Fortuna Tapas Lounge And Kitchen in Newcastle upon Tyne

Restraunt was visibly very busy. We were made aware there may be a wait on food. Understandable. Service was the best I have ever had. Finlay our server for most of the night was flawless. An absolute asset to the business. Food was perfect. Would 100% recomend and will be returning

APPALLING -AVOID!!!! Booked table for 4 people, 8pm, Saturday night. Email confirmation received. Arrived to be informed there were no tables as they had had too many walk ins!! Said that people also hadn't vacated their tables. When I asked why we hadn't been contacted by either phone or email, was told, sorry. They clearly weren't bothered when I said I would be leaving a bad review and the lady shrugged her shoulders. She offered us a voucher!! Don't think so as won't be returning. Other diners behind us were also turned away. Need to learn some customer and business service skills. Absolutely shocking.

I took my family, party of 8, children and grandchildren on a busy Saturday evening and was distinctly impressed. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals, the staff were very good, hard working and enthusiastic, prices very reasonable and the atmosphere was great. The pizzas were quite superb and on the basis of this one visit I would highly recommend this restaurant and I must confess that I am astounded that the reviews from some other people are perhaps, less favourable. There is an automatic 10% service charge and I am not generally in favour of such charges but in this case I was more than happy to pay it and did in fact say so to our waitress. I would certainly make a return visit when in Gosforth again.

Been here a few times and it’s always been good but this time not so good. Pretty mediocre. Service was good by the young black man whose third shift so he did well. Food mediocre. Had the early bird and it was ravioli and it was a small portion and warm. Cheesecake in an ikea small pot not on a plate ! Coffee tasted nice but just warm Not worth the money

Yes I should have paid attention to the other reviews. It’s such a shame as the restaurant decor is lovely and it has a nice courtyard area. Started well with a couple of nice cocktails and order taken quickly. However after 45mins tried to serve our mains (both pizzas) when the starters hadn’t even arrived. Took them back and 15mins later finally served the starters (bruschetta and calamari). Both ok but not fantastic. Pizzas arrived again and they were very dry. Suspect they were the same pizzas keep warm under hot lights. Overall disappointing.

Service was very poor. Took 15 minutes for our drinks order. We ordered starters and mains, no one checked back on our food at any point. Food was good. We were full of our mains and it took 40 minutes for them to be cleared even after putting napkins on to plates. Then had to chase down for the bill. They brought the card machine with the bill too which doesn’t give us any time at all to organise who is paying the bill. Server was not young either so can’t put down tk being young or inexperienced. Such a shame as the food was lovely. Some serious training is needed i think.

I’d been wanting to try this place for a long time because it looks really nice. Unfortunately the reality didn’t match the expectation. We were one of the first parties in and yet it took them about 40 minutes to take our drinks order, which they then proceeded to lose. The food was nice, we had a pepperoni and a díavola pizza, a carbonara and a chicken Milanese. We ordered a second round of drinks with the meal and although I clearly and deliberately stated to the waiter twice which flavour of J2O we wanted (because it wasn’t the same flavour as the first) he brought the wrong flavour. They obviously don’t listen. Or give a monkey’s. I notice they also add a 10% service charge which is pretty brazen given the utter lack of it. Won’t be going back.

absolutely disgusting service, waiter slapped down glasses cutlery and knocked table every time he went by, they forgot the main menu and blamed it on the large table they were serving. avoid this restaurant at all cost, absolutely disgusting

Left without food for over a hour and a half. When we asked the staff why we are waiting we were told that they were serving the bigger table first even though we were in and had starters delivered before them. Service was very poor ended up leaving food and walking out

Service not great felt more like being in a fast food cafe than a restaurant. Staff came across stressed and witnessed a disagreement between a waiter and the pizza chef. Had better Calamari from Lidl, the prawn starter batter was underdone but the prawns were nice. The main a pizza and seafood pasta was good however the pasta portion was small. Also non optional £6 service charge. Very average and probably a lot better locally.

