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Our Passion

We (John and Mario) are devoted to continuing Luciano and Sabatos’ treasured tradition of creating authentic Italian cuisine, crafting all dishes lovingly by hand, on-site.

We pride ourselves on our selection of the best fresh produce daily, which is then lovingly prepared it in our spotless kitchen, which has been consistently graded ‘Excellent’ in Plymouth Councils Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, for over 31 years.

Our plentiful and varied menu originates from regions the length and breadth of Italy, showcasing the finest Italian meat and fish dishes, as well as delicious heart-warming pastas.

Our genuine Italian pizzas are all made in the authentic way, made on-the-day, with fresh, homemade dough

Our desserts are unmistakably Italian and are always freshly made.

All of our dishes are complemented with an excellent selection of the finest Italian wines, beers, spirits, Prosecco and liqueurs, catering for even the most discerning palate.

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Antipasti

BREAD & BUTTER BASKETS

Served for two.
£2.00

FOCACCIA BREAD

Served with Olives.
£6.00

CALAMARI SALE E PEPE

Succulent chunks of calamari, coated with flour, salt and pepper served with garlic mayonnaise.
£9.00

ANTIPASTO ALL ITALIANA

Italian Hors D'Oeuvre - for two to share £17.00.
£9.00

ANTIPASTO CAPRESE

Sliced tomatoes with mozzarella cheese.
£9.00

ANTIPASTO TRICOLORE

Avocado pear, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
£9.00

AVOCADO CON SALMONE & GAMBERETTI

Avocado pear with smoked salmon & prawns with venigrette and pink sauce.
£9.00

MELENZANE RIPIENE

Rolled aubergines with mozzarella.
£8.00

COZZE ALLA MARINARA

Mussels in a white wine, garlic and chilli sauce (when in season).
£9.00

CAPE SANTE ALLA GRIGLIA

Scallops grilled with garlic.
£9.00

CRESPELLE ALLA MARINARA

Seafood pancake.
£9.00

CRESPELLE ALLA FIORENTINA

Pancake filled with ricotta cheese and spinach.
£7.50

GAMBERI CON VINO & AGLIO

Prawns cooked in wine and garlic.
£9.00

FUNGHI ALL'AGLIO

Hot mushrooms cooked in wine and garlic.
£6.50

CARPACCIO DI'MANZO

Thin slices of fresh beef served on a bed of rocket lettuce, topped with a sauce of lemon, garlic and mustard with shavings of Parmesan cheese.
£9.00

