Blue Sardinia Restaurant

Head down to Sydenham Road and you'll find yourself in one of Guildford's most reliably good Italian restaurants. Blue Sardinia does what it says on the tin: Sardinian-leaning Italian food that takes itself seriously without being pretentious about it. You're after fresh seafood, properly made pasta (the kind that takes actual skill), and wines that complement rather than overwhelm. The kitchen clearly knows what it's doing, and locals keep coming back because the food's consistent and generous. It's the sort of place where you'd take someone you actually want to impress, but you're not going to feel out of place in jeans either.