Fabio's in County Durham

Spot on price service etc and short notice

I waited almost 3 hours for my order. Called the restaurant to ask how long it would be ... They forgot to put the order through and the young lady I spoke to didn't actually seem bothered about my query and she took my initial order .Which I placed at 12.05pm...lack of mash and turnip .. Roast potatoes hadn't been cooked they were practically raw.. Couliflower was rock hard went straight in the bin as were all the other veg very hard... Not tasty at all.. Had to use a steak knife to cut through the Yorkshire pudding as it was so hard... Won't be using this service again unfortunately.. Very poor value for money.. This is a shame as I often ate in fabios for Italian food which also took a a bit of a dive....

Would of put 0 if I could stone cold rotten missed loads of order wouldn’t bother ordering shameful

Friendly welcome, nice atmosphere, efficient service. Food was well cooked with ample portions. Only criticism is that the fries served with my wifes main course were obviously frozen variety with some overcooked otherwise it would have been 5 stars all round. Would definitely come back.

Excellent food in a lively atmosphere. Tasty and decent portion sizes, a Tiramisu to die for, better than the ones we had in Italy. Attentive, chatty staff and great value for quality food.

Fabulous late lunch beautiful Smoked Salmon Risotto and Penne Boco. Service first class and Toilets spotless. As visitors to the area we will be back

Visited first time on Saturday evening for my sons 21st , 11 of us were there and nothing was a bother , the food was delicious we all ordered of the specials menu , starters and mains , empty plates all round , the staff are fab , they made the night by being friendly and serving us all with no trouble. We will definetly be back

Went on a girl's day out, and had lunch and cocktails. The food ,service, and drink were outstanding. I would highly recommend Fabio's .

Dined here tonight before an escape room. Had myself a cheeky lasagne and the boss got herself a risotto. Nice timing between drinks and food orders and the food came out pretty quick with reasonable size portions. What was extra cool about the lasagne was that is was definitely cooked on the sun itself and then flown straight on to my plate and to the table. The lasagne itself was lovely, a tad dry. Risotto was also very tasty. The deserts of tiramisu and chocolate brownie with custard were fantastic. Recommend and would eat here again. They also offer a Sunday lunch which looked pretty decent, those Italians love a Yorkshire pudding.

Delicious food at good prices served by first class staff.Always a great atmosphere

I was very Impressed with the staff here. We were a party of 18 on a very busy Saturday night. The food arrived promptly and very good. Top marks to all those working here.

Wow.... My family have just been to Fabios to celebrate my parents 52nd wedding anniversary and my son's first day of his apprenticeship. Amazing! Absolutely outstanding. From the service, to the food and the overall atmosphere. All were fantastic. The refurb is gorgeous. Thank you so much, and see you again soon!

As a Fabio firsty ,service impeccable,food amazing piping hot,staff were so professional ,20 quid for a three courser why would you not??

Always nice food they do a 20oz steak wich is fantastic and 2for 1 cocktails.

Service was understandably slow given how busy it was. Food was good for most people, but I struggled to find anything gluten free and most staff did not help with this

Paid a few pence off £30 only for them to suddenly cancel so I have to wait 3-5 days for money back if you’re quick to take money should be returned immediately never again

Fantastic meal out with my peers.

Had sunday lunch..food was delicious, nice e and hot aswell...the staff can't do enough for you very friendly and helpful. 5 stars from me

Good Italian food and reasonably priced

Excellent restaurant, friendly staff and great choice of food. Cocktails are amazing! Best choice of vegan options I have seen in a long time and food is lovely.

Fabulous place upstairs for a function

Always great service, great menu options and reasonable price. Never been disappointed with food here. Loads of drinks options. 100% recommend the mozerella starter and chicken Diane are favourites of mine from here. Lovely staff.