Overall very disappointing food, tasteless pasta and mushroom starter had horrible aftertaste. One of party had pizza, but not a lot you can do wrong wit that. Very quiet and no atmosphere

What a waste of our time! We got there at 1pm and both ordered a pescatore pizza which was overpriced for what it was! It was not much tastier than an M&S one, considering their pizzas are supposedly homemade. Although the younger staff were kind and polite, the older Italian ones were rude and they were making innuendos all the time - very offputting. They were also very unhelpful and seemed p* off when other customers were asking for some extra sauces for example.

My friend and I were looking for somewhere nice to eat in Gosforth and decided upon Fortuna. I booked ahead and asked them for a table in a quieter area as both me and my friend are hard of hearing and wear hearing aids. As we arrived we noticed how noisy it was and pointed out that we’d asked for a table in a quieter area (something they obviously hadn’t even bothered to read)! There were several booths free that we find work well for us as the sound bounces off the sides. I was told that we couldn’t have one of those as we were only a party of 2 and they were for 4 and that they were fully booked so we took a table nearer the kitchen. The young servers were very pleasant and we ordered a bottle of wine, an older man who I since learnt is called Antonio and seemed to be the boss came to take our order, we did pleasantly mention the problem we have in hearing in noisy venues, he asked if I’d like him to turn the music off to which I said, yes please, but it was obviously meant as a sarcastic remarks as then went on to say ‘and what about the other customers who want the music’ he did though turn it down which did make it slightly more bearable! I ordered steak and my friend salmon, my friends salmon arrived and also my steak but not my accompanying chips. I waited and waited but people were just passing me by. I eventually stopped Antonio and explained I didn’t have my chips, he went over and immediately brought them to me without any apology or explanation as to why I’d had to wait for the rest of my meal! My friend said her salmon was lovely, my steak was okay but the tone of the been set by the rudeness of Antonio. We asked a very pleasant young lady for our bill only to find they had added on a 10% service charge so we asked to have it removed! Because of that Antonio came over to ask what the problem was, he was obnoxious and rude when I pointed out the problems we’d encountered and mentioned that I’d had to wait for my accompanying chips so he said he’d take the cost of the chips off (which he did), no way did that make up for his rudeness. I also pointed out that the booth I had asked to sit in had not been occupied all evening but he chose to ignore me! If you’re thinking of giving this place a try then DON’T!!! Funnily enough we held my granddaughters christening at Miller & Carter in Gosforth, the next day, the food and service was outstanding - Fortuna go and visit and see what proper service is!!!!!

I was absolutely shocked to read other reviews here, I had to check it was the same restaurant that I visit regularly. Apparently it is, but I am really surprised at the reviews of others. I call into Fortuna on many Saturdays, often with my 4 year old daughter. We are always enthusiastically welcomed by the lovely staff - the Maitre D (whose name I shamefully don't know) is superb, and my daughter loves that he welcomes her with "ciao bella". My daughter (with many other children) loves watching the pizzas being made, and the guy who makes the pizzas always waves and smiles. I will review here my most recent meal today, but every visit has been of the same high standard. My daughter loves the carbonara, she always has it and it's always perfect and absolutely to her taste. Today, I shared the frito misto and a salad with my fiancee. The food was superb, the fish in the frito misto was perfectly cooked - calamari are so easily over-cooked, but on every occasion it has been outstanding in Fortuna and today was no exception. The halloumi salad was also beautiful, a basil-based dressing compliments this salad really well. I can definitely recommend Fortuna, which is why I eat there so often.

The service was HORRENDOUS. Ordered 3 cocktails and 1 coffee. Took 45 minutes to arrive after chasing it up multiple times. The manager brought us the bill and said we needed to pay as they’d had ‘loads of runners’ recently. I’m not surprised they’ve had ‘runners’ as the service is so embarrassingly slow. She proceeded to blame the new guy in the bar as to why the drinks took so long. We paid and left and she came sprinting after us shouting ‘have yous paid’. Won’t be going back.

