Different - Gutted! The best seafood pizza I have ever had and regularly have at Prima has been taken off the menu and replaced with a king prawn and garlic butter pizza.... read more Had the vegetarian pizza which was very nice but no match for the seafood pizza.

  A welcoming atmospheric restaurant with delicious food and friendly & attentive staff. - A lovely evening in a busy but friendly & atmospheric little restaurant. We had very helpful staff who were prompt, attentive & efficient without rushing us. The food... read more was stunning. We both had steaks that were succulent, juicy and oozed flavours with every bite. I had mine from the Specials Board recommended by the waitress with delicious Tagliatelle beef with truffle. The tastes and textures are making my mouth water now. It was a quite amazing meal. Desserts were both tasty and presented beautifully and gave a refreshing kick to our pallets. I had tiramisu & my partner had a delightful crème brûlée. The whole evening in this buzzing place was a pleasure. The menu options on the Specials board were so enticing we’re going back in a couple of weeks. Thank you chef.

  Stayed in Ripon 4 days over BH weekend and decided to book this Italian restaurant after reading reviews and glad we did. We had a wonderful meal that was cooked... read more perfectly the flavours were delicious and the portions were substantial I would highly recommend the sardines and lobster linguine both divine the service was great and the staff were very attentive can’t wait to return

  Lovely restaurant! Amazing food and service.
Went with some friend for my birthday, everything was absolutely perfect!!!
We will be back next time we are in Ripon ❤️

  When ever we come to Ripon, Prima is always our number one restaurant. The specials are always different and delicious as well as the very excellent service! Very reasonable price.... read more />
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  Beautiful vist - We arrived and were met with a lovely warm friendly welcome after been shown to our table the waitress offered us some drinks then gave us plenty of time to... read more choice our food Our starters we very pleasing on the eye and amazing on the taste buds then the main event The main meals where cooked perfectly with great flavours and once again look fabulous puddings and coffee to follow on again both lovely The staff all have great knowledge about there food a credit to the owners

  A second evening out in Ripon found us at Prima Italian restaurant on Monday.
A warm welcome and excellent service made us relax and enjoy our visit.
We had booked... read more an early table (6pm), so took advantage of the Early Bird menu. There was a good choice of both starters and main courses.
I had the mushrooms to start, cooked beautifully in a cream sauce with just the right amount of garlic. My husband enjoyed the sardines.
We both had cannelloni as our main and the portion was generous and delicious.
A “just right” coffee for my husband rounded off the evening.
We would definitely book again if we are in the area.
Thank you to all the team.

  We always visit on Christmas Eve and as usual had a fabulous time. Food was exceptional and all of the staff were excellent - thank you Prima.

  Good quality great value and friendly staff. Really couldn’t fault it. Nice atmosphere.

  Good food bad service - We’ve been as a family a few times lately, the food is always very good but the service has really gone downhill. Starters and main courses not too bad ... read more but then been utterly neglected as if we don’t exist! Asking for extra drinks a bit of a problem too, been forgotten more than once. Trying to order a sweet almost impossible we’ve paid and left twice now waiting far too long to be given a sweet menu. A bit of a shame really perhaps more staff, or better management ? Staff rushing around and not noticing a table full of empty plates for almost half an hour and having to ask someone to clear the table is not really good.

  One of the best meals I have had in a very long time, And with the staff so pleasant and efficient, recommend it to anyone

  Took us as walk in at 6 on a Friday. Couldn't have been more pleasant. Ordered bread and olives while we looked at the menu. My pasta meatballs and my... read more wife's seafood tagliatelle were delicious as was the espresso afterwards. Service was excellent and there is a nice busy atmosphere about the place.

  Superb - First time visitor last night ,the food was superbly presented and cooked,I had the lamb shank best meal I've had in a while,the staff were warm welcoming and friendly...it's definitely... read more a go to place.

  We’d prebooked due to the excellent reviews on here. We had eaten lunch on the way to Ripon so we weren’t starving. I had an excellent pizza and husband had... read more the sea bass cooked to perfection with huge king prawns surrounding it.
Husband had room for dessert, which was a generous portion of tiramisu and I had a coffee, made exactly as I like it.
The service from all the girls working that night was attentive and efficient. The bill was very reasonable for the excellent quality food we ate.

  Excellent food with great service. - This is an excellent restaurant with great service and fantastic food. We had the tagliatelle with truffle and steak one night, and the next night we had lamb chops. I... read more highly recommend this restaurant.

