Ruchetta

Couldn’t recommend this place more!
Good, friendly, family feel service and delicious food. All waiters are happy to spend the time walking you through the menu and give their recommendations.
I had the scallops to start, which paired with the crispy Parma ham, have a perfect sweet and salty balance. There is nothin worse than an over-​cooked scallop, but all of these were cooked to perfection.
I had fillet beef for my main, and it was cooked exactly the way I asked. Beautifully tender and paired well with a rich red wine reduction.

I’m from the U.S. and visit our office in Bracknell frequently. I usually stay in Wokingham because it’s the only place with any pulse in the area.
There are lots of restaurants to choose from (Indian, Thai, etc, and a million pubs), but I hadn’t tried Ruchetta. A colleague picked it out.
Very good, freshly-​made old school Italian. Good wine choices though mostly Italian. They are traditional in their multiple courses, but everything is very tasty. I had the veal meatballs with some killer marinara as my small plate, sausage risotto for the secondi, and pan seared rib-​eye, asparagus (Brits apparently eats asparagus at every meal) and sauteed mushrooms for the main. And rounded it out with some Italian wine that they suggested, and some decaf coffees. Too full for dessert.
Very reasonable prices, and friendly service. I will definitely go back.

I’m from the States and basically walked into this place by accident. I was wandering around the town looking for a place to eat and couldn’t find anything I was interested in, so as I was walking back to my car I found this place and walked in. I loved it.
All I had was a beer and a couple starters. The first was a scallop/​asparagus dish and it was awesome! The other was a seafood pasta (I have no idea what it was called) and it was… good. At the waiters’ suggestion I had the tiramisu for dessert and it was probably the best I’ve ever had.
I had PLENTY of food and was rather stuffed by the time I left. I couldn’t finish the pasta. I thought the service was pretty good, although I don’t know what service is like in the UK so couldn’t tell you with any certainty.
I didn’t think it was all that expensive for what I had, but again, I don’t know the prices locally so can’t say for sure.
I’m only here for a week and expect to go back before I leave.

Decent £15.95 two course lunch menu, friendly family run atmosphere — the waiter was certainly entertaining… in a good way!
I had tagiatelle ragu, bold flavoursome chunks of slow cooked beef to start & duck leg with sauté potatoes & green beans.

A great little Italian and to my mind the best food to be had in Wokingham by a wide margin.
So where to start. The restaurant is in a period converted house, which once belonged to the family who owned number 6 (where the restaurant is situated) and the imposing building at the end of Rose street (I remember visiting the daughter in a past life here but we’ll move on)
It’s intimate & warm and has a great feel at the front whilst there is a less intimate but larger area at the back principally used for groups. The Italian staff offer a genuine warm welcome and repeat visits make you feel part of the family!
The menu is well balanced with a broad selection of Italian standards. The crab and cod ravioli with the saffron sauce is superb whilst the crab salad is a fresh triumph of a dish. Mains are equally accomplished, the fillet steak with fois gras delivers big bold flavours and Turbot is a another favourite of mine. The wine list which is exclusively Italian, offers a wonderful selection, the Russiz Pinot on my last visit was outstanding. Service is performed with aplomb, and it is performed, this place has a heart beat a rhythm and there is a pride taken in executing every task. Deserts are equally polished the Tiramisu is a rich sticky delight and the home made chocolate cake is to die for.
All in all the food service and atmosphere are all top drawer. So to the trifling, grubby part, the bill.. it’s not cheap, it’s squarely in the top end of the range, but then so it should be, so it deserves to be. You’ll leave lighter of cash but richer in spirit and bloody well fed!

The first time I was taken by a friend who put it on expenses. The food was utterly fantastic — we went to town & I had a little trouble walking home. A very memorable evening (or the bits I managed to remember were!) Returned with same friend & again the food was very good but because my expectations were very high, the meal was merely first-​rate.
The 3^rd visit was to celebrate my girlfriend’s birthday where we got a little more amourous than the Italian staff felt comfortable with! Again each course was great, the wine good & the atmosphere equally fine. My girlfriend got suitably fed & watered before we staggered off to The Broad Street Tavern for a nightcap — £125 worse off — you gets what you pay for! The best & most expsensive out of the many Italian restaurants in Wokingham. Went back in 2008 for a set meal for four of us one Saturday lunchtime — again great food but a little more wouldn’t have goon amiss!

Very good Italian food.
Modern cooking and mostly Italian wines,
Book in advance.£15.95 for two courses