Theater. We always have dinner before hand and we always used to go to Tosca's as its food was amazing, the service was great, and its proximity to the theater. Since the revamp, however, the food has quality has diminished. The salads looked tired, the pastas were limited and the fries were cold. The staff were slow in offering the limited meats that were available and the pizza we were served was cold, (it tasted like a frozen supermarket pizza). We only ever returned because of Tony, the maitred, but as he was not there on our last visit I doubt we will go back.

Loved this place as a pre theatre venue Tosca's was gorgeous for food and service! But then it changed its style and as Casa Italia it is now soooooo different nowhere near as good as it had been in terms of service or quality of good ..... Such a shame ... Limp, tired salads, dried out pasta dishes, dried tasteless cooked meats.... So sorry to have to write such a negative review but have to say it as it is ... Have not returned and have no intention of returning .... Unless it recaptures its previous glory!!

Now Casa Italia, this is a gourmet buffet only plus meats/pizza brought to the table from a rotisserie. The quality of the ingredients particularly the meat seem very poor. The salad tired with dried up cold meats that had seen better days. The cream based pasta very cloying, tomato based pasta very dry. £16 a head for a very mediocre offering. Italian in name only. Avoid! Try Cafe Xpresso instead.

If you went when it was Tosca 's we think you will be disappointed with the revamp. Can only be classed as very average now. A buffet is a buffet and food dries out no matter how fresh it is when put out. Not much for vegetarians to choose from and very little pasta we assume because it does not stand very well as a buffet food. Too much meat and not enough of the Italian flavours any more. We won 't be returning or recommending this venue to anyone.