Anema e Core
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We can only agree with the reviews below. A very nice restaurant that really doesn't disappoint. A lovely traditional Italian family restaurant with great service, excellent menu and very good food. Word of warning though, it's no longer situated where it's shown on the TripAdvisor map. It moved location (not far) in May this year and the map has not been updated!!
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We went here on the recommendation of our hotel waiter, and were not disappointed.
We had the mixed meat and cheese platter for starters was huge and delicious. To be honest I didn't think we would be able to eat our main course so we delayed it for a while (no problem). When it did arrive it was probably the best mixed seafood spaghetti I've had in this country. The décor, and the food are a bit "rustic" so don't expect linen tablecloths and napkins, but I loved it. Good value too.
We had the mixed meat and cheese platter for starters was huge and delicious. To be honest I didn't think we would be able to eat our main course so we delayed it for a while (no problem). When it did arrive it was probably the best mixed seafood spaghetti I've had in this country. The décor, and the food are a bit "rustic" so don't expect linen tablecloths and napkins, but I loved it. Good value too.
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What a find! We stumbled across this when visiting Eastbourne and were thrilled! Lovely family cuisine, authentic Italian food, and wine to die for. We just wish we lived nearer so we could visit again. Your pizza chef rocks :)
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As always, excellent food, excellent service (our first time at the new premises in Bolton Road). Our expectations were high! My daughter, grandson and I received a really warm welcome and enjoyed a perfect early evening meal. Would highly recommend Anema e core! We look forward to our next visit to Eastbourne and eating at this outstanding restaurant!
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The whole experience is perfect, can't recommend it more!!!!! For business, social or what ever! I love this restaurant!
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This restaurant was recommended by a friend some time ago, we finally got there for our 56th Wedding Anniversary. Welcomed as soon as we set foot in the door, shown to a table which we had reserved close to the window at the end of the dining area. Staff were very accommodating and friendly, nothing was too much trouble, Pizza is incredible so tasty I had The "Anema e Core" superb, didn't know wether to eat it or take a photo it was so beautiful. My wife had the Lasagna lovely and fresh and very tasty. Sweets were also excellent. Coupled with a glass of Merlot, oh and I forgot to mention the Garlic Bread starter which we were told one portion would be enough for two people, and it was. The two ladies on the next table were both of Italian extraction, you can't get a better recommendation than that.
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The portions can vary from an expensive, very tasty but small Veal dish to a Pizza that would double as a bicycle wheel - not in taste but size. The Italian staff are hard working and will do almost anything to please. A slight niggle if you are in a large party is that the food is delivered by 'dumb waiter' from the kitchen upstairs so meals will arrive in two's making the service rather long from the first dish to the last at the table. Overall it was a wonderful evening with authentic Italian dishes served by a great staff.
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Literally stumbled upon this Italian corner in Bolton Rd. and I couldn't be luckier. Pizza is amazing as well as lasagna and a mind-blowing mushroom cream on scaloppina that basically takes your tastebuds to the planet of taste. Staff are amazingly skilled and friendly!
I strongly recomemend this family-run restaurant: you'll feel home either if you're Italian or not!
I strongly recomemend this family-run restaurant: you'll feel home either if you're Italian or not!
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The staff were amazingly friendly and gave us details of some of their "family recipes" included on the extensive menu. The food was outstanding - my main course of prawns and mushrooms in a cream sauce with spaghetti was a homemade family recipe from Napoli passed down through the generations and was delicious. My fiancee had a blue cheese/gorgonzola tagliatelle which was equallyas delicious. The wine, too, is excellent.
Also, the prices are very reasonable for all dishes and drinks. Highly recommended.
Also, the prices are very reasonable for all dishes and drinks. Highly recommended.
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Went for a meal here, whilst staying in Eastbourne for the weekend. Superb authentic Italian food, with very helpful and friendly staff. Would highly recommend to visit
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The restaurant is clean and welcoming. The staff all very helpful and friendly. The service is impeccable, and the food is freshly prepared and very tasty indeed. There is, of course, no feeling of being rushed, and nothing seems too much trouble. I can recommend this for a romantic evening, or a place to have a truly convivial evening with friends.