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La Pasta

FETTUCCINE LIMONE E BRANDY

Flat noodles with parma ham, lemon, brandy and cream sauce.
£13.50

FETTUCCINE MARE & MONTI

Flat noodles with prawns and mushroom sauce with cream and tomato sauce.
£13.50

FETTUCCINE AL SALMONE

Flat noodles in cream, tomatoes and smoked salmon.
£13.50

SPAGHETTI ALLA BOLOGNESE

With bolognese sauce (home made).
£12.00

SPAGHETTI ALLA AMATRICIANA

With bacon, onions, garlic, chilli, and tomato.
£13.00

SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA

With bacon, yolk of egg and cream.
£13.00

SPAGHETTI AL PUTTANESCA

With olive, capers, anchovies, garlic and tomato.
£12.00

SPAGHETTI ALLA PESCATORE

With seafood, garlic, chilli and tomato.
£13.50

LASAGNE ALLA BOLOGNESE

Lasagne with bolognese sauce.
£12.50

LASAGNE CON VERDURE

Lasagne cooked with fresh vegetables.
£12.50

CANNELLONI ALLA ROMANA

With mince meat and cheese.
£12.50

PENNE ALLA SICILIANA

Short pasta with aubergines, tomato and buffalo mozzeralla cheese.
£13.00

PENNE ALL ARRABIATA

Short pasta with chillies in tomato sauce.
£11.00

PENNE VODKA & GORGONZOLA

Short pasta with cream, vodka & gorgonzola cheese sauce.
£13.50

RISOTTO ALLA PESCATORA

With seafood, garlic, chilli and tomato.
£13.50

RISOTTO ALLA PAESANA

Rice country style.
£12.50

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La Pizza All'Italiana

PIZZA MARGHERITA

Tomato and mozzarella cheese.
£12.50

PIZZA NAPOLI

Tomato, mozzarella, capers, olives and anchovies.
£13.00

PIZZA PROSCIUTTO & FUNGHI

Ham, mushrooms, cheese and tomato.
£13.50

PIZZA ALLA DINAMITE

Dynamite pizza, tomato, mozzarella, hot salami and chillies.
£14.50

PIZZA FRUTTI-D1-MARE

Tomato, mozzarella with seafood.
£14.50

PIZZA ALLA HAWAIANA

Ham, pineapple, cheese and tomato.
£13.50

PIZZA RUSTICA

With fresh grilled and marinated peppers and spicy aubergines.
£14.50

CALZONE ALLA NAPOLETANA

Folded pizza with ricotta, mozzarella and parma ham, made in the traditional way. (For added plain or spicy tomato sauce there is a charge of £1.50).
£14.50

PIZZA ALLA CAPRESE

Tomatoes, topped with slices of fresh tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella.
£14.50

PIZZA PERFETTA

Italian sausage, ricotta cheese and spinach.
£15.50

'NDUJA PIZZA

Hot salami, 'nduja mascarpone, rocket salad.
£14.50

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Il Pesce

GAMBERONI ALLA CREMA

King prawns in wine and cream sauce.
£19.50

GAMBERONI AL GUAZZETTO

King prawns in wine, garlic and chilli.
£19.00

FILETII DI SOGLIOLA AL LIMONE

Fillets of lemon sole in wine and lemon sauce.
FROM £24.50

FILETII SPIGOLA ERBE

Fillets of sea bass in wine, herbs and garlic.
FROM £19.50

CODA DI ROSPO ALLE ERBE

Monk fish and wine and herbs.
FROM £26.00

CODA DI ROSPO ALLA PESCATORE

Monk fish in garlic, black olives and spicy tomato sauce.
FROM £26.00

FILETII DI SOGLIOLA POSITANO

Fillets of sole rolled with crevettes, porcini mushrooms & cream sauce.
£26.50

ONLY WHEN AVAILABLE

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Il Vitello

SCALOPPINE AL LIMONE

Slices of veal cooked in lemon and wine sauce.
£19.00

SCALOPPINE ALLA CREMA & FUNGHI

Slices of veal in cream and mushroom sauce.
£20.00

SCALOPPINA ALLA MARESCIALLA

Veal topped with parma ham, mozzarella and asparagus.
£21.50

SCALOPPINE ALLA MESSICANA

Slices of veal with peppers, onions, capers, anchovies and chillies.
£20.00

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Il Manzo

CONTROFILETTOA ALLA GRIGLIA

Grilled sirloin steak.
£25.00

CONTROFILETTO AL FUNGHI

Sirloin steak cooked in mushrooms and red wine sauce.
£26.50

CONTROFILETTO AL PEPE NERO

Sirloin steak cooked in black peppercorn sauce.
£25.50

FILETTO ALLA GRIGLIA

Grilled fillet steak.
£28.50

FILETTO AL PEPE VERDE

Fillet steak cooked with green peppercorns and cream sauce.
£31.50

FILETTO AL GORGONZOLA

Fillet steak cooked in gorgonzola cheese sauce.
£31.00

FILETTO AL TARTUFO

Fillet with porcini mushrooms and truffle sauce with crispy pancetta on top.
£32.50

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Pollo, Anatra e Agnello

I Polli

PETTI DI POLLO CREMA & FUNGHI

Chicken breast in myshroom and cream sauce.
£18.00

POLLO AL LIMONE & VINO BIANCO

Breast of chicken in lemon and wine sauce.
£17.00

POLLO RIPIENO

Breast of chicken filled with parma ham, mozzeralla cheese and spinach.
£18.00

POLLO PICCANTE

Breast of chicken cooked in spicy sauce.
£17.50

POLLO CON ACETO BALSAMICO

Slices of chicken breast cooked with balsamic vinegar and topped with shavings of parmesan.
£17.50


