Alegria in Darlington

As we are in lockdown seen this restaurant was doing take away Sunday dinner never usually have take aways but couldn't be bothered to cook so ordered for me and husband and wasn't disappointed plenty of it good selection of veg large Yorkshire good amount of roast beef. And of cause helping a local business during these terrible times

Fantastic food!. staff are polite and friendly nothing is too much trouble. We have visited a few times now and never had a bad meal. Our family also agree with us in this. The restaurant itself is very modern Italian look and feel about it, it’s a pleasure to absorb the surroundings while enjoining the evening out with friends and family. I would definitely recommend it’s a little gem just outside the town centre

Really nice meal tonight. Guy serving us was so polite and friendly. Not many in which to be honest I preferred. I had surf and turf and hubby had a steak plus alcoholic drink each. Under £35. Great value. We've booked again for next week . Need to support local business in this tough time

Called in for lunch and the cheap eats deal was on. Large plate of piping hot pasta for £2. Very tasty. Staff were very good. Only gripe was that the restaurant opens for the week on a Wed and consequently the heating has been off since the weekend. Had to keep my coat on. Would have been much better if the heating was timed to come on early and take the chill off the place.

1st time visit to this restaurant Pizza n pasta very good, nice & hot, fresh ingredients, homemade chips Well priced lovely decor, restaurant over 2 levels, so a few steps Will visit again soon Thanks you for a lovely evening

daughter booked a table ordered a pizza and carbnarra first class food drink dear but the food made up for it service good clean restaurant have booked again.

3rd visit here and well worth the 20min drive .. Food is piping hot (which I love) and perfectly cooked.. Waiting staff are amazing and on point plates taken away quickly drinks re filled when needed.. Food came out really quickly starters under 10 mins and mains followed with just the right time gap.. Half portion of pasta for a starter option is great not many places still offer this.. Everything we had was gorgeous from the perfectly cooked pasta starters to the garlic bread.. Recommendations the spicy beef risotto and the steak stroganoff.. On each visit this place hasn't been very busy and I can't understand why please give this restaurant a visit you won't be disappointed..

2nd time here ( former Sardis location ). Impressed yet again. Our visit today was for a Sunday dinner. At £8.95 for an adult portion this is brilliant value. Had the tomato soup and potato skins for starters. Both arrived quickly and were very tasty. Shortly after we received our beef dinners and our daughter (6) got her pizza from the kids menu ( quite a large pizza! ). The beef was honestly amazing. A mound of veg ( mash, parsnips, carrots, swede, peas ) topped with beef, which in turn was topped with a huge Yorkshire pudding and plenty of thick gravy. The food was gorgeous! The bill for 2 adult roasts and a kids menu deal, came to £30. This included a cola and an Italian beer. Service was friendly and speedy. The interior of the restaurant was lovely too. Would definitely recommend and will be back!

Lovely family meal, well presented. Very reasonable prices. Desserts a delight. Only downside was the slight whiff from the downstairs toilets. We will be returning.

Second visit here, both times the foods all been great. Fresh cooked pasta and pizza, steaks are lovely. Decor is lovely, restaurant is very clean. Prices are very cheap! Will be returning again soon.

Visited tonight 3 course special only 12.95 bbq chicken wings to start followed by steak in Diane sauce which was cooked to perfection! Finished my meal with a filter coffee instead of ice cream option. The restaurant is lovely and staff are very friendly 10/10

Lovely surroundings.very clean and tidy.the staff were friendly.the food was excellent we had starters and main course.we can not praise Allegria enough one of the best restaurants we have been to.if you want excellent food and comfortable surroundings then give them a try.

Called for food before visiting the cinema. Absolutely beautiful Pizza, best ive ever tasted. Girlfriend had risotto, also very nice although a touch salty. Staff friendly and courteous. surroundings bright and clean, Will be coming back, Oh also prices very reasonable.