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My boyfriend and I stayed in Eastbourne for a couple of nights and decided to try this restaurant.
Food was exceptional and the staff were amazing too.
Would highly recommend a visit. In my honest opinion it's the best pizza I have ever had! My boyfriend also enjoyed his calzone.
For pudding one of the lovely waiters recommended Affogato which is a light desert made with coffee and vanilla ice cream which was delicious.
We would highly recommend 5******+
Food was exceptional and the staff were amazing too.
Would highly recommend a visit. In my honest opinion it's the best pizza I have ever had! My boyfriend also enjoyed his calzone.
For pudding one of the lovely waiters recommended Affogato which is a light desert made with coffee and vanilla ice cream which was delicious.
We would highly recommend 5******+
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Totally enjoyed our meal here and can comfortably say one of the best pizza's I've had in the UK! Prepared and cooked beautifully 👌🏻
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It looks like a very small cellar from the outside, but, like Dr Who's Tardis, is much bigger inside, light and spacious. The chairs are comfortable and the tables well spaced. The background music was very quiet; if only it were so quiet in other restaurants!
Pleasant staff who obviously enjoy the work, especially the charming young Italian women.
We have just returned from a week in Italy where we had some excellent meals. Anema e Core is as good as any of them. I was pleased to find pumpkin ravioli, one of my favourites, but as a regional dish it is not available everywhere in Italy - but it is in Eastbourne.
Pleasant staff who obviously enjoy the work, especially the charming young Italian women.
We have just returned from a week in Italy where we had some excellent meals. Anema e Core is as good as any of them. I was pleased to find pumpkin ravioli, one of my favourites, but as a regional dish it is not available everywhere in Italy - but it is in Eastbourne.
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Always passing this restaurant as it’s a short walk from my location. We never dreamed of going in as it looks so drab from the outside.
But we have been recommended by many to try it.
What a wonderful surprise especially if you go to the rear seating area light clean and modern.
First very nice welcome by all members of staffThe menu was interesting and the items we ordered were well cooked and presented.
Must mention the deserts some different items that you don’t see on other menus, the items we ordered were very well presented and tasted good
Service good and not over the top
We recommend this restaurant and will definitely return.
But we have been recommended by many to try it.
What a wonderful surprise especially if you go to the rear seating area light clean and modern.
First very nice welcome by all members of staffThe menu was interesting and the items we ordered were well cooked and presented.
Must mention the deserts some different items that you don’t see on other menus, the items we ordered were very well presented and tasted good
Service good and not over the top
We recommend this restaurant and will definitely return.
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We have visited here twice in the past fortnight. .....once for lunch and once for dinner. Both meals have been absolutely delicious. The family run restaurant produces authentic Italian food at very reasonable prices. The Father is the chef and his daughter runs front of house. .....she is an absolute delight, welcoming and warm and nothing is too much trouble. If we lived nearer we would eat here all the time! We will be back!!
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what a find. A family run business. they were very friendly and made us feel so welcome.The décor was good, The food was exceptional presented well and tasted divine., they deserve to do well. Genuine people. We will tell our friends and we will certainly go back. Love this place
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You couldn't leave a bad comment about Anema e cora, if you have you were not actually in the same place we just had lunch in..
This is food made and served with lashings of Italian family love.
Simply can not be beaten.
Even when we go to Italy.
This is food made and served with lashings of Italian family love.
Simply can not be beaten.
Even when we go to Italy.
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Totally incredible love love love it
Food is out of this world. My new favourite place: even gave us take away box as was too much to eat.
Well worth a visit
Food is out of this world. My new favourite place: even gave us take away box as was too much to eat.
Well worth a visit
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How have I not been to this little gem of a restaurant before. The welcome was warm and friendly and the food was simply delicious. The prices are reasonable and although the place was busy it didn't feel crowded. This is definitely now our go to Italian restaurant in town.
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Can add little to others comments except to say that this is a family operation, typically italian and they put into it exactly what the name says: "heart and soul"
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We ate here last night having eaten at the 'old' restaurant on a few occasions.