Great restaurant, great food and great staff,

Menu's could be better, add some English food I went with a group, 2 of us didn't like Italian

OK Seemed quite busy Atmosphere OK. Prices good for what it was

I have been there a few times and had their main Italian menu, very good. I went for the Sunday roast this time and it was fantastic. Great choice of meats and very reasonable price. Within about 10 minutes of ordering out came our plates with roast potatoes, mash, tonnes of meat and a huge Yorkie!! Then a side dish each of cauliflower, mashed swede and broccoli. It was delicious. The cocktails are also always really good here, and usually 241!! Overall great food, service and it was a nice busy atmosphere.

Excellent food but very noisy environment

Lovely food , nice decor spotless toilets. Wheelchair access.

Sunday dinner exceptional defo go again

I,m in a wheelchair and they are very helpful

Found this place after not wanting to go into Durham city centre and wow what a place. Lovely beer (Jute!) and even better food. We had the Calzone and the Bosco pasta. Both amazing. Thank you for such a nice evening.

Had a very nice meal there today .thank you very much fabios

Food delicious and a very friendly atmosphere

Lovely pizza from happy hour menu.

What a great experience, we've eaten here a few times, but tonight was exceptional. It can get very busy, but the staff handle it well and we're very present and attentive. The price of the food is very good, for 4 pints and 2 dinners it was £34, which is £10 more than where we usually go and we had an extra pint each and the quality of the food was amazing. Needles to say this is going to be our regular from now on. BTW I was messing on with the vid from my phone as I was learning, I think it turned out pretty good.

Absolutely gorgeous atmosphere, service and food! Highly recommended. The pinch ball, halloumi and potato skins for starters were incredible. 5 stars all the way

Amazing value and delicious food!

Amazing Sunday roast and the pizza's are lovely 😍

Always lovely food and atmosphere

The only place I'd recommend in Chester-le-street. Went here with my partner and our daughter. My Auntie and Son were visiting. The staff are always pleasant and attentive and the food is always amazing.

Excellent 👌 great Italian restaurant for a great price in central Chester le street. It doesn't have its own car park but lots of car parks and off street parking within a few minutes walk. The staff were friendly and the menu varied with something for everyone. The early bird special is a bargain and when we went it was busy with both families and couples.

Recently went to Fabio’s for our work Christmas lunch. There was over 30 of us with majority having 3 courses. Staff went above and beyond, all food was served hot with no error on orders etc. Everything was delicious! They also provided us with a private space for our team meeting too! Every staff member thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. We’re hoping they’ll have us back next year. 10/10 would recommend.

amazing night celebrating a friends birthday. 11 of us in total. amazing food, excellent cocktails and great staff. we were well looked after and the live music was a great addition.

Amazing sunday dinner, good value for money and delivered smack on time

First visit to fabio's. Was a recommendation from.a friend.. We don't usually go out for a Sunday lunch but after hearing great things we gave it a try. We visited on Nov 12th remembrance Sunday so the place seemed pretty busy. We were served very quickly and drinks arrives soon after. Two of us had the trio of meats Lamb,beef and chicken served with mash roasties and veg. The kids opted for pizza..All food was great and washed down with a pint of Cafferies shandy. Really enjoyed our visit and will be returning soon..

Food amazing definitely worth a trip there, Sunday lunch can't go wrong. Music a bit loud though, difficulty hearing across the table.

Sunday dinners are amazing and also the pizzas are lovely well worth a visit

Spot on! Happy hour prices for quality food. Busy, but that didn't slow down the service at all.

