Deano's Trattoria in Gateshead

Its cheap...I give you that. The place is very busy - staff seems all a bit overun with work...plates sometimes left on tables etc...we were seated quickly...all a bit rushed..no menus for a little bit..menus bit confusing..specials are burgers which is odd given its an Italian...don't have a burger..turns out they are not special and onion rings and fries were large in volume but tasteless...pasta was better (but even then is not special)..but portion sizes are too big..lots of tables taking home boxes .. need to focus on taste...

Now called the Italian kitchen.......ordered a takeaway, 2 garlic mushrooms, 1 margarita pizza, 1 calazone pizza, 1 chips.......over £36 for a takeaway, calazone not much bigger than the size of a large hand, strangest taste of a pizza we have ever had, the ciabatta that the garlic mushrooms came with was on the bottom so that was very soggy, not our idea of nice food, staff were lovely.

A rainy night on Tyneside considerably brightened by our experience at Deanos. If the table hadn't been booked we likely wouldn't have bothered, but pleased we did. Nothing was too much trouble for our server Anna who deserves special mention. The meals were very good, and according to the 9yr old member of the group his Bolognaise pizza was the best ever. The seven empty plates, apart from the kids pizza crusts, spoke volumes. Never had a bad meal here before and tonight kept that record up.

I had been wanting to try the Tuesday night buffet for ages. I thought that if there was quite a few dishes to try I could try something new and see if I liked it or not. The starters were really nice but I did think there would be more choice of main dishes to try. There was only 2 I tried as I don't like hot dishes. I think even adding a couple more dishes would be good. But it was still good value and still had a great night.

I really enjoyed my experience here, I found the staff very friendly and approachable.the food was lovely and excellent value and not a bad glass of red either, I'll definitely return

Myself my Wife and young Granddaughter booked a table for lunch. When we arrived we were greeted and shown to our table. We ordered drinks and then our meal and after a short while it arrived and was well presented and looked very appetising. The...

We have visited here several times and never been disappointed, the staff are always very polite and friendly and the service is good. The menu offers a good selection of Italian food and is reasonably priced, some of the special offers that are available during...

We wanted to have something different to the usual pub grub Sunday lunch, so gave Deano's a try. We were there around 12:30, and the the place was quite quiet. Service was quick (but not rushed) and friendly. The restaurant was bright, airy, but a...

My husband and I called in for lunch,we really enjoyed our food the soup was delicious I can't wait to go back. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would recommend this place. We have been going to another local Italians and didn't like the fact...

Visited two weeks ago on a Saturday evening. Place was still busy as the "Happy Hour" was just finishing. Very pleasant waitress took our order for food & drink. Starters arrived after a nearly 30min wait only to find one of them was wrong. It...

Nice surroundings and ambience. Pleasant staff, speedy service. Starter, freshly made pizza and authentic home-made Italian ice cream for less than a fiver. What's not to like.

we have been here twice on a thursday evening .it was very busy the food was lovely .the staff are friendly more so the young lad with the dark hair .he seems very friendly but hes a natural with it .I had black pudding to...

ordered meal, turned up no rice, by the time rice turned up meal was luke warm. ask staff to pay attention when the customer is ordering Repeat order back to customer

Really disappointing Mothers Day meal. We had a table for 7 booked at 3pm. We arrived a little early and could see the restaurant was packed but didn't have to wait too long for our table to be ready. We were asked for our drinks...

been here many times, though it is worth noting it has on/off got an alcohol license, last time i went it had lost it again, which means you can take your own alcohol free of charge and drink that there - which is a real...

Popped in here last night as we were starving we didn't have a booking . But we were given a table straight away the place was busy to , we ordered from the special s pizza and potato skins , all in all very nice...

I'm a regular here. Good food and good atmosphere. Value for money. Usually really busy early evening then quieter later on. Best to book ahead. Very popular with locals

Fast service starters beautiful main was very soon after finishing starter also beautiful very nice staff also. would recommend this restaurant 5star

One of our local haunts that always offers good service and good food at a price no one should argue with. We held my 60th birthday party here for nearly 100 friends and family, the evening was a great success. Amazing how many friends you...

Visited for a birthday during the week and really enjoyed it. All our meals were delicious. Lovely staff and great prices. No complaints

Love this restaurant!! Lovely family place, staff were so nice to our children. Food was fantastic. Quick service and beautiful. Would highly recommend.

