Branzino in Newcastle upon Tyne

A lovely sunday family lunch. Food quality was very good for sunday traditional lunch and the portion size was just perfect. A pleasant atmosphere all round. Service excellent, especially the young staff. However, The management team as good as they are at their profession, they ne ed to be more friendly, smile, make the people welcome as in Italy the italians are always full of life bubbly, and without attitiude. We will definately be back.

Beautiful food very well cooked Very friendly staff we will be back for more Well done Branzino 👏 ✔️

Was very busy so service not great but lovely food. The staff were really run off their feet. Would still return as the food was great

allways great food and service , my favorite place for sunday lunch

Lovely food especially for such a reasonable price, definitely recommend some of the seafood.

The food and the service are very very good in particular the hospitality from julio Hugo and George are outstanding and second to none I would thoroughly recommend

We both had a roast beef dinner, the food was delicious - the beef was soft and fell apart, the Yorkie was freshly made and lovely, the mash was really smooth and creamy. Asked for gravy on the side, it came in a bowl….its only a little thing but would be better served in a jug. Great service from George and a fabulous brownie dessert. Great value at £12.95 for 2 courses. Will definitely be back 😋

Lovely atmosphere Hugo is amazing very friendly

Fabulous food, lovely staff. Can be noisy from Friday and over the weekend.

Very very nice lovely staff food was delicious and would certainly go back x

Fabulous place. Amazing food great prices,lovely atmosphere

Food excellent.. service good.. prices very reasonable...always busy... great restaurant

Had several meals here, as a family, with friends and as a couple. Never been disappointed. Good food and service. Good with my husband who has dementia.

Always good service and nicely cooked food I would recommend the lemon delight for dessert it's delicious ❤

Food absolutely amazing. Service & staff really good. Would definitely recommend.

Was fairly quiet when I arrived here. Only stopped for a drink. Quick service.

Good location for cyclists but beer a bit pricey and the outside area not easily accessed from path.

I've been a very happy customer of Branzino for quite some time and always been very happy. I consider it my local goto restaurant. Had it as an easy 5 star. Great staff and great food. However my latest visit was absolutely atrocious. Inexperienced, rude and utterly useless staff. Seemed to be struggling with how busy it was although there were still many empty tables. Totally out of their depth. Then there is the food. Pizza base used to be perfect. Now it has the consistency of an Aldi partly cooked baguette. Bland food badly executed. Only the pleasant location prevents it from being a zero score. Very disappointed as its my local restaurant...... Well thought I'd try it one more time. Pizza and service very average at best. Which is an improvement. But ripped me a couple of quid when paying cash. Shame.

It was a nice place to stop for a drink with a picturesque terrace whilst walking Hadrians Wall path

We called here on our first day of walking Hadrians Path for a quick drink. We spoke to the manager who kindly let us leave our bags whilst we carried on to Heddon-on-the-wall. So we then booked a table to eat there later that evening. The food was absolutely amazing! All three of us had the early bird menu and each dish was superb. The manager and staff were brilliant, he even sent me the CCTV footage of when I fell off the bench outside 😂😂😂. Highly recommended. You won’t be disappointed.

We come almost every week, always first class food and service infact they go above and beyond (running out to get my daughter tomato ketchup for her sunday lunch) recommend on every level

As Always a Fabulous Lunch.... Superb Value for Money!!

Lovely little find so close to home 🏡 beautiful food, great kids meal will definitely return soon, also bonus they do takeaway 😀

Went here tonight for a date night with the wife. We'd never been before but were hopeful. Thank goodness we came, it was absolutely delicious food with attentive service but not in your face which is great. Will definitely be going back 👍🏻

Great food and service. A good atmosphere, too.

One of the nicest Sea Bass dishes I have had, quick and pleasant service from staff.

Lovely interior, fitted us in without booking when the place was very busy, this was appreciated. 2 course special great price and food spot on.

Fabulous staff and excellent food. Sunday lunch portions are big, meat is cooked perfectly and all veg just right. Very busy today but the staff were 100%. Prices are good too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best Italians in the area, always have a great meal and staff always happy to help and attentive. Great seating area outside with views of the river too. The specials are also great value and wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Ordered a vegetarian Sunday lunch (there wasn't any veggie option on the menu) so they offered me a meat-free lunch which is great for me. Turned up as a side plate of boiled, bland, unseasoned veg (total 1.5 baby new potatoes) with one Yorkshire and no gravy, not even an accompanying sauce or butter so really dry. Partner chose the chicken and her plate was huge, with roasties and mash and gravy. Service basically nonexistent. Understaffed, and the place was only half full. Unpleasantly loud. Typical Italian-style only lager selection. Just reinforces my previous experiences, never go to an Italian restaurant for Sunday lunch! Update: Had to come back for a family meal (not Sunday lunch). Sadly I can't review the place twice. Fortunately though, the two guys running the place tonight are in a right mood, and feels like we're not welcome. So it's an easy 1*. Review updated.

