Welcome to our family restaurant
Montalbano is a family run restaurant born from our family’s passion and tradition for great food served in great company. The menu is a mix of regional Italian dishes with touches of the very southern part of Italy: Sicily. We aim to bring the warmth of the south of Italy and delight you with great traditional homemade flavours.
We look forward to meeting you.
Salvatore, Ana & the team
menus
Christmas & New Year 2026
Festive menus
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with family, friends and authentic Italian hospitality. Discover our specially crafted Christmas and New Year menus, designed to make every festive gathering truly memorable. You can view our sample festive menus below and start planning your celebration with us.
Live music & events
Our live music & special food events are continuing to prove very across the year!
Keep up to date with our event listings and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Our customers
Posted on Tripadvisor Lottie CJune 13, 2026Verified Most Amazing Italian We Have Ever Had We came here for an anniversary meal after going to chapel down and oh my gosh it is the best Italian we have ever been to. Food was to die for, starters delicious we had the prawn and scallops. The mains were amazing carbonara most authentic best ive ever had. We also had the T-bone steak as a special which was the most amazing steak we have ever had (compared to gaucho etc). The tiramissu again most amazing. Service was impeccable special mention to PJ! We cannot wait to return.Posted on Tripadvisor RACJune 13, 2026Verified Perfect, cannot be faulted. Superb, thank you I told myself I must review this establishment. When things go wrong more people comment, but for us this “was perfect”. We moved to Tenterden 2.5 months ago and have eaten here on three separate occasions. All meals could NOT be faulted - we are impressed. We love Italy, Italian food and frequently travel to Italy, so we are familiar with its national cuisine, and Montalbano is ITALY for us. Thank you, and a huge “well done”. We will come again & again…….Posted on Tripadvisor Graham SMay 27, 2026Verified Lovely meal! Stephanie was excellent! 5. Lovely meal and our server Stephanie was excellent!!Posted on Tripadvisor Jeremy LMay 26, 2026Verified Montalbano gelato I popped in for a genuine Italian gelato. I was not disappointed. Sissy's "coppa fragola" (strawberry sundae) DELICIOUS! Thank-you Sissy!Posted on Tripadvisor Andrew HMay 23, 2026Verified A must go ! What an amazing little gem! I heard so many good things about this restaurant and it did not disappoint ! Staff, food, venue, price, EVERYTHING was 10/10! Well done and thank you to the team for an amazing meal and evening .Posted on Tripadvisor Zoe’s Feedback.May 10, 2026Verified WOW, best Italian food ever! WOW!! This place has the best Italian food, I think I have tasted! Absolutely beautiful fresh, original taste. Such lovely service from all the service and love the family feel atmosphere! Will definitely be coming back and would recommend to everyone!!Posted on Tripadvisor James CoeMay 7, 2026Verified Wonderful and generous staff with lovely authentic Italian food! We dined here with friends in April 2026 for an evening meal. We had heard great things about this place before we moved here so had to try it! The welcome and the service throughout were wonderful. It's overall a wonderful addition to the high street on Tenterden! It's obvious that this place is deep rooted in fond memories of people in the town and we can see why. The food was delicious, generous and plentiful. The staff were wonderful too, authentic and warm and didn't close up til we left! We will be back to sit outside in the warmed months very soon!!Posted on Tripadvisor Tracy CMay 4, 2026Verified Celebrations of special birthdays Wonderful restaurant- great menu - helpful, & wonderful service and great food - celebrations of special birthdays and we all felt special - thank youPosted on Tripadvisor Anne HMay 2, 2026Verified Spur of the moment lunch. We went for “spur of the moment” lunch on a lovely day. We sat outside and ate half a lobster and spaghetti accompanied by piping hot fried zucchini. It was all delicious.Posted on Tripadvisor Jet54275699731April 15, 2026Verified Excellent Italian restaurant We went out for a family meal . I have been to their ice cream parlour and cafe many times with my husband and friends but this was our first experience at the restaurant. The party had been increased from 6 to 8 people which they had no problem with and we’d also had to let them know that we’d be a little later than our original time. Again, no problem. Our waiter, Finlay was so helpful, patient and friendly. He was happy to answer questions in relation to some of our group’s dietary needs. We didn’t wait very long for any of the food or drink that we asked for. Every dish was delicious. Portions were good. I especially enjoyed the salmon from the specials menu and afterwards I had the excellent homemade semifreddo with the warm chocolate sauce that was exceptionally delicious. We were all very happy with our experience as a whole. Italian cuisine is my favourite and this restaurant has a lot to offer. I look forward to returning and recommend others to go.
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