L'Anatra

ANATRA ALL'ARANCIA

Breast of duck in~ nice Sicillian oranges sauce.
£18.00

ANATRA CON MIELE & VINO ROSSO

Breast of duck cooked in red wine and honey.
£18.00


L'Agnello

AGNELLO ALLA CACCIATORA

Slices of lamb in white wine, herbs, and garlic with balsamic vinegar.
£19.50

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Le Insalate

INSALATA VERDE

Green salad.
£4.00

INSALATA MISTA

Mixed salad.
£4.50

INSALATA DI POMODORO E CIPOLLA

Tomato, onions and basil salad.
£4.50

INSALATA GIULO CESARE

Julius Ceasar Salad.
£7.00

INSAUTA PATRIOTTICA

Rucola with buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes.
£7.50

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Dolci e caffè

I Dolci

DOLCI DEL GIORNO DAL FRIGO

Deserts of the day from the display fridge.
£7.00

ASSORTIMENTO DI GELATI

Mixed ice creams.
£7.00

SORBETTO AL LIMONE

Lemon Sorbet.
£7.00

Il Caffe

CAFFE' ESPRESSO

Small strong black coffee. Single or double shot.
£2.50 / £3.50

CAFFE' NERO

Black coffee.
£3.20

CAPPUCCINO

Coffee with frothy milk.
£3.50

CAFFE' CON LIQUORI

Coffee liqueurs (A full measure of liqueur is used).
£7.50

CAFFE' LATTE

Coffee shot with milk.
£3.50

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Our Story

Picture the scene: Plymouth, 1974 sees two young Italians; Luciano from Padova, Italy and Sabato from Positano, Italy, come to Plymouth following their true loves, whom they married in 1978.

Fast friends, they worked together at “Bella Napoli", renamed “Osteria Romana” in the Barbican until 1992, when they decided it was time for them to create a different future for themselves.
Their dream became reality when they opened Positano Restaurant in 1992.
This was originally as a pizzeria, but the exceptional capabilities of chefs Andrew, John and Sabato soon grew the pizzeria into one of the most beloved and iconic Italian Restaurants in Plymouth.

The retirement in 2023 of Sabato and Luciano placed Positano, its staff and its devoted customers in a position of flux and uncertainty.
Happily, John, their talented chef of over 30 years’ service and Mario their waiter with over 20 years’ service, stepped into the breach left by these two great stalwarts, and bought the restaurant, securing its future for the years to come.

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Contact Us

For table reservations please call the number below.

Please note we are extremely busy serving customers during our opening hours.
Please call during the following times.

Monday - Saturday
9:30am - 11:30am
&
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Phone: 01752 661290

Positano and You

Positano's greatest accolades are its impeccable reputation and personal recommendation.

Positano has long been an integral part of people’s lives and we are delighted to host your successes, birthdays, and other celebrations. Children who came here with their parents, now bring their own children.

We have a loyal entourage of groups of friends and couples of all ages, who are staunch advocates of our fabulous fayre.

We look forward to welcoming new customers to sample the delightful and unique dining experience that is, Positano Restaurant.

We are committed to an exemplary personal service, that individually accommodates the needs of all our customers.


Walk in customers are most welcome, but booking is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.

Groups of 6 or more people must:
Call the restaurant to book.
Pay a £5 per person deposit, at the time of booking.
Please send pre-order of their menu choices to positanospreorder@gmail.com

Those with disabilities and families with very young children are always welcome, but storage space is very limited, so please let us know at the time of booking if you need to bring a wheelchair or buggy, so we can ensure that we are able to properly meet your needs.

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    Best Italian in Plymouth
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An evening with us...

Whether it's a quiet meal for two, a group of friends or a family celebration, let us make the difference.

Mario deboning fish at the table

Each fillet is expertly removed from the bones and presented on your plate, all of this is done at your table.

Where the Magic happens

All our dishes are made in the tradditional Italian way and cooked freshly as you order.

Address

Positano Restaurant
36-38 Mayflower Street,
Plymouth PL1 1QX

Opening Times

Monday to Saturday
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

Last orders for the Kitchen are at 13:30 and the restaurant closes at 15:00

Dinner 18:00 - 21:30
Last Orders for the Kitchen are at 21:30