Previously The Boathouse Inn, this just isn't the same since it was renamed and repurposed into an Italian restaurant. 🫤 This location was brilliant for a traditional pub. Cyclists and hikers new well as a rest stop along Route 72. Most people I chat too wish it was still a proper pub rather than a restaurant. Anyway, they still let us have a couple of pints (without ordering food). They had Birra Moretti on tap and it tasted well looked after. But it's definitely lost it's "canny pub" feel, and we waited AGES for both rounds to arrive at our table. Still... it's a lovely little location, so we'll still pop by for the odd pint in passing on our bikes. Bring back The Boathouse Inn!

Frequently go here however this experience was not my favourite. The ravioli and napoli pasta lacked flavour, one employee questioned a request from us on a sauce, there wasn't enough glasses for all of us to have water, portion sizes reduced a lot. A shame but this has put me off coming back.

Lovely restaurant with great food and service

Great Sunday lunch there to celebrate father in laws 94th Birthday. They made such a fuss of them brilliant all round.

Waiter was so ride however food really nice

Great roast, friendly staff, reasonable prices. Their Italian dishes are very nice as well.

Fantastic fresh food. Fairly priced. Very friendly staff.

Pleasant enough place and decent prices with good service. Only complaint would be the centre of my pizza on both times I've had pizza have been a little on the soft side but it might be down to Bolognese sauce. Trying a different type next time.

Excellent food with good suzed portions. Would certainly recommend a visit and I will go again.

Lovely food and I used to love visiting here but last October went on a Sunday and staff were rude My daughter had originally booked for more of us to go and she let them know that less of us would be going! We arrived to be treat in a surly manner ; the waiter wasn't happy less of us came ( even though my daughter had told them, not her fault they didn't pick up messages) he then said we had to sit at another table and his attitude spoilt our meal ! I emailed to complain and didn't even get a reply so unfortunately we won't return ! Pity as good food etc nice little place ! Never mind plenty other Lovely places to eat ! I've often thought about this since it happened , glad I've found the place on Google to leave a review ! Not nice to treat people like that even if you 'are' having a bad day !

Always good here, and always busy, make sure you book.

Ordered take away & sat at the bar while we waited, had great conversation & the staff were very friendly. The food was fantastic.

Absolutely beautiful Sunday roast... probably the best one I've had in a long time!!!

A pleasant and attractive place with friendly staff and well cooked and attractive Italian food.

The staff are amazing very helpful the food is amazing and extremely fresh well worth a try. Hugo is very friendly.

Although the food was ok, the service was not acceptable. Barely finished the last mouthful of food when the bill was unceremoniously placed on the table and we were informed they needed our table in 3 minutes. No pleasantries at all. Would not return!

Really bad customer service here today. Table booked for 2pm. Sat us down at 2.35pm. Food ordered around 2.55pm. 3.35 still waiting. Spoke to Manager who said food was coming. Less than 5 mins later waitress who took our order came to table with a smirk on her face and said she had "lost the check" and had just found it 5 mins ago! She did apologise for losing it, however, all of this while she just smirked at us! We left without paying for our drinks for which the Manager said it was "ok". Had to give one star to be able to leave a review otherwise I would not give them any stars at all....

Service and staff 10/10 , friendly, helpful, efficient. Food excellent, quality and presentation spot on. Cosy interior. Give it a visit you wont be disappointed.