Had lunch here last Saturday for my sister's birthday we went for the pizza and prosecco deal, pizza's were yummy, prosecco went down a treat, service was great. Will definitely return as had a lovely afternoon thanks to all involved!

Been here serval times and each time I have put my sickness down to other things but I have come to the conclusion that it is the food The food is definitely reasonably priced but that is most likely because it is of low quality...

Decided to give this place a go again after having a long break from it but disappointed to say it hasn't improved. All staff are young kids with no manager or owner supervising it seemed. Had to wait around 20 mins to order food and...

Deanos is a fantastic place to catch up with friends or spend an evening celebrating. The menu is huge and the special offers are amazing. Staff are always friendly and polite Can't go wrong with a visit here

Visited on a Friday evening without booking but staff were able to accommodate our party of two in approx. 20 minutes. We had the 'special' evening menu which comprised of starters, main course and tea/ coffee or ice cream for dessert. We both had the...

We visited Deano's for a meal and drinks over Christmas. The food was lovely and the price was exceptional. The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere and the staff were very welcoming and friendly. I'd highly recommend the restaurant.

Fab meal. Served by a lovely attentative polite waiter called Kieran. Thoroughly enjoyable night . Great service . Good atmosphere.

I have been here a few times for Italian food and have always been welcomed by the staff. Food is delicious and the service is quick.

The food was just good enough. Prices very cheap. So probably good if you want to eat out on a tight budget. Otherwise I would not recommend.

This has got to be one of the best value places around, the food is fantastic and it's not just the happy hour specials. The fillet steak is absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection, you get plenty of tasty sauce and a choice of veg...

Been to Deano's a few times with my wife and 2 kids of 4 and 6. Staff are always excellent and polite and the guys in the kitchen must be amazing as there is never much of a wait for the freshly made pizzas no...

£4.95 for 3 course meal in happy hour. Lovely food, attentive waiters. My only complaint is having a piano in the restaurant. Would be nice if someone else was playing it rather than a couple of 5 year olds. Thank goodness we were sitting the...

Went here for lunch with my son. We arrived minutes after 12 and the restaurant was empty. We were greeted and shown to our table, order taken promptly. We both had potato skins, then Jr had penne bolognese and I had tagliatelle carbonara. We enjoyed...

Perfectly fine for this sort of place, friendly staff and they are happy to make alterations to the menu for you. Keep them realistic though people.

Great service and good quality and prices very resonable. Fitted us in with no table booked . Will come again if in area .

Food is amazing, 4.50 for a 3 course meal, Excellent value for money and brilliant service! highly recommended to anyone.

To be honest, I don't know where the previous reviews about the staff have come from??! We dined here today, me and my partner at lunchtime. We had the 3 course meal for £4.50 each, starers of skins with a lovely garlic sauce, followed by...

Food tastes great, 4.50 for a 3-course meal. Deanos also has a very friendly atmosphere, good service, cannot complain.

Our experience here was a bit disappointing especially after being informed that it is very good. A group of seven of us visited on a Sunday, although it is an Italian there was a lot of advertising over their Sunday dinners, but once, eventually, when...

Was staying in Whickham with family and 10 of us visited this restaurant, a mixture of adults and kids. I have never had such good value for money. A very nice 3 course meal for £6.95 - really can't work out how they can do...

I was taken here as a birthday treat by my friends family. Lovely place, nice ambience spoilt by terrible service. Drinks order taken quite quickly but down hill from there. There were 6 adults in our party and a one year old toddler. We ordered...

Have been here a few times and every time the service, quality of food and cost have all been top notch.

3!! Hours to be served a three course meal!!! Need I say more, will never recommend 😡 I do hope this wasn't because they were young adults? So they can wait? They may be a reasonably priced restaurant but 3 hours!!

We certainly could not complain about value for money which was excellent. Food was brought to the table in good time and piping hot. Staff were very friendly and helpful. My only complaint is that I found the wooden chairs very uncomfortable and as such...

Good value for money, not enough staff during happy hour to cope with demand, left without coffee or ice cream due to lengthy wait

Have eaten here a few times on the 6.95 evening menu . Additional costs for pizza / pasta not on happy hour menu but still excellent value . Food tasty and service is good by the young team.

We took advantage of the early bird menu and the food was fine, portions a little bit smaller but that's expected on the special menu. The thing that really let the place down was the service, we have four different waiters in the visit perhaps...