Thursday early evening meal. A long awaited visit since new ownership! On arrival we were shown to our table, given a little time to decide on drinks, the two girls working weren’t over enthusiastic! We ordered garlic mushrooms which were really nice and done perfect! We thought we were in for a amazing main course!! My wife got a pizza which was nothing to write home about with very minimal topping! I ordered chicken bordolese with onions mushrooms and rosemary in red wine Demi glaze sauce.. ( Mmmm I thought) when it arrived it was smothered in sauce... when tased it was literally Bisto! gravy .. My words were like eating Sunday lunch.. very disappointed... and £3 extra!! We also paid £2 extra for the sweet of the day which was white profiteroles and cream! One of the waitresses got them out of the fridge near us and carried them behind the bar and proceeded to knock up our sweet of the day!!! Didn’t look very professional in my opinion! Would have been better coming from the kitchen.. so all in all we were disappointed with the quality and service. The new decoration internally is great just sorry the food was yon the same level...

Most delicious Sunday Lunch; hot, tasty and plentiful. Beautiful surroundings, friendly hardworking staff. Will definitely go again.

Had a great meal on Saterday night, the rissotto was to die for, great service and very efficient, not that busy but they are trying to build a reputation for great food, will def call again, well done.

Table booked for meal Sat 13th July, Arrived on time, pushed the door with great force as requested on the handwritten message taped to the front door. We did this repeadly. Lights on, music playing, back window open. Called through the wide open window several...

Had a wonderful meal with a bunch of friends. The atmosphere was relaxed and the service was efficient and friendly. The starters are large and a meal in themselves and the main course was also extremely tasty and plentiful. I can honestly say this is...

Went to Allegria for a birthday meal with friends. The food was lovely with very good portions. We all had a starter and could only just manage to finish our mains. The staff were very friendly and made a fuss which was nice. Although a...

Party of 11 on Saturday and my wife and me for lunch on Friday. Great food reasonably priced. Black Pudding in peppercorn sauce was beautiful. Lunchtime starter garlic mushrooms, it was almost as big as a main course. We will back soon.

Just been here for lunch. Superb value and great quality and good sized portions. Service was very good too. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals and can recommend. Will be back.

Absolutely amazing place, food and staff. Been four times and always fantastic. I think the fillet steaks are amazing and very good value 👍😁

Ordered a take away Sunday lunch on a recommendation. Got 2 meats and the dinner came with plenty of both, Yorkshire pudding was delicious, veg was cooked well and the gravy was to die for. I’ll definitely be back. 10/10

We visited Allegra for lunch as part of the Love Darlington restaurant week. The restaurant offered excellent value for money and the food was very tasty. The garlic mushroom starter was particularly delicious and the pizza Roma didn’t disappoint. Staff were friendly and courteous and...

Arrive to find few customers. We ordered and later were told there were no chips nor garlic mushrooms. Would have thought they would have known before we ordered? Had to have a salad with steak bordelaise! Starters bruscetta was excellent. Duo of fish was good...

I have been a few times and the service and meals have been of good quality and value. But every single time one person in the party didn't get the meal they wanted and had to make a second choice. I strongly agree about the...

All of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Probably the best Surf and Turf I've had. Lovely staff, will definitely go again.

A very pleasant second visit to this very friendly restaurant. The staff both lady owner & fabulous & efficient Male waiter are really great. The food is of very good standard, however the portion size has been reduced in the meat department (my chicken was...

Friday 26th October What a beautiful restaurant this is now from the old run down Sardis yes the food may have been good yester year but it was tired and yes people will compare, you can see with your own eyes the investment that has...

We have visited this restaurant on 5 occasions now and find the food to be very good and value excellent but the last two visits they had no draught beer , we take a taxi to enable us to have a couple of drinks so...

Restaurant has been well done out. Was very quiet, but was a Tuesday, so perhaps to be expected. Waitress very pleasant and took drinks and foods orders efficiently. Starters and mains were delicious and very good value for money. Will definately go back

Our meal was lovely, spoilt by the service. Admittedly short staffed but felt the waiter reluctant to serve us. Cleared our main meal, no offer of a dessert menu, more drinks. Needless to say we didn’t leave a tip, did take the edge of our...

I was invited to the place among large groups of friends and colleagues. Generally speaking, we enjoyed our stay which was mainly because of the company. The restaurant is clean and tidy. However, does not seem to be equipped to serve large groups of friends...

Been a few times since it opened, very pleasant service.. the pastas are without doubt the best in town. Good value £10..95 three course special

We decided to try after they took over one of our favourite restaurants. A little disappointed service was good and friendly but food was average and well over salted.