Omg I've just ordered from here for the 1st time, I and I can tell you I won't be ordering anywhere else from now on, this is amazing and beautiful, and big,well well worth it

Not good, waited to long between starters and main course, 1 main meal cold, returned to be warmed up, waiter not happy I asked for this, meal returned, wrong roast should have been lamb got beef. Too many bookings took between 12 and 2 I think, waiters haven't got time to give good service. Back to Fabio's one year later for my grandaughter's 16th birthday and I have got to say everything above has been quashed, the service was brilliant, the meal was lovely and the staff was tip top. Well done to say I had reservations about going back you have proved me wrong. 😄😄😄

First time visiting. It was a Monday evening so obviously quiet. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Food was good - I had olives and bread to start, my partner had soup of the day. The olives were underwhelming but still decent with lovely toasted bread drizzled with a tasty basil oil. For main course my partner had a burger and I had chicken with onions and mushrooms. The chicken was moist, well seasoned and the onions and mushrooms were nicely cooked, if a little oily, but had lots of flavour. We really enjoyed our evening, the atmosphere was lovely and will be back 😁

Sunday dinner delivered The veg was rock hard Meat flavourless The whole meal was disgusting thats with out the delivery mix up

Greeted with a sneer by blonde girl in plaits. Seated in a draught. 15 minutes wait to get drinks and food order. Roast pork luke warm. As we're the vegetables. Vegetables too crunchy and undercooked. Ridiculously flat yorkie. Fat left on pork and the crackling was hopeless. Chicken inferno.... still waiting for the kick to kick in. Chicken was nice, but no heat to it as inferno would suggest. Watched take away orders leave kitchen. Veg all microwaved. Disgusted at the extra charge for half a boat of gravy. Plaited hair girl brought card machine without showing me or tellng me the amount to check. It was just thrust in my face! I had to ask to see the price on display before tapping card. 1 plus point... fantastic chips.

Beautiful Sunday lunch and a great pint of smiths. A bit of a wait to order. But will be back for an Italians.

Really appalling service, ordered Sunday lunch through just eat which is currently 2 hours overdue, called the restaurant who said if it hasn't arrived in next half hour to just call them again!

Really good, will be going back sy

Warm welcoming staff, they recognise and welcome with open arms their regulars. Great options and great-tasting food.

This is an OK pizza restaurant. Reliable. Fast. Good service.

Incredible takeaway roast dinners. The chicken was juicy, tons of gravy, and I don't know what you put in that mash but oh lord! We will definitely be ordering again next time we're up.

The staff are brilliant and the food is excellent!!

Service was fast and friendly... Food was very reasonably priced and very very tasty would definitely go back.

Food is always great and great prices too!

Went for an evening meal with a couple of friends. Staff friendly, food lovely, restaurant is clean. Only reason for 4 stars is staff just automatically kept the change from my bill as a tip. It was £16 which is a lot to assume. We had to ask for the change back and they had no idea how much it was, which also seemed strange. Other than that, nice local restaurant and I will return. On a separate note, the Sunday dinner is delicious. Portions are huge and you get loads of meat! We get a Sunday dinner delivered quite regularly.

Very good food at a reasonable price

Was seated quickly and then waited 25" for someone to take a drink/food order. None came and legged it

Lovely food at a really good price. Well worth a visit.

Highly recommend Fabios excellent food and service every time, never disappoints, recently had my daughters 50th birthday party at Bar bianco within Fabios it was fabulous, couldn't do enough to accommodate our requests, great venue for any occasion, buffet was amazing great variety of lovely food and excellent value, thankyou.

I recently had a disappointing experience with a food takeaway from Fabio's. I ordered a few dishes, and unfortunately, none of them lived up to my expectations. The first disappointment was the sticky toffee pudding. Not only was it cold (frozen?!) and hard, but its appearance was quite off-putting as well. It had an odd texture that made me hesitant to even give it a try. Next up was the pizza Parmo which too my surprise, was without the rocket, which was another letdown. Another one was the goats cheese on the Rustica Primavera pizza which was tasteless. Lastly, the cheesecake of the day was a questionable choice. I couldn't help but wonder if it was truly a cheesecake. The taste and texture were unlike any cheesecake I've had before, leaving me uncertain about what I was actually eating.

Celebrated a Golden and Silver anniversary. Food service and staff were absolutely fabulous. Wonderful night. My thanks to all at Fabios.