Just been for a late lunch - just missed the Sunday Roast so will be going earlier next time!! Gorgeous food and attentive staff - nothing to fault. Highly recommend

Unbeatable value for money and one of the better local Italians. Standard Italian choices. I find some of the staff a little abrupt and uninterested but not enough to stop me coming. My favourite place to come for a quick meal.

Always a fab night! Staff very welcoming , food always good and cheerful atmosphere! Great for all occasions

Saturday eve visit with friends. had salmon, partner had mexican chicken - both delicious. five of us - cost £20 each inc a tip and drinks. Would go back.

I attended a family get-together and thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality. Food and service was excellent and felt very welcome. Will definitely return!!

met some friends for a birthday celebration as soon as we walked in,i knew we had made a mistake the noise levels were horrendous.we were shown to our seats after 15 minutes waitress returned for our drinks order which arrived after another 15 minutes when...

Deanos Bad menu no chicken Kiev many things removed from previous menu Expensive taste less drinks filled with ice so it's mostly water Loud noisy atmosphere Foreign staff not very good English Mostly young staff no clue very clumsy Sat in corner next to food...

Great value for money, busy vibe. Lots of families with youngsters, but it didn't feel uncomfortable for a middle aged childless couple! Was my first visit, but will certainly try it again.

I came here on a Saturday night for a meal, great atmosphere and very enjoyable evening. The starters of goats cheese and fried calamari were lovely. We had pizza and carbonara which were fab. Good value for wine also. Brilliant night and great value for...

a great little eatery cheap specials ,good atmosphere , good staff and a nice place for a cheap meal .Gourmet its not but value it is

Have been many time's to his great restaurant and cannot fault it, from the friendly staff to the great prices it really is a fantastic place. The happy hour is great value with 3 courses for under £7! The last visit was for my mams...

Had a great time at deanos The staff were very helpful . The service was great and the food was lovely. The children were served first so that they were fed and settled. Would go again Thank you

after having several great meals here at Deano's I was really looking forward to Father's day out with wife, Daughter and Grand-daughter, Grand-daughter and wife had Black pudding with peppercorn sauce and daughter and I had potato skins, as usual they were great, then decided...

Had a lovely evening with family been a few times now always a good service lovely meal and a great atmosphere thankyou

Have to say I usually think with these places you get what you pay for and given the price list I wasn't expecting much! Having said that the starters we ordered were absolutely amazing!! And the portions huge. The main wasn't as good but t...

We came here on Sunday for my nephews christening & had a great day. There was 30 of us altogether & all had starters & mains. Food was lovely & service was spot on as we hadn't pre ordered either.

Went to this italians all the time till they changed the menu. Now it seems they are trying to be more like a nandos than an italians.

Food is cheap, particularly happy hour with big portions so value is great! Service is always quick and staff are helpful. Plenty of choice to chose from on the menu and food is always fresh. Cant go wrong for the price.

Fantastic little Italian. I regularly go here as the food is excellent and the service is good. The evening menu For £6.95 can't be beaten for value. Can't fault it.

I've been going to Deanos for years for family parties and with friends. The food has always been very good, freshly cooked and excellent value. Sometimes the service is slow or the orders get mixed up but considering the huge turnover the chefs cater for,...

Nice venue, a bit too hot inside. Food was cheap but drinks were expensive. Food wasn't that exciting, basic pizza \ pasta not spectacular flavours. Would go back with kid who like basic food but not with adults. Service was a bit slack, I had...

The food was nice and surroundings were nice. The service could have been a little bit better but for under £7 for a starter and main course I couldn't really complain.

We visited here with friends on Easter Sunday and were immediately pleased with the surroundings. The food and prices here were pretty good and we can't fault the quality. Unfortunately, once we had been given the dessert, we received NO customer service at all and...

It's been a while since we last visited but the food has really come on here! We really enjoyed it and there's been a lot of partitions added to the restaurant which give it a more personal feel as opposed to one big open space....

From start to finish, terrible service, terrible food, waiters couldn't understand any English. Even when we complained about food, it was asked whether we would like it in "a box"?! Had to ask for drinks to be taken, food to be taken and the bill....

Had another lovely meal at a very good price on Monday evening. I had 6.95 special of potato skins followed by lasagne with a salad. All lovely. My husband had 9.90 special of garlic bread followed by chicken with prawns and veg which he said...

As I have said on a previous review, I've eaten at deano's hundreds of times. I'm not exaggerating!!!! Tonight we decided we would go as it is my birthday. The three course special is excellent value. I decided to sway from my usual pasta. I...

