Olivo

You'll find yourself on one of Guildford's most characterful streets, walking past independent shops before stepping into Olivo's warm, unfussy interior. It's the kind of place where they know their audience—regulars who've been coming for years sit alongside newcomers discovering it for the first time. The menu reads like someone actually cared about what they were cooking: fresh pasta made in-house, seafood that tastes like it arrived yesterday, and Italian wines that won't break the bank. Service is genuinely attentive without hovering, and there's a refreshing lack of pretension about the whole operation.