So today was our sons 21st birthday and my wife had pre booked a table for seven of us at this restaurant. Upon arrival the restaurant was very busy and there was some sort of rowing event happening on the river too which may have contributed, However our table was not ready for the allotted time and we were asked to wait and have a drink at the bar. There was little room to do this i opted to leave and wait outside until the table was ready so did three other of our group. Fifteen minutes later it was ready. Ordering our food was a simple enough and the staff were friendly enough too so no real issue there thank you. Our food came promptly - starters first and mostly enjoyable. I had the Gamberoni - Tiger prawns in garlic butter and chilli sauce however the sauce was a bit lack lustre - where was the chilli?. My wife asked me what it was like and i had to say not sure didn't really rate it it was just - a sauce. Others had potato skins - which are always ok and my 14 year old enjoyed his Calamari.The other issue was the garlic bread we ordered for our thirteen year old. It was burnt - this overpowered the entire flavour of the garlic bread he couldn't eat it only managing bits of two slices - this spoiled his experience as he was looking forward to it. A word to a member of the staff and they said it would be removed from the bill, We had finished our starters so there was no offer of a replacement for him. The mains, As far as aware everyone seemed to enjoy their pasta dishes and pizza they had ordered. Myself and my 14 year old had Chargrilled surf and turf and asked for it medium rare - it was not!!! - more medium /well done. making it a little chewy. The sauce that came with it was the same sauce that was on my starter yet was supposed to be different - not including the chilli ingredient, yet my first sauce didn't either yet but was supposed to have. We took a vote and did not order dessert. My wife also commented that she could smell burnt yorkshires and indeed there was a couple next to us and their yorkshires on their sunday lunch were burnt too. We paid our bill and left a tip as the service was good however the food today could've been a lot better and missed the mark. sorry Branzino.

Highly recommend, had a great lunch

Toilet not as clean and tidy as I would expect.

Visited many times. Food and staff always great.

Everything is great, the service is spectacular and the food is magnificent.

Fantastic food and very good treatment, 100% recommended!

Dined with family for my mom’s birthday. Right from the start, lovely welcome, great service, fantastic food. We all had a great time. We have been several times before and always a pleasure.

Excellent standard of cuisine and service

Lovely place, lovely food, friendly staff

Great restaurant, lovely staff. Food was amazing.

Food was OK. Service was very good. Wouldn't rush back

The best restaurant to eat italian 🇮🇹 very delicious

Feb 23.. 5 star. Fabulous pork belly Sunday roast and pizzas tonight. Lovely friendly staff also. Very good value resturant. Thanks very much 😀 Edit... June 23. Visited this evening for a meal. Quite disappointed, potatoe skins well an truly over cooked and greasy, pizza - the base was heavy and baguette like, nothing like they used to be, light and crispy. Service could have been a lot better. Such a shame, visited many times and was alway a 5 star. Edit.... Nov 23.. Decided to try again.. Had a lovely meal. Great improvement on Pizzas. And excellent service from staff. Changed star rating to 4

Stumbled across this lovely little place whilst out for a walk and only went in for a coffee, however ended up having a cheeky pasta dish for lunch. Absolutely delicious food and great service. Would definitely recommend it.

Update the online takeaway please.

Fantastic food and great service.

Fantastic food, great service it's a must for any food lover.

My sister and I wanted to arrange a surprise family meal for my Mum for her retirement. We visited the restaurant to enquire whether it would be possibly to arrange a meal for 16 adults and 2 children, along with a small space to decorate with balloons banners etc which they said was no problem. Upon arrival, the staff had set out a fantastic space for us all. We were able to set up 30mins in advance for my Mum coming too which was perfect! Considering our group was a little chaotic due to 2 newborns and 2 small children, the staff were absolutely outstanding in dealing with us all. To avoid difficulties with the bill, we were all able to order our drinks separately to the food bill which was a massive help throughout. Considering the restaurant was fully booked, everyone’s starters and mains came out within a more than reasonable timescale and the food itself was delicious! Everyone ordered a mix of things from the menu such as pizzas, chicken dishes, steaks and fish and everyone’s plates were polished off. I personally had a pizza which was one of the nicest pizzas I’ve had in a very long time. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am for everyone’s efforts in delivering such a fantastic evening. Every member of staff was brilliant and compliments to the chefs for delivering such tasty food for everyone! We had a brilliant night with loved ones and wonderful food and will most definitely return.

I Had the sea bass n king prawns, cooked to perfection, best meal I've ate this year,

We went for my daughters birthday had a fab time

Lovely meal. We went early 5.30pm to take advantage of the saver menu. Good food, good service, we did not book but by the time we left it was very busy so might be worth booking in advance! Well worth a visit.

My pizza was hard to cut through felt it was burnt on the bottom, service was good but food average

Food was lovely for the price, salt was wet in packets so couldn't be used but the staff were the most rude I've ever came across. The man who served me said I could order outside but inside are a priority so 'don't complain to me when it takes long'. Unbelievable to say to a customer.

I really like this place for pizza, authentic Italian pizza. Good prices too.

Lovely, tasty food here, reasonable prices, really enjoyable.I had a Mediterranean risotto which was so good.

Couldn't fault this place. Lovely setting, cosy interior, and not too busy for a weekday evening meal out. Attentive staff, lovely food, and full tummies! No complaints from us, and no doubt we will call back another time.