We had a great night for my dad's surprise 60th Birthday meal. Deanos let is decorate the table with a balloon and a banner which was great. We ordered our food and it came quite quickly. There was always people around if we needed anything....

Deano's is an inexpensive and popular restaurant. When we went it was very busy, which may go some way to explain the slow service. Our starters arrived in relatively good time, but our main course arrived nearly an hour after our starters were cleared away....

Visited with a friend and 3 children (4,6 and7). We went at lunch time and had a 3 course special which was incredible value, £4.50. The choice was good and quality super. Would love to go back, the pizzas were so big we got them...

Not been in a while, but really improved food amd service was never a issue with great value for money

Having lived in the village for 4 years now. This was my first visit. We went on a Sunday and the restaurant was quiet, this is to be expected just after Christmas. Restaurant was a lot bigger than I had realised as I wrongly thought...

Visited for tea, bruschetta and potato skins to start followed by a deanos pizza and a bolognese pizza, food was nice for what we paid on a happy hour £19.20 for food and 3 diet cokes, service was quick and attentive and the restaurant has...

Visited Deanos last night. Hardly anyone in this usually full restuarant. No alcohol license, but were happy for us to buy a bottle of wine next door and bring in. New menu - chicken dishes now only come with chips. What happened to the veg...

Never been here before until Saturday 30th Jan and I'm it was delicious. We where a table of 30 and it couldn't have went any better. The food was nice and came out quickly and all together with no pre order. I take my hat...

I just love Deanos staff are lovely, friendly and very accommodating... Food is lovely menu just been changed so food more authentic ........well worth a visit xxxxx

Myself the missus and our two friends have just had another wonderful meal at Deanos. We took full advantage of the three course special I had a calzone and chicken wings for just £6.95! You can't beat that for value. Not only is the food...

We came here after it was recommended by my girlfriend. We arrived 15 minutes late for our booking but we were seated immediately which was great seeing how busy it was. It was quite loud due to lots of children but what do you expect...

Had a wonderful time last night at Deano's. I was there with my wife and other relatives. The food was absolutely amazing. We had two fillet deano's and two chicken Siciliana. Special thanks to Chloe and Ross. Both are the most friendly staff I have...

Two different chrismas bookings both nightmares.Booked xmas eve birthday celebration new it would be busy but turned up early for 7.30 booking told it would be at least 45 min could not wait that long they seemed to be taking anyone in and not respecting...

We had a very good meal at Deanos last night. There were twenty of us and the service was spot on.We had no complaints at all hence five points. The food was hot well cooked and presented and we all had two courses - couldn't...

This review in the main has been done by Zack my 6 year old boy. When you enter the restaurant its lovely and warm and the toilets are very clean. Zack feels that waiting for your table next to the front door is the worst...

What a horrible experience. Called on spec and was immediately given a table. Unfortunately it was too late to leave after we realised there was an extremely rowdy party of people already well served and allowing their very young children run riot around the restaurant...

We eat here often and have always enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Noisy but lovely. Service always great. Great value for Money

It's been a while since I was last here as we used to come every other week so dicided to try else were when it went down hill badly Came for family birthday 14 of us We arrived 5 minutes before the table was booked...

Visited here recently for lunch with a friend, we arrived during the lunch time deal of 3 courses for £4.50. Extremely good value for money and good sized portions for such a cheap price! Food was nice and well made, service really friendly and the...

Deanos is the only restaurant in whickham I will go to. The food is excellent especially for £4.50 without having smaller portions, the staff are very good and friendly and for the number of people in the restaurant they are brilliant. Ross has a good...

Have been here loads of times it's good for cheap and cheerful, but the last few times we've been the food has been pretty bland, the music too loud and the service not brilliant. Not sure whether local price competition has driven the quality down....

Been here a few times. It's quite cheap and has a nice atmosphere. The foods could be better. The pizza bases are sometimes quite hard and I've had undercooked pasta before.

Had a nice night out at Deano's with friends the food and service was good but the only thing that spoilt it for us was the loud music making it very hard to have a conversation with the rest of our group without having to...

Eaten here tons of times as its so cheap but very tasty. Always a decent meal with fairly good service. The place is always full, which is good to see. Would always recommend.

Visited as a party of 32 for an 18th birthday. Staff were excellent and coped with providing a meal for such a large group. On the whole we were impressed with the food the service and the price.We will definitely return, others who were there...