From the moment we arrived (late), we were welcomed and served by wonderful friendly staff. We had a lovely table in a bright and 'buzzing' area near the open pizza kitchen. Cocktails were fab and food excellent. I am coeliac and the risotto was perfect and my sister-in-law's pizza looked very tasty (which she confirmed it was). After our very tasty meal, the staff pointed us to a very friendly Sardinian gentleman who, as well as ordering us a very speedy taxi, introduced us to a Pizza Chef who had lived in Dumfries for many years (after we advised him we lived in Dumfries and Galloway). He walked us to our taxi (directly outside) and we were told by the taxi driver (who, was great) that he was in fact the owner :). We can't wait to return with our husbands as it was an experience we wish to have again in the near future. Well done all at Fortunas - we look forward to seeing you all again.

I booked for our anniversary as we had passed the restaurant several times and thought it looked good. When we arrived we were ignored standing at the door for 10 minutes before someone came over - We said we had made a reservation but were just ignored and the staff member disappeared to see if they had any free tables to ‘try and squeeze us in’. Drinks arrived relatively quickly and the food followed. Very average and while we were eating the staff were moving tables around very loudly and shouting at each other. We felt really rushed the whole time like they needed the table back even though my reservation said we had an hour and a half. We asked to takeaway some of the leftover pizza and when the waitress brought it in the box she put it right down in front of me on top of my open phone (We were looking up something on my phone and she didn’t give me the chance to move it) and just walked off. When we asked for the bill, after not being offered dessert menus, the person who was taking payment (Not sure if he was a manager or the owner) did not say anything and was giving us nasty looks - Not sure what we did to deserve this! I saw other people paying their bill getting little chocolates but we were not given anything (We didn’t care for the chocolate it was more the fact that they’d gone out of their way not to give it to us for some reason). Overall, this experience ruined our anniversary and we wish we’d chosen somewhere else where the service and food was better with friendlier staff!

We visited on a busy Saturday early evening and this place met all our expectations, friendly staff and delicious food with decent portion sizes 👍🏾 I had the calzone and asked them to spice it up, it had the right amount of kick to it.

Unfriendly, unhelpful. We walked out without ordering. Won't return. Shame really. It used to be nice ( but you ALWAYS had to check your bill!).

We had no reservation but were accommodated on a busy Saturday night. Food was delicious! Took a bit longer than would like to get our drinks but all in all a lovely meal and reasonably priced.

What a load of rubbish, disgraceful value for money. We used to love Adrianos and regularly go to the Fortuna Cafe, so thought we'd give the restaurant a try. No early evening mid-week special? Thought that was why it was quiet. So, prices are high, okay product must be good. Nope - poor quality, no flavour and small portion. And that's why you're so quiet. Come on - go back to Adrianos quality please. We won't be visiting again until things change. And we really wish we'd read TripAdvisor before going this time round!

Booked this for my husband birthday last minute, They where very helpful when booking, Only when it was booked the price per head went up to original price which I felt a little robbed. The room hire is a little overpriced too considering the price you have to pay for food £25.00 per head for buffet is ridiculously priced. My Dad ordered drinks only for the waiter to ask do you want your £5.00 change how rude . Their was a couple of items people left by accident on the night I rang to inquire but no one even returned our call . When leaving at the end of the night staff hanging around smoking and drinking is not a good look for leaving customers. I have been to this restaurant quite a few times and always enjoyed but this time have felt disappointed.

having been to the old restaurant that was class we took a look through the glass and looked closed, we were spotted promptly and ushered in. ok, I know its gosforth and expect to pay a bit more but ariabiatta past £16, wowser, went for...

Just been here today for Mother’s Day on arrival we waited 15mins before being seen to then they said table wasn’t ready then we were seated only to be moved because they sat us at the wrong table.I was disappointed as I was unaware that...

We've eaten here a few times and have loved the food and often get take away from here but not anymore. We ordered food from here last week and it was shockingly bad. After contacting them and filling in the online form they have completed...

I booked a table online weeks before I came to Fortuna with my friend. My friend arrived before me and was met with chaos, loads of people hanging around the entrance waiting to be seen to and no staff acknowledging them. Eventually a lady came...

Food was ok although there's definitely better places in Gosforth now. The problem was with the terrible service; disinterested staff, promised to bring over dessert menus which never arrived after 20mins, no apology when I made them aware of this. The restaurant was also fairly...