The food remains just as perfect and the new restaurant is magnificent.The customer service is excellent-we were amazed that the staff remembered us and welcomed us like old
friends.They even helped my husband with his limited Italian when he was determined to order in Italian!This place is truly a gem of a place --I only wish we lived nearer as we would visit more often and it would be great to share such a fantastic place with friends.
The best Pizza and Pasta we have had since our trip to Italy.
The food remains just as perfect and the new restaurant is magnificent.The customer service is excellent-we were amazed that the staff remembered us and welcomed us like old
friends.They even helped my husband with his limited Italian when he was determined to order in Italian!This place is truly a gem of a place --I only wish we lived nearer as we would visit more often and it would be great to share such a fantastic place with friends.
The best Pizza and Pasta we have had since our trip to Italy.
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Found this restaurant on trip advisor, we were not disappointed with the food or staff, all had genuine Italian feel.
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Eastbourne teams with Italian restaurants,. As you walk the streets near the seafront you’re assailed with ‘Il Restaurants’, pizzerias, and many other enticements to eat in ‘little Italy’. However there is only one genuine Italian restaurant in the town – run by an Italian family, cooking genuine Italian food in the way that only they know how. That restaurant is Anema e Core on the Bolton Road. Here you will find the real McCoy – genuine spaghetti, Bolognese sauce, carbonara, pastas and pizzas.
Forget Dominos with their factory approach to producing food – come here and eat a real, genuine Italian meal! We ate here in early July this year, and I can honestly say that it was the best meal we’ve eaten in a restaurant this year. The staff were helpful yet unobtrusive, on hand if advice were needed. We’re off to Sorrento later this year and they even gave us good advice about restaurants to try whilst we’re there! We’re most grateful and will be following up their suggestions. Thanks for a lovely meal – we will be back.
Forget Dominos with their factory approach to producing food – come here and eat a real, genuine Italian meal! We ate here in early July this year, and I can honestly say that it was the best meal we’ve eaten in a restaurant this year. The staff were helpful yet unobtrusive, on hand if advice were needed. We’re off to Sorrento later this year and they even gave us good advice about restaurants to try whilst we’re there! We’re most grateful and will be following up their suggestions. Thanks for a lovely meal – we will be back.
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This is a place where the directors from the big restaurants need to visit to see what they are not doing right.
A family run place and you can feel it.
I booked here 8 months in advance to make sure we had a table for my wife's birthday. Once we arrived they knew who we were and instantly wished my wife happy birthday.
Once we were seated (it was a lovely evening)so we sat outside they brought out a lovely hand written card and a balloon (how lovely). We usually eat out on birthdays and have never had such great effort from any restaurant or hotel anywhere.
The food and wine were exceptionally priced the food was lovely. We ordered a sea food pasta and asked before ordering if it genuinely was a sea food pasta (if had a good amount of seafood rather than a bowl of pasta and a few token bits of seafood)when the dish came out WOW! Wish I had taken a photo.
The service was exceptional and so were all the staff.
When we were leaving it was lovely to see all the staff and say goodbye to all including the chef.
I can't rate this place highly enough. We will be back time and time again. Even though we live in London I think every time we are at the south coast I will be making my reservation and I suggest you do too.
What a lovely family run restaurant. Great atmosphere. Hope to go back soon. Totally recommend.
A family run place and you can feel it.
I booked here 8 months in advance to make sure we had a table for my wife's birthday. Once we arrived they knew who we were and instantly wished my wife happy birthday.
Once we were seated (it was a lovely evening)so we sat outside they brought out a lovely hand written card and a balloon (how lovely). We usually eat out on birthdays and have never had such great effort from any restaurant or hotel anywhere.
The food and wine were exceptionally priced the food was lovely. We ordered a sea food pasta and asked before ordering if it genuinely was a sea food pasta (if had a good amount of seafood rather than a bowl of pasta and a few token bits of seafood)when the dish came out WOW! Wish I had taken a photo.
The service was exceptional and so were all the staff.
When we were leaving it was lovely to see all the staff and say goodbye to all including the chef.
I can't rate this place highly enough. We will be back time and time again. Even though we live in London I think every time we are at the south coast I will be making my reservation and I suggest you do too.
What a lovely family run restaurant. Great atmosphere. Hope to go back soon. Totally recommend.
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