  Superb food. New decor not quite so. - As fairly regular diners we were curious to see the new look restaurant. Superb food as always - excellent choices and value. However we felt the lighting was a little... read more too bright and abundance of pink and white artificial flowers rather garish. Sadly it seems to us to have lost some of its cosy Italian ambience.

  Fantastic New years eve! - Me and a group of friends reserved a table new years eve at prima! The restaurant was booming, was busy all tables full the atmosphere was great. Staff where attentive... read more even brought round free shots on the house! The food, omg it was amazing! A few of the starters where ribs, garlic mushrooms, king prawn gamberoni. They where all mouth watering to look at and even better to taste, generous portions too. Main courses where even better the lobster ravioli looked great, some had the beef Wellington and omg it looked and smelt amazing and all who ate it loved it and couldn't compliment it enough. I opted for a salad as I ate too much of my starter as it was delicious, the chef kindly made a customised salad to suit my taste. I would definitely recommend this lovely Italian restaurant and will gladly be returning to try more of the specials and a few cheeky cocktails too. Was a fantastic start to our new years eve thank you!

  Treated ourselves to a Thursday early evening treat. Great atmosphere, good food and house wine. All very reasonable and as it should be for an authentic Italian meal. Would go... read more again

  Amazing staff, fabulous food and a great wine selection fabulous. We have been here a few time and everything is always tasty and fresh. Super!

  One of my families favourite places to eat, we’ve been going back for years and yet to have a bad meal! Very generous menu and everything we’ve tried has been... read more delicious.

  ‘Tis rare for me to comment on cafés and restaurants for Tripadvisor when I am not actually on a trip but near home. However, for once, I make an exception... read more .

Looking in Ripon, North Yorkshire, for an early supper I came across Prima Pizzeria in Kirkgate. What a fortunate surprise - and fortuitous too as I had a ‘difficult’ companion. As will be seen from my sparse entries, I travel mainly in Central Europe and The Balkans but sometimes into Italy.

I can spot groundless boasts to be ‘authentic’ but not here; this place would not be out of place in a side street in Lucca or Prato. It looks italian but looks are superficial; food and service not. Il capo was welcoming and the staff attentive without being oppressive. My Mediterranean salad was what it claimed - and generous. My companion devoured her pizza with only one(!) criticism: ‘There is too much!’

There was also una piccola delizia: the charming junior waitress (Italian?), endlessly saying Hmm and bobbing like a small bird. Lovely!

We were going to the Harrogate a festival. When I left La Prima, I felt I should be en route to a minor opera house to hear Puccini. All this in Ripon would you believe !?!? Go and give it a try.

  Average Italian Food - First time there this evening, It was pretty busy which was reassuring, the starters arrived quickly and were nice enough. The mains arrived. Pepperoni Pizza was not very nice, pepperoni... read more just tasted of grease and was hardly cooked, a real let down to be honest (left 3/4 of it). Seafood linguine was pretty tasty, although the squid was like rubber. Management refunded the price of the Pizza after we mentioned the taste. Can’t ask for anymore than that I suppose. Not sure if our mains were a let down due to how busy it was. Based on that I don’t think I’d go back.

  This restaurant is our ‘go to’ spot when in Ripon. Not only is the food great and reasonably priced but the service is excellent. It is always full of lively,... read more busy Italian atmosphere - we just love it. My Lobster ravioli was as gorgeous as I remember it from last time, served with a superb rocket salad. Hubby had a delicious salmon risotto and followed it with a banana concoction that he will long remember! We were entertaining two friends who live locally and also speak highly of the place. Thank you for a lovely evening Prima Team, we will definitely return.

  Delicious food that we will be back for more of! - AMAZING!!! Most fantastic food, service was impeccable and the spectacle put on for our joint birthday celebration is one that will be remembered for many years to come!
Thank... read more you and rest assured we’ll be back before we leave the area.

  Dining Solo - I was in Ripon for a family gathering but had an evening to myself. Prima had been recommended by my cousin and didn’t disappoint. They were able to take a... read more walk in for one, even offering me a choice of tables. Friendly , attentive service and delicious food

  What a fabulous night, lovely greeting, chose from the two course early bird menu, prawns and Lasagne, lovely presented , both cooked to perfection and the lasagne omg, I would... read more highly recommend, the girls that served us were all lovely, excellent value for money will definitely return.

  Verry Good - What a great experience in Prima Ristorante Italiano the past and the pizza was so delicious. I will come back for sure!