Three of us ordered a main meal each, no starter. We waited a full bottle of wine and more before our meal turned up. (And we’re not fast drinkers!) In the meantime no-one explained there would be a delay. The food was very good -...

Really disappointed that Adriano’s has been replaced by this place. The ambience and food is not the same and it’s a real shame we lost such a lovely restaurant. Less authentic and more focused on a lively bar at the front. Won’t be returning.

In contrast to some recent reviews, this place (formerly Adriano's) still serves a very good lunch - great food, well presented and at good value if you take the lunchtime menu. The welcome and service were excellent. At least on this occasion all seemed just...

Ok coffee no spoon, burnt awful croissant, miserable staff. Place looks like it could do with a good clean outside. Won’t be back

Last time l was in Newcastle this restaurant was recommended by the Hotel Du Vin and it was tremendous. It felt like a London Italian and the food and atmosphere was exceptional. Got a Grosvenor car up this time and the driver was not at...

14 of us are visiting from Leeds for a special family 70th birthday! Such a disappointment to receive such poor service. 8 dishes were served, leaving 3 children and 3 adults waiting 45/50 minutes for there’s. Most of the party has finished so I had...

The most delicious spaghetti bolognese. Lovely staff, couldn’t be more helpful and friendly. I’d say to anyone who hasn’t been for a while to get here and try again!

We hadn’t been for a good few years, but turned up on the off chance The courtyard was busy with people having a drink The restaurant had changed a lot on the inside and has been updated with a relaxed vibe. The wine was good...

I am bitterly disappointed. Adrianos was a typical family run authentic Sardinian restaurant and was wonderful. It changed hands, became Fortuna and I have been three previous times since. I told my friends and colleagues about it on FB. Sadly it has went rapidly down...

We used to go a lot when it was Adriano’s, and have been a couple of times since the changes. Unfortunately I think I’m finished giving it chances. My friend had booked a table for four, but they couldn’t find the booking. Strange, but no...

Took 3 young kids for dinner on Sat (5:30pm) - and having rang ahead to check there was a kids menu (which I was told there was), I assumed it would be a suitable choice for a family meal. There was no kids menu it...

No idea where my review has gone. Sure it was published but it and others seem to have disappeared. Anyway, to repeat, there is no customer service here any more. Even booking in advance there's confusion when you arrive and you stand around while they...

Disappointed. Pizzas are great but that's about it. Service is very poor and very confusing on who actually works there. I had a side salad. With my carbonara both Absolutely tasteless .no dressing and be honest awful. Not one to complain but with prices so...

This review isn't a reflection on the food or service. What I'm reviewing is the terrible heat in the deli. The staff told us that their AC broke 2 years ago, and nobody has bothered to fix it. With the amount of money the owners...

Visited at 1:45pm Saturday 9th July. Asked for a table for two and was told to choose any table we wanted. We did and that was that. We left after 25 minutes during which nobody came to our table even after I got up and...

Food, drinks and service were all excellent. Can't fault those elements but that being said we won't be back. We arrived and were greeted very quickly and given the option to sit outside or inside. Outside on the terrace was absolutely jumping with a very...

My partner checked with the staff what the vegetarian options were (as it isn't clear on the menu) and then when her meal arrived it was covered in parmesan (which is not vegetarian). There was nothing stating this on the menu either, so she wasn't...

We visited on a busy Friday night and were welcomed by a host who showed us straight to our table. Drinks order was taken and served swiftly. We had cocktails which were really good! For starters we shared the scallops which were cooked to perfection...

Love this place and loved it when it was Adriano’s too. Definitely visit again. Friendly staff and amazing food 😍

Wow! Wow! Wow! What a little gem. The restaurant has inside and outside eating, you are welcomed at the entrance and go into the amazing indoor restaurant. When we visited (Saturday) there was music giving this place a great vibe for all ages. The staff...

We were there 28th April, for our amazing uncle’s birthday, food was outstanding & staff were perfect, couldn’t do enough to make sure everything was spot on. We’ll be back soon. Thank you so much. A*****

Our favourite on the High St. Food is lush and the cocktails are yummy. The service isn't great but it's not the worst

Can’t fault the food for the price. Would be nice if staff checked in with you especially if the place is half full. The waitress with the sunglasses on her head ?? She came out of the kitchen chewing on more than one occasion and...