Italian restaurant at side of the river Tyne.

Lovely place relaxed atmosphere great service lovely food recommend a visit will definitely be back

Great service and lovely food. Will definitely go back.

Only had drinks but lovely friendly place and food looked and smelled divine

Beautiful lunch while out on a bike ride....bolognese pizza was AMAZING....rich tomato flavour and delicious mozzarella!! Better than our local. Views of the river tyne too.

Great food at very reasonable prices, lovely location

I've been to branzinos a few times, always had no e meals and good service,however after this evening I will never go back,the food was terrible,there was nine of us ,not one of us enjoyed it,three different tables around us also complained ,the man who served us was miserable and kept rolling his eyes ,the young waitresses were pleasant enough,they tried there best but they were rushed off there feet ,we waited twenty minutes for our drink order ,hour and a half for food ,no apologies,we were never once asked if everything was ok,I had recommended this place to a couple of our friends,quite frankly who ever is in there kitchen needs cooking lessons,even chips were raw in the middle

This place is very welcoming and serves good food. In terms of hospitality, and how to do it right, I think this place has it nailed.

Really nice location by the river. The food was nice but a bit pricey , service was ok considering it was initially busy.

Fantastic food at a really reasonable price. Fast service.

Friendly staff but appalingly slow service. Food wasn't good at all two steaks were sent back as they weren't cooked correctly and the pizzas had hardly any toppings and hard bases.such a shame as the first time we ate here it was lovely.

Brilliant place. Brilliant food. Great service.

Beautiful restaurant, friendly staff and stunning calzone thanks

1st time at Branzino. Hadn't booked but they seated us at a table, while we were looking at the menu they asked us to move tables as they had a reservation for the table they sat us at!. Food was fine but service was slow.

Had a family meal here and it was lovely, everyone loved it thank you

Lovely food, nice staff, good value 👌

Had a great meal ! Loved the decor . Very attentive waitress . 8 of us and all enjoyed meals at good price , good portion size , loved the cheesy garlic bread, others said prawns fabulous, steak great value and cooked well. Over all good dinning experience for all ages . One of our party has disabilities and normally struggles in dinning experiences, but she was so happy with her food it made a massive difference for all of us! as no issues and we we're all able to relax as she was relaxed. Very relaxed atmosphere which made a massive difference for her being able to feel relaxed and enjoy it . Which in turn gave us a great dinning experience. Thank you we will be back . Much appreciated.

Asked for a table for two, wasn’t offered an outside table on a really hot day, and it didn’t look too busy. We were left sitting for ages before a waiter asked us for drinks so we ordered food at the same time and sat a while waiting for drinks. Finally they came, ages later the starters came and the cheesy garlic bread was literally dripping with grease (see photos). Waited so much longer for mains then they finally bring us 2 bolognese pasta dishes which wasn’t what we ordered! Had to wait a while at the bar to complain as they just drop food off and leave, they just said oh it’s a mistake, no apology or telling us what was happening so we waited longer and finally they brought the right dishes, and it was very disappointing. A ‘creamy tomato sauce’ was really watery (see photos) and the meal just had no flavour. Hugely disappointing and we were sweating buckets in a really hot restaurant with no air conditioning with flies bothering us. So after almost 2 hours we had to cancel some plans we had as it was too late. Overall, shocking service, terrible food and we only ordered some starters and a couple pasta dishes! Would have been so much nicer to sit outside and not have to wait forever. Don’t waste your time going here! They won’t offer you anything to compensate for when they mess up, not even an apology! Give your money and time to people who deserve it instead and you’ll have a much nicer night!

What fabulous food. Lovely restaurant in a fab location at the side of the Tyne. Great menu, fair prices and superb service.

The food was so good and very reasonably priced.

Lovely food ,great atmosphere .

Beautiful restaurant and beautiful food. We went for the 2 course lunch special for £9.95. The fishcakes were gorgeous. You have a lot now different choices to your 'typical Italian restaurant' I can't wait to return xx

Excellent service, food and great location on the river with outdoor seating area.

Love this place, but not the chaos created by the rowing club car park spilling over and using all available parking including Branzino's.

Tremendous mixed seafood risotto with garlic (again), super portion, value for money and piping hot. Special mention for waiter/manager Hugo, also another waiter, for their service and friendliness. Fab interior and outdoor seating right alongside the River Tyne, Newburn. Great views up the shimmering river also. Recommend.

Very enjoyable lunch we had here on a Sunny Sunday on the River. Food was extremely good, service was spot on. Definitely will go again.