"I have been to Il Camino several times now and it remains my favourite restaurant.
If you like Italian Al La Carte food you cannot do better than this restaurant. The food is brilliantly presented, tastes amazing, is reasonably priced and the portions are of a good size which is very unusual for Al La Carte food.
We visited again last night and could not fault the food in any way; the whole experience was a culinary delight. Our friends with us last night have also visited Il Camino many times and say it is the one restaurant they will always recommend as the food is exquiste. Last night the Scallops in particular were fantastic and I have only tasted as good in a very expensive top London restaurant.
If you visit one restaurant in Maldon, Il Camino has to be the one. Everything is hand cooked by the Italian owner and the attention to detail is superb.
I was also impressed last Valentine's day at Il Camino as we were able to sample a wide range of food for a reasonable price. Even though it was one of the busiest days of the year the food was amazing and the whole restaurant decked out in red. Lovely :-)"

Decided to give this restaurant a go on a quiet early Monday evening. The 2 for 1 offer on was slightly confusingly explained but the food was what really counted. Fresh home cooked Italian by an Italian. A wide choice of starters and main but suprisingly not that many pasta dishes on the menu. Overall the food was excellent as well as the service. The toilets need up dating, particularly if it wants to compete with Intimo further up the road. Nice ambience. Would highly recommend for a special evening out with family and friends.

highly recommended

The first time I visited this restaurant with my wife was on the 14th February 2009, our Valentine Dinner.When we arrived we were greeted by a very friendly ataff and and extraordinary surrounding. The whole ceiling was covered with red ballons, on the table there was a beautiful red rose and a little teddy bear. Before ordering we were presented with a complementary Kir Royale, olive and atipasto. The 7 choice set menu offered great variety of dishes which we found diffucult to choose from. The food was very well presented and cooked to perfection. The service was very attentive but not intrusive and we were allowed time to relax. We had a fantastic evening and we really enjoyed the food and the whole athmosphere. Sice then we visited the restaurant with friends on a couple of accasions and we always had good experience. We highly reccoment this restaurant and it will be always our first choice.

I've rated very highly as you can see. i had an excellent 21st birthday and all the staff made a lot of effort to make our meal and the ambience around us as enjoyable as possible. as for anyone that disagrees i feel that you belong i a differnet style of restaurant the type that where you get nothing on a plate but pay loads just because of a name. i suggest london for andrew