The food is the kind of average stuff you'd get in a low-grade touristy restaurant abroad - no worse than many other places, unfortunately. The venue is awful. Doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. Half empty on a Friday night. DJ playing...

Knives blunt or pizza too tough. Steak didn’t arrive. Apparently grill broken! No one came to tell us. Fried one and when served was only warm to touch. Sent back and obviously heated in micro. Offered a fresh one which would take 10 minutes…who has...

Have been to Adriano’s/Fortuna on several occasions in the last two years. On each occasion the food has always been excellent. A visit on the 17th February as a table of 9 however was marred by having to wait 40 minutes to place our food...

Had a lovely time, food was delicious, atmosphere was cozy, and the waiters were very friendly. Would 100% recommend

Well what a disappointment not what we expected at all. Basic menu overpriced. Pizza cooked by a lad in a Northface hoddie. Staff need hospitality training. Definitely room for improvement

Music is deafeningly loud, menu is really limited but worst of all was the service! Two hours waiting for pizzas, none of the waiting staff knew what was going on and they all seemed annoyed about something. I’m not sure if this is even trying...

Came to Fortuna with my girl friends for our monthly catch up night out and I can not recommend this place enough! The service was outstanding, the food was delish and the cocktails were stunning. The atmosphere is amazing so glad we came and we...

I made a restaurant booking on a recommendation, when I turned up, they stuck us in the bar area,next to the dj I got a menu, on the worst table ever as it moved whenever someone walked past and the dj moved, we asked for...

Great place hidden away on the high street. We sat inside but they had lots of heaters so would have been very happy to sit outside if necessary. We had a few light bite dishes to share and some great cocktails. Decor and staff were...

I had pre-booked this restaurant not having been since it was Adriano's when I rang to confirm my booking they had no trace of the booking. It was my Wife's Birthday which they did not acknowledge,Adriano's always made a point of celebrating guests Birthdays. The...

Went for a family meal for the Mother-in-laws birthday - it was freezing and ridiculously loud! Full on DJ - could not hold a conversation at all and we had to make a quick exit as head was thumping!!!!! 😩

Opted for £25 special menu. Brie wedge served to two of the party which looked burnt and tasted so. Pate starter just a big lump of pate on a bit of bread which was hard. Main courses 3 of us opted for the Gressingham chicken,...

Great family night out with excellent service and excellent food. We were greeted and shown strait to our table and drinks arrived very quickly. As a family with children we had a mixed assortment of foods but they all came at the same time and...

We randomly decided to book this place for a Saturday night date and we instantly regretted it. First of all, we were seated outside in a deafening terrace area with blasting music and what I can only describe as a bar / club atmosphere with...

Adrianos fortuna - Terrible service, expensive bland food, inexperienced staff, menu options strange and no kids menu. Starters are between £7-8 including garlic bread which at any other restaurant would be no more than £5. A margarita pizza for my daughter £12 and it was...

Booked with friends for a catch up, well walking through the door it was obvious that wasn’t going to happening! The place was literally banging, worse still we were sat at a table next to the speakers …. Our ears were bleeding after a few...

Absolutely disgraceful service. Visited as a group of 7 friends, one of whom has just recently lost her husband and this was her first time out so we were looking forward to a pleasant evening. First of all you couldn’t hear yourself think, the music...

It's hard to believe that this place was once the lovely Adriano's... It has descended into a rowdy, over-crowded restaurant where the music is played so loud that you cannot hear yourself think, let alone have a conversation. The young inexperienced staff were not wearing...

Won’t be going back- no tapas - took my South American friend here and wish I had gone elsewhere. Was disappointed when I got there and the whole courtyard had lost its Italian vibe and is now just feels like a drinking venue. The food...

I arrived to meet friends and was put at a table in the outside under covered area. After 15 minutes of waiting I was told that my friends were inside the restaurant. The restaurant has always had problems with acoustics as there are no soft...

Not been to this restaurant for a while & I was pleasantly surprised by how the place has been updated, the service was very good, but be aware that if you think that you have ordered a starter & main course they both come at...