Went in the 1/08/23 find was lovely what I managed to eat of it very disappointed at the service within 5minutes I had two waiters /waitress come over and ask if I was finished my meal .sorry I was talking and eating and don't hurry my food in the end I said yes just because I felt uncomfortable after that. Won't be back in a hurry.

Our favourite restaurant.. food always fresh and cocktails are beautiful

Amazing as always. Have never had a bad experience here

Always lush food, value for money cocktails, great service and atmosphere. Fabios is a gem to Chester!

Ordered takeaway. One dish not on menu but they made it specially. Food was delivered within 30 Mins. Absolutely delish. Thank you for going the extra mile. Friendly staff. Will be ordering again in a heartbeat.

The food was great and the service was even better :)

Nice food, and we hit happy hour, great value.

Went as a party of 20 , service was shocking. We spent more time waiting for food than eating. They ignored our table to serve 4 other table, never asked if we wanted more drinks. I had to ask when our mains would be coming, my wife had to ask multiple times. The girl went to the pass to check on our food and then didn't return to tell us how long. Was ignorant service and they lost a lot of money as we would have happily had multiple drinks. Will not be returning to such horrible service and staff not caring.

Great food great service and reasonably priced

Beautiful food was 4 of us and we all said how much we enjoyed our meals

Got a takeaway from this place this evening, first time I’ve tried it. Parmo was dry. Carbonara was tasteless. I’ve never left a review in my life and never really intended to, Untill I had this takeaway it was this shocking. I’ve had takeaways from Middlesbrough on a night out at 4AM with food which was better quality.

Had bottomless brunch here and it was great! Great food, cocktails and customer service. Best bottomless brunch I’ve had and definitely worth the money

Absolutely the best bottomless brunch I have been to' definitely recommend it and staff so nice !

Went yesterday with friends for bottomless brunch, can’t recommend this place enough, customer service was fantastic, very friendly, quick and the food was beautiful, we will definitely be coming back, highly recommend!!

Beautiful place .fantastic food great prices fabulous staff !

I love this place for everything😍

Lovely food and drinks, friendly staff. It was very noisy but there was a kids party in as we went at 5pm. It was suitable for our party of 15 or so people, but wouldn't recommend for a quiet romantic dinner for two! Would definitely be back.

7 of us had lunch, very hit and miss, some food ok some not.

Great place to eat, food is spot on

We have visited here many times since it opened. I previously left a review with a higher score. However, after my recent visit things have changed dramatically and not for the best when we visited the place was not very busy at all. However, the service was very poor. We had to ask at least three times for cutlery. We ordered drinks and then again had to ask where our drinks were. When the food came there were items missing from one of the meals. Again, we had to ask at least a couple of times. The food itself was quite poor. I personally had pizza which was ok but I must say now I am done with those wooden boards that they are presented on with Greaseproof paper that you end up eating with your pizza. It was a gimmick at first. However, I think you now need to move on to using plates as a party of four. We were all disappointed and agreed that it would be some time if ever at all that we revisit. Sorry but this is my honest opinion.

Delicious meal excellent staff will definitely return

Delicious food, friendly service

Fabulous darling! a little gem food hot, delicious and authentic prices competitive and the wine was sublime Highly recommend 😊👍

Not the place to go if you're looking for a quiet meal

Helpful staff and beautifully cooked food.Will definitely be back

Shout out to all the staff in Fabious. Speacially to Hanifi who is very accomodating and friendly. And to Yilmaz who assisted us and lady who offered to take photo for us as she saw us struggling to take one.

Going back again on Saturday with daughter and son in law , lovely meals and staff defo recommend

Went at happy hour for daughter's birthday. Lovely food, excellent service with friendly staff.

A great day was had by all the family would recommend this place

Far better than Wetherspoons next door, sadly they attract the crowd who.miss out on a nice venue with good Italian based food

My friend and i had dinner this evening we both had starters and mains food was just delicious steaks and sides cooked to perfection staff amazing couldn't do enough so helpful what a lovely evening cant wait for our next visit xx