Italian diningin the heart ofSouthampton
Handmade pasta. Fine wines.Warm Neapolitan hospitality —opposite the Mayflower Theatre.
A short, seasonal menu.
Handmade each morning.
Pasta rolled before service. Sauces simmered slow. Plates we are proud of, and a list that changes with what the markets bring through the door.
Busiate alla Norma
Spaghetti con Polpette
Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia e frutti di mare
Carbonara alla Romana
Thirty years at
the same wooden bench.
Chef Gennaro Pascarella was born into a Neapolitan family that takes pasta seriously. Three decades at the pass, the last twelve of them with Max every dinner service, every morning’s fresh dough, every menu written by hand.
Max’s is Italian-owned, chef-led and family-run. Twice voted Best Restaurant in Southampton British Restaurant Awards 2019 and 2020.
Italian labels,
and the Wine of the Champions.
Salentine reds, Tuscan classics, Friulian whites and a serious Champagne list poured by people who can tell you what is in the glass without reading the back of the bottle.
Julio Cesar, Fiano Bianco
Fabio Cordella · Salento, Puglia
Four ways to spend
an evening with us.
Wine Tasting
Evenings led by the chef six pours, four small plates, one long conversation. Dates